Chappie (2015)

In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.

Director: Neill Blomkamp
Writers: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Stars: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman






Storyline

In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. But now, the people are fighting back. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. As powerful, destructive forces start to see Chappie as a danger to mankind and order, they will stop at nothing to maintain the status quo and ensure that Chappie is the last of his kind. Written by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

"Chappie" Movie Reviews

I wanted to preface this review by saying that I am a Die Antwoord fan. That aside, I really did enjoy this film. This film to me is Neil Blomkamp's love-letter to Die Antwoord...with Short Circuit and a little Robocop mixed in.

I initially went to see this film with a friend, expecting this film to be absolutely terrible (Come on, Die Antwoord in an action film?). I was actually really pleasantly surprised with how deep some of the themes in this film were, the special effects, and the tear-jerking scenes between Chappie, Deon, and Yolandi.

But unfortunately, there were some plot holes in the film, such as (spoiler):

If consciousness is transferred over to AI, does this include emotion as well? Chappie very clearly displayed emotion (such as fear, love, anger, etc.)

It was actually pretty entertaining to see Hugh Jackman playing a religious nut-job, hear Die Antwoord's music as the movie soundtrack, and just overall thinking about what makes something "human". A really thought-provoking movie. Ignore the critics and go see it!