“Looking at films differently” Let’s compare the Robocop filmed in 1987 directed by Paul Verhoeven and the Robocop filmed in 2004 directed by Jose Padilha and how these films are similar but different. Both films, illustration the life, death and transformation of Alex J. Murphy a police officer assigned to the inner city of Detroit. Volunteering for an experimental program designed to use the remains of slain police to build animatronics law enforcement droids. Officer Murphy is stationed in the worst police district in Detroit. Our protagonist has to struggle with the question if he is still in fact a man or a machine? In doing so he faces the reality that the corporation who created him is surreptitiously out to have him destroyed. These movies took place at two very distanced times in our society, yet they still are an accurate reflection of our geopolitical atmosphere.
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Both set in the Midwest of the United States. Each film has its own take on the locale and global geopolitical atmosphere. Allowing the viewer to get a concise look at what is happening in the world created by the directors. Theirs’ is a tale of technology saving lives. Advancements in robotics and biological engineering help in the rescue and later transformation of the main character. A blessing that quickly becomes a curse when the central character begins to struggle with the understanding of his consciousness and what he has become. The director of the revision is praised for “successfully portrayed a dystopian city where corrupt police, politicians and how the media controls everything in a kind of power triangle (Lambie 14).” An unexpected achievement considering the original was a well-received cult classic, which the reboot was
Both set in the Midwest of the United States. Each film has its own take on the locale and global geopolitical atmosphere. Allowing the viewer to get a concise look at what is happening in the world created by the directors. Theirs’ is a tale of technology saving lives. Advancements in robotics and biological engineering help in the rescue and later transformation of the main character. A blessing that quickly becomes a curse when the central character begins to struggle with the understanding of his consciousness and what he has become. The director of the revision is praised for “successfully portrayed a dystopian city where corrupt police, politicians and how the media controls everything in a kind of power triangle (Lambie 14).” An unexpected achievement considering the original was a well-received cult classic, which the reboot was