RoboCop
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PhilofuboTVPeacock PremiumMGM+PhiloRobocop was the first film to do dystopian social satire really well, and with humour (“someone call a god-damn paramedic!”), that’s why it’s revered. Cyborg/AI: The film’s core is about what it means to be human, to have identity, respect and dignity, not to be an entertaining exploration of the applicability of robotic technology.
Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 action/sci-fi classic RoboCop is not just a hilarious satirical masterclass, a special-effects showcase replete with religious symbolism (RoboCop is Jesus!), or one of the best action films ever made.impersonal style. At this stage of the film, it seems RoboCop has lost his humanity with even his voice seeming more robotic in pitch, tone and delivery. He seems not much more than a machine designed to fight crime, only stopping to recharge in a specially constructed chair and consume a nutrient paste (‘It tastes like baby food!’).
