In the past few years, artificial intelligence has really taken off, and we can clearly say that in one day, it will actually help or even overcome our capabilities. This is exactly what Chappie is all about, because this is a movie in which we are able to see how a robot receives intelligence up to the point that it can actually feel emotions.
Right from the start, Chappie shows us a society on the brink of collapse and which can only be helped by robots. The nice thing here is that the main character, a robot, is nicely portrayed and it feels pretty much like a modern day Pinocchio as he tries to explore the world in which he lives in. Due to the emotions and drama in this movie, we can easily compare it with Automata and multiple other similar movies which brought this premise of a society on the brink of extinction, in which robots are so much more than they actually seem at this particular point.
One of the main characters, Deon, also known as Chappie’s father, wants to go away from the killer robot complex, and instead he wants to create an android that not only knows how to fight, but which also appreciates art, read books and which can talk on its own. He steals the remains of a failed experiment and implements them in Chappie.
After a few unfortunate twists, the robot find itself alone and then he has to decide on its own what is right and what is wrong, in a very impressive adventure that you can easily relate to.
Chappie brings in some amazing and impressive visual effects, with the robots looking very realistic. At the same time, the CG here is quite good, despite the low budget that the movie had right from the start.
I found Chappie as being a movie with a few flaws in its story, as I personally feel that this could have been a little better, but it’s still a very fun, enjoyable and sometimes amusing movie that’s well worth your time. It does have its own issues, yet Chappie is a character that you can easily relate to, and because of that the experience is improved quite a lot.
The movie soundtrack was quite good for me, and I have to say that I liked it a lot. It’s very interesting to see how a robot would react if it would have a heart and it could have emotions, and Chappie does manage to show that in a very interesting manner. Sure, it could be better, as some of the ideas in the movie were left unexplored and at point the CG is not that great, but if you fancy the idea of a robot that has to experience human life, then Chappie is well worth your time!
7.2/10 IMDB
I can agree with that 7.2, but I would lean more to an 8/10. Just because of being such a fan of not only the director, but the stars. This movie really was such a treat for me.
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