The 2-hour robot film directed by Neil Blomkamp tells the story of a robot that is given artificial intelligence that makes it able to think and have feelings just like humans. The film stars several well-known actors such as Dev Patel, Jose Pablo Cantiilo, Sharlto Copley and Hugh Jackman.
Chappie was once a robot used to eradicate crime. After suffering damage, by Deon Wilson, played by Dev Patel, an engineer at a company called Tetra Vaal, he made a robot with an intelligence program that could make him think and feel like humans in general.
Chappie, whose crew still thinks slow as a baby, is kidnapped by a group of criminals. The criminals teach and educate Chappie to be criminals and can help them make theft. In addition, Deon also has the same rival to develop a robot named Vincent, played by Hugh Jackman.
Although this film has a sci-fi genre, this film also gives the impression of a drama where the impression of the drama is enough to suck the sense of humor and emotional stories during this film takes place. In contrast to most other robot films that show us great chaos and fierce battles, in this film the conflict shown is quite simple. It's only a feud between robot makers and gangsters.
The Chappie robot design shown in this film at first glance might look similar to Wall-e or Robocop Droid enemy 209 series. In this film Chappie robot looks like it is excluded, has a black color and is different from other robots. The depiction of the Chappie robot as if conveying a message if not because of the race of people committing crimes, but because of background and environmental factors.
Although the storyline in this film is not too complicated, this film is certainly worth watching. In addition to the neat acting actors in exploring their characters, there are also many moral messages that we get from watching this film. This film is suitable for ages 15 years and over because quite a lot of violent scenes are shown in this film.
