The director of this generation is the Brazilian director Jose Padilla, whose most well-known and well-received work is the "Elite Force" series (I personally like it very much). This generation of "Robocop" can also be said without concealment. It contains a lot of the "Elite Force" style, that is, Jose Padilla's keen insight into the shape of society. The previous generation of "Robocop" came out of the hands of science fiction film master Paul Verhoeven in 1987 (personal opinion, created several sci-fi classics), Verhoeven created Robocop with a slightly B-level flavor. The core idea, and has a sequel. And today, José Padilla has given this sci-fi classic a new era. Similar to the old version, the movie opens with a TV show, but this is not the simple and rough TV commercial in the old version, but a fictional talk show hosted by Samuel Jackson. The talk show pointed out the problem of the use of armed robots at the beginning, and the talk show has been interspersed with the film until the end, Samuel L. Jackson leads the audience to understand robots and robots from a media and popular perspective. Various integration issues in society highlight the social perspective elements that Jose Padilla is good at, presenting the sci-fi worldview in a very realistic style and bringing the audience into the development of the story, which is compared with the old version. A huge step forward, bringing the old story to life. Jose Padilla's social perspective is not limited to this, such as the discussion of the bill introducing the law enforcement power of robots, the complex relationship between business and government, and the entire American judicial, administrative system and even the spirit of the United States. The style shots are introduced and diverged from the subtle plot, which is thought-provoking, and is obviously more mature than the old version. Regarding the core theme of the film, it is explained in one sentence: "Murphy's dopamine is breaking Isaac Asimov's three laws - "I am a robot", which is the same as the old version. The core, but here Padilla also takes it to a higher level, and in the identity of Murphy, it leads to whether society accepts the law enforcement status of robots, echoing the highest theme of how human beings should view and treat artificial intelligence, I think here It has a similar and ingenious ending to the old version, which is the simplest explanation and can be found by yourself.
In addition, for the art style of this film, of course, it has already jumped from a B-level taste to a first-class masterpiece. Whether it is the setting of the armor, the setting of the vehicle, or the setting of the world view, we have seen the change and atmosphere of the times. Several battle scenes are also unique, the most exciting is the abandoned factory training, the tense camera switching and editing from the first person to the third person is not inferior to the real battle scene, and the symphony of the opposite style is used as the soundtrack (in the film). There are a few places like this), and it has brought the "smooth and gorgeous battle" of Robocop to a climax. It is the ultimate embodiment of violent aesthetics. Not compared with the old version, this is also a very good independent highlight. In fact, there is another change in this film that I personally think is the same as the old version. I remember that in the first part of the old version, Murphy's identity change started when he was awakened. In the old version, it was cold after waking up. The HUD interface of the first-person perspective, in the 1980s, this highlight has also become a relatively well-known scene of this film, but in the new generation, it is accompanied by a melodious jazz song. It was pulled out in the virtual reproduction. When the music came to an abrupt end, the moving dance and music under the night were replaced by the same cold laboratory.
In fact, there is not much need for independent evaluation of this film. The remake is more about comparing with the old work and seeing the progress and shortcomings. The same is true of "Total Recall" a while ago. But sci-fi movies do not innovate because of remakes. What really needs innovation is the core of sci-fi.
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