ROBOCOP Trailer

[dropcap size=small]A[/dropcap]h, another remake. I know this one was announced some time ago already but I haven’t had the chance to reflect on it yet. I discussed the original RoboCop lengthily in my thesis, to argue how our modern world is turning into the world often portrayed in dystopian sci-fi, in this case regarding the (intended) use of robots and the like in law enforcement. I wasn’t a fan of the movie originally, but once I saw through all the messy action, I became quite intrigued with the movie’s message: we’re basically warned that if we’re going to use robots in law enforcement, we’re going to have a hard time.

Anyway, enough about the old movie, here’s the trailer.

So, it looks like they’re playing on the same message, although I’m very interested to see whether they are taking this message to say that we should use robots in law enforcement, which is suggested in the trailer: “putting these machines on the streets will save countless American lives!”, and, as Samuel L. Jackson* says, “this is the future of American Justice!” . Of course, the original RoboCop (the machine, not the movie) was presented in much the same way. This trailer would suggest there will be some moral struggle for the cyborg again, suggesting it’s a matter of free will, and that the “human element” will always “override the system”. We’ll see whether this movie shows us the out-of-control crime should be fought with military equipment like robots, without emotion, or whether that human element is going to prevail once more. If you’d look at current events, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’d suggest the former.

I’m curious to see what the message is going to be in this movie or whether it is going to be a very thoughtless though fancy-looking action flick.

What are your expectations of RoboCop?

*on a total side note, in my humble opinion, Samuel L. Jackson is becoming more and more typecast to shout some “influential” and “meaningful” quotes. Hello Nick Fury!