Comments | daysofseptember: On "Chappie"

daysofseptember

On "Chappie"

Mar 25, 2015 21:13

It was two hours of nonsense but it was exactly the kind of nonsense you need when you're in the cinema to watch things blow up for two hours. The characterisation is nothing to write home about and the AI thing is handwaved all over the place and the ending was just weird, but there were cars blowing up and cutest robot everPlus: New and inventive ( Read more... )

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47nite March 27 2015, 03:55:13 UTC

Sounds like what the trailers promised then...!

I was turned on to seeing Chappie from the long trailer that showed actual diversity in the human cast (I still think District 9 was a hypocritical mess when it came to discussing racial injustice; just saying) but turned off by a 30 second trailer that made it look like it'd just be the plot to Short Circuit & the RoboCop movies but with the gritty District 9 stylization. Like, is there shakey-cam in this movie? I'd rather not pay money to see something that'll leave me nauseous.

Either way- I'm always encouraged to see more robot characters becoming acceptable in the mainstream (see icon) ¦P

daysofseptember March 29 2015, 23:04:30 UTC

I was a bit vary because of the reviews (apparently it was either really good or completely awful), but I liked it well enough for what it was. One of the positive reviews DID point out that one of the finer points was the film's frequent references to older films in the genre, but I'm afraid those went completely over my head.

What mostly interested me was approaching AI from the angle that just seems really obvious when you stop to think about it: that a truly intelligent computer would still need to learn, and would still have a personality that would be shaped by its environment. Watching the evolution of his personality was probably what made Chappie stand out as such a, well, HUMAN figure.

47nite March 29 2015, 23:23:54 UTC

Neat. :) It's a pretty basic but important aspect, especially if the film is going for "realism". Also since AI stories are ultimately about us as well and the whole Nature vs. Nurture angle.

But seriously, is there shakey cam? That's the deal-breaker for me.