It's an old movie, but what's your interpretation of it. I know it's made by a critically acclaimed Dutch director and there is a satirical anti-capitalism theme where companies control everything and executives are corrupt. What is your take of the TV show with the "I'll buy that for a dollar" catch phrase. Is it some sort of artsy message against corrupt capitalism?
2007-01-14 21:55:13 · 5 answers · asked by rectar 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
The people who went underground and lived on practically nothing proved that the desire for a perfect world was not the answer. They didn't want to be happy, happy, happy, just free.
2007-01-14 22:38:45 · answer #1 · answered by Debra D 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all, with all due respect, you are completely on the wrong track. What we are talking about, is a movie. And the prime objective of a movie is always to entertain the watchers. Capitalization and privatization of police department and any other issues that were raised in the movie, were to entertain and not to start any serious thinking. For serious thinking, there are many issues one can get on the website on United Nations.:)
Paul Verhoeven was as you say, the Dutch director of the film and the most important aspect of the movie was the treatment and the subject of the film that took the viewers completely by surprise. The not so known type actor Peter Weller was the lead and people could not believe that time that a Dutch could create such a masterpiece. Yes, indeed it was a masterpiece that inspired many thing including four movies of her own kind.
So, ROBOCOP, at any given time is a masterpiece and a must see, even if you are a student taking a course on filmmaking.
I can take you very deep into this, but kinda busy I am. Sometimes next.
2007-01-14 22:43:11 · answer #2 · answered by Clark Kent 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yeah it's all about capitalism, but that's not really the point of the film, it's just a semi-comic backdrop to a cool action movie. It's really a film about corruption, and people see large corporations as being corrupt (and then there's the corrupt police force and the news service, which has been bought out to advertisers). Of course, the film's answer to corruption is Robocop, who stands to justice.
The "I'd buy that for a dollar" is an extension of the capitalist "message", but it's really there to add flavour and is a take on Benny Hill, just to make us laugh as well as making the world more three dimensional and believeable.
The message of the film is really just a mildly clever "extra layer" to make the film more interesting, it's not really a message "desguised" as a film, like some films/novels are.
The second one's my fave, although the first one is a classic that everyone should own.
2007-01-14 22:02:46 · answer #3 · answered by davidbrookesuk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lolz funny you asked i stoped watching it when the title poped up lolz
2007-01-14 21:58:55 · answer #4 · answered by chickenboy147 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
GREAT MOVIE, ALTHOUGH A BIT TWISTED!!
2007-01-14 21:59:00 · answer #5 · answered by TINY822 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋