Thursday, December 31, 2015

Chappie

Chappie is Neill Blomkamp's third feature film and the second that I've seen from his work. Though I haven't seen District 9 yet I did enjoy Elysium, and know that he mixes science fiction elements with social messages. With 9 he used aliens as metaphors for the apartheid, Elysium is all about overpopulation and health care, and Chappie deals with issues of rising organized crime as well as artificial intelligence. Though it has great ideas, a lot of times they're not as implemented well and can drag off at times. Blomkamp is an amazing storyteller and director but not all of his films have to use science fiction as metaphors for social problems. Over all: 75%
Top list so far:
1. Kingsman: The Secret Service
2. The DUFF
3. Project Almanac
4. Chappie
5. Strange Magic

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