Chappie
is the new film from District 9 and Elysium director Neil Blomkamp, and
it fits in perfectly as a thematic sequel to his previous feature
films, using the terrain and culture of his South Africa homeland as
allegorical subtext to sci-fi parables brought to life through the
filmmaker's signature visual effects palette. Pulling back from the
larger political themes of Elysium, Chappie focuses on a future where
robot police enforce law. One of the new units is stolen by some local
criminals and begins a unique life learning on his own – a life that
makes him a threat to forces (Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman) who
don't want A.I. entities usurping humanity. Chappie will be in theaters
on 6 March 2015.
