Season 1 · Episode 184
Chappie (2015): Neill Blomkamp’s Curious Construct Conquers Crime, Creates Captivating Chaos & Confronts Cruelty
The Every Movie Ever! Podcast · Ben Groves & Rob Macfarlane
November 5, 20231h 0mExplicit
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Show Notes
Ben & Rob play Mama & Papa to ‘Chappie’, Neill Blomkamp’s 2015 sci-fi parental dystopia starring sex criminals and slumdogs raising AI’s answer to Forrest Gump. Starring South African heartthrob Sharlto Copley, Australian Ryan Reynolds Hugh Jackman, queen of scifi (and Ben’s heart) Sigourney Weaver and the ever wonderful gentleman and scholar Dev Patel. Homophobic sex-criminals Die Antwoord unfortunately also prominently feature.Do the now ruined Die Antwoord make good parents to a stolen AI baby robot? Does Blomkamp's 3rd movie make up for what Rob perceives as Elysium’s sins ? And is there a film that doesn’t hit Ben square in the feels lately or what? For more on Chappie and to join us on our Neill Blomkamp adventure, hit that play button and CONSUUUUUME!