#ROBOCOP

[tbfpurflame123]

LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

"I miss when movies weren't political-"

ALIEN is about a megacorporation coercing some salvagers into transporting a dangerous creature without telling them what it is, all because the creature could be a great bioweapon for them. When a survivor of this failed transport mission wants reparations, they screw her over to avoid a scandal.

ROBOCOP is about another mega-corporation experimenting with a cop's body and declaring him their property, trying to reduce him to an obedient killing machine who can maintain the status quo for them.

JURASSIC PARK is about a rich billionaire going all out to make a dinosaur-themed amusement park, not caring about the real-world implications of resurrecting giant lizards. He also underpays ONE guy to maintain the entire park's security systems so predictably, that one guy betrays him at a crucial moment.

The best movies weave their politics with plot & character, so you can enjoy them as entertainment but can also notice the themes. Movies without themes wind up being all spectacle and no substance, just noise and color like Michael Bay's Transformers franchise. Yeah, they make money, but they'll be forgotten in 2 generations.

[howlingday]

Penny: Where is Jacques Schnee?

Whitley: My father is in his office at the end of the hall, but I don't barging in unannounced is the best idea.

Penny: (On a mission) I DISAGREE.

[captain-price-unofficially]

Incredible documentary filmmaking.

[dat-soldier]

Robocop: Rogue City is a game whose smart enemy design decisions keep it close to its original source material

[retroscifiart]

Art by Mike Bryan for the Robocop movie poster (1987)

[carnagewizard]

Laurie Greasley

[fuzzyghost]

[coolthingsguyslike]

[tvneon]

[junkfoodcinemas]

RoboCop (1987) dir. Paul Verhoeven

[lostinchrome]

[thechurchofsplatterdaysaints]

Mondo's ROBOCOP print by Raul Urias

[videodrme]

ROBOCOP (1987) dir. Paul Verhoeven

[theactioneer]

Robo Vampire (Godfrey Ho, 1988)

[ultrakillblast]

ROBOCOP (1987)

[retroscifiart]

Robocop: The Animated Series painted backgrounds by Robert Schaefer (1988)