Robocop (2014) movie review

Director: José Padilha
Cast: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson
Duration: 1hr 21mins

Security is a human need. All of us look to be secure and safe. In order to uphold and ensure this need we have the police department. In our technological age, we have all sorts of gadgets for promoting personal and public security. With the phenomenal developments in robotics, we are moving towards new frontiers. Robocop, is a science fiction film portraying a half robot half man vigilante.

Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) was a regular cop who was trying to bust up a drug ring. Things went awry, thanks to some moles in the police department and an attempt was made on his life leaving him for dead. His life was saved by giving him a robotic body. Thus, emerges Robocop. This part man-more machine, created a huge sensation by helping lower the crime rate and solving cases faster and more efficiently.

The story is set in the thick of a discussion whether security should be handled by robots or is the human element indispensable. The constant to and fro between these two standpoints comes to a head in the person of Robocop, who is the fusion of both the standpoints. A machine having emotions and passions combined with a computer for a brain, is perfect for the job of maintaining law and order and ensuring justice. The robotic element, free from bias, merely processing information, logically arranging facts and with the ability to assess the possible reaction of a person, provides the cutting edge to Robocop.

Robocop starts cleaning the streets from criminals but slowly turns to cleaning the justice system from the inside. The price of justice is high and when one goes against the system, collateral damage becomes a real possibility. Despite it all, Robocop comes out unscathed. Justice will and does ultimately triumph.


The film is impressive and realistic. The special effects are nicely done. The novelty of technology is quite amusing. The crew deserves a pat on the back.

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