There is no movie more prescient than RoboCop.
The 1987 action movie may seem ridiculous on the surface — a cop gets turned into a robot cop to fight crime in futuristic Detroit — but it takes aim at some of the United States’ biggest issues that are still affecting us today, including privatization of public institutions, gentrification, unchecked capitalism, corruption, and television media.
Yes, RoboCop is over the top, but that’s what makes it so fun. That, combined with its messages that still hold merit 32 years later, makes it worth revisiting. Read more…
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