Robot challenges the status quo
Photos courtesy of Columbia Pictures
Did you know
Time magazine named Neill Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009.
Directed by District 9 director Neill Blomkamp, Chappie is a moving science fiction drama starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman.
In the near future, crime is controlled by an oppressive mechanised police force, but people are starting to fight back. When one police droid named Chappie (Copley) is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to feel and think for himself.
As powerful destructive forces start to see Chappie as a danger to humankind and order, they will stop at nothing to maintain the status quo and ensure that Chappie is the last of his kind.
Catch the action and drama when Chappie opens in local cinemas on March 4.
Vocabulary
- dystopian (adj): used to describe a community or society that is in some important way undesirable or frightening
oppressive (adj): treating people in a cruel and unfair way and not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people
mechanise (v): to change a process so that the work is done by machines rather than people
order (n): the state that exists when people obey laws, rules or authority
status quo (n): the situation as it is now, or as it was before a recent change
