The decision by the director to cast Die Antwoord as performers did not appear to be paying off. The rappers' frontman was written out of a scene due to a feud between them with the cast and crew.
It should be emphasized that now that Chappie has been released, all of these early fears have been realized. Hugh Jackman performs a fantastic job as a cardboard monster. Dev Patel acts and speaks as if Die Antwoord's Ninja has been feeding him drugged sweets throughout the entire filming. Ninja is so unlikable that his appearance in practically every scene is preceded by a character acknowledging his overall unlikability and a visible grimace from every sentient being in the frame. Jackman's mullet, which is tinged with a mustard-gold color on top that isn't found in nature, is quite terrifying.
The human performances in Chappie are purposefully inept. Even if the plot replaces flesh and bone with titanium and a brain with a computer chip, it's only natural for a story about the universal experience of growing up. The film's artistic decision to make its characters caricatures only adds to its argument for humanity's transcendence. Neill Blomkamp's first feature-length film is Chappie. Die Antwoord's music videos and rap videos influenced Hans Zimmer's synth-pop composition.
Chappie establishes a distinction between what constitutes appropriate and inappropriate usage of technology. The film's forward-thinking argument is that duplicating consciousness has more humanity than manipulating robots.
It should be emphasized that now that Chappie has been released, all of these early fears have been realized. Hugh Jackman performs a fantastic job as a cardboard monster. Dev Patel acts and speaks as if Die Antwoord's Ninja has been feeding him drugged sweets throughout the entire filming. Ninja is so unlikable that his appearance in practically every scene is preceded by a character acknowledging his overall unlikability and a visible grimace from every sentient being in the frame. Jackman's mullet, which is tinged with a mustard-gold color on top that isn't found in nature, is quite terrifying.
The human performances in Chappie are purposefully inept. Even if the plot replaces flesh and bone with titanium and a brain with a computer chip, it's only natural for a story about the universal experience of growing up. The film's artistic decision to make its characters caricatures only adds to its argument for humanity's transcendence. Neill Blomkamp's first feature-length film is Chappie. Die Antwoord's music videos and rap videos influenced Hans Zimmer's synth-pop composition.
Chappie establishes a distinction between what constitutes appropriate and inappropriate usage of technology. The film's forward-thinking argument is that duplicating consciousness has more humanity than manipulating robots.