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Jose Padilha's ROBOCOP Will Fill the Satirical Void in Hollywood |
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Saturday, 24 December 2011 12:04 |
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Jose Padilha who made his mark with hard hitting documentaries, and then later made the widely popular Elite Squad and Elite Squad 2, is a master of satire. His Elite Squad franchise is an unrelenting look at the corruption of the Brazilian police force and politicians. He shows that no matter how big the corruption and greed it will inevitably lead to violence.
His latest challenge is trying to make Robocop relevant again. One way to do that is to bring back that brutal social commentary that was done so well in the original. Verhoeven had a great way of making important commentary about the state of politics and voilence in 80's while hiding it behind a clever veil of humor.
What we know so far with the reboot is that Jose Padilha will bring back Alex Murphy, and he will focus much of the story on the transformation of Murphy Read more: |
