We’re holding a free screening of a crime classic of your choice next week.
NB: The following contains mild spoilers.
Its a sharp corporate satire.
Its a violent action movie.
Its a pitch-black comedy.
Its a science fiction film about mortality and technology.
But as well as all that, its a classic crime film.
When Murphy first awakens, he has no memory of who he was or what had happened to him.
Gradually, however, the man within the machine begins to resurface.
But theres philosophy and soul behind the bloodshed, and Verhoeven brings genuine pathos to Murphys plight.
Much of what makes RoboCop so brilliant can be found in Basil Poledouris score.
Seamlessly, it moves from triumphant march to playful, even mischievous murmur to sonorous emotion and back.
The film as a whole masterfully modulates in tone just as the score does.
Horrific murders give way to broad comedy; blistering action nuzzles up alongside scenes of desperate sadness.
Action movie, corporate satire, sci-fi western, crime classic: callRoboCopwhat you like.
Its the human story at its core that makes Verhoevens film so unforgettably brilliant.
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Screening details and how it’s possible for you to vote are here.
