RoboCop (1987)
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Form & technique
- The graphic scene of Alex Murphy's dismemberment and his subsequent reconstruction as RoboCop. → The Posthuman Body
- The visual and narrative parallels between RoboCop's journey and the story of Jesus Christ (e.g., dismemberment, resurrection, walking on water).
Tropes
- RoboCop's cyborg body and his struggle to reclaim his identity as Alex Murphy. → The Fragile Alpha
- Directive 4: "Classified"
- Omni Consumer Products (OCP) and its project to privatize the Detroit police force.
- The recurring "Media Break" news segments and satirical commercials.
- Alex Murphy's body being legally declared the property of OCP after his death.
- The film's pervasive, graphic, and often comically-staged violence.
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