![]() So, we thought it might be fun, in honor of Chappie (or as a corrective to it … you decide), to rank the best robot movies in film history. They symbolize so many of our neuroses - our queasiness about technology and the unknown, our wonder at what it means to be human, our fear that, ultimately, we might be replaceable. ![]() Ever since the early years of cinema - even before the term “robot” was coined, in fact - the movies have been obsessed with them. (Full disclosure: I haven’t seen it yet.) But one thing seems sure: It will be yet another demonstration of the movies’ fascination with robots. So, Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie opens this week, and by the look of it, it appears to be a mix and match of Short Circuit, Robocop, E.T., A.I., District 9, and a Die Antwoord music video. Photo: Maya Robinson and Photos by Pixar, Warner Brothers, Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images, Yoshikazu TSUNO/Getty and Paramount Pictures
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