Watch: Robocop (1987)
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Social Satire in ROBOCOP
In outline, this is a standard revenge thriller, but what sets RoboCop apart is all the ways the filmmakers (specifically director Paul Verhoeven but also screenwriters Ed Neumeier & Michael Miner) seed the story with heavy doses of social satire that lampoon American consumer culture and even action movie tropes, making for a movie that is both violent and hilarious, often within the same scene. What are some examples that come to mind of ways both subtle and overt that Verhoeven uses humor and satire in RoboCop to engage in cultural critique?
