Chappie2015

I fell in love with Chappie. Sharlto Copley is always entertaining, but his performance in Chappie is right up there with Andy Serkis’ Gollum as the most endearing creature, both dark and light, innocent and deadly, layered and profound. Chappie was funny, heartbreaking, endearing, and visually stunning to watch, just like director Neill Blomkamp’s breakout District 9. It’s funny, a movie about a robot mentally born as a baby and trained by reject wannabe criminals only jumps the shark when Hugh Jackman takes center stage. The movie doesn’t stop, and it feels much more endearing than it has the right to be, but between the expert directing, Hans Zimmer score, unique setting, and Copley’s acting, Chappie should, much like the robot itself, live forever, indestructible.