Analysis Of Robocop And Wargames

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Robocop, released in 1987 directed by Paul Verhoeven, is a film about the city of Detroit which suffers from many crimes, to stop these crimes they create a part human robot that is indestructible, but they encounter problems a long the way. On the other hand, WarGames was released in 1983 directed by John Badham, this film is about a teenager that discovers a glitch in the military computer and almost causes a war with Russia. The film Robocop and WarGames are ones that focus on the time periods of the 1970’s and the impact that the government had on the people.

For starters, we are able to see that in Robocop, most of the film is dedicated to explaining violence in Detroit and the importance of law enforcement in areas such as Detroit. Detroit
We are first able to see this when they guy hesitates to launch the missile because he knows that many people will die. This scene shows one not only the hesitation by the man, but it’s a representation of the hesitation that many Americans face in the previous years with the Vietnam war. Additionally, when the Thermonuclear war game was shown it only gave to countries: Soviet Union and the United States. This was a representation of the tension that American and the Soviets had during the 1970’s. The fact that American and the Soviet Union were in such high tension also explains why in the movie they wouldn’t just talk to each other an explain the confusion. Throughout, the whole missile lunching crisis, both American and the Soviet Union were both ready launch missiles at each other. This is another example of how thin the string was between these two countries. Moreover, in one of the last scenes where they are unsure if the missiles are real or not we are able to see the effect that war has on people. In this scene we are able to see the emotions that these people felt when they believed that thousands of people were going to die. This is a great portrait of how people felt during the war years and the happiness they would feel when the war was finally over. Lastly, the biggest impact that the last line of the movie had on people was far more the most important one. The last thing that said was “the only winning move is not to play” which is how many American felt during the Vietnam war. This was just an emphasizes on this opinion that many Americans

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