Johannesburg, South Africa, 2016. Dion, an engineer, is kidnapped by a street gang along with an artificially intelligent robot he has developed. Chappie and the gang gradually develop a bond that transcends species, but an unexpected conspiracy begins to unfold around him.

Directed and written by Neill Blomkamp

Neill Blomkamp, the director of this film, is known for “District 9,” nominated for an Academy Award, and “Elysium,” produced with Matt Damon in the lead role.

The film is set in a fictional city with many futuristic robots and machines.

While containing science fiction elements, his films also satirize the problems of modern society. They can be enjoyed as socially conscious films.

Legitimate actor Hugh Jackman plays the villain.

Hugh Jackman gives the impression of playing excellent roles in everything from musicals to science fiction films in “Les Miserables,” “The Greatest Showman,” “Logan,” and so on.

In this film, he plays Vincent, a colleague of Dion who developed Chappie. Vincent sets up a giant robot, but the humanoid robot developed by Dion is so well received that his development costs are drastically cut, and he blames Dion.

Hugh Jackman says he enjoyed playing this villainous role while having fun with his bad-taste hairstyle. Hugh Jackman’s evilness was precious because I could not see it in other films.

Robot “Chappie” grows up to be cute!

Slightly different from conventional robots that follow human programs, Chappie is equipped with artificial intelligence.

Chappie is a robot with artificial intelligence that learns and grows without human programming. In addition to his learning ability, Chappie, like humans, has a “heart” and can feel love and fear.

Chappie, equipped with artificial intelligence, is educated by the developer Dion, learns gangster-like behavior from the street gangster Boss Ninja, and grows up with love and affection from Ninja’s girlfriend, Yo-Landi.

Chappie, with his cute visuals and pin-on ears like a bunny rabbit, will surprise everyone he will side with and stand up to in the crime-ridden city of Johannesburg.

Everyone’s comments

• When he was just a robot, I had no feelings for him. Still, the moment he became Chappie with artificial intelligence, he became cute!
• I watched it more like a documentary than a movie.
• It seemed like a work of religious and philosophical questions.
• Sad and heartwarming.
• A great movie with an edge.
• The typical near-future robot movie is a story in which robots become a marvel to humans. Still, Chappie is not associated with such a stereotype. It’s not as exciting and thrilling as you’d expect from a sci-fi or action movie, but it’s still great.