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RoboCop will not work as a reboot. Thing is, RoboCop itself only works in the context of the decade it was released since the entire film was a social commentary on the 1980s - corporate greed, excesses, ultra capitalism, etc. It's what made the whole film work, it's why we've got the likes of OCP, consumerism, a divide between rich and poor, Ronny Cox, etc. RoboCop itself was just as much satire as it was science fiction, and I fear that a newer version will be either a shallow action sci-fi film or some other form of satire to coincide with more recent events except that it'll be done in such a crass way that'll it won't achieve what it tries to do and instead itself becomes a subject of satire.
That's also why the sequels were sub-par, the original had a number of ongoing themes - a man becoming a machine but wanting to become a man again, the loss of humanity. The sequels degenerated the franchise into a mindless sci-fi action series about some robotic cop fellow. I was disgusted with Lewis' death in the third film, namely because the whole scene felt forced and had unnecessary religious connotations that simply didn't work BECAUSE it felt forced.
I see another relapse here.
That's also why the sequels were sub-par, the original had a number of ongoing themes - a man becoming a machine but wanting to become a man again, the loss of humanity. The sequels degenerated the franchise into a mindless sci-fi action series about some robotic cop fellow. I was disgusted with Lewis' death in the third film, namely because the whole scene felt forced and had unnecessary religious connotations that simply didn't work BECAUSE it felt forced.
I see another relapse here.
I think it will also give the movie an edge because people hate cops more than ever these days.
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