Man vs. Machine

The conflict between (special purpose) rationality and irrational, as well as value-rational action runs through the entire film, and is, according to me skillfully implemented by the creators. On one side stands the Omnicorp- Chairman Raymond Sellars, who would draw partout drastic register in order to maximize its profit with the robot system and to camouflage this as an act of Security. On the other side is Dr. Dennett Norton, of those committed feels as part of the rational scientific claim, but unlike Sellars, emotional component can be incorporated into his work. Already at the beginning of his irrational motives Guitarists are "hands-free" by the scene with the clear what he wants to support using mechanical hands, so that he can pursue his passion again. Albeit initially with limitations because the intensive use of emotions leads to design problems. This already demonstrates the problematic compatibility of feelings and numbness. Nevertheless, he does research primarily to the social will.
(The conflict was made clear by the discussion between Sellars and the enemy the use of robots in Germany again)

Thus Sellars succeed at first a "stroke of genius", in which he disguises the rescue of Alex Murphy as irrational act and his robots are a human face. Murphy is instrumentalized as Robocop for the capitalist motive of Omnicorp- chairman. Norton plays up to this point with, accepts the wishes of superiors, after all, the president has the authority in their relationship. In his mind, however, he is able to save in the first place life Murphys and maintain its human characteristics upright. Thereafter, execution Sellars a. It calls for efficiency, perfection and thus always einhergehend- windfall. The man himself is at a deficit for his Vorstelllungen. Norton bowing to at the time and modified Murphys brain so that he nimmt- no influence in combat situations, he becomes a man, trapped in a robot. Later, he takes him dopamine to prevent emotional outbursts. Throughout the procedure builds Dr. Norton on an inner moral conflict between his thought and action.

What is the product, which was it? A person who is made up of roots of rational and irrational cognitive and executive mechanisms, the feeling component were taken supposedly. He was first a puppet who "thinks" and acts like a machine. Emblematic is the scene with his family. The primary group family can be characterized by love, etc., Security. It is strongly influenced by irrational. Now when Robocop meets his family before his speech, he gives her no attention; no expression of emotion.

The company took the deceptive image of a man in a robot, which never seems entirely wrong. Finally Robocop alias Alex Murphy had a limited scope own thinking patterns and made their own decisions. His personal concerns took precedence over the actual case to be processed. He put forth their own priorities. He wanted to hunt down those who had done that to him everything. To describe Even when his wife crying in front of him stood the psychological problems of their son, he thought increasingly about it. So he kept always something human, giving the company to certain parts took control.
As Robocop namely threatened the police chief, Sellars drew the ripcord, and saw the enforcement of his work in danger. The consequence should be the death of Murphy. That brings Dr. Norton final departure from the ideas Sellars. He moves his inner dilemmas and saves Murphy just before death.

In the final showdown between Sellar and Robocop himself puts the human in the machine- Alex Murphy - ultimately through.
Remained a mystery for me, however, how he took humanity. In the film, was spoken of the soul. Perhaps it is the access and the connection line between the emotions and the lack of emotion, not of free will and free will.

Pat Novak appeared as a patriotic, fanatical followers of the robot concept that wants to bring people closer to the safety aspect. His motive in fact seem to be primarily the promotion of security, since it is this aspect always at the center and would not directly benefit financially from it. This he regarded as stubborn and stuck that it hides any other positions and can not understand. He is not capable of empathy and just want to enforce his views as the only truth. A bit of a paradox. Especially since internal security can be an act of social; Novak and could therefore be motivated entirely; but otherwise may be other occurrence be characterized as manipulative and "anti-social".

Finally, can I recommend the film and therefore give 4 stars.