Robocop has all the elements of a blockbuster. The whole film from the very start has an abundance of CGI and VFX, if there was none of these, there would be barely anything left of the film. Robocop did have 1 A-lister, it featured Samuel L.Jackson as the character Novake. They even managed to have him say his, crude by famous catchphrase near the end of the movie.
Robocop wasn't star driven, atleast I had no idea who the lead role was played by. But the film as a whole is character driven as it follows Alex Murphy through the film.
Also as this was a reboot of the original Robocop, it can be considered as following a "big dumb movie" concept or the "high concept" movie regime of being hyped up before release, even more so because of the "fandom" getting over hyped by a reebot of a childhood film.
The idea behind "high concept" films is that its an idea hyped up by trailers to make the film seem better than what it probably is. This is pretty much what Robocop is as, well its a cop that becomes a robot and goes around brinhing justice to Detroit. Its a extravagant concept so already ot gains some attention, adding the "fandom" factor and the budget, it ends up being a formulaic blockbuster of; Hero, villian, decite, victory. Samey samey.
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