Chappie retreads ideas and concepts that films has done in the past. In South Africa, part of the police force has been replaced with droids which has limited artificial intelligence. The creator of these droids, wishes to test out true artificial intelligence that can learn and think for itself, but prevented by the CEO of the company. Of course, the creator, Deon, ends up testing it out behind the scenes anyway and it spirals out of control. The sentient robot, named Chappie, ends up falling with a group of gangsters and playing an analogy that Chappie himself is like a baby that can be molded, becomes badly influenced. The film ends up overreaching itself, trying to put forward these grand ideas about artificial intelligence, consciousness and the many facets of controls if artificial intelligence ever comes into being. Yet, the film's pacing and scenes are slow and does not add much to the plot. Each character has various traits that makes it harder for them to be likeable, such that when the climax of the film comes around, you'll probably end up cheering for the antagonist instead.
