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#055 – Chappie and The Science of the Soul

March 20, 2015Mikey Fissel Action, podcast, RWT, Sci-Fi1

On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast:

Everyone is quick to remind you of Neill Blomkamp’s first film, District 9. I think they have been doing this because of the letdown of Elysium and the sheer disappointment in his latest, Chappie. Despite terrible reviews and a story that suffers from being a wild hodgepodge of ideas and themes, Chappie manages to kickstart discussions by raising a lot of very intriguing questions. Even without the film giving us any answers, we try to wade into the conversation.

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Reel World Theology #055 – Chappie and The Science of the Soul
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This weeks panel included Josh Long and Josh Crabb.

Josh Long (@thejoshlong)
More Than One Lesson

Joshua Crabb (@HeyItsThatJosh)
RWT Contributor
13Past1 Blog

Podcast Notes and Links:

Chappie at IMDB

Chappie at Rotten Tomatoes

Chappie Review at Reel World Theology

Chappie Review at Reel Gospel

Chappie Review at Reel Spirituality

Chappie Review at Christianity Today

Chappie: Gnostic Clown or Resurrected Body? at Think Christian

Artificial Intelligence and the Soul

Written by Mikey Fissel

Mikey Fissel (@fizzification) is the Creator/Producer/Managing Editor of Reel World Theology. He lives in Greensboro, NC with his wife, Laura, and their three children. He finds much joy from recounting his catch-phrase, "Story is Powerful and Entertainment is Not Mindless..."

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