Reel Deep: RoboCop, Childhood Trauma & Corporate Dystopias

In this Reel Deep episode of Deep Nonsense, we dig into RoboCop (1987)—not just the violence, but the legacy it left behind. From childhood trauma sparked by early jump scares to an obsession with practical effects and Paul Verhoeven’s masterclass in subtext, this one’s got it all.

We talk death and resurrection, dystopian capitalism, fascist undertones, and how RoboCop turned one kid’s brain into a filmmaker’s origin story.

If you grew up thinking RoboCop was a superhero... and later realized it was a corporate nightmare wrapped in body armor—you’re not alone. Let’s go Reel Deep.

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