Whether that’s good or bad is a side point, and a matter of opinion - but it’s probably not what people expected to see.ĭie Antwoord’s presence also turns into stuff like “ZEF” being written on Chappie’s back. Knowing that and seeing all the obvious product placement throughout the film makes Chappie seem like a 2-hour long Die Antwoord music video. The duo is a very outspoken, artistic, unique visual group. Why is all this obvious self-promotion here? And while it all sort of fits into this weird, hybrid, colorful world that Blomkamp has created in Chappie, it’s plain old-fashioned weird. Several of their songs are used for the film’s soundtrack. They wear Die Antwoord shirts with each others’ faces on them. That aside, what is unique about Chappie is that Yolandi and Ninja go by those names in the film, just as they do in real life. Die Antwoord’s Yolandi and Ninja may have been able to do more with their characters if the script had demanded it, but unfortunately it didn’t. Musicians starring in films isn’t a new phenomenon, and sometimes they prove to be decent actors. What they do is ensure that nobody will take Chappie very seriously, as their over-animated, one-dimensional personas, accompanied by their odd physical looks and brightly-colored everything help color the film into a hot action/sci-fi mess. They’re not seasoned actors and they don’t make for very likable characters, but they’re overwhelmingly present in the film. Director Neill Blomkamp counts himself a fan of Die Antwoord, the south-African rap/rave group, so much that he cast them as leads in Chappie (2015).
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