Almost all movies revolving around robots
have dealt with violence, complex instruction,
or at best, emotions. But, Inspector Gadget
was on a lighter vein, choosing to take the
funnier side of machines. Here, the robot
is part-human and part-machine and as a result
is not flawless. The basic premise is about
how funny and goofy a robot can get when it
has a rather ‘over the top’ idea
about its abilities. The robot is actually
in serious pursuit of a stereotypical villain
and sees nothing funny in his adventures.
But he is not close to being as powerful,
effective or fast as he thinks he is, giving
rise to many a funny moment. For once, this
is one robot movie which does not necessitate
debates about whether or not Asimov’s
laws were violated and how.
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