There was a lot of Christ and Vietnam influences through out the film. The Scientist who brings out ED209 has a name tag that reads McNamara. McNamara was the US Secretary of War during Vietnam and the name was intentional. The Design of ED209 (RoboCop) was also based upon a “Bell UH-1 Iroquois” (unofficially Huey) gunship – the most used helicopter during Vietnam.
Paul Verhoeven said the reason why he did the movie was because it was a retelling of the story of Jesus Christ. The Christ influences include the death and resurrection of Murphy. His hand is nailed by a bullet. He stands in crucified fashion and his body is pierced with many bullets and the last bullet is delivered to his brow. He is taken to the hospital where he his reconstructed. He is then resurrected as half human and half machine. Jesus at his resurrection was also changed. In the end there is the scene when RoboCop goes towards Boddicker and he walks on the water.

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