Aliens stranded on earth in a modern day tale of segregation, District 9 was a theatrical thrill ride with an interesting perspective portraying alien life on earth. I can’t believe I waited this long to watch District 9, but I finally saw it a few days ago. Best movie of the year anyone?
There are a lot of political messages riddled in this film, some being painstakingly obvious, but it’s easily buried under alien technology and human explosions. Aliens have come to earth, and humans are keeping them captive against their will to ultimately capture their alien technology, specifically, their weapons’ technology.
I really liked how this was filmed, combining an element of documentary realism with in-your-face science fiction horror. In the midst of all this, they managed to wrap all of it up into a love story, as odd as that may sound. The special effects were amazing and seamless. It wasn’t terribly over saturated with CGI much like the new Star Wars films or Transformers, but it was enough to blend well into the atmosphere of the film. What’s interesting is that most modern day extraterrestrial films portray aliens as a threat to humanity, either bleeding acid or hunting humans in a jungle. District 9 portrayed aliens as non-threatening beings, sharing similar behaviors as humans, simply stranded, lost and confused. In District 9, it was the humans that were threatening, treating aliens like slaves in a concentration camp. The only thing that found confusing, how were the humans and aliens able to understand each other so flawlessly. The easiest answer… it’s a movie!
Overall, this movie gets two thumbs-up from me. They definitely left the film open for a sequel. I hope it doesn’t lose its guerilla style quality if they bump up the sequel’s budget.
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