This is the kind of sci-fi film I wish I'd seen ten years ago. Dystopia isn't new. Segregation is less new. This film, however bleakly, DOES show these situations in a new and fascinating light.
Set in present day Johannesberg, Africa, the film tells the story of Wikus Van De Merwe. A federal agent tasked by his father-in-law to evict the alien refugees known as 'prawns' from District 9. In the process Wikus is exposed to an alien fluid that has unexpected effects on his body.
I really don't want to tell you any more about this films plot or subject matter. It really needs to be viewed to be appreciated visually and narritively.
I will say that the better part is filmed documentary style with cuts to 'real-time' interspersed. Also, this is NOT a popcorn summer movie, but rather a film that has been meticulously crafted to generate discussions about not only race but societal class in the modern world.
Regardless of intent...this is a brutally shot film. Plenty of gore and splatters to engage even the more ardent slasher-flick fan. Nice camera spatter...cranial explosions...full body disintegrations...this is a true benchmark not only for mainstream social commentary, but for gorehounds and conspiracy theorists as well.
Do me and yourself a favor and see this film...then tell your asshole friends waiting to see 'The Final Destination' to skip that piece of shit and watch a film that entertains with gore and educates with more.
Tyler
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