Tuesday, December 18, 2012

District 9 - 2009


 Chandler - 12/18/12

Another alien invasion movie? Ugh... Seriously... After Independence Day, do we really need more of these?

Yes. Yes we do. Aliens are awesome. And District 9 is a completely different take on the genre. In fact, it might be the most realistic "invasion" movie I've ever seen.

Aliens are NOT going to invade Earth to harvest our resources or abduct our people. If they have the technology to travel hundreds of millions of miles across space, then our tiny planet is the absolute last thing on their mind. They already know we're here, and they don't give two shits.

Which brings us to District 9. These aliens basically end up here on accident. Most of the aliens on the ship are laborers. All the skilled ones who could repair it to go home are dead. They are literally stuck here on our planet, and now it's our problem to deal with. So what do we do with a large population of immigrants? Same thing we've done multiple times throughout history. Throw their alien ass into a segregated camp.

D9 is a social commentary movie that parallels Apartheid, the Holocaust and Japanese Internment camps. As a history buff, it was a very refreshing look on an old story. Definitely worth a watch.

Rating - 3

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