District 9 (2009)
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Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.
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Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
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I personally loved this movie. Instead of the generic alien attack portrayed by most sci-fi movies, this one gives a more realistic approach if an alien race came to earth with no place to live and nothing to eat. It's really interesting to see them semi-integrated in society, and how the humans treat them. I felt really bad for the Prawns after watching the movie because they were discriminated and treated really realistically. I also enjoyed the action and creative weaponry and technology.
I think the only reason I watched this the first time is because I was in high school and it was popular. I just turned it off 30 mins in because Sharlto Copley's character did something way too dumb to forgive.The entire first act is A) unbearable to watch due to the camera action (and I enjoyed Cloverfield) and B) unbearable to watch due to Sharlto's awful South African accent. If you make it past there, you get into a story trying to make you like someone who is taking joy in evicting residents who are unwillingly stuck in a country, city, planet that doesn't want them there. I had to turn it off this time because our "hero" finds an unknown device of alien origin with alien markings filled with an alien goo and inexplicably opens it and it sprays him in the face, catalyzing act 3. From here, what I remember is fuzzy but I know it makes no sense that fuel would morph another species into your species. It's literally like if we poured gasoline on a shrimp and it sprouted arms, legs, etc. And, yes, I know that this is a metaphor for apartheid. I want to like this movie because interspecies politics can be entertaining and eye-opening, but this is very poorly written.
District 9 is a masterpiece in cinemas and I feel is underrated. First off, it has a realistic vibe to it. I love how this film was directed in a documentary style. The CGI is phenomenal and is years ahead of its time. The aliens look amazing. I'm glad Peter Jackson produced this film because he proved that he is the master of CG with King Kong and the LotR Trilogy. Overall this movie is awesome and I'm hoping for a new one soon enough.