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Show all (5)More than 20 years ago, aliens made first contact with Earth. Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Neither came. Instead, the aliens were refugees, the last survivors of their home world. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa's District 9 as the world's nations argued over what to do with them. Now, patience over the alien situation has run out. Control over the aliens has been contracted out to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company uninterested in the aliens' welfare - they will receive tremendous profits if they can make the aliens' awesome weaponry work. So far, they have failed; activation of the weaponry requires alien DNA. The tension between the aliens and the humans comes to a head when an MNU field operative, Wikus van der Merwe, contracts a mysterious virus that begins changing his DNA. Wikus quickly becomes the most hunted man in the world, as well as the most valuable -- he is the key to unlocking the secrets of alien technology. Ostracized and friendless, there is only one place left for him to hide: District 9.
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This movie overall was an excellent satire on how we treat each other. The aliens lived in a "slum", had little access to good food, lived in unsanitary conditions, and enjoyed little sympathy by the majority. The second theme of the movie was the morphing of the main human, into an alien. This had aspects that reminded me of the movie "THE FLY". Hard to watch at times if you have a weak stomach, but overall an excellent movie.
Very, very good movie. Easily the most intelligent and thought provoking film of the year, or that I've ever seen for that matter. I will say from the feedback I've seen online and heard from folks - you either love it or hate it depending on your interpretation. I think it's a tremendous film and highly recommend it.
If you love graphics like i do, you'll be glued to the screen. Definetly a part 2 in the wrks.
Violent South African saga has a troubling message about how humans treat any outsiders. (Full review)
The newcomers are, in a word, gross. They showed up, a million of them, on South Africa's doorstep 20 years ago. And they won't go home. (Full review)