This movie kind of let me down. Despite great special effects, it took a really abrupt turn and became more of a slasher film than an intelligent sci-fi flick. Don’t believe me? There’s literally a part where the main character, who is now in a mech suit, picks up some random pig and throws it. I don’t even know if it was supposed to be funny.
The film follows these aliens that landed in South Africa with a broken ship. The dying aliens were moved to a slum-like area called District 9 where they were mistreated and misunderstood. I don’t want to spoil the major plot-point.
District 9 started out excellent. The usage of occasional gore and the believable documentary style played out for a thought-provoking pic. It set the tone on social justice messages well. Then, something happened. About an hour and a half in, the movie started to be shot in a normal, cinematic style instead of a fake documentary style, so that left a big plot hole: who on earth was videoing the main character in these fire-fights? That trifled with the tone a lot. The usage of gore and violence was brought up to a max, so the effects it had on us before were all washed away and we became numb to the splatting of blood.
It still brought up some fresh concepts, it was definitely action packed, and it did great as an indie film, but it’s highly overrated, in my opinion.
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