District 9 – one of the best 2009 Sci fi movies.
A provocative science fiction drama, District 9 boasts an original story that gets a little lost in blow-’em-up mayhem. Set in Johannesburg, South Africa, District 9 begins as a mock documentary about the imminent eviction of extraterrestrials from a pathetic shantytown (called District 9).
The creatures, it turns out, have been on Earth for years, having arrived sickly and starving. Initially received by humans with compassion and care, the aliens are now mired in blighted conditions typical of long-term refugee camps unwanted by a hostile, host society. With the creatures’ care contracted out to a for-profit corporation, the shantytown has become a violent slum. The aliens sift through massive piles of junk while their minders secretly research weapons technology that arrived on the visitors’ spacecraft.
Possibly Related Posts:
Pluribus is a fascinating science fiction show with one of the most intriguing premises I’ve… Read More
The Hunger Games trilogy is important to me. I read the series right before the… Read More
Let it be known that any and all praise I have for Something Very Bad… Read More
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord is so good it’s actually a little difficult to… Read More
I’ll admit—though it’s not exactly a secret—that I sometimes like doing negative reviews. I don’t… Read More
Thank God for Secrets of Strixhaven. Standard needed a shakeup, and I needed an Izzet… Read More
Comments