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District 9
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--- Quote from: AanAllein on 22 Aug 2009, 20:49 ---Do any of these problems make District 9 a terrible film? Of course not. It's a very good, arguably great film, especially given its genre. But it's hardly the flawless masterwork that you are representing it as.
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Oh, I completely understand. Half the fun of watching a film, particularly among friends, is playing armchair director afterwards.
I suppose what floored me the most about this particular one was that I'm left bereft of any suggestions for improvement, and that very rarely occurs.
scarred:
So I saw this tonight. Thought it was great. I would've liked it better, had it had a consistent narrative voice throughout, but, for what it was, it was very enjoyable. Thank God original movies aren't all dead.
Iguana Baritone:
I know I shouldn't go around saying this in front of people who loved the movie, but I found it to be at best just above average.
As far as alluding to actual historical events, it was decent, but obviously that wasn't the entirety of the film.
I felt that the only characters I could relate to in any way were the main human and alien, and that the others were boring and unrealistic.
There were a couple of plot holes that I just couldn't shake throughout the movie, and at least one giant plot device.
All up, I wouldn't really classify this as a great film to remember from 2009; I probably won't even watch it again.
Chesire Cat:
OK I am struggling with dealing with serious criticism of the movie. The docu-style was fun in the beginning but implausible towards the middle and end, but I do appreciate they kept the shaky "being filmed by a crew chasing after Wikus" as well as completely making any scene without him impossible. But by keeping the shaky-cam it made the movie have a sense of history even if fictional.
The apartheid comparisons were good, not a reason I saw the movie, now particularily central to the movie, this is an alternate history after all. But having a friend come back from helping the poor in Rwanda with quite nearly the exact same experiences (of racism and separation) it really made it quite believable. If she ever sees the scene where the little alien and Wikus are holding their arms together and the little alien says "Like me" she will quite literally cry as she has had similar experiences and being a white woman in Africa, she cant help but be treated differently (and often with great hostility).
As far as the characters go, the father and wife were merely story elements played actors/actresses, they were characters, they were extensions of Wikus. The Colonel on the other hand was, but he was mostly just representing an alpha-racist who is particularily driven as he sees Wikus escaping as a an insult to his abilities, and running to D9 for help as an insult to his race. Sure he was a bit over the top, but it made an effective villain that allowed the fantastic action scenes at the end to even exist. And I for one am grateful that they did as they were quite amazing.
As far as the aliens using the alien weapons. Well it was suggested that they had been using them, but not in a grand offensive against the humans (whose hostility scaled up for the initial camp being setup to the slums it became in the "present" of the movie. But it was suggested that the aliens used it in small amounts in gang warfare (bearing in mind the majority of the weapons were seized, the remaining majority is in the hands of the Nigerians).
Melodic:
--- Quote from: Chesire Cat on 30 Aug 2009, 10:50 ---Sure he was a bit over the top
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Oh come on, he was a two-dimensional piece of artificial rubbish. The Colonel was a horrible, horrible character.
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