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District 9
Ozymandias:
Actually, Blomkamp answered that in a FAQ somewhere.
The way their species is laid out is sort of like an insect colony. There's a "royal family" that gives orders and binds them together in a sort of low level hivemind. The reason the mothership came to Earth was because the royals controlling that ship (it was an exploration and mining vessel) got infected by a disease and died off. The ship then went into autopilot and flew to the nearest habitable planet to deposit the drones, disconnecting the control module so that they will stay put and not put themselves in danger by attempting to fly the ship. Without leadership, however, they were listless, disorganized, and somewhat less intelligent.
Eventually, however, temporary leadership can come from a particularly intelligent drone- Christopher. These drones would usually be subservient in a complete prawn society, but take control if the royals are dead, then proceed to rebuild their society, eventually causing a new royal to be born and take command.
Reed:
I'm not sure if this is the one you are talking about specifically, but here is an interview with him. He covers some of those points towards the middle/end.
mberan42:
Speciesm, guys, not racism.
All-in-all, I thought it was a fantastic movie. Nothing I could say about it hasn't already been said in this thread, so I'll leave it at that.
Chesire Cat:
Ok fine, speciesism is an allegory for racism in this movie.
Did you have any other semantics you would like to discuss? No? I thought not.
Johnny C:
was there any need to be hostile dude
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