Neill Blomkamp

Neill Blomkamp

  • Born: 1979-9-17
  • Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, producer
  • Nationality: Canada
  • Representative Works: Elysium, District 9, Chappie
    • Neill Blomkamp (Neill Blomkamp), born on September 17, 1979 in Johannesburg, South Africa, is an American director and screenwriter.
    In 2001, he served as the visual effects artist for the action science fiction drama " Dark. Angel ". With this film, he was shortlisted for the 53rd Emmy Awards and other technical awards-the best visual effects of the series. In 2004, he directed his first short film "Tetra Vaal", thus starting his director career [1]  . In 2006, directed the science fiction short film " Tempbot ", which won the Best Picture Award at the Global Short Film Festival [2]  . In 2009, he directed his first feature film " District 9 ", with which he was nominated for the 36th Saturn Awards-Best Director Award [3]  . In 2013, directed the action science fiction film " Elysium " [4]  . On May 8, 2015, the directed action thriller film " Chappie " was released in mainland China [5]  . In 2016, self-written and directed action short film "Escape". In 2017, directed the science fiction short film "Zygote".

    Performing Experience

    In 2001, he served as the visual effects artist for the action science fiction drama " Dark. Angel ". With this film, he was shortlisted for the 53rd Emmy Awards and other technical awards-the best visual effects of the series.
    In 2004, he directed his first short film "Tetra Vaal", thus starting his career as a director   . In 2005, directed the sci-fi short film " Alive in Joburg ", co-starring Jason Cope and Sharlto Copley , telling the story of the conflict between aliens and earth residents in Johannesburg   .
    In 2006, directed the science fiction short film " Tempbot " starring Kirsten Robek and Linda Jean Cordova Carter , which won the Best Picture Award at the Global Short Film Festival . In 2008, directed the romantic movie "Boundary". 
    In 2009, he directed his first feature film " District 9 ". The story of the film was expanded from "Alive in Joburg". With his birthplace of Johannesburg as the background, Neill Blomkamp told a sci-fi story with a fresh plot and a unique style   . Nominated for the 82nd Oscar Awards-Best Adapted Screenplay   , and he was nominated for the 36th Saturn Awards-Best Director Award for the film   .
    In 2013, directed the action science fiction film " Elysium ", which starred Matt Damon and Jodie Foster  . On May 8, 2015, the directed action thriller " Chappie " was released in mainland China. The film was co-starred by Hugh Jackman , Sharlto Copley and Dev Patel  .
    In 2016, he wrote and directed the action short film "Escape" co-starring Clive Owen and Jon Bernthal . In 2017, directed the comedy short film "God: Serengeti"; in the same year, directed the horror thriller short film "Firebase"; in addition, directed the science fiction short film "Zygote".

    Character Evaluation

    The reason why Neill Blomkamp's films can be loved by many fans is not only because of the originality of the story, but also because of the originality in the theme setting. He always fixed his gaze on the virtual space unknown to mankind   . Human nature reflection has become the biggest shining point of Neal's film, which is mainly manifested in three aspects: the external exploration of human nature space, the internal analysis of good and evil rich and poor, and the human nature core of order construction. Compared with all directors who pay attention to the lives of the people at the bottom, he has a personal experience and special perception of the lives of the poor. This kind of experience makes the shooting of similar subjects, whether it is the typical material selection, the visual novelty, or the truthfulness and spiritual depth of the poor people, they are marked with "Neil-style reflection". His ultimate goal is to use the influence to eulogize the beauty of human nature and expose and reflect on the ugliness of human nature, and then to answer the terminal propositions of human existence . 
    Extended Reading

    District 9 reviews

    • Monroe 2022-03-15 09:01:02

      3 years later is 2012

      Thoughts couldn't help but start to go wild. If it is as predicted by the Maya, in 2012, the earth will become a dead planet, can we save ourselves? I have to doubt.

      Mankind likes to control, in order to achieve this goal, we are devoting ourselves to the development of technology and seizing the...

    • Jaiden 2022-04-22 07:01:03

      love is the theme

      There are already too many reviews for this movie. After I watched it for the fifth time, what I wanted to say more about was the emotional scene in it. Creatures of two different races have become firm and strong because of a certain love in their hearts.
      A love is between Vicus and his wife. The...

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    • Erna 2022-03-23 09:01:13

      Very powerful script. I haven't seen such a depressing and shocking science fiction movie for a long time. It is a prophetic epic! ! ! The shooting method has been more innovative on the basis of existing methods, and the story narration has also abandoned simple plot pushes. Instead, it uses the torture of human nature and the exploration of the meaning of personal existence as clues to continuously throw out one by one. Questions, and then complete the humanity thinking of the whole film.

    • Elza 2022-03-23 09:01:13

      I like it so much~ It's so pretty~! People who don't watch science fiction movies all bow down to the special effects of this movie~!

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    • Christopher Johnson's Son: How many moons does our planet have?

      Christopher Johnson: Seven.

      Christopher Johnson's Son: This planet only has one. I can't wait to see our planet again... it's bigger than this one, isn't it?

      Christopher Johnson: [turns off holographic atlas of what seems to be the Alien home planet] Enough.

      Christopher Johnson's Son: We go home now?

      Christopher Johnson: Not home, no. This is where we must go.

      [shows his son an MNU brochure outlining "Sanctuary Park Alien Relocation Camp" aka District 10]

      Christopher Johnson: See that tent there? That might be ours.

      Christopher Johnson's Son: I want to go home!

      Christopher Johnson: We can't go home. Not anymore.

    • Sarah Livingstone - Sociologist: [about Nigerian scams on the Prawns] ... where they sold cat food to the aliens for exorbitant prices.

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