Love is the only salvation for ugly mankind

Maximillian 2022-03-21 09:01:12

A sci-fi film that has become quite famous recently. But it has a completely different style from the pipeline commercial blockbuster, although it has a very commercial name.

A group of aliens who looked like worms and ugly and ugly landed in South Africa on the earth. Humans accepted them "generously" and set up a quarantine zone for them, the "ninth zone." The humanitarian situation in the ninth district is worse than in the worst slums. As the contradiction between aliens and earthlings continues to escalate, human organizations similar to the United Nations have decided to forcibly relocate aliens, but the hypocritical commissioner Wikus forced to sign the relocation notice from house to house, and domineering, wanton slaughter, and killing people ( Alien Life). Evil is rewarded. When he ransacked the alien's home, he accidentally mutated when he came into contact with the abnormal liquid, and gradually became half human and half weird like a giant bug. Now it was his turn to be miserable, and the more lifeless humans decided to dissect him to study the structure of aliens in order to master the technology of alien weapons. Only in his desperate escape did he discover how arrogant, selfish, cold-blooded, and cruel the human being he was once a member of...

Obviously this film alluded to something. Why is the image of aliens portrayed so abominable? In fact, it reflects the subjective feelings of certain human races or ethnic groups towards another race or ethnic group. The image of aliens like insects only magnifies this perception and makes the audience feel more empathetic. Why is the story in South Africa? Because here has a very similar history. Even after Vikus mutated, he didn't change his nature. For the alien who saved him regardless of the previous suspicion, he was always ready to fall into trouble. The principle of harming others and self-interest always occupied the dominant position in his consciousness.

This film uses a pseudo-documentary to record a series of events caused by the Wickus mutation. Aliens no longer play the ugly creatures that invaded the earth represented by "Independence Day." In this work, although they are extremely ugly, they are extremely intelligent, yet they are deceived by humans. They endured inhuman abuse and massacre for the dream of returning to their hometown. Even so, they still talk about faith, even if they are cruel and inhumane. The scenes in this film make one cannot think of the wanton slaughter of Indians by North American whites, the extermination of Jews by the Nazis, and the virus-like isolation of blacks in South Africa...

Human beings are the most sinful creatures in the world. They reproduce indefinitely, consume only nutrients, and do not contribute to the natural world. They also produce large amounts of waste and wantonly pollute the environment, bringing the earth to the brink of collapse and putting other creatures in danger. At the same time, he shamelessly claimed to be the master of the earth and life. None of this will make human beings wake up, because this extreme selfishness and cruelty spread to their own kind --- as long as they are not themselves or their own family members, people will not be moved by it. At the current rate of destruction, I dare say that mankind is indeed not far from the day of extinction.

However, I also know that there is still a most precious thing in mankind. That is love. Regarding love, please watch another movie "True Love Is First".

Love is the only salvation for mankind.

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Extended Reading
  • Ryley 2022-03-22 09:01:11

    Take a different approach and take a different angle to shoot clichés. The use of non-famous actors maximized the human impact of the film. Just like the line: "I promise you three years." There must be a sequel within three years.

  • Alvah 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    Putting a human being in the alien camp and placing the aliens uniformly is refreshing. The most important thing about sci-fi movies is the confrontation between human nature and alien nature (- -!), otherwise it will be interpreted as a simple fighting movie. The Ninth District is a very successful example. It is said that it has locked in the top 10 movies of 2009 ahead of time. Not too much either.

District 9 quotes

  • [Fundiswa clutches his face mask while he witnesses the burning shack]

    Wikus Van De Merwe: [referring to the face mask] You don't need that, man. Only sissies wear that. You don't need that.

  • Wikus Van De Merwe: [talking to a prawn in District 9] We drinking a little bit here, eh?

    [the prawn vomits at Wikus's feet]