Neil Blomkamp and his slum science fiction

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The film still has a very distinct director's personal style: yellow sand, aliens (in this film, robots), slums, and oppressed people at the bottom.

Similar to the ninth district, this is still a story of the ruling class standing up against it. After watching it, there is always a weird feeling, that the film is out of character. The first is setting. The male protagonist is wearing a T-shirt, a few rusty steel pipes (will not get tetanus?), and his outfit is ugly. Is the BOSS fucking Aye? Aye? Middle-Eastern terrorists in medieval English, with two pieces of iron on their white faces, running around the street in torn sacks. The heroine is a sloppy woman with no personality and no charm, with a chubby girl who doesn't look like her at all and doesn't know who his father is. The only highlight is the concentric wheel-shaped design of Elysium. It floats quietly above the earth. It is really beautiful. It is a pity that the lens given does not exceed 5 minutes. The luxurious and corrupt life of the ruling class has not been completed. Show.

Secondly, the plot of the shootout and fighting is really not strong. The whole process is like pressing fast forward. The whole process has no climax and is dizzying. It can be seen that the director is really not good at Hollywood-style fighting scenes. The emotional line is also inexplicable:
Male cock silk (enthusiastically): Are you back? I didn't expect to see you again. (See little Lolita, her expression froze): Where did the child come from?
Goddess: My private life is chaotic.
Male cock wire:. . . .
The image of the goddess in his heart collapsed in an instant, so the actor ran out in anger and waved away, leaving only the remorseful goddess hiding his face in the silent room and crying.

Since it's not for women, then what prompted the male protagonist to drag the sick from land to heaven? It can only be understood as: the male protagonist does not want to die. From his honest work in the factory, it can be seen that the male protagonist has gone from having a big mole for an hour to a young man with no ideals and ambitions. He occasionally has his dream of heaven in his dreams. Even stealing secrets from the brains of Elysium's elite, such a shocking event beyond his character, stems from his desire to avenge his unsuccessful mindset, rather than his lofty desire to save the Li people. At the end of the film, the action of the male protagonist also becomes very suspicious. Since there is no strong emotional support, he can't get a life in the end, so what is the purpose of such a desperate effort? For a good friend who died? Make a mess for your private life? Helpless, the motive of the final hero can only be understood as a helpless move, anyway, it is a death, it is better to benefit the people on the earth by the way.

So the male protagonist ended up with hatred helplessly. . . . . . . . .

I also left with tears. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Conclusion: The director is a person who is good at telling science fiction stories. He may be eager to get closer to mainstream heroic science fiction films, adding some fights. The mechanics and emotions weaken his personal style and become nondescript. I still like the joyful prawn in the ninth district. He has a distinct personality and uniqueness. In short, the movie is a bit disappointed, but I still hope that he can return to the ninth district and shoot better works.

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Elysium quotes

  • John Carlyle: [after his shuttle was shot down] Droids, there appears to be some type of wheeled vehicle with one - two occupants, they are armed and I'd like them dead.

  • Kruger: It's just a flesh wound!