Reflecting on racial discrimination in sci-fi films

Theodore 2022-04-19 09:01:15

This is a sci-fi film that I think is the best conceived. The beginning of the film uses the same DOCUMENTARY approach as "Flock Files" to state the discovery of aliens and government interference, but its subject matter and pictures are much better than "Flock".
This is not only a science fiction film, but also a film that reflects racial discrimination. The so-called aliens are just people who are regarded as inferior races, trampled on their self-esteem, and forced to live in a place that does not belong to them. place.
However, the male protagonist, who appears as a conqueror at the beginning of the film, has become a member of the "prawns" due to a mutation. He personally feels the consequences of being squeezed and cruelly treated by the so-called humble nation, and gradually becomes a Like a "prawn" both physically and mentally, he resists the government and MNU who are the rulers to do whatever they want.
The film also runs through two clues to express the theme of "going home", one is for aliens and the other is for the hero. They are also homeless without a soul, suffering from discrimination and abuse, and their desire for freedom and home endows them with unlimited power.
This can't help but make me reflect on whether I have ever done any acts and words that discriminate against other ethnic groups. I'm afraid there are, as the word Africa is sometimes used by me as a synonym for humbleness, poverty and filth. I have to work hard to correct this kind of bad behavior, otherwise, such ethnic discrimination will be like a poison in a water source, and it will continue to be passed on, swallowing the souls of the next generation who should be kind. Our fault is also the fault of the previous generation, so we can't make it again and again.

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  • Aaliyah 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    Another classic. Shooting tips that are about to be all the rage. The idea of ​​​​anti-racism can not be used for aliens. The plot is more realistic. Saying this is a story, it is better to say that this is a dream, a messy dream, a sad dream.

  • Dejon 2022-03-22 09:01:11

    09 must-see movies! Can be confirmed as the best film of the year!

District 9 quotes

  • Wikus Van De Merwe: This is tangled. This is tangled.

  • Grey Bradnam - UKNR Chief Correspondent: There's no way of knowing whether or not Christopher Johnson will return. We don't know if he was simply escaping, whether he will effect a rescue plan, uh... and as the so-called free press says, whether or not he'll come back and declare war on us.