Looking at the blood in the basin and the ground, my mind returned to the picture of the movie "District 9", which depicts a new concept of the story of aliens on Earth in the novel form of a documentary. But it's not just an alien science fiction story. The film is full of profound analysis of human nature and ideas against racial and animal discrimination. Unexpectedly, reflecting such a profound subject, the audience is not boring, but emotionally ups and downs by the ups and downs of the plot, which is fascinating and exciting. Even some places are too late to savor, and some places are not addictive.
Aliens, spaceships, biotechnology, robots, missiles, monopoly, demolition, mutation, shady, escape, pursuit, black market, allies, street battles, love, friendship, betrayal, etc., all attract the audience's attention and guide the audience In the visual feast and the cultural journey of novel entertainment, the audience is delighted and comprehended by the theme of the idea. Maybe some audiences can change and act since then, which is really a good film.
"The Ninth District" unfolds the narrative in the form of interviews with different social characters facing the camera and simultaneous voices. In the various voices and discourses published, the viewers hear the general background of the story. The story begins with the demolition of the ninth district to the tenth district by the agent of the Guolian Company. The male protagonist Weikus was promoted by his father-in-law to the director of the demolition office. When he personally worked in the ninth district, he was infected by the alien fuel liquid, and then happened. The limbs mutated into alien appearances, followed by isolation, research and experiments, until they were to be dissected. When Vikus faces the prospect of having his chest opened, a class of nerds rises up and flees his persecution. In the days when he was being hunted down, he changed his nerdy habits and stumbled through every deadly level. Under the same goal, friendship with an alien sage and cooperation to recapture the only biofuel. After the separation of life and death, he finally successfully helped the alien wise father and son return to their homeland in a spaceship, and he will face the fate of completely transforming into a "shrimp man", waiting for the unknown redemption. A touching film, a legendary nerd created a miracle, and finally ended the film in the form of an interview with the sound of the documentary, giving the audience enough suspense and ending the film. The subtitles scroll up in the melodious end credits, and my heels are cut open by myself to sacrifice this emotionally charged film review.
As the saying goes, "Scholarly rebels won't succeed in ten years", but what happened?
I personally understand that the male protagonist Vikus is a complete nerd, just like his mother's evaluation of him: "The son is not a very capable person, but he is indeed a good boy". Vikus talks a lot, and there are many times and places where he should not talk. He is confused and indecisive, but he is also kind, sincere, and thinks the best in the face of everyone. He never takes the initiative to attack others. In the shootout, he drove an alien robot with the best force. He still tried to avoid the enemy as much as possible. He would rather be beaten than easily use his powerful lethality until he was knocked out of the robot by a shameless person with a backward weapon. Treating family members, colleagues, and even enemies, he has a compassionate heart, loves others and is tolerant. Reflected in his simple and pragmatic mind, he will inevitably find him strange. He really has a valuable moral quality. Of course, the family will love him more, but what about the others? Will you love this giant of character and role model of morality like your family? Maybe the opposite, please think.
There is a simultaneous voice: Vicus sat at his desk and told the camera about his wife: "She is just an angel, she is an angel, I know everyone will say that his wife is an angel, but she is really an angel. It's an angel", and at the same time took out a photo of his wife, facing the camera to show the audience that his wife still has a white gauze on her head, hehe. He is such a kind and good man who loves his wife so deeply, but what about this angel? When Weikus was stranded in the ninth district, his body was suffering from both mental and physical torture, and he was hungry and cold. In the deserted grassland at sunset, he kept calling his wife with the phone he had stolen, and finally got through. , Vikus's love, and the relentless voice of the angel on the phone formed the most profound contrast analysis in the first round. The angel of Vikus said: "I don't love you anymore, I don't want to hold you anymore, I don't want to see you again". . . . . . .
Vikus's performance in his own work is hands-on. Fortunately, he has two friendly and obedient subordinates arranged for him in the film, which is much better than the hands-on ones in reality. He was sincere, friendly, talkative, and even chewed on his co-workers. The comments in exchange were mixed. I remember a period in which the chief accounting officer said that he did not like him, which always made people feel strange. I think this description comes from life.
Vikus' father-in-law is too typical, as if his daughter is not his own. After his son-in-law's accident, he tried his best to do whatever he could to achieve his goals, and even induced his daughter to deceive Vikus with his feelings against his will. hiding place.
Vikus and the mercenaries completely responded to the old saying that a scholar met a soldier, and the mercenary Colonel, a guy with a face full of flesh, also left a deep impression on the audience. Bloodthirsty, courageous, ruthless, astute and pragmatic. This self-righteous, ignorant, useless guy, from the bottom of his heart, looks down on the weak and all the weak carriers, and can't wait to exterminate them. That is, he is a "strong man", but he has repeatedly lost in the hands of nerds, pity and forgive him, he is still obsessed, and finally was swallowed alive by a few "shrimp people" he despises the most. If this "strongman" was swapped with Vikus, and he was driving that robot, I think he would kill all the enemies, and then easily get on the spaceship with his alien friends and go to the alien therapy. The virtues and minds of the nerds clearly reflect the narrow-mindedness and selfishness of such "strong men".
Vikus treats the "shrimp man" (alien), although he sometimes speaks foul language in his mouth, but he adopts a gentle and kind-hearted way. He uses cat food and candy to comfort him when he comes into contact with aliens at work. Avoid violence. Later, he fell into the ninth district, and even had a life-and-death friendship with an alien wise man. This nerd has a heroic character of self-denial.
Vikus' attitude towards gangs is to keep them at a distance. This is how he is when he is in an important position. However, fate plays tricks on people. After he is in trouble, he contacts the gangs at close distance again and again: buying cat food, grabbing an axe, grabbing a gun, and being robbed back to the black nest again. escape. Destiny is constantly against our nerd, who he can't avoid, but always encounters. And forced to the end to fight to the death, repeatedly survived. The miracle is deduced, maybe it is just a legend in the movie, but the spirit is worth learning.
Vikus is really lying for the fish and meat in the medical nurses and researchers, that kind of helpless despair, the audience is suffocating to experience. In the end, when the open-chess saw was about to touch his chest, Vikus struck hard and started to resist. In the process, he didn't intentionally hurt any guy who was about to die just now. He was the same as the indifference of doctors and researchers. , cruelty forms a strong contrast.
Taking the above characters and comparisons as examples, the film is full of analysis of human nature, that is, the clear gap between a kind and sincere good person and a pragmatic and virtuous person, a profound contrast and opposition! There is an old saying: "Good people don't live long". The ancients have already made it clear that everything is true, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, and all over the world.
"The Ninth District" is roughly in the form of a documentary, with a large number of simultaneous sound clips at the beginning and end of the film, which truly simulates the contact between humans and aliens. In the process of constant exchange of strong and weak roles, a real interpretation of human characteristics triggers the audience's self-knowledge and criticism. When the big spaceship first arrived on the earth, the precautions, fear and reverence of human beings seemed to be yesterday. In contrast, the most important thing is that they are disadvantaged groups relative to themselves. Good guy, the psychology of disgust and rejection suddenly arises, and the aliens should be moved farther away from the city and given a smaller place. One day, when the spaceship was activated and flew away, Johannesburg was empty. When the mutated Vikus escaped from the laboratory and used the stolen phone to contact friends and colleagues, he encountered almost all rejections, including a 19-year-old friend. It reflects the human nature of hypocrisy, arrogance, selfishness, lack of sincerity and sympathy, and rejection of others. Criticized the inferiority of racial discrimination.
The gangsters in the film are also the eye-catching bright lines in the film. Their pragmatic behavior of pursuing force, greedy interests, and surviving in the cracks is simply unmatched compared to the gangsters of big groups and big companies in the film.
"District 9" reflects such a deep and diverse educational theme, but it's not boring to watch, it's beautiful! fascinating. Several clips that survived in desperation and gripping people's hearts make you reluctant to leave for half a step, which made the film's achievements, and also deduced a wonderful legend after a nerd was stimulated to his potential. Under the call of love, our Vicus has gone through a series of life-and-death experiences such as specimen escape, black mouth extraction, treasure hunt, and the rest of the life in the black nest. When he has completely transformed into a "shrimp man", only "love" knows the future of Vikus.
There are a few loopholes in the whole film that I can't help but want to offer my humble opinion. Vicus' father-in-law does not fit the logic of reality; how could the specimen under study escape so easily? ; How come that big spaceship in the sky hasn't been deciphered by humans after 20 years? You can still fly away as usual; the aliens have a population of 1.5 million in the ninth district, and their weapons are so advanced, even if there are dozens of such weapons, they will not take a mere gang in their eyes, right? On the other hand, they were bullied, overpriced, and had no temper, perhaps because they had no commander and no unity; and how did the robot weapon come down from the mothership and not be confiscated? Don't be too demanding, this movie is perfect enough.
The suspense at the end of the film makes it more intriguing, and throws the audience a complex scene construction, allowing you to guess, reason, and reminisce: Did the alien father and son return to their homeland? Can you fly back smoothly? Can you rescue the compatriots who have grown to 2.5 million after returning? Or will it bring back the fire of war? Can the protagonist Vicus be healed back into a human form? How will Vicus in human form return to human society? How did the betrayers of the past face embarrassment? There is no suspense that his parents will treat him as always, even if he is still a "shrimp", his parents will hold him tightly, but what about his so-called "angels"? How will we face it? Not to mention the cold-blooded father-in-law. Will there be people who welcome him among colleagues? After all, a sincere colleague is lost and found. The unfinished sense of suspense makes the film more interesting, and it is said that the film's birth has humiliated Hollywood.
A nerd legend, a brand-new alien's unique creation on Earth, gives the audience a double shock and aftertaste from visual to psychological. The sorrow of a nerd in the real world and the honor in the ideal. I think "love" is the driving force behind the nerdy Vikus's repeated success and potential. I cried when I saw the little iron flower at the end of the film. . . . . .
It is impossible for a scholar to rebel in ten years, but once he is attacked, it is impregnable.
Hanhai Yijian reviewed "The Ninth District" in the hinterland of Taklimakan at 3:13
pm on April 30 , 2012
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