As a huge alien spaceship hovers over the South African city, the communication between humans and alien life begins. However, completely different from the introduction at the beginning of the film, this kind of communication has undergone fundamental changes due to the fact that human beings have discovered that alien life is in a vulnerable position: equal communication has become the shelter of alien refugees by human beings, and the competition for resources has led to human beings and aliens. The irreconcilable contradiction of star life, the alien life that only wants a living space, is portrayed by the local residents as a thug who can only beat, smash, and kill. It is under such circumstances that the heroine of the film leads an expedition to expel alien life to another refugee camp on behalf of human beings. As a science fiction film, the filming method of the film is very unique. Except for the inevitable requirements of certain plots, most of the footage in the film uses documentary-style shooting techniques: interviews with several personnel, follow-up photography, shaking shots... Countless details imply to the audience that this is not a performance , but a real record. So the traditional science fiction exhibition has evolved into a real-life narrative, and every audience facing the screen cannot keep themselves out of it. Here, the director asks the audience to participate as part of the film as well. Different from the audience who usually watch the performance, here each audience becomes the object of their own observation while watching the film, and then completes an examination of the soul of human beings. Obviously, the director does not care what kind of alien life humans are facing, whether they are savage or civilized, strong or weak in technology (of course, the author still gave a setting in the film, this is not only an objective requirement of the story) , also shows the author's attempt to contrast the thematic expression of the despicable human beings with the civilization of extraterrestrial life; although I think this expression is somewhat deliberate). The form of science fiction can only exist here as a form, carrying the formal task of thematic expression without touching the theme. It is precisely for this reason that the film does not care about cool technology (whether it is human or alien life), it does not care about the scientific setting that is racked and full of loopholes, but only cares about the collision between humans and alien life, humans and humans. own collision. For the sake of the smoothness of the narrative, the film chooses the poor and sad human staff as the narrative center of the whole story, but from the perspective of the theme, he does not become the only protagonist. As a representative of human beings, he is cowardly, selfish and with some ignorance and arrogance, but it is far from the height that bears the entire theme of the film. The martial and arrogant military, greedy and cruel capital, blind and xenophobic masses, ignorant and cunning gangsters, and many different characters finally pieced together the full face of the film's theme. In the film, human beings appear as a whole as the opposite of extraterrestrial life. Any interpretation that divides human beings into individuals or targets a specific character is a one-sided anatomy of the film’s theme, thus underestimating the film’s impact on complex human beings. the strength of the trial. Dissecting human nature has been a popular subject of deep narrative since ancient times, but it's not so easy to become a classic. The reason why the film can stand out in this category is that the director wisely chose the external form of science fiction, so that he can easily introduce some external force to push human beings as a whole to the front of the story. In movies like "Parasite" or "The Dark Side", the stories often take place between people. Traditional drama and theater-style performances make the characterization often specific and can only express a certain type of people. of a quality. And "District 9" abandons focusing on the long and boring struggle between people and examines the entire human civilization from a new height, so it can easily mock the entire human being, rather than a "dramatic character" "personal attack". Obviously, every audience facing this trial has been greatly impacted, and therefore eagerly yearns for the punishment to come. Although this punishment is to face the human beings themselves. Whether it is the three-year promise of the alien scientist to the hero, or the birth of the film's unfinished "Tenth District", it seems to point clearly to the sequel to the story. But as far as the theme of the film is concerned, the human tragedy has come to an end. No matter whether the alien life comes back to take revenge on the earth, or pardons human beings from high above, the ninth district, which is full of all kinds of human vices, will continue in the newly born tenth district, and the insignificance and ugliness of human beings will remain the same forever. Humanity lost, and the hero finally found the flower in his heart only after he completely turned into an alien life. I don't know if that's too late. Dissecting human nature has been a popular subject of deep narrative since ancient times, but it's not so easy to become a classic. The reason why the film can stand out in this category is that the director wisely chose the external form of science fiction, so that he can easily introduce some external force to push human beings as a whole to the front of the story. In movies like "Parasite" or "The Dark Side", the stories often take place between people. Traditional drama and theater-style performances make the characterization often specific and can only express a certain type of people. of a quality. And "District 9" abandons focusing on the long and boring struggle between people and examines the entire human civilization from a new height, so it can easily mock the entire human being, rather than a "dramatic character" "personal attack". Obviously, every audience facing this trial has been greatly impacted, and therefore eagerly yearns for the punishment to come. Although this punishment is to face the human beings themselves. Whether it is the three-year promise of the alien scientist to the hero, or the birth of the film's unfinished "Tenth District", it seems to point clearly to the sequel to the story. But as far as the theme of the film is concerned, the human tragedy has come to an end. No matter whether the alien life comes back to take revenge on the earth, or pardons human beings from high above, the ninth district, which is full of all kinds of human vices, will continue in the newly born tenth district, and the insignificance and ugliness of human beings will remain the same forever. Humanity lost, and the hero finally found the flower in his heart only after he completely turned into an alien life. I don't know if that's too late. Dissecting human nature has been a popular subject of deep narrative since ancient times, but it's not so easy to become a classic. The reason why the film can stand out in this category is that the director wisely chose the external form of science fiction, so that he can easily introduce some external force to push human beings as a whole to the front of the story. In movies like "Parasite" or "The Dark Side", the stories often take place between people. Traditional drama and theater-style performances make the characterization often specific and can only express a certain type of people. of a quality. And "District 9" abandons focusing on the long and boring struggle between people and examines the entire human civilization from a new height, so it can easily mock the entire human being, rather than a "dramatic character" "personal attack". Obviously, every audience facing this trial has been greatly impacted, and therefore eagerly yearns for the punishment to come. Although this punishment is to face the human beings themselves. Whether it is the three-year promise of the alien scientist to the hero, or the birth of the film's unfinished "Tenth District", it seems to point clearly to the sequel to the story. But as far as the theme of the film is concerned, the human tragedy has come to an end. No matter whether the alien life comes back to take revenge on the earth, or pardons human beings from high above, the ninth district, which is full of all kinds of human vices, will continue in the newly born tenth district, and the insignificance and ugliness of human beings will remain the same forever. Humanity lost, and the hero finally found the flower in his heart only after he completely turned into an alien life. I don't know if that's too late. Obviously, every audience facing this trial has been greatly impacted, and therefore eagerly yearns for the punishment to come. Although this punishment is to face the human beings themselves. Whether it is the three-year promise of the alien scientist to the hero, or the birth of the film's unfinished "Tenth District", it seems to point clearly to the sequel to the story. But as far as the theme of the film is concerned, the human tragedy has come to an end. No matter whether the alien life comes back to take revenge on the earth, or pardons human beings from high above, the ninth district, which is full of all kinds of human vices, will continue in the newly born tenth district, and the insignificance and ugliness of human beings will remain the same forever. Humanity lost, and the hero finally found the flower in his heart only after he completely turned into an alien life. I don't know if that's too late. Obviously, every audience facing this trial has been greatly impacted, and therefore eagerly yearns for the punishment to come. Although this punishment is to face the human beings themselves. Whether it is the three-year promise of the alien scientist to the hero, or the birth of the film's unfinished "Tenth District", it seems to point clearly to the sequel to the story. But as far as the theme of the film is concerned, the human tragedy has come to an end. No matter whether the alien life comes back to take revenge on the earth, or pardons human beings from above, the ninth district, which is full of all kinds of human vices, will continue in the newly born tenth district, and the insignificance and ugliness of human beings will remain the same forever. Humanity lost, and the hero finally found the flower in his heart only after he completely turned into an alien life. I don't know if that's too late.
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