District 9: Innovative Storytelling, Original and Refreshing
If you haven’t seen it, make an effort to see it. This is about as original of an alien story you’ll find. Shot in the vain of the Blair Witch Project and most recently, Cloverfield, District 9 follows the storyline of aliens who have found their way onto earth and being treated like second rate citizens. One of the members of a “team” evicting the aliens to a new section of town is exposed to some of their technology. As in my typical fashion, I will not divulge anything spoiler related. I will say that this movie is a unique look at the alien culture. If you want to go deeper and explore the movie’s social and political implications, go right ahead. There is plenty of that. The ending is something to behold and doesn’t hold to the normal science fiction cliche. Though many expect the ending a mile away, you just hope that it doesn’t happen. But I will say the thing that captured me the most is that, while we are all humans (I hope), we found ourselves believing that there is a true alien culture out there. We felt for them or we hated them. You’ll see when you see it. On a scale of 1-10, this movie gets my first 10.
District 9 Trailer Here, Not to be confused with Halo
District 9, a movie produced by Peter Jackson and directed by Neil Blomkamp, is not a decoy title for Halo. It is about a race of aliens who is forced to live amongst humans. That doesn’t nearly go along the lines of Halo. Don’t let the rampant rumors fool you. The trailer can be seen here.
The movie will be shot in documentary style, much like Cloverfield and the Blair Witch Project.