Politically motivated

Rating: 9/10 (25 October 2009)

I must admit the first time i watched district 9,i was expecting the typical alien movie,but as it turned out i was wrong,the movie is nothing but ordinary,the movie introduced a fresh and interesting angle to the alien movie genre,It must be said that for one to fully appreciate the movie,one must be aware of the current political climate of South Africa,for those aliens to land in joburg,was no fluke,it was a well thought out political satire,the Nigerians were not put there by coincidence also,i suppose in short the aliens represent the foreigners that plague Johannesburg,and the Company getting rid of the Aliens might represent the government(the relocation to camps,any south African will tell you how notorious the Nigerians are in Joburg,I don't know why it was banned in their country,maybe they could not Appreciate their role in the whole situation.The movie would not have worked if it was a different city thats all In Finality i must say that which has been said by most,excellent acting,not sure about the documentary wannabe start,great special effects and great script,not the best scifi movie of all time though,but probably the best alien movie of all time,i was also proud of the fact that the aliens did not feel alien and the whole experience of watching the movie felt real and African in certain respects