Pure excellence.....a masterpiece !!!!

Rating: 10/10 (4 November 2010)

District 09 is one of the highly entertaining films with science fiction violence. I got an opportunity to watch this film in theater and reached onto a fully satisfying conclusion. Neill Blomkamp was really good with his first big budget work. I never heard the name of this guy before because his work with computer-generated effects were not much known overseas. I mainly preferred watching this film in theater because it was an instant hit in the country and was produced by Peter Jackson. I do believe that Blomkamp could become one of the best directors of the science fiction genre in the upcoming period of time and within a decade we can count him among the science fiction legends like Ridley Scott, James Cameron, and George Lucas.
Talking about the movie i can say that it is one of the best, flawless science fiction films ever made. Credit directly goes to Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell (writers) for creating such a classic. The plot of the film was one of the major strengths due to which it was widely acclaimed.
As far as the story is concerned it deals with the invasion of a distinct population of maggot-like humanoids to earth. A slum-like area called the District 9 is allotted to them to stay and survive. The defense forces consider it a golden chance to conduct various studies and researches on them (to know very well about their strengths and abilities), and on the other hand the locals hate their stay. The plot takes a twist when the lead actor unknowingly comes under the contact of alien biotechnology and gradually some bizarre changes start taking place inside his body. Now, he must flee from his own people and trust an alien for the cure. The second half of the film totally deals with the struggle of the lead actor to survive and rescue the ally alien under adverse circumstances. The alien assures him that he will come back within 2-3 years to cure him back to normal. Will he?
As far as visual effects are concerned it is the second best film of 2009 after Avatar. But i do believe that District 9 truly deserved an Oscar for the Best Writing (Screenplay Based) in 2010 Academy Awards.
At last, i only wants to say that if you are a fan of science fiction based action then District 9 truly deserves to be the part of your private video collection.