An extraterrestrial population is confined and forced to live in concentration camp

Rating: 6/10 (11 October 2010)

This spectacular science fiction movie begins in 1982, when appears a large aircraft bearing excessive alien population , nicknamed "The Prawns," flying over Johannesburg, South Africa . Twenty-eight years later, the initial mirth welcome by the human population has been forgotten and they are housed in a squalorous government camp. The concentration camp where the extraterrestrial were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in dirty slums by the Nigerians who negotiate with them . A great black market is set up between the aliens and a group of Nigerians commanded by Mumbo, a paralyzed warlord . In 2010, the giant corporation, Multi-National United, is hired to forcibly evict the refugee camp with recently appointed chief named Wikus van Der Merwe (Sharlto Copley) in charge of the operation. In this mission , Wikus is contaminated to a rare alien liquid and must rely on the only help of a father Prawn and his son .
The picture deals with the survival of an alien specie ,the basic issue is the humanity fighting an extraordinary event like is a pacific invasion and it opens with a documentary-style series of interviews that introduce the tale . The yarn is developed in the ordinary world, out of Pentagon and White House , as it refers about issues that didn't include : none famous buildings , no Manhattan shots , neither generals reunited on a map with miniature figures . It is proceeded in documentary style with camera over shoulders and using Steadycam . The casting is unknown but efficient with special mention to main starring Sharlto Copley who subsequently would play to Murdock in the recent version of ¨A team¨ . The motion picture is spectacular but also has a thought-provoking story in which there is a merciless criticism to exploitation . It's an awesome treatment of the science fiction's classic theme about Alien invasion but from another point of view realizing fulfilment justice to the nightmare observations of a massive super-population , being his direction stylish and well paced . Overwhelming and impressive visual effects and FX of Aliens and machines are made by Weta Digital that won deservedly Academy Award . This Sci-fi flick is well directed buy Neill Blomkamp in his first movie. However , being his producer Peter Jackson with his companies Weta Workshorp and Weta Digital that steal the show by means of the breathtaking visual effects, creatures , makeup , Animatrix design make the film results to be a groundbreaking spectacle. Rating : Better than average, worthwhile watching .