not overrated

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2009)

I absolutely love this movie. Very good acting, plots and direction. Very unlike other sci-fi movies, it's just different. Watch it
I wish to answer a critic's claim regarding these "flaws".
Q : I mean, how is it possible that the aliens got stranded on Earth in the first place and then after 20 some years, the mothership seems to magically work again? A : The aliens were out of special fuel. Only they have the knowledge to synthesize such fuel
Q : Why does alien fuel turn a guy into an alien? A : The fuel might contain some sort of special DNA, or molecules required to stabilize the DNA contamination in Wikus.
Q : Why would Wikus only cut off a finger? A : Wikus wanted to cut off his whole hand, but wanted to try a finger first. Alas he couldn't stand the pain
Q : Why didn't the aliens retaliate with their superior technology? A : The aliens were found to be in a bad state. Humans helped nourished them. The aliens were thankful to humans and accepted their place in district 9, and didn't think humans as the enemy.
Q : Why would the government allow the aliens to be so loosely controlled? A : No government is perfect. Cost factor. Corruption.
Q : Why do the aliens act like savages even though they are supposed to be an advanced race? A : They think differently, they might think trash is not an eyesore. They just act different than human, does not equate to savagery.
Q : Why can't the aliens contact their planet, wouldn't they have the technology? A : They might have lost contact with their planet, or the equipment required to do so is broken.
Q : Why are humans allowed to stay in District 9? A : Corruption
Q : Why would Wikus's wife actual believe that he performed some sort of sexual activity with an alien? A : Fabricated video evidence shown in media, and maybe also influenced by her father
Q : Why is a spaceship buried under ground? Am I missing something? A : Stuffs dropped on earth when the mothership "landed" in the sky. Christopher Johnson might have found the spaceship and knows its function, therefore hiding it underground.