As groundbreaking at "2001 a Space Odyssey" and "Alien"

Rating: 9/10 (24 February 2010)

This movie will change the genre of science fiction.
It is a very good movie but, more importantly, it is a new vision for the genre.
Like, "2001 a Space Odyssey" and "Alien" it is a genre changer at a time when the genre was feeling a little worn out.
As a movie, it is a better than "2001" and maybe tied with "Alien" but that is almost besides the point.
With "District 9" the technology and freaky alien take a back seat to sociology and politics. Sci-fi fans are no longer wowed by futuristic technology or the possibility that superior beings might look like lobsters.
But this socio-political angle on sci-fi opens up a bunch of possible story lines that have not yet been explored in movies.