Sci Fi with a heart

Rating: 8/10 (21 August 2013)

Elysium is set in the year 2154 and tells of a story of the extremely wealthy living on an advanced space station named Elysium where there is no poverty or disease and the poor live on earth struggling with disease and war. Matt Damon (Max) finds himself exposed to lethal dose of radiation which prompts him to go on a mission fighting death and his frail body to save himself and the only way to do so is to get to Elysium where all diseases can be cured. In his path he comes up against Kruger played by Sharlto Copely who is a menacing mercenary who will stop at nothing to hunt down Max. Without giving too much away the film is brilliantly shot with some deft camera work and great directing. It has a very gritty feel to the movie and shows some signs of Distric 9 although the movie is not as good it's still a very impressive movie. Again highlighting a social problem present in today's world Neill Blokamps vision of the future is put to screen in a very pleasant way with a story that flows and keeps you on the edge of your seat. The characters gel well together and story doesn't over complicate itself. Sharlto Copely comes up trumps with the guy who just won't go away! Overall a delightful movie with just enough to pass itself off as a Sci Fi.