A Wasted Attempt at Picturing a Possible Future World

Rating: 6/10 (9 November 2013)

Elysium's main plus point was, as with Blade Runner, picturing what an over crowded world may look like. But it didn't delve anywhere as deep at Blade Runner.Instead of dwelling on one or two issues it took superficial swipes at several social problems without seeing people.
We are given a now typical dystopian view of Los Angeles, where appropriately the street language has become Spanish since illegal aliens have apparently taken over the town.
This has caused the power brokers and old money to decamp from Beverly Hills, I guess, to a massive space station version of Beverly Hills. But we never see the rich at play or work.In fact we never see much of this fabulous station. We just see a few leaders such as Jodie Foster, in what must be her worst role.
The sad aspect is this is a very real possibility for a future world. In South Africa the wealthy white minority lives in gated guarded communities. Does this point to a bleak worldwide future? Matt Damon's character isn't a heroic type. He a small time thug who is trying to save himself until he realizes its too late. And then the film ends.