A good illustration of a sociological problem in modern societies

Rating: 4/10 (27 January 2015)

Despite all the various technical aspects of the film that I will not put an emphasis on, I think this movie however is probably the best illustration of a problem that modern societies face : immigration. I think it is represented in three main figures : the 99%, the 1% and the physical space that separate both groups.
The 99% is represented by the world -; filled with crime and poverty, sickness and sorrow controlled by a group of emotionless robots. While there's this representation, you have the 1% which have all the last technologies including the ones to actually heal the deadliest cancers, tumors or autoimmune sicknesses. You have luxuriant green nature, well groomed public spaces or even well- built houses that make their 'world' particularly entertaining. And then at last you have the space that separates both group.
Now this is quite similar to the society we're experiencing with Northern wealthy societies in comparison to the Southern ones that are generally poor and out of sort from an economical standpoint. Just like in the film, you also have a population - those possessing all the goods and those aspiring in their poverty to benefit from this wealth. That's where you have people who's objectives are to bring the latter to the former via 'clandestine boats' in the real world and spacecrafts in the film.
Unfortunately, a good group of these people die in the process of trying to reach for a better life and I think these aspects are particularly well represented in the film.
Despite all this sociological interpretation, on the film itself, a lot is left to be desired. I've already written a lot on the subject that really interested me so I'd just leave that to what has already been said on the film.