Inferior than its predecessor

Rating: 6/10 (22 December 2013)

For its creator, it's hard to surpass District 9. That mind-blowing, action packed, original debut couldn't possible compete with a movie starring Matt Damon.
That said, Elysium has certain visual similarities reminiscing District 9 that will surely become a good trademark for its director. It also has the star of District 9 now in the role of evil and crazy psycho, which I find nice and funny. I found hilarious the way he used some dutch words in District 9 and, in Elysium, his repertoire expanded! Don't know how this will fit with people who don't have a clue of Nerderlands. For those fortunate enough to understand it, even the basic, it might be funny, like in my case.
Apart from that, this movie repeats the little mistake -in my opinion- that other scifi flicks make: set a year. Why say "In the year 2154" or whatever? I always then to find that not knowing what year the film is supposed to be set in gives a certain sense of mystery and, perhaps, even reality (they used to set old film in the year 2000 and have flying cars and robots around... I still have to see any of those in the real world).
The creator once again focuses on the issue of immigration and how the government (mis)treat these people (or aliens, in the case of District 9).
Alas, fun enough to watch once. Pity about Matt Damon in the main role. That didn't help the not-so-great story.