" Do not be troubled, For you are in Elysium and you're already Dead "

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2014)

Neil Blomkamp wrote and directed this incredible movie called " Elysium ". The title of the film refers to the Mythical Island of the Greeks. As referenced by Maximus Decimus Meridias in the Movie 'Gladiator', who says, " If you find yourself riding in green fields, with the Sun on your face. Do not be troubled, for you are in Elysium and you're already Dead. " Thus it is in this film our hero, Max (Matt Damon), who daily labors in an industrial factory, accidentally is exposed to a lethal dose of Radiation and is informed he has five days to live. It is Earth in the 22nd century and it's population, like now, has been divided between the Very rich and the very poor. Max is poor. Indeed, like the rest of the impoverished, he has one chance to survive, get to the orbiting satellite called Elysium where a medical machine can perform miracles and will cure everything. Unfortunately a powerful and ruthless governor named Delacourt (Jodie Foster) has no tolerance for undesirables like Max. In addition to Delacourt, there are others who can stop Max. There is for instance Kruger (Sharlto Copley) the powerful Mercenary who is hired and assigned to protect Elysium from illegal immigrants. It is a dark film but one which in incredibly exciting. Action is everywhere from the ground up. The movie is filled with tremendous explosive scenes, aerial combat and superb physical confrontations. A cohesive script allows the cast to play well against each other. Alice Braga, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura and William Fichtner as John Carlyle are excellent. It's equally interesting to see Jodie Foster playing a heavy for once. As such, I definitely recommend this movie to all. ****