Saw Elysium last night.


Saw Elysium last night. I liked it quite a bit. Not as good as District 9, but plenty good. District 9 was just mind-blowing movie, any followup had a hard road.

Story: Pretty basic, but serviceable. I have no problem with the unambiguously evil rich people vs. scrappy poor people plot. It's not the satire of District 9, it's a straight up sci-fi "project today into the future" story.

Dialogue: Like Pacific Rim, the dialogue isn't sparkly. But this is a visual story more than anything, so whatevs. The bad guy, Krueger, get's all the best lines. I think Sharlto Copley was probably improvising most of his stuff. He's great. Matt Damon was in Jason Bourne mode.

Visuals: Mind blowing. The robots, man. These don't look a bit like effects. Also, spaceship and gun porn. Yes, please.

Comments

  1. Alex HakobianAugust 20, 2013 at 8:39 AM

    Since I have pretty much stopped watching TV, I knew very little about Elysium, but hearing it compared to District 9 is very good in my book. I absolutely loved D9.

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  2. Rob BushAugust 20, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    D9 was a pretty unambiguous metaphor for and commentary on apartheid.
    Isn't Elysium similarly a critique of US immigration policy? (Haven't seen it yet, but that's what I'm getting from the previews and the reviews)

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  3. Casey G.August 20, 2013 at 9:05 AM

    Immigration, healthcare, the 1%, the Kochs, drones, surveillance society, you name it. But there are no metaphors. Except the police are actual robots instead of human robots.

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  4. Emily “Syreene” VitoriAugust 20, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    Good to know. I was afraid it was going to be "Great But Depressing" like District 9 so I was a bit wary to see it.

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  5. Casey G.August 20, 2013 at 9:08 AM

    It's bleak, but maybe not quite as bleak as D9.

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