Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Not just another Alien movie

Aliens are humans. Watched District 9 yesterday. Thanks to Vodafone Tuesday, we had to pay for only three tickets, for six people. For one thing, this movie does not have aliens wanting to conquer earth, but aliens accidentally trapped here. They are pretty human like too, I mean, they manage to survive in Earth's atmosphere without special suits, they have similar body structure to that of humans (though all are size 0, thanks to Rabbitt for pointing out), even red blood. Hell, they even understand English. They love their kids like we do, they care for their friends like we do. And they want to go home, just like we do.

And there are humans. The hero (or at least the main character) is no mahaatma , just an ordinary guy, with ordinary hopes and fears, which was a big relief. Being a Peter Jackson movie, fundoo special effects are to be expected. The cinematography is good, keeps you glued to your seats. I liked the sound effects too. And the poignant humor. We meet people betraying their own daughter, others eating alien flesh thinking they will get alien powers this way, still others hunting an innocent man like a dog. As I said, sometimes, Humans are aliens.

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