District 9

Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
how are they more advanced and better then us? some of them could build spaceships. the majority of them werent smart enough to differentiate between [b]rocket fuel and a cd player.

why is that so hard for you to comprehend? [/B]

it doesn't matter. i'm talking about the race as a whole. they were an advanced race. And i what kinda of work did thise "worker" do by the way. You have to ask that..

And the CD player/rocket fuel confusion bs was just flawed writing that made no sense.

They could tell the difference between a liquid and a solid yet they're a type 1 civilization? Ok..

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
[B]it doesn't matter. i'm talking about the race as a whole. they were an advanced race.

prove it. i saw nothing in the movie to indicate that.

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
it doesn't matter. i'm talking about the race as a whole. they were an advanced race. And i what kinda of work did thise "worker" do by the way. You have to ask that..

And the CD player/rocket fuel confusion bs was just flawed writing that made no sense.

They could tell the difference between a liquid and a solid yet they're a type 1 civilization? Ok..

We're an advanced race, yet not everyone is a know-it-all genius. You're assuming that since the species as a whole (may not even be the case) can travel through space, then every single member of the species should be spaceship savvy. Not the case, not even with humans.

That's not how that scene went down at all. The friend didn't know the difference between a piece of human tech and his own. He was obviously not a smart one.

They built a huge spaceship that hovered over Johannesberg for a decade, and never needed to refuel. A child of the leadership/science class activated weaponry and killed those about to eat Wikus arm. They had handheld weapons capable of mass destruction. They were an advanced race, they were a class/caste system. WIth most of the prawns being workers(brown/other mottled colors, while the leaders(christopher johnson, his son, were green.) You need no more proof.

Interesting point on the color scheme. Are you certain no others were green?

Not that I can remember. Most of them were brown, with plates of red/yellow/other colors. Chris and his son were solid green. And they were both capable of putting together and operating their own tech with relative ease.

Originally posted by Robtard
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So by that rational, you should be able to engineer a nuclear reactor and fly an F22, because that technology exist for humans.

They obviously were in some crisis, being stuck in their ship for 3 months and with little food, so them not 'killing all humans and conquering the planet' is reasonable.

I have no problem you not liking the movie, but you're being irrational in your points for not liking it; it's almost like your reaching for reasons for not liking it.

If i get training and learn how to utilize it, yea. sure. why not..

If the technology exists one that's created by and for humans then obviously any capable human can can study and learn the techniques and ablilities needed for the job, yes.

And just incase i wasn't looking for them to conquer or kill all humans. that's what would been the case in many other sci fi e.t. film and i'm not looking for reasons not to like the film. I simply had the wrong expectation for it is all.

look, the movie was the way it was for a reason. i happened to not like it for it's deceptive trailer and it's anti-alien stance which just completed the double whammy afterwards. And some parts made me a fall practically asleep cause of it's pace. And i'm not into movies that make me wanna fall asleep even though i'm not tired.

but

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
If i get training and learn how to utilize it, yea. sure. why not..

If the technology exists one that's created by and for humans then obviously any capable human can can study and learn the techniques and ablilities needed for the job, yes.

And just incase i wasn't looking for them to conquer or kill all humans. that's what would been the case in many other sci fi e.t. film and i'm not looking for reasons not to like the film. I simply had the wrong expectation for it is all.

look, the movie was the way it was for a reason. i happened to not like it for it's deceptive trailer and it's anti-alien stance which just completed the double whammy afterwards. And some parts made me a fall practically asleep cause of it's pace. And i'm not into movies that make me wanna fall asleep even though i'm not tired.

but

Exactly, if you got the training. Even then, you may not be able to master it, as not everyone can be a jet fighter pilot or the mental capabilities to engineer a nuclear power plant. Stands to reason this could be the case with the aliens.

See, the pacing was done to keep you interested, imo. Which parts made you sleepy?

Originally posted by KingD19
Not that I can remember. Most of them were brown, with plates of red/yellow/other colors. Chris and his son were solid green. And they were both capable of putting together and operating their own tech with relative ease.

Thinking back, I do think you're right. Good attention to detail on your part and it does make sense.

Yeah, I noticed, and it was mentioned by Wikus that Chris was smarter and more articulate than the other Prawns. He knew what eviction was, they had to give him 24 hours, etc....

It was also mentioned by the gov't that they thought the Prawns(similar to insects) were part of a caste system, and most of the ones there were workers, with no purpose and nothing to guide them. Chris and his son however, clearly stood apart from the rest. His son was smarter and more articulate than most adult Prawns.

Originally posted by Robtard
Exactly, if See, the pacing was done to keep you interested, imo. Which parts made you sleepy?

Well it kept me uninterested.

Well one of the parts that made me wanna slip into unconsiousness was mostly whenever that manager guy, forget his name, the main character, the human, whenever he came on and overly talked about what was what and what was this, i just though like "dude, just shut the fcuk up and find the fcukers, will ya" lol. I mean the film had dircetion, (you know where it was going or at least where it was heading and the film progressed) but i just felt it took forever inbetween to get to the point (in some plots) especially during the first 3 quarters of the movie.

And i found the movie long as hell too. How long was it anyway?

I disagree, I also wish they had spent more time with the subtleties of the alien's culture, how they first integrated with the surrounding humans etc.

I think it was close to 2 hours. Hoping a directors cut adds another 45+ mins.

This movie is also similar to cloverfield, in that you can find out some things directly related to the movie, that weren't covered. EG how the aliens got money to buy goods from the Nigerian scumbags etc. I like that aspect, somewhat.

That was the point, they were showing how a normal, less than smart, obviously non important guy. Can become something extremely pivotal in a conflict between humanity and the Prawns.

If they showed more on the aliens, I would have been happier as well.

As open ended as they left it, I hope to see a District 10.

Originally posted by KingD19

As open ended as they left it, I hope to see a District 10.

With the reviews it's received and the money it's making, that is a certainty.

I habe one worry, they make D10 into some large Hollywood bit of pure action nonsense and take away everything D9 was, because of its origin success.

If they keep everyone who was on District 9, especially with Pete Jackson heading it up again, I think it'll be a bigger, better version of 9. Hopefully they don't let Hollywood dig it's nails into them.

If they keep it like D9, I will fall in love with the sequel.

I would also love to see more of the prawn weaponry and equipment.

Just saw this finally and all I have to say about this move is HOLY FCKING SHIT!

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
Look, they're an advanced extraterrestrial civilization. They are an intelligent species not from our planet. That's what they are. Workers or not. They belong to and excelled non-human race. And you could clearly tell by their technologies like jet propulsion, mechanical engineering, biological weaponry, advanced digital technology, galactic knowledge, sh*t we only dream about, yet the film made them the lesser beings. The nonsensical aspect of that is what got to me. Ok, sure they were workers but they should've been were more capable of doing more that they were doing in that film.

I don't think the movie portrayed the Pron as being Lesser beings. They were only perceived as lesser beings. The movie was quite vague in the message it was conveying. Until, Christopher was introduced we, as the audience, were only able to observe the Pron in their environment. This being extreme poverty. They were forced to live as scavengers. . This is how many fortunate people view third world slums, i believe.

So, in that respect, i think the Director did a great job because until we got to know one of the pron i definitely viewed them as "lesser beings" but after meeting Christopher i realized that it was merely their situation that made them appear Lesser. They were, in fact, highly advanced and compassionate creatures.

The only problem with this direction is that we never found out why the Pron came to Earth. When you consider their advanced technology you have to ask. Why did they allow themselves to be treated as Lesser Beings? I assume that they ran out of fuel but this still doesn't explain why they agreed to be herded around like cattle.

I really really wish that the movie hadn't focused on Wilkus. Hopefully a sequel can help out with the questions that were never even acknowledged because i was incredibly fascinated by the Pron by the end of the film. If there is a sequel i would hope that it would be a little more "Hollywood" than D9. I don't even know what that means because D9 seemed about as Hollywood as it gets....,whatever that means anymore. I didn't see anything different in D9 other than the neglect to create a back story for the Aliens. "Hollywood" movies at least give a backstory to their main characters. 😛

Originally posted by KingD19
Yeah, I noticed, and it was mentioned by Wikus that Chris was smarter and more articulate than the other Prawns. He knew what eviction was, they had to give him 24 hours, etc....

It was also mentioned by the gov't that they thought the Prawns(similar to insects) were part of a caste system, and most of the ones there were workers, with no purpose and nothing to guide them. Chris and his son however, clearly stood apart from the rest. His son was smarter and more articulate than most adult Prawns.

Wasn't it mentioned in the beginning of the film that Pron were being affected by some type of virus which caused them to change in some unknown way?

News on a possible sequel, and the guy wants to do a Horror film next, so obviously if you haven't seen the first film, don't read the following news because I think it contains a spoiler?

DISTRICT 9 director Neill Blomkamp talked on a possible sequel to the highly praised science-fiction thriller. With the film having taken in an impressive estimated $37 million at the box office this past weekend, a follow-up may not be out of the question. “I’d love to make a sequel, because it’s so creatively rewarding to me; there’s just something about [the story],” the South African-born Blomkamp told Fango of his debut feature, in which aliens have been living alongside humans for the past 28 years in Johannesburg - albeit confined to a shantytown slum. “It’s my background mixed with the science fiction that I loved. I’d really like to go back to the world of DISTRICT 9 - which, without Sharlto’s character, would be a very different kind of movie. So I think automatically the two of us will be reunited again, should the public decide that this film is something they want to see and it’s successful.”

Besides the possibility of a DISTRICT 10 in the wings, Fango also asked Blomkamp if he’d like to do a more out-and-out horrific feature, to which he enthusiastically replied, “Totally. I’ve actually got an idea now for the next film I want to do, which is [another] science fiction movie, but the idea of a full-on horror is incredibly high on my list. This kind of horror/science fiction genre - I want to be in that world, that’s where I’d like to be.”

If he want's Science-Horror, should do something similar to the game Dead Space, that had a decent theme to base a movie (loosely) off of.