DISTRICT 9

"DISTRICT9"(2009/U.S.A/South Africa/Canada/New zealand)
Synopsis
In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed "The Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor. In 2010, the munitions corporation, Multi-National United, is contracted to forcibly evict the population with operative Wikus van der Merwe in charge. In this operation, Wikus is exposed to a strange alien chemical and must rely on the help of his only two new 'Prawn' friends.


Under the broken spaceship, aliens were forced to live in refugee camps and they had to move to new camps. Aliens and humans didn't get along well each ohter and Wikus also didn't like Aliens. But he was in need a help from an alien called Christopher Johnson because he was exposed to a mysterious liquid in the tube Christopher made. He gradually began to turn into an alien. He could only protect himself in District 9 from being chased by human. I think he could understand for the first time how difficult it is to live in the refugee camp. The highlight of this movie is his change of thinking for the aliens. According to the information in the movie, his lines of the movie were all ad lib! I was surprised to know that.
The theme of this story forced migration policy from the sixth district in Cape Town since Apartheid policy had been made. We must help each other regardless of race. But If the aliens would come in your country like in this movie, would you help them?  Mankind would treat them as invaders even if they could be friends. So this movie also included the sad history of humans.
Although I hate to see and eat prawn, I like this movie !


My rating:★★★★