Today’s movie is a
science fiction film with a scene that happens on August 11. Watch it tonight
and enjoy.
DISTRICT 9
In 1982 an alien spacecraft with
1.8 million “Prawns”, as they are called arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The aliens are segregated in District 9. Now after 20 years the government
wants to move them to a remote area.
Wikus van de Merwe is put in charge of this effort. While serving
eviction notices, Merwe destroys an alien nest and a container containing a
fluid that he accidentally sprays on himself. He starts mutating into a prawn
and is used to test alien weapons that only work with their DNA present. Plans
are made to dissect him but on August 11, 2010 [37:59 to 49:52] Merwe escapes
from the hospital. Merwe goes to District 9 and meets the alien, Christopher
Johnson who had extracted the fluid. He says that if he had it, they could go
to the mothership and reverse Merwe’s condition. To get the fluid Merwe and
Johnson attack the lab and retrieve the fluid. Johnson says he must return to
his home planet, which will take three years. Merwe attacks him and takes off
in the shuttle, which is shot down. Merwe and Johnson are captured by the army,
but rescued by Nigerian arms dealers. Their leader thinks that eating Merwe’s
alien arm will let him use the alien weapons.
Merwe uses an alien battle suit to enable Johnson to escape to the
mothership., which leaves Earth. Merwe disappears, but he may have transformed
into a Prawn, awaiting Johnson’s return with the other aliens in the new
District 10.
This
is a very strange sc-fi film. In part social satire, in part comedy, it’s very
hard to classify. The actors may be unknowns, but they all turn in compelling
performances.
When Merwe escapes from the
hospital the security camera footage at 44:41 shows this date
Awards – The movie was nominated for the Best
Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, and Best Adapted Screenplay
Oscars at the 82nd Academy Awards
Producers - Peter Jackson and
Carolynne Cunningham
Screenplay - Neill Blomkamp and
Terri Tatchell
Director - Neill Blomkamp
Runtime – 1 hour 52 minutes
Released – August 13, 2009
Starring –
Sharlto Copley as Wikus van de
Merwe
Jason Cope as Christopher Johnson
David James as Colonel Kobus
Venter
Eugene Khumbanyiwa as Obesandjo
Louis Minnaar as Piet Smit
Mandla Gaduka as Fundiswa Mhlanga
Robert Hobbs as Ross Pienaar.
Kenneth Nkosi as Thomas.
Nathalie Boltt as Sarah
Livingstone
Sylvaine Strike as Katrina
McKenzie
John Sumner as Les Feldman
Nick Blake as Francois Moraneu
Jed Brophy as James Hope
Copyright by Ivan Walters in
2014.
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