Like every sci-fi internet geek, I’ve been in love with Neill Blomkamp’s short films for years. I had high hopes for his Halo adaption, which unfortunately will never see the light of day now. But, at least he got to make District 9, which I just saw today, and which almost makes up for the loss of Halo.
I’ve got little else to add to what every other reviewer has said, except that it was a great film from start to finish, even though I would personally have liked some more characterizations of the bad guys, than the at times over-much action scenes. It’s not that I dislike the action scenes, but the the soldiers taking pleasure in the misery of the prawns, the cold and cynical corporation heads; these people very much exist in the real world, and especially with the commercialization of war in Iraq, their motives, other than the fairly 2 dimensional stuff the film serves up, would have been a great addition to an already very relevant film.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some packing to do.
There are some rumors on the interweb, that Steven Spielberg is really interested in Halo as producer, so, I wouldn’t put Halo of my list yet…
Have a good trip ;]
What I meant was, that Blomkamp will no longer be doing it; as per his own assertion.
Sounds like your view was almost word for word the same as mine. I craved much more of the subtext/subplot exploration. Like the father-son prawn, the corporate heads, why the people wanted them gone, why the prawns really lost their leadership, etc.
In many ways, it was flat. Yet, I loved it – just wished for more.