I didn't get around to seeing this in theaters but rented it the other day and loved it! It was SO unique and really surprised me. A few reasons why I enjoyed it so much:
- It isn't your typical alien movie when the supernatural come to earth for a purpose, to try and dominate or something. In this scenario, the aliens coexist with the humans and have done so for the last 20 years (it takes place during current times). They accidentally landed here and aren't really that smart; allowing the humans to control them. This was a nice break since I have never seen a plot quite like this.
- The style in which it was filmed was also very unique. The movie has a very documentary feel to it (that is extremely convincing) with a lot of hand-held and surveillance type footage, BUT they also incorporate high quality cinematic shots. They blend the two types together so seamlessly that you don't even realize where the transitions come in. I was very impressed.
- The aliens looked pretty bad ass and the special effects were really neat.
- And last but not least, the main actor in the movie did an extraordinary job. I've never seen him in films before but he is really talented.
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I didn't get around to seeing this in theaters but rented it the other day and loved it! It was SO unique and really surprised me. A few reasons why I enjoyed it so much:
Hmm, I can't really say I agree on the whole. Your individual points are quite solid -- yes the acting was good, yes the basis of the plot is refreshingly atypical, yes the style is interesting, and yes the editing and effects are quite awesome.
ReplyDeleteHowever. The movie itself, on the whole, just plain bored me. I couldn't get myself to like the protagonist no matter how I tried, and the story failed completely to delve into the reasons for the aliens' marooning on earth. The whole story, in the end, seemed fairly pointless, and the main character was just plain boring and unpleasant -- to the point that I honestly wanted to see him die by the middle of the movie. As I said, though, you're right about the parts of the movie you covered, but the writing and overall direction was rubbish.
I wanted to enjoy District 9, I really did, but it just had no point to it, and no personal draw nor likability.