I'm still unsure of this one, but that's okay - sometimes that which is not easily digestible makes for the best flicks, stirring passion and sparking deeper thought. I'm giving the benefit of the doubt to Blomkamp, cuz he kicks ass and takes names (District 9 is in my Top 10 best films of all time), plus he's got Sharlto Copley, Jodie Foster, and Matt Damon in the cast...
ELYSIUM is Neill Blomkamp's follow-up to 2009's DISTRICT 9. On a site like this, that's all the selling Sony needs to do. But you've got to entice the rest of the world, so here's your first look at the theatrical trailer. Enjoy.
While Blomkamp might have some serious s*** on his mind, he's primarily concerned with giving the audience the kind of thrill he got from James Cameron's ALIENS when he was a kid. Similar to DISTRICT 9, Blomkamp's protagonist in ELYSIUM, Max (Matt Damon), undergoes a physical transformation after a first-act accident. In this case, Max dons a battle-suit, which, basically, is an exoskeleton that, once it's literally drilled into his bones, gives him above-average strength when battling droids and the like. Since he's rapidly dying of cancer after being exposed to radiation in a workplace accident, Max badly needs the extra pop.
It basically played like a more sophisticated version of the battle sequences in DISTRICT 9, meaning it'll kick your ass all over the theater.
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