In faux-documentary style, it tells the story of how a vast spaceship was stranded in the sky above Johannesburg 30 years ago. Its starving passengers - creatures called "prawns" were forced to live in District 9 and survive by rummaging through garbage for scraps of food. Now, when the patience over the aliens has run out, Multi-National United decides to sent a representative, Wikus van de Merve (played by Sharlto Copley) to negotiate with the aliens.
Hello, would you please sign this agreement form?Seriously, would you approach an alien to ask for signatures?
MNU's main purpose is to make profits out of the aliens' awesome weaponry, however the activation of these weapons require the aliens' genetic materials, thus, when Wikus contracts a virus that changes his DNA and subsequently turns him into half alien (his left arm is now a "prawn" arm), he becomes the most hunted man in the world. Now, there's only one place for him to hide - District 9.
Overall, this is one of the movies I walked into almost completely oblivious to what I was about to see. Didn't read the storyline or watch the trailer beforehand as I was told that this movie is somewhat similar to Cloverfield (Motion sickness, anyone?). Well, the movie turned out to be much better than what I've expected - any movies with touching elements are a yes to me, in this case, the whole friendship and sacrificial aspects shown by Wikus and Christopher =(
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