Saturday, October 17, 2009

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I went to see him in weeks. A very interesting film, for two reasons: one because, despite being a science fiction film tries to give a strong message about the issues of immigration and racism, the other for the technique is made, a mix of cinema and documentary, similar to other titles that have had some success: "The Blair Witch Project," "Cloverfield", "REC" and the more recent "Diary of the Dead" by George Romero, as yet unpublished in Italy.
Like the aforementioned films, this one uses a massive viral campaign (the site of MNU, the blog of an alien political dissident) that constitute if you wish, an in-depth than the main plot and not just promotional.
The film relies on the production of Peter Jackson and Weta Digital special effects (the same as "The Lord of the Rings") and in fact the images that portray the alien ship "parked" over Johannesburg are realistic and convincing.
The choice of Johannesburg as the scene of the story is not accidental: it is indeed the symbol of apartheid. What happened between the first white men and blacks, now takes place between humans and aliens. The implicit message is that racism and discrimination of "different" seems to be a constant in human history, and whenever we can no longer hit an enemy one looks for a new one, let there be. The films range
seamless clips from documentaries, amateur footage, images of television news, interviews, and filming "classic" to give a multifaceted view of each other.
The plot is well constructed all in all: we do not have the classic protagonist who is on the side of the righteous and the oppressed (in this case the "prawns" aliens), but all in all a person is mean and vile.
However, events in which finds himself, against his will radically change the (sounds like a cliché, but trust me, this time it's very appropriate!)
Another theme that emerges "between the lines," is the manipulation of information in and instrumental political ends. Want to avoid alarming the population, or to bury responsibility, or greed of power and money, the media have an official version of reality but is counterfeit than real, and that we viewers know why we are also presented the unfolding the story from the perspective of the protagonist.
Although I liked it is clear that this is not a film appreciated by anyone, especially those expecting the classic science fiction movie mainstream.

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