Elysium (I) (2013)

In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.

Director:

Neill Blomkamp

Writer:

Neill Blomkamp

Stars:

Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Damon	...	Max
Jodie Foster	...	Delacourt
Sharlto Copley	...	Kruger
Alice Braga	...	Frey
Diego Luna	...	Julio
Wagner Moura	...	Spider
William Fichtner	...	John Carlyle
Brandon Auret	...	Drake
Josh Blacker	...	Crowe
Emma Tremblay	...	Matilda
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Sandro
Maxwell Perry Cotton	...	Young Max
Faran Tahir	...	President Patel
Adrian Holmes	...	Manuel
Jared Keeso	...	Rico

Storyline

In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Delacourt, a government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

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Plot Keywords:

president | friend | parole | year 2154 | radiation | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [Brazil]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish French Afrikaans

Release Date:

9 August 2013 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Eliziejus

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$115,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$29,807,393 (USA) (9 August 2013)

Gross:

$93,050,117 (USA) (22 November 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, Media Rights Capital, QED International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The code on screen during the space station reboot has been directly copied from sections of Example 8-1. STARTUP.ASM in the Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual (Volume 3: System programming).

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Goofs

When the CEO is changing the boot sequence he first of all modifies a 64bit ASM program, which might is outdated in 2154. Second the sequence he is adding is reading the control register into EBX (MOV EBX, CR0) followed by using an OR to modify the EBX register. There is no writing the result back into the control register. After that the copy routine of the interrupt table overwrites the EBX register so the changes to the CR0 is clearly lost at that point. Therefore the displayed changes have no effect.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Title Card: Earth's wealthiest inhabitants fled the planet to preserve their way of life.
[pan from earth to an orbiting wheel world]

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Connections

References Star Trek (2009)

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Soundtracks

Robot Eater
Written by Patrick McKay
Performed by Gambit
Courtesy of Heavy Artillery Recordings

User Reviews

Set in a dystopian future, Max De Costa fights to survive and get to Elysium.

'Elysium' starring Matt Damon is the perfect summer popcorn movie. It has everything you would want in a movie; a great cast that serves their purpose and visceral special effects that might even land the team an Oscar. Everything including all the fight scenes were executed flawlessly. Coming out of this movie I had close to no complaints. The writing was a bit dodgy in some areas, but the great acting and effects quickly draw you back into the story. Neil Blomkamp, who dazzled audiences with district nine 4 years prior, does a fantastic job once again with this flick. His vision made the story very real to movie goers everywhere. Overall 'Elysium' is worth every penny to watch in theater.