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.
An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology.
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.
In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
Director:
Rian Johnson
Stars:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Bruce Willis,
Emily Blunt
Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself.
Hancock is a superhero whose ill considered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. He changes when the person he saves helps him improve his public image.
In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.
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.Written by
Production
Sharlto Copley, who plays Agent Kruger, drew inspiration for the character from the famous "32 Battalion," an elite and highly effective South African fighting unit that gained fame in the South African Border Wars, eventually earning the nickname "The Terrible Ones." See more »
Goofs
When Max is transported to Elysium there is a scene where the shuttle is turned upward, goes full throttle and leaves earth orbit. In the next scene we see inside the shuttle and Max holding his granate and talks to the woman without being fixated in his chair. In the whole movie there is no technology used to compensate for this kind of force. It is even so that in later scenes the vehicle inmates experience the force of acceleration. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Title Card:
In the late 21st century Earth was diseased, polluted and vastly overpopulated.
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Crazy Credits
In the soundtrack part of the end titles it says:
"Piano Concerto No. 8 in C minor 'Pathetique' - Adagio Cantabile Written by Ludwig van Beethoven"
L. v. Beethoven wrote only five piano concertos (his eighth piano sonata is titled "Pathetique" however). See more »
I think the director, Neill Blomkamp, must have blackmailed them into it. Or maybe he held their dogs hostage? Because, if they read the script, they had to have known that all the special-effects in the world wouldn't save it.
I LOVE sci-fi. But I hated this film. In fact, I'm angry that this film was released. Just as we've finally started getting some good sci-fi movies produced, this thing comes along. And presto, sci-fi gets a bad reputation, once again.
I'm having trouble deciding which was worse; the plot or the camera work.
Just kidding. It's the plot! The plot is one dimensional characters we don't care about, fighting a war we don't care about. In fact, more than once during the movie, I was hoping the bad guys would just kill Damon's character. That would put us BOTH out of our misery.
The camera work and editing isn't much better, and hits a low in the fight scenes. Watching the fight scenes is like trying to watch vegetables being chopped in a food processor. Jump cut, jump cut, jump cut. Who's winning? Damon? No, the zucchini.
I won't even try to cover all the failings of the "science" part of this sci-fi. There's no way to chronicle the errors and inconsistencies, and stay within the 1,000 word limit.
But here's a tip for future sci-fi directors: If you use a 1950's style circular space station, please SPIN it! At least a little bit. Because that's why space stations are circular, so they can spin to generate artificial gravity.
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I think the director, Neill Blomkamp, must have blackmailed them into it. Or maybe he held their dogs hostage? Because, if they read the script, they had to have known that all the special-effects in the world wouldn't save it.
I LOVE sci-fi. But I hated this film. In fact, I'm angry that this film was released. Just as we've finally started getting some good sci-fi movies produced, this thing comes along. And presto, sci-fi gets a bad reputation, once again.
I'm having trouble deciding which was worse; the plot or the camera work.
Just kidding. It's the plot! The plot is one dimensional characters we don't care about, fighting a war we don't care about. In fact, more than once during the movie, I was hoping the bad guys would just kill Damon's character. That would put us BOTH out of our misery.
The camera work and editing isn't much better, and hits a low in the fight scenes. Watching the fight scenes is like trying to watch vegetables being chopped in a food processor. Jump cut, jump cut, jump cut. Who's winning? Damon? No, the zucchini.
I won't even try to cover all the failings of the "science" part of this sci-fi. There's no way to chronicle the errors and inconsistencies, and stay within the 1,000 word limit.
But here's a tip for future sci-fi directors: If you use a 1950's style circular space station, please SPIN it! At least a little bit. Because that's why space stations are circular, so they can spin to generate artificial gravity.