District 9 2009 123movies

Watch: District 9 2009 123movies, Full Movie Online – In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed “The Prawns,” appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor. In 2010, the munitions corporation, Multi-National United, is contracted to forcibly evict the population with operative Wikus van der Merwe in charge. In this operation, Wikus is exposed to a strange alien chemical and must rely on the help of his only two new ‘Prawn’ friends..
Plot: Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens’ welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.
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Ratings:

	7.9/10 Votes: 682,406
	90% | RottenTomatoes
	81/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 8214 Popularity: 27.638 | TMDB

Reviews:

This was an outstanding debut by the New Zealander Blomkamp. Consistently enthralling and keeping one at the edge of his seat. THIS is a recent film, like ‘Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World’, that should have spawned sequels. Much better than his follow-up, ‘Elysium’ (I haven’t watched any others he’s made since; hope he doesn’t end up a cinematic one-trick pony like M. Night Shyamalan…).

Great watch, will watch again, and highly recommended.

This has a wonderfully exciting premise: alien refugees on Terra, how Terrans react and how the aliens react. The premise, as delivered, has some odd holes in though: it’s specified that all of the crew have died, mysteriously, and no one knows how to operate the ship, but it’s been in the air for some time. The idea of gravity alone should have motivated Johannesburg to evacuate, but their government interaction seems decidedly weak.

The advantage of setting the story in South Africa, for an American audience, is that it’s a very capitalistic society where they speak chiefly English: it’s very similar to being set in Mexico and using Mexican Cartels instead of Nigerian gangs.

So if we accept that we haven’t been able to extract an incident report, that we’re not able to move the ship, and none of the xenos can move the ship, then the premise includes that one xenos knows what to do. One would think that he just talks to someone and he gets all his people off planet, but since he’s smart enough to do what he’s been doing for 20 years, then he knows not to trust anyone. But this self-serving principle is key to understanding character motivations going forward.

The writing in this is so good, along with the effects, and performance delivery. As Vickis deals with his transformation, it prompts so many philosophical questions of what it is to be a person / human / xenos, a citizen, a government agent. It also sort of resembles a gangsta / heist movie at parts, as opposed to a anti-government escapee.

If any of the deep stuff worried you, then be at ease that this movie has plenty of explosions, gunfire and sci-fi goodness. It’s also filled with some silly cliches that serve the points of the story, but there are several points in this movie that I have to shake my head at. The motivations don’t make sense unless you’re reminded that everyone, including the protagonists, are (forced) in a self-serving mindset and it’s about what they can do for themselves, even when working together with the contrast being, of course, that only when anyone is cooperating that anyone gets anywhere.

This is such a great watch, and if you like sci-fi styled stuff, and don’t mind the South African setting (“Chappie” is another one), then definitely give this a watch.

It is just THAT good.
Saying this movie is good would be an understatement. The movie has it all, a very intriguing deep plot, good acting and great action. If I was to find a flaw in this movie, it would be the shaky cam technique employed at the beginning part of the movie and also at the very end. The shaky parts are supposedly documentary clips telling the story of Wikus, the protagonist. But rather than add to the feel of it, the shakiness is just nauseating. They just over did it. But after a while into the movie, they got out of the documentary mode and things couldn’t be any better. And the special effects in his movie will have you believing that these aliens are real.

It’s better that you go into this movie not knowing the deeper plot as a big part of the movie’s entertainment value for me is the parts when things look hopeless and you really feel the despair and hopelessness of the characters. The only thing you need to know going in is that there are aliens stranded on earth and they are put in slums.

This is one of those movies that teases you that it’s nearing its end, but inside, you go “No, I want more. It can’t end like this”, and the movie hears you and gives you more. And it’s primed for a great sequel. The potential that this franchise has is just enormous. The way they can expand the story is just limitless and all of them can add to it’s lore. This is a classic franchise in the making.

Brilliant World-building and Social Commentary
“District 9” is a film I was lucky enough to see in the theater when it first released. The marketing for the movie was remarkably good, posters everywhere meant that before you even entered the theater, you had already been primed to see the “Prawns” as a nuisance, larger and stronger than humans, and probably best kept at a distance. The film’s opening and narrative bookends being from the perspective of a documentary of news crew meant that everything felt very lifelike when you saw ads running on TV. As a Sci-fi lover, my interest was primed and pumping as I bought my ticket.

Now, 10 years later, my love for this movie is not as strong and has shifted from my previous reasons for liking it, but nevertheless, this is a film I expect will remain on my shelf for years to come.

“District 9” wowed me in the beginning for many reasons. The first one out of the gate that grabs you is the world building. There are hosts of movies that take similar tacks when it comes to informing the audience about the history or rules of a fantasy, sci-fi, or just slightly left of real, world. Relate everything through news stories that play in the background or are featured in scenes that inform everyone as to what is going on. In fact, this approach is so common that it is considered a crutch by many filmmakers and is classically made fun of in the brilliant “Shaun of the Dead”

It is truly rare to find films which spin a tried and maybe tired device into something fresh and even featured as a part of their film but Neill Blomkamp delivers a fresh look at documentary news coverage as exposition that simply stunned. Not only does the footage seem real, immersive, and present important concepts to audiences, it does so in a way that they are used to receiving information so that when they are presented with personal stories that contradict the news coverage, it causes them to ask questions about those same sorts of stories in their own lives, but more about that later.

The next thing that stood out about the film was the performance of Sharlto Copley (“Chappie”) which, essentially, launched his international career. One of the most difficult tasks that a writer, director, or actor faces is to make relatable that which is unrelatable. Taking a character like Wikus, who is blind to his prejudice, complicit activities, and general willful ignorance and turn him into someone for whom we have genuine empathy is the essential role of an artist. To not hide from the way that Wikus allows himself to be stupidly used in the beginning of the film and give him a journey which confronts him with the horrific results of his apathy in a way that leaves us hoping for better for him is the essence of good acting and I say Bravura to Copley for his performance.

The reason that I highlight these two aspects of the film is because they are what I find to be essentially brilliant about the film, yet also what was lost on me about it ten years ago. With the way the film tells its story in two ways: through high level news; stories, documentary footage, and interviews with family and friends of Wikus; as well as on the ground personal interactions; between Wikus and his coworkers, the company, his family, and the Prawns; we end up getting the story from two perspectives.

As a young man, I wasn’t asking myself the questions I now ask myself so I only saw the interesting story, the horror of realizing something alien is happening to you, and the thrill of some impressive action sequences especially considering the budget. As an older man I realize that while the film is about these things on the surface, it is also about the difference between what we receive through screens, second hand accounts, and media outlets, as opposed to that which we experience personally.

The film is about perception, propaganda, prejudice, and personal connection. It is about what is real and what is not. Questions like this continue to be begged more and more as our world becomes more saturated, debate if you will for good or ill, with screens, vlogs, stories, commercials, news stories, reality shows, and everything in between. “District 9” is a reminder that while our world has gotten wider with the advent of new technologies there is always the threat that it may not get deeper as it grows in breadth. We must remember that the tactile person to person contact which is the enemy of prejudice requires us to seek specifically for the individual and to see them for who they are as an individual and not just what group they belong to.

The Prawn in this film is a stand in for all of the things we fear at a knee’s jerk whether it is the immigrant, refugee, Muslim, Jew, Christian, Communist, Fascist, Snowflake, or Boomer. May we all seek to understand each other more despite the efforts of the powerful to shape our understanding through media.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 52 min (112 min)
Budget 30000000
Revenue 210819611
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director Neill Blomkamp
Writer Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Actors Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope
Country South Africa, United States, New Zealand, Canada
Awards Nominated for 4 Oscars. 31 wins & 117 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Phantom HD Camera, Red One Camera, Cooke S4 and Angenieux Optimo Lenses, Sony PMW-EX1
Laboratory DeLuxe, Los Angeles (CA), USA (prints), Park Road Post, Wellington, New Zealand (digital intermediate and prints)
Film Length 2,965 m (Portugal, 35 mm), 3,052 m (Sweden)
Negative Format Redcode RAW, Video (HD)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Redcode RAW (4K) (source format), XDCAM (1080p/24) (source format) (some shots)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (spherical) (Kodak Vision 2383), D-Cinema