Official Synopsis For Blomkamp's ELYSIUM Reveals Another Allegory For Segregation
District 9 director Neill Blomkamp is at it again. Blomkamp's debut feature attracted praise not just for its entertainment value and the obvious technical skill of its director but also for the fact that it was actually about something, Blomkamp being one of those rare talents that obviously does not believe entertainment needs to be intellectually vacant. The South African born director made a clear statement on racism with his first film and with his second he appears to be entering into similar territory.
Outside of the stellar cast - Matt Damon, Jodi Foster, Wagner Moura, Sharlto Copley, William Fichtner and Diego Luna - and a statement that it would involve Anglo-Hispanic racial tensions, little has been known about the film thus far. But the folks at Collider were just invited to a preview screening and the invitation came complete with a full synopsis:
Foster's Secretary Rhodes appears to be a clear reference to British colonialist, diamond miner and very clear racist Cecil Rhodes - who laid much of the groundwork for what would become apartheid - and, that being the case, it would appear Blomkamp is making a direct comparison between the treatment of blacks in South Africa to Hispanics (more specifically, Mexicans) in America.
Outside of the stellar cast - Matt Damon, Jodi Foster, Wagner Moura, Sharlto Copley, William Fichtner and Diego Luna - and a statement that it would involve Anglo-Hispanic racial tensions, little has been known about the film thus far. But the folks at Collider were just invited to a preview screening and the invitation came complete with a full synopsis:
In the year 2159 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 Rhodes (Jodie Foster), a hard the 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 (Matt Damon) 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.
Foster's Secretary Rhodes appears to be a clear reference to British colonialist, diamond miner and very clear racist Cecil Rhodes - who laid much of the groundwork for what would become apartheid - and, that being the case, it would appear Blomkamp is making a direct comparison between the treatment of blacks in South Africa to Hispanics (more specifically, Mexicans) in America.
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