The film District 9 plunges us into a world where the aliens have landed... only to be exiled to a slum on the fringes of Johannesburg. Now, one lone human discovers the mysterious secret of the extraterrestrial weapon technology. Hunted and hounded through the bizarre back alleys of an alien shantytown, he will discover what it means to be the ultimate outsider on your own planet.
Set in 2010, a weapons research corporation - Multi-National United is contracted to forcibly evict the alien population, placing Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley) in charge of the operation. Told as snippets of interview footage (mock-umentary style), the story which led to the operation is told - in 1982, a massive spaceship appeared over Johannesburg and hovered there. When entry was forcibly gained it was found to contain a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed 'The Prawns', who were promptly segregrated in a compound outside the city. Now 28 years later, the refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarised slum ghetto named District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor.
This film takes the usual alien invasion theme and turns it on its head and makes it more believeable/realistic. Directed by Neill Blomkamp & produced by Peter Jackson, it couldn't have been made without the CGI technology when it comes to the the fast-paced action scenes. Sharlto Copley does a great job in the lead role.
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