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I have never been a hardcore sci-fi fan but this movie definitely has a nice light scifi feel to it.
This movie has a similar feel to District 9 but with a bigger budget and more star power. Money and actors are definitely not the way to an instant classic but it definitely helps in this case, especially when the star power is Matt Damon.
This is the kind if movie that gives me hope that I can enjoy the sci fi genre. It feels to me that scifi rarely gets the Hollywood treatment, and when it does it is full of cliches and melodrama. I am happy to say that this movie is an exception.
What I really appreciated with this movie was that many scenes could have easily gone a certain way but instead the movie makes a slight tweak to liven things up. Even the gun battle sequences seemed to have something fresh to them.
If I had to choose I would still watch district 9 first but this movie was still fantastic. I think that if you are looking at this page because you enjoyed the creators first film then this movie is worth giving a try.
One thing to keep in mind though is that there is a strong political message in this movie. This seems to really enrage people. I understand the placement of the message though it does feel forced and heavy handed. If this kind of thing isn't something you can brush off than maybe you should stay away.
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Not quite 5-stars but it's ambitious, fast, thrilling and at times fantastic.The visuals deliver the goods, just amazing, with a tip of the hat to the gritty look and feel of District 9. Also, and this is key, the fight and action scenes are intense and immersive. You feel like you are in them as you watch.
The plot is the classic Hollywood story split, and suspension of disbelief is a must to get the full ride from this movie. Part of the story takes place on Elysium , a highly secure, space habitat for the rich and wealthy. The other part of the story takes place on a wild and hairy 2154 Earth A.D. These stories evolve on their own and then merge to get the sparks flying.
The acting is solid as you would expect. Everyone gives pretty tight performances that help make the movie that much more entertaining.
In all, good sci-fi entertainment, that does what good sci-fi does: use the future to make you think about the present. It's a solid follow-up to District 9 for this director.
And also, whatever your political beliefs are, set them aside and enjoy. The Day the Earth Stood Still, Planet of the Apes, Soylent Green, A Clockwork Orange, Starship Troopers all posed a possible future based on the filmmaker's imagination. I didn't have to agree or disagree to enjoy them. I enjoyed them because they were great stories, great movies.
I look forward to more.
Enjoy!
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The biggest problem with Elysium is that despite its stunning visuals, it still ends up being a formula-driven, dull, and unimaginative film.Characters on both sides of the good v. evil spectrum are two-dimensional and exaggerated; we are asked to believe that wealthy people are Nazi-like for no other reason than simply being in the top 1% of the economic scale. The poor, by contrast, are righteous and fighting for a better world. There is no middle ground, and as a result, no plausible or believable people populate this cookie-cutter world.
The movie is also plagued by overused and ineffectual story-telling techniques. We have the usual little kid, in this case a girl, who is in dire need of medical attention, always on the brink of death but never actually in any danger at all. Also present is the ever-overacted computer hacker, whose criminal exterior belies his more noble character, and whose skills at reading and manipulating computer code defy even movie logic one small glance at millions of lines of hex, and he immediately discerns it's a rebooting program to reset the entire space habitat known as Elysium.
Half way through the film, we know how everything will turn out; we know who will live and who will die; we know how the "good" guys will defeat the "bad" guys, and saddest of all, we still have to sit through another 45 minutes of pointless action to arrive at the predictable conclusion.
In the end, Elysium feels like a poorly-written sermon on the evils of wealth, with all the extreme simplification of political parties and not a shred of cleverness to at least make it entertaining.
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This movie is beautifully shot with potential for a great, deeper storyline. But it falls flat into the typical sci-fi action thriller. Disappointing that the movie was not even 2 hours as I felt more history and storyline could have been developed. Jodi Foster's character for sure was slighted on development. So much potential wasted. Rent do not buy!Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Elysium (Two Disc Combo: Blu-ray / DVD + UltraViolet Digital Copy)
Elysium is the name of an orbiting satellite. It has a controlled environment and is where the rich and powerful live. The United States has been reduced to a land of illegals in an extension of class warfare. Health care is different for the rich than the poor. The "illegals" attempt to go to Elysium to get health care. The film also is an extension of surveillance drones, automated robots, and how computers run the world.In an unusual role Jodi Foster plays Delacourt, the emotionless Secretary of Defense who protects Elysium. At times she is similar to Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men" and really needed to be more like him. It was not a good role for her. Matt Damon plays Max in his usual man against the system. After an industrial accident, Max has 5 days to live and opts to join the resistance against the powers of Elysium.
I have not read the book, but you can tell from the film that the book was better as there are massive parallels to today's society which most likely the film couldn't incorporate them all. Yet at the same time, I felt a bit bogged down by the overtness of this morality film.
Good looking graphics. Good ending. Fair plot. Dialogue needed to be lighter. Politically to the left.
Parental Guide: F-bombs. No sex or nudity.
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