Elysium

Cast: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley(Kruger),William Fichtner(John Carlyle),Diego Luna(Julio),Wagner Moura
(Spider),Alice Braga(Frey)

Director: Neill Blomkamp

Genre: Sci-Fi,Action

Half baked sci fi drama. Watch it for Matt Damon. There is nothing more to it

Minuses:


Another over rated flick. Script is pretty poor. You loose all interest in its second half.

                          I am amazed the way post Earth days are shown! The buildings and status has remarkable resemblence to present day say Mumbai, India. And then there is heaven like Elysium, disease free being the only highlight to me. It looked no less than a comparison of present day poor countries vs developed countries like US, for instance. And how do they put it by the end of it, i dont find it acceptable at all. The way they portray the win over anarchic Elysium, and start delivering help to the devasted Earth and its poor people, should we not interpret it as, the United States doing the same charity for the poor or developing countries, giving away with all its resources. And if that been shown in the movie is humane and the correct thing to do, so is this practical scenario. How much will that be acceptable. Not 1% of it!

                          Again they show, very poor control of administration in Elysium. President almost without any power, and the entire show is run by Secretary of Defense played by Jodie Foster. And not just that, there is not even any second eye to what she is doin. She as if is on a foolish rampage, to be easily taken over by a mercenary pyscopath.. rookie on Elysium,"Kruger". How easily done, what a shame!

                         And then you have the regular action sequence, infiltration, destruction, sacrifice..blah blah blah. Not impressive enough

Pluses:

• Matt Damon yeah! First half is absolutely belonging to him. He gives you some nerve wrecking experiences on big screens, as he struggles to make his dreams fulfill, and his struggle and desperation to live. He manages to keep you at edge at a lot of instances
• Dream like representation of Elysium-the ultimate space station revolving around the axis of earth, is impeccable
• Rest of the supporting starcast were fine, they do their parts wherever they share the screen presence

Lukewarm:

• The direction is very tepid. Its appreciative how Neiill Blomkamp brings out the emotions and sympathy in the audience via performers. However, his attention to the script looks very half hearted
• Its all about her role, Jodie Foster, disappoints! Not her performance to be blamed, but the script

  

My rating: 2.5/5