By Eddy Hmm...let me see, when was the last time there was a movie about aliens, that wasn't about them trying to either destroy humanity, enslave them or destroy the earth itself? Actually, has there been a popular movie in the last 10-20 years that had aliens that were more of an allegory about humanity and the amount of prejudice that we harbor for those not like us? We, if you are like me and cannot think of one, District 9 has come to change all that.  Hidden amongst the visuals of flying mother ships and exoskeleton machines  is a story of relationships.  Built largely on the themes of racism and xenophobia, District 9 is a sharply crafted movie, which conveys its points as well as entertains the audience at the same time. Imagine if in the late 90s a space crafts settles over the city Johannesburg, South Africa.  There is no movement or action from the vessel for quite sometime after it arrives.  So, the government sends the military to investigate.  Upon, … [Read more...]