Avatar vs. District 9

[lafolli]

Who do you think will win?

Me, I think Avatar will win, because I'm cynical that way. I really wish for District 9 to win, because I think it's superior in every way. But it's not likely to win out over anything Cameron does. That boy's shit doesn't stink, in Hollywood.

But anyways, District 9 is just a freaking awesome film. It is probably the MOST

Comments

[grayswan1]

District 9 director Neill Blomkamp did a TEDx talk about his aliens here. He said they didn't represent what "real" aliens would look like. That was not their purpose in the movie.

[lafolli]

Yeah, I remember he said that in the director's commentary. It really doesn't detract from the fact that those aliens are so utterly believable I'd almost expect to see them if I went to South africa. But I guess it's the aspect of anthropomorphization if that's even a word. We look for things in the "other" to compare to ourselves, and it becomes archetypical and functions metaphorically. I don't think that detracts from the reality of the aliens either, or of one of the most basic concepts of science fiction, escapism - that is, that even though we know it's supposed to be a metaphor we can still immerse ourselves wholeheartedly in the story and suspend disbelief in so doing. The whole purpose of CG used in a realistic way should serve this way, but it's a plus when it can go even further, as they did in District 9. Peter Jackson's WETA and another CG house I cant remember did all the effects and in my book they're one of the best, if not THE best CG FX companies

[grayswan1]

Ditto! ;-)

[cosmic_asgard]

never saw Avatar yet, but District 9 was soooo good.
Btw, I am off facebook again because of my first exhusband. So I shall be on here. Sometimes. Love you. Got your voicemail tonight, I was at work, we have no reception unless we go upstairs and outside. Richards is below the Apollo Theatre.