I don't know 'bout you guys,
But I'd rather sleep with a "Slag", than a "Prawn", any day of the week.
I can't wait to purchase DISTRICT 9 and put it next to ALIEN NATION.
I love the "what if" politcial views of both films.
Loved both movies, but personally I would have to go with D9 as a better movie.
Alien Nation was good(plus I believe in one way inspired D9)
but IMHO wasn't as deep as D9 which had undertones of apartheid,racism and controversy surrounding PMCs.
Main characters were well fleshed out too.
I guess it was due to the popularity of buddy cop movies back in the late 80's, that Alien Nation was made in such a way.
In the end , it ended being ....well a buddy cop movie with an alien twist. Nothing more,nothing less.
Haven't seen D9 yet, and only just watched the Alien Nation movie, but if I recall correctly (I was just a kid), the Alien Nation TV show had more of those plot points and undertones. Which is why I was a little disappointed upon finally watching the movie to find that it really was mostly a buddy cop/action flick.
Always remember - half the people you know are below average.
I remember the TV series to. The series had time to develop the allegory of the immigrant experience and racism as well as developing the alien culture. The movie do to its hour and a half length could only touch on those points. Oddly "Alien Nation" is listed in Wikipedia as an example of Afro Futurism even though movie seems more symbolic of the European or South East Asian refuge experience then the black experience.
Although I'm yet to see "District Nine" many of the scenes in the trailer are suggestive of apartheid in South Africa.
True genius is a beautiful thing, but ignorance is ugly to the bone.
From the trailers District 9 looks like it is a film with great subtext and social commentary about racism, immigration, apartheid, or foreign policy. And it starts off that way. But unfortunately it then turns into just another American torture/revenge flick. It is certainly made very well, but I was disappointed because I was expecting a deeper film with a clear statement.
D9 seems to borrow heavily from Alien Nation and Enemy Mine, but is probably a better film then both.
We must've watched different movies because the District 9 I watched wasn't a torture/revenge flick, particularly there was really no torture or revenge, and it is pretty much in no way affiliated with America. It was directed by a South African, filmed in South Africa, starring South Africans, produced by a New Zealander. I don't see where you're getting American out of it.
shareBut unfortunately it then turns into just another American torture/revenge flick.
District 9 that movie was HORRIBLE. It did not make any sense at all. I shocked when I heard it was nominated for Best Picture. Me, sleep with a Slag any day.
shareDistrict 9 definitely!!! I know the "newcomers" are on average 30 percent stronger than humans but no way they could win in a fight against one of those prawn creatures!
shareI had trouble getting into District 9. I watched Alien Nation today however, and enjoyed it.
shareI like the political commentary of both films, but I think "District 9" went overboard with the gimmicks and CGI. Decision: "Alien Nation."
shareI like both films, but I found District 9 to be vastly superior and overall more entertaining.
I think they touch on slightly different themes. Alien Nation was a commentary on the immigrant experience in America, perhaps specifically referencing Asian, European and Latino immigrant waves. District 9, by contrast, touched upon the refugee experience in Africa.
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