The movie "District 9" was released in 2009, and the studio invested $30 million, earning several times the cost and grossing $120 million worldwide. The brilliant achievements of "District 9" are also reflected in the fact that it has received multiple nominations from the three major global film festivals in 2010, although it did not win the award in the end, but it aroused great attention in the science fiction films of that year.
Good film works are all chemical reactions stimulated by the combination of multiple elements. The success of "District 9" is not only because of its hot special effects scenes, but also because the film itself is injected with racial issues and many social issues. South Africa, where the film was filmed, in this special country, there are very serious racial problems and social contradictions. Filmed in a slum in South Africa, the film is filmed in order to highlight the visual impact, the human weapons in the film are using real arms from armed groups across Africa, and the slaughter of animal carcasses in the film is also a real clip.
The "alien shrimp tribe" in the movie is metaphorically portrayed as a local black man in South Africa, who lacks core leadership, is scattered and oppressed. The white government and the local black gangs were set up to expose the chaotic and lawless national problems in South Africa at that time.
Connotation aside, District Nine itself is a superior alien science fiction movie. It's hard to imagine a movie that invested just $30 million, with such realistic special effects and intense combat scenes. Coupled with the inherent social elements, "District 9" has become a god-like existence in the history of world science fiction films.
The film leaves a suspense at the end, when the "big shrimp" is leaving, leaving a sentence to the human "Vix", who sacrificed himself to save him: three years! Wait for me for three years! This sentence has become the expectation of many hardcore fans of "District 9". Since 2009, every three years, fans have begun to look forward to the sequel. However, 21 years later, the "big shrimp" still has not returned to the screen, and has not fulfilled the promise of escaping the earth.
The aborted sequel to "District Nine" once caused various speculations in the world film and television circles. However, under the halo effect of the movie, two people were made.
<H1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > paranoid sci-fi film director: Neil Blomkamp
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Neil Blomkamp is a South African-born Canadian who worked primarily in visual effects in films before becoming famous. Before becoming a director, I had a wealth of experience in film special effects. Based on the precipitation of the professional level, it also laid the main direction of the films he directed later: science fiction themes! The science fiction theme is a super large carrier of the film's special effects, which can make Neil's talent have a better space to show.
Before filming District 9, Neil Blomkamp used his spare time to shoot a lot of sci-fi shorts. One of them is called Aliens in Johannesburg, which is the prototype for the script for District 9.
After the critical acclaim of District 9, Neil Blomkamp rose to fame and quickly attracted the attention of the film industry. With a low-cost 30 million funds alone, it can make a science fiction movie with hundreds of millions of Hollywood effects, which can be described as a genius.
"District Nine" has amazed the world, and director Neil Blomkamp has won the favor of many studios. In 2013, Neil Blomkamp directed the sci-fi blockbuster Elysium, starring big-name Matt Damon and Judy Fox. It is also the second feature film directed by Neil Blomkamp. It grossed $115 million and grossed $280 million worldwide. Overall word-of-mouth and box office are good, but not amazing! There is a lot of lag with the response to "District 9". The film is also injected with deep themes such as class contradictions and resource competition in human society.
In 2015, Neil Blomkamp collaborated again with his old club Sony to shoot his third sci-fi feature film, Super Chapai. "Wolverine" Jackman and "Sci-Fi Iron Lady" Siegeny joined the co-starring cast. The film grossed $100 million and won the North American Box Office Weekly Champion. For investors, although the box office of one hundred million is not a loss-making business, it is indeed not a satisfactory investment project.
The film explores in depth the sensitive topic of "artificial intelligence" related to the process of human development. Word of mouth is good, but the box office is not strong, is a high-quality work that is not popular.
Based on the lack of word-of-mouth and box office of "Elysium Space" and "Super Chapai", Neil Blomkamp himself began to doubt his own abilities, so that the "District 9" sequel was delayed.
Neil Blomkamp is extremely demanding of the film work, and there is no problem in the funding of the sequel to "District 9", but in terms of script and production details, Neil Blomkamp has more consideration and hesitation. Objectively speaking, "Blissful Space" and "Super Chapai" are very good science fiction movies, but because the starting point of "District 9" is too high, the films produced later have not been able to break through, forming an illusion that they are going downhill.
In the years after "Super Chapai", Neil put the focus back on short films, and successively launched several high-quality sci-fi short films such as "Raqqa", "Fire Bunker", "Adam" and so on. The quality of the short films is good, short and concise, full of sci-fi, and the scene is fierce and hot. But Neil has not had a positive response to the "District 9" sequel.
Neil Blomkamp focused on short films in his later period, and the industry had many doubts. Although the short film quality is good, the length of the film is too short to form a good commercial benefit. Perhaps this is a means for Neil to show the industry his strengths, and for the production of orthodox films, it may be that in some details, Neil feels uncomfortable and so he pauses. The shooting efficiency of the short film needs to use the Internet as a carrier, and the later development effect is full of unknowns. If this sci-fi film wizard director can't return to the production of orthodox films, it is a big regret in the world film industry.
District 9 made Neil Blomkamp a success, and probably ruined him!
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > TV show clerk jumps screen tough guy: Charto Copley</h1>
"District 9" also made the male protagonist Sarto Cope, a layman who had no acting experience at all and had not studied acting. Before filming District 9, Schalto was a small clerk at a local television station, obscure and non-existent. As for why he was chosen as the male protagonist, one is based on the control of the cost of the film, and the director later responded: although Schalto has no acting experience, his understanding is very high, just need to describe to him what the director needs to achieve, Schalto can present the picture that the director needs in his mind, and the dialogue and details are at his disposal. There is also a very important reason: Schalto is a close friend of director Neil!
Despite all the doubts, after the film came out, the director, the filmmakers and the audience were very satisfied with Charto's performance. Schalto plays a small middle-level alien governing body, who is in the sandwich position of the agency, up and down. The speculation of the role is in place, the performance is not artificial, and the characters are portrayed in flesh and blood.
At the last moment, he decides to give up everything and save the prawns, a scene that shows his talent for acting. It is completely invisible to someone who has never acted before.
After being crowned in District 9, Sarto Coperet rose to become a Hollywood screen tough guy, and his career development was full of drama.
He then acted as the royal actor of District 9 director Neil, playing the main villain in Elysium Space, and fought with Matt in the space station, with a heavy South African accent, and the battle was extremely fierce.
In "Super Chapai", the robot Chapai directly starred, although there is no need to show his face with special effects performances, but in order to highlight the theme of artificial intelligence, the requirements for the role are very high, and Sarto also successfully completed the task.
During the period when Neil returned to short films, Schalto remained the preferred actor for his close friend Neil, and he was featured in many short films, including God: Serengeti and God: Metropolis. Their cooperation continues to be frequent.
In addition, Sarto has also taken on many Hollywood film roles, participating in "Dragon Agents", "Sleeping Curse", "Old Boy", "Hardcore Henry" and other commercial films, all of which have good performances.
In 2015, with Sarto as the main character, he also launched the American drama "Strange Energy" series, which has now been filmed for the third season.
Charto Copley is a miracle in the film and television industry, a play to become famous! Then it entered the Hollywood film and television amphibious, and the development momentum is good. The plasticity of his performance is very high, it can be right and evil, it can be funny, and it can be serious. As a middle-aged non-science actor, it is invaluable.
From his experience, we have also given us a lot of inspiration: self-effort is very important, but having a good friend is even more essential!
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