What are the Aliens in District 9?
If we follow the film short, "Alive in Joburg," Neill Blomkamp gives these aliens or "non-humans" or the "Poleepkwa" as they are called in the short, the look of squid-like humanoid beings that appear to be living in a form of poverty within South Africa.
One unique thing about these aliens is that their eyes are constantly pixelated out, or the aliens need to be wearing sunglasses or some sort of cover to prevent humans from looking into their eyes.
Again, following the continuity of Alive in Joburg, these aliens were captured and have absolutely nothing. It is as if they are abandoned with nothing to show themselves but to live amongst humans in extreme forms of poverty. They are known to commit several crimes such as theft, rape and murder. Their unique bio-suits are able to give them abilities that allow them to telekinetically lift heavy objects such as vehicles like the first Poleepkwa did near the beginning of the film. They attempt to suck out water and power from energy producing facilities through large hoses attached to their delapidated, orbiting ships.
This kind of gives us a perspective view of what we might be able to expect in "District 9." The Poleepkwa probably drive humanity to the breaking point and a war may erupt between the two species. There may be times where we see as if things may be working out between the two species, but I believe something snaps and a massive conflict arises.
By visiting D-9 as a non-human, you can see how the Poleepkwa are treated: Not to make eye contact with humans, give up seats for humans on public transportation, creative expressions must be kept private or they'll get destroyed, chanting or singing by Poleepkwa is to be kept only in indoors through non-human zones within District 9, bathing must only occur in housing, and the list goes on.
This may drive the aliens to a breaking point to start a rebellion. It's hard to say what we can expect from this species as we only know so little about them from the Neill Blomkamp film short. Nonetheless, they will be an intriguing species to keep an eye on through the District 9 movie.
Friday, August 1, 2008
The Aliens of District 9
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Labels: aliens, alive in joburg, d-9, district 9, halo, halo movie, humans, neill blomkamp, non-humans, peter jackson, science fiction
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District 9 was very thought provoking. The way it used TV-like footage, news reporters, and commentary made one wonder if this has already happened. District 9 seems to address questions that have circulated for a long time, such as; have aliens really landed; what would they be like; what future alien landings will occur; and what is their purpose for the future?
In District 9, Wikus van der Merwe, the agent who works for Multi-National United (sound like New World Order?) is helped by the two aliens after he had been exposed to a DNA-altering spray. Wilkus slowly transforms into an alien. He wants to get cured and turned back into a human. The two aliens promise to help him transform back into a human. They end up taking off, but they promise to return with a fleet of their fellow aliens. Interestingly enough, they plan on ending the human tyranny over their fellow aliens in district 9. It sounds like judgement.
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