Short film "Survive in Joburg" - prelude to the film "District number 9"
The short film “Alive in Joburg” (“Survive in Joburg” - from the popular name of Johannesburg) was shot [then still] by a young South African director Neil Blomkamp in 2005. At first glance, there is nothing special about a six-minute film, with the exception of successfully used special effects and pseudo-documentary style. You can see for yourself - here is its Russian version:
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In fact, even in such a short timekeeping, the director managed to squeeze in several deep-seated themes that were later found a broader reflection in “Region No. 9”
- “From one slave system to another” - arriving on Earth, the representatives of the alien slave class encounter even greater infringement and slavery - they are deprived not only of basic resources, but also of all hope for help
- “Segregation in the square” - strangled aliens are on the class ladder even below the government-exhausted indigenous black Africans. The anger of the latter, ultimately, provokes the aggravation of hostility.
- “Exploitation of Fears” - the apartheid regime that prevailed in South Africa in the early 1990s uses traditional fears and local superstitions to lobby for their decisions.
About the Wikipedia short film ...
Anyway, it is impossible to say that the film turned out to be even a distant copy from a short film. If “Survive in Joburg” is a reflection on the present and actual, then “District No. 9” is more about an abstract future and a person as its center. Therefore, comparing the latter with the Hollywood "blockbusters" about the landing of aliens is like putting a volume of Zamyatin or Lem on the same shelf with the colorful roots of Dontsova. Unethical somehow ...
After all, like no movie in recent years, the film excites an incredible thirst for self-digging. Unless, of course, watch his head.
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In fact, even in such a short timekeeping, the director managed to squeeze in several deep-seated themes that were later found a broader reflection in “Region No. 9”
- “From one slave system to another” - arriving on Earth, the representatives of the alien slave class encounter even greater infringement and slavery - they are deprived not only of basic resources, but also of all hope for help
- “Segregation in the square” - strangled aliens are on the class ladder even below the government-exhausted indigenous black Africans. The anger of the latter, ultimately, provokes the aggravation of hostility.
- “Exploitation of Fears” - the apartheid regime that prevailed in South Africa in the early 1990s uses traditional fears and local superstitions to lobby for their decisions.
About the Wikipedia short film ...
Anyway, it is impossible to say that the film turned out to be even a distant copy from a short film. If “Survive in Joburg” is a reflection on the present and actual, then “District No. 9” is more about an abstract future and a person as its center. Therefore, comparing the latter with the Hollywood "blockbusters" about the landing of aliens is like putting a volume of Zamyatin or Lem on the same shelf with the colorful roots of Dontsova. Unethical somehow ...
After all, like no movie in recent years, the film excites an incredible thirst for self-digging. Unless, of course, watch his head.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/67416/
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