Elysium (2013) - The Choice Is Yours!

★★★★☆

This film’s set in 2154. Elysium is a space station-like structure for the rich and powerful, hanging above (not sure if it orbits) the Earth where only the poor and dying reside. It’s practically a place left to rot now. Yet, people on Elysium have something that people on Earth don’t, a magical healing machine that can scan and fix almost every physical illness and disability humans suffer. So the confrontation is only a matter of time. This is an action-packed sci-fi film with a love story backing up that isn’t fully developed as it should be, probably due to its relatively short running time, 100 minutes give or take.

‘Elysium’ is not perfect, but it’s pretty impressive on some levels, like the music and special effects. The script remains engrossing throughout, but things seem a bit in a rush to the end so some happenings may not look convincing after all. Matt Damon is the backbone of the film, while Judie Foster should’ve been allowed to do more than just being a piece of garnish there. The villain played by Sharlto Copley has a very strong accent and sounds sissy. He executes like a Terminator but doesn’t look intimidating enough. This is South-African Director Neil Blomkamp’s second film since his 2009’s ‘District 9’, which tells an unconventional and yet touching story between humans and aliens. ‘Elysium’ is overall a promising piece of cinema if you look for stunning actions as well as a little bit of thinking on equality and humanity. The ending may not make you cry but it’ll sure put a hopeful smile on your face!

‘All men are created equal’, that’s something all the Americans, or probably most people around the world deeply believe in. It’s however, not true at all. As we can see, some are more equal than the others. We’re not born equal. We’re all born different obviously, because we all cling to different things and have a different point of view even on the same stuff. We basically dwell in our own world of distinctions. That’s why we’re bound to be here to suffer from inequality and sort of. But like the wise said, though you’re not able to change what has come to you, you can decide how to face it. The choice’s always yours! Check out what Max does in the end, you'll sure have a better understanding.