District 9 is one of the few excellent movies I've seen these past couple of years.

Damn, I thought I'd be the first to post fanart xD The mech was awesome lol

Haha yes xD I want that mech so bad. Its super awesome :B

Post some fanart. I DEMAND IT. Hee~

will do ^.^

Three words:

DAMN

GOOD

MOVIE.

And really nice artwork too. <3

wow i havent seen it yet, is it that good?

YES.

GO SEE IT RIGHT NOW. :3

ok ok i will try.. but whys it rated r?

It is very violent.

Yes. Yes it is.

Well it pretty much had me sobbing at some parts, and I think anything that can well up deep emotions in a person, it makes it that good.

And demands a sequel.

Three years! <3

Awwww, yeah, I wanted to hug a prawn after seeing that movie too.

Either that or adopt a prawn baby.

wjfoirawlekrw YES. I had such a soft spot for Chris's son ; ;

Yeah, he was definitely a cutie. :)

I really enjoyed the movie myself.

I'd love to see some of that fluid find its way into the drinking water of the MNU building.

Have you seen the websites related to the movie? (Flash required)

http://www.multinationalunited.com/

http://www.mnuspreadslies.com/

xD oh god. I would love to see their reactions. AHAHA YOU FOOLS.

Yes I have seen them. :> God I hate MNU more than I did after seeing the movie xD

...that huge corperation didnt give a crap about their welfare, was gawd aweful and didnt desurve that, or under any other hunam foot fueled by greed and power, it angereed me so much how those poor the Poleepkwa were made to live, and they still came though. you are correct, demands a sequal.. saw it a second time a lil while ago and it got to me again.. ... sry, dont mean to bother.

-Z

-just sits and claps after reading your reply-

C:

God how I loved that movie...this is a beautiful piece. Fffff I want to make one.

I cried...and so full of hate for humanity more so then I am now >:[

I wish Prawns were real. They seem cool to hang out with.

Pic is beautiful <3

Loved the film! Very sweet pic!

haaa you make me want to see it
I'LL TRY TO GET IT
even if it means selling my pants

Yes DO IT DO IT

Really nicely done!

effff, this movie was full of so much win ;-; I liked how it was hardly anything like the trailer, except wthe part of them wanting to go home

Chris had to be my fav, of course xD I need to see this again ;-; Dammit!

Leave Britney alone!

Lol, sorry, title just reminded me of Chris Crocker =P

Yeah, the movie was epic, and this pic is awesome too!

I don't know how I missed this. Poor aliens. :C

Awe this is so sweet, poor chris, just wanted to hug him, poleepkwas are love

-Z

Yeah, the aliens in District 9 were different from all the others ive seen before.
Never before i have actually felt sorry for aliens where we are blowing them to bits...

But when seeing Christopher and his son, things are not the same anymore...
Easily this is going to be one of the greatest movie of the year in my opinion, and when you see the budget for this movie......... Screw Avatar!

To anyone who SILL havent seen this movie; This movie may not be for everyone, but i still recommend you giving it a chance, because its damn good!

Oh, almost forgot; Nice work on the drawing! XD

And consider this....... FAVED!

District 9 was the best alien movie ive seen ever, and Chris was so awesome the alien design was great in the movie, if you havent seen this movie you have got to see it!

Hmm, almost makes me want to take a crack at one myself. Very nice work.

Am I the only one who didn't like this movie? I really hate how Blomkamp can't grasp how world and social politics would work in a "realistic" situation like this. Does anybody really believe that Russia would idly hand off control over alien weapon research on their own Eastern soil, seeing as they landed during the Cold War? A fluid that conveniently transforms human anatomy and biology into alien, without outright KILLING the person? Do you really believe that there is such a thing as a "global arms manufacturer", and if so, that it would run the most important task of its career in such a sloppy and unprofessional manner and nothing else in the world would ever intervene? Johannesburg does not exist in a vacuum.

That said, I definitely like this drawing. Being a xenophile (and a guardian for things that are mistreated), I've got a soft spot for these aliens, and I've always wanted a more real world depiction on this kind of situation.

I just wish the movie had more depth and more sides to the story, like what you read on Christopher's blog. There's much more going on than the movie delves in to: Poleepkwa having jobs (meaning some have integrated and adapted), different social groups among them (some extreme), a fight for equal rights and more freedoms, etc. Instead of tackling all of that, Blomkamp uses his creations as mere plot devices to further his own unrealistic drama and use it as an action movie: Christopher being the only educated prawn shown, Wikus being the only human who isn't a complete and utter sadist, and so on. The juvenile writing pisses me off. There could be so much more done with this theme. Its potential was never even close to reached with this. But that's why I'm writing something myself, heh. I'm urged to do this theme justice and really explore original characters in these circumstances, without messing with canon events.

Heh, there's an essay of a comment for you. I just get annoyed at the blatant fanboying of this movie when people don't realize that the entire theme really had much more potential than this. Especially when you factor in all the depth Blomkamp had to work with: Christopher's blog, MNU's own website, and more. Instead he decides "Corporations bad! Mechs kewl! LOLOLOLZ!!!!1"

Again, I like your drawing. Tugs at my inner guardian and inspires me to keep writing. If you want to read, feel free to watch me. I'll have the first part up eventually.

it just occurred to if there one canister would there be back ups as well since of some goes wrong they be able relace it ?? meaning there could more those canister laying around ???

I was actually surprised with how much humor that was in the movie

One of my favorite scenes.....
*Poleepkwa aggressively gather around the MNU eviction team*
*Wicus throws several cans in defense*
MNU trainee: "What is that!? Is that tear gass!? Is that tear gass!?"
Wicus:"NO ITS CAT FOOD!!! ITS CAT FOOD!!!"

Damn I laughed so hard at that part.

But silly stuff aside, This movie was so heart breaking. Usually I hate science fiction but this movie was so different from anything I was expecting, It instantly became one of my favorite movies of all time.

The best part about it is, it's such an open story with so many question unanswered that it's one of the few movies that has the potential of delivering a sequel that could go in so many directions. There could be a prequel or a sequel to explain the history of the Poleepkwa, It could continue the story of Wicus, It could even become a complete action movie and focus on a war between humans and Poleepkwa with optional side stories of Christopher and Wicus.

D'awww. Great movie.

Oh wow. Only just found this.

Such a beautiful scene you've done up here. Have to say I feel the same way about the Poleepkwa. They need lots of love.

The movie itself was very amazing. Wickus got to be a very lucky man. Shame about his left thumb though. Right-handed people and their treatment of their opposing limbs. I certainly expect a sequel from Blomkamp and Jackson. Only one of two movies in which I had watched it more than once at the theatre. Koobus had it coming. Isn't poetic justice just so beautiful?

Last week actually, I found a copy of the film finally (rural villages don't have Wal-Marts or similar) and it was the 2-disc special edition (though there's actually 3 discs: one for the movie, and two full of bonus material and all that jazz). Even came with a sturdy 'No Humans Allowed' sign for my door.

This pic is so emotional

One of the most beautiful, and meaningful, movies of the decade.

Beautiful. Thank you. I wanted to hug a Poleepkwa after that movie too.

Dominus tecum