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[Fexelea]

And I have to say I don't quite get why the "Racist!" outcries were so loud... Anyone has any intelligent insight?

[Johnny Jaded]

The film is representative of what happened in South Africa during the aparthied, namely the forced removal and segregation of 60,000+ black inhabitants

http://en.wikipedia...._Six,_Cape_Town

[Fexelea]

Yes, I understood that. I also think the film was trying to make a sympathetic point against such things, which wouldn't seem racist at all.



Just don't get why people would "walk out of the cinema in disgust" as it was described by some bloggers.

[Giant Panther]

I liked the movie, once I got past the fact that the main character was a complete idiot I really enjoyed it

[KnightofPhoenix]

Because anything that makes people actually think is digusting.

District 9 is a brilliant movie and the best Sci Fi in recent memory.

[Caozen]

Some people will always be open for intentional misinterpretation just for the sake of attention. Blowing subtle aspects of a movie's theme out of proportion will always be an easy method. The same thing happened with 300, Avatar, and pretty much every other cultural box-office movie involving representations of an ethnic group or event in our past.



Also, "FOK."

[Kumekerion]

I thought it was fantastic, both as a beautiful Sci-Fi adventure and a clever political commentary. I can understand people not liking it, but walking out on it?

[Fexelea]

Well, glad to hear I'm the only one that went "lol" on the FOK and the moronic main character... and that I'm not alone in being surprised that people walked out.

Caozen: that makes a lot of sense.

[AshedMan]

Nobody walked out of the theater when I saw it. The movie was great.

[Seanylegit]

AshedMan wrote...

Nobody walked out of the theater when I saw it. The movie was great.

Yearghhh!

[Sloth Of Doom]

Actually, I went to watch this movie on opening with my friend Moekets who is a black from South Africa. Neither of us were offended by anything and later laughed our asses of when we heard abut all of the self-righteous idiots that cried about the film. All in all it was a enjoyable film, even if the main character was a total wanker.

[Fexelea]

^ Same thing here. I asked a couple of S. African friends about it, and some black friends about it, they were like "yeah, no idea why it would be racist?". But I can hardly take my sample of 6 people as determining much... specially when there was such an outcry.

I was expecting the movie to have at least something that merited all the hate.

[Mr.Skar]

I can't see it as racist. If it is, I'm just not getting it. It is a great film though. I can't help but feel that we (humans) would really treat any given alien race just like that if given half the chance. Still think Moon is better, but if I had to decide between this and Avatar, District 9 wins out.

[Fexelea]

Ok that's hilarious because I just watched Moon yesterday. LOL

[Mr.Skar]

Nice .

[addiction21]

Humans are evil. They want some resource the aliens have. It takes a human walking in the aliens shoes to find out how bad they have it and humans are behaving badly... sounds like another movie I recently watched.

[chiliztri]

Those people who walked out must be aliens...I mean, who else would get upset about racism(speciesism?) against aliens? *sarcasm*

I didn't like the main character...bit of an idiot, but the movie was interesting, and sad. Don't see why anyone would get all hot and bothered over a movie, but that's just me.

[Lucy Glitter]

Fexelea wrote...

Yes, I understood that. I also think the film was trying to make a sympathetic point against such things, which wouldn't seem racist at all.

Just don't get why people would "walk out of the cinema in disgust" as it was described by some bloggers.

Because people are irritating like that. They make a mountain out of a molehill.

It's like those imbeciles who cry racism in every film. Just ignore them and read the proper reviews.

Modifié par Lucy_Glitter, 08 mars 2010 - 04:54 .

[Fexelea]

The complaints that I read about were centered around the film mentioning "interspecies prostitution" with a shot of a black prostitute (that is less than 1 second really and is all inferred), and because there was a Nigerian gang who believed the eating aliens made you stronger... which apparently means that evil white people see all Africans as superstitious fools who would do anything.

It's rather narrow minded imo... I mean, if the Aliens had landed in Brazil, you think the Candomble wouldn't be hard at work with Alien witchcraft? Or that had it been China the Chinese wouldn't think that Alien balls make you more manly? It's just part of cultures, and it would happen... it's just weird how the outcry was really blowing things out of proportion.

[AshedMan]

I don't really remember this "outcry" you speak of. The only thing I remember hearing was how it was a great flick.

[Fexelea]

There were plenty when the movie came out. The Nigerian government even banned it!



http://www.racialici...te-perspective/

http://barbadosfreep...e-about-racism/

http://worldhaveyour...ards-nigerians/

[CoS Sarah Jinstar]

Fexelea wrote...

Yes, I understood that. I also think the film was trying to make a sympathetic point against such things, which wouldn't seem racist at all.

Just don't get why people would "walk out of the cinema in disgust" as it was described by some bloggers.

Because people go out of their way to be offended in this day and age of "political correctness". Its pretty much gotten beyond the point of rediculous imo. Life's tough wear a helmet.

[ObserverStatus]

This sort of reminds me about the racism in Resident Evil 5 debate. Racist or not, District 9 was at least better written.

[MerinTB]

addiction21 wrote...

Humans are evil. They want some resource the aliens have. It takes a human walking in the aliens shoes to find out how bad they have it and humans are behaving badly... sounds like another movie I recently watched.

On the surface, yes.

Difference between District 9 and that other movie?

This one was good.

[Giantevilhead]

bobobo878 wrote...

This sort of reminds me about the racism in Resident Evil 5 debate. Racist or not, District 9 was at least better written.

Resident Evil 5 was actually racist. There was the level with the primitive tribe of Africans and the unlockable tribal costume for Sheva.