District 9 (2009)

An alien master ship lands over Johannesburg and stays put for over 2 decades. The aliens that descend down are settled in a place called District 9. Multi National United (MNU) wants to capture all the alien weapons that can be operated only by aliens. They torture these aliens and are into an illegal genetic research where they want a cross breed between humans and aliens that would enable them to use the alien weapons.

MNU uses one of their hyper employees, Wikus Van De Merwe as a pawn for this research. They lure him by authorizing him to lead the operation of evicting the aliens to a new settlement. Wikus becomes increasingly 'alien' due to his exposure to the aliens.

The aliens want to go back to their land in their master ship. Now, Wikus is pursued by the MNU and also the Nigerian gang who are also after the weapons and the alien power. Initially Wikus just wants to get back his human form but later he becomes selfless and helps the aliens. Did the aliens flee Johannesburg and what happened to Wikus is the climax.

Hits

• The action on screen is extremely engaging and intense.
• The language spoken by the aliens and their perky, quirky sound effects are really innovative. 
• Sharlto Copley as Wikus redefines pain on screen. We travel along with him on his increasingly agonizing journey. Great show
• Though the aliens are quite disgusting, the effort and the detailing in showing all their minute actions is highly laudable.  

Comments

• The way humans are just torn to shreds by the alien weapons is quite disturbing yet entertaining. 
• The way Wikus metamorphoses to the alien form is quite detailed and disturbing again. 
• The movie has a docu feel when all the specialists and journalists narrate and cover the alien story. 

VERDICT

My personal favorite among alien movies.