Elysium

Hi All readers.

Sorry for the lack of posts of recent, I will aim to post at least twice this week and so on going forward.

Today I am going to talk about another top dystopian film, Elysium.

The film is set in 2154, in which society is split by two groups. You have the vast majority who live on an over populated earth which is subject to poverty, and very poor living conditions. And then there are those who are extremely wealthy that live on what is practically paradise, a space habitat called Elysium.

Elysium is completely the opposite of the partially destroyed earth, as it has advanced technology such as med bays which are able to cure all illness and disease, as well as reversing the aging process and regeneration of body parts.

The protagonist of the film is named Max Da Costa, who Is played by Matt Damon. Max lives on earth on earth under the squalid conditions, with a job which only allows him to scrape through.

The story gets interesting when Max has an accident at work and is told that he has 5 days to live before his body will be overwhelmed with radiation poisoning, and is only given medication which will only mitigate the symptoms of radiation poisoning before it kills him.

knowing of the medical capabilities on Elysium, Max takes on his only chance of survival, which is being smuggled onto Elysium, and in the process triggers a notion to bringing equality to both worlds.

I must say that this film was very enjoyable to watch, as it relates itself to what is currently happening in the world around us today, with the world having a small minority of the rich who have the vast majority of wealth available.

It also reflects on those who are born in poorer areas of the world, and are willing to risk anything for the hope of a better life by means such as being smuggled under dangerous situations just to make it into a better country.

The film itself definitely keeps you thinking throughout, and has a very big political message behind it, but I’ll let you judge for yourselves on How you interpret this message.

In terms of rating, this would be a 7/10 from myself, as it is enjoyable but not specific to my taste on dystopian films. But as always I would encourage you to watch this film and form your own opinion.

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