Apart from the film's star-studded cast
and a statement claiming it would feature Anglo-Hispanic racial
tensions, not much has been said about Neill Blomkamp's next major feature project Elysium. Now, however, the District 9 director has provided an official plot synopsis describing his new sci-fi pic:
"In the year 2159 two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who
live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest,
who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes (Jodie
Foster), a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce
anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the
citizens of Elysium. That doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying
to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max (Matt Damon) is
backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that if
successful will not only save his life, but could bring equality to
these polarized worlds."
Twitch Film
notes that Foster's Secretary Rhodes is an obvious reference to British
colonialist, diamond miner and very clear racist Cecil Rhodes. Not
unlike District 9, it sounds like Elysium will be further exploring
allegories relating to apartheid, specifically a comparison between the
treatment of blacks in South Africa to Hispanics in America.
In addition to Damon and Foster, Elysium stars Wagner Moura, Sharlto Copley, William Fichtner and Diego Luna.
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