District 9

Ok so here's my deal with District 9...

It was a well made movie. The budget was small but they managed to do a lot within that budget. The troubles they may have had with special effects they disguised well with the use of cinematography.

The story, while actually quite depressing, was interesting and somewhat thought provoking. For me, it pointed out the selfishness of man and how we have to fight with ourselves sometimes in order to make the right decision...interesting.

The acting was great. The people they used were believable and entertaining. The human to alien interaction was pretty well done. There were a few times that alien subtitles were inappropriately added to for what seemed like shock value.

There were quite a few negatives...there was quite a bit of cursing and who knows how many people were LITERALLY blown up. This movie is definitely graphically violent. As bad as that may sound...that's not even the disturbing part for me...

The part that I genuinely didn't like and what ruined the movie for me was the way I felt after it was over...I left feeling really upset and kind of angry. I was really upset about it and didn't really know why. It might have been the violence or the fact that the main character was the most selfish person ever and after it took him almost breaking up a family and killing a friend to make the right choice he was "lost" in an alien society...I don't really know what it was but I left feeling very unsettled.

While it is a well made movie and carries a great plot, story line, character development, and underlined message...I would not recommend it. Mainly for the ginormous amounts of violence and because of the way it made me feel after. I wouldn't want anyone else to feel like that.