District 9 story
District 9 is a 2009 science fiction action horror film directed by Neill Blomkamp, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. It is a co-production of New Zealand, the United States, and South Africa. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James, and was adapted from Blomkamp's 2006 short film Alive in Joburg.
19 total · 13 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| forced resettlement | major | aliens forced to move from their current slum to a new one |
| from zero to hero | major | Wikus went from being an incompetent paper pusher to being a hero. |
| human rights issue | major | aliens treated inhumanely even though protections were initially granted protections |
| human self-sacrifice | major | Wikus risks his life fighting paramilitary force in orer to save Christopher and his son |
| human-bug hybrid | major | Wikus metamorphosed into an insectoid looking creature. |
| racial segregation | major | The aliens lived segregated from human in a sprawling slum. |
| refugee crisis | major | a space ship of alien refugees came to Johannesburg |
| sentient rights | major | aliens not given full human rights even thought they were sentient and intelligent |
| social oppression | major | Aliens were made to live in slum under harsh conditions. |
| threat from extraterrestrial life | major | a space ship of alien refugees came to Johannesburg |