Elysium



In the year 2154, 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 planet. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the crime and poverty that is now rampant throughout the land. The only man with the chance to bring equality to these worlds is Max (Matt Damon), an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium. With his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission – one that pits him against Elysium's Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her hard-line forces – but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but millions of people on Earth as well.

The number one rule of a good sci-fi movie is that it makes its "world" seem real. This movie nailed that. It also nailed good vs evil, upper class vs lower class and how self sacrifice is good for the greater good story points with great pacing and performances. The action was awesome and Sharlito Copley as the crazy mercenary was so totally badass. He really stole the show.

I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out. It was a great sci-fi movie with awesome action and a great future line of thinking that can be compared to present day on a smaller scale.