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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.