HOW civilized, Yours Truly, is thinking as I fairly settle into my comfortable seat after sitting through “Elysium” for about 15 minutes. Here is what a body has been craving all summer: A thoughtful action film.
Those two words – thoughtful and action – don’t necessarily have to be mutually exclusive, Better Judgment asserts. Here is Jodie Foster. JODIE FOSTER. Here, too, is Matt Damon, a thinking person’s action film star – this is Jason Bourne, after all; not a Steven Seagal, Wesley Snipes or Vin Diesel for instance. That was the thinking 15 minutes in; in time, however, came a seachange as startling as a tidal wave.
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“Elysium” presents another snapshot of the minority Haves and the majority Havenots, much as it does in NB’s Oscar-nominated “District 9.” Being a South African, NB knows a thing or three about this dynamic.
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NB has said in no uncertain terms that “Elysium” is about now, not a distant future. And so it is, as MD’s Max Da Costa and other Earthlings try to navigate their way through a low-wage, dead-end, unsafe-job existence. Myriad metaphors mingle in this movie.
"Elysium" is rated R for strong bloody violence and language throughout; visit http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/elysium/ to learn more about the film.
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