Sunday, August 18, 2013

Review: Watching Elysium

Today, we saw "Elysium" at the local AMC Saratoga Movie Theater.

The movie had an interesting take on the future, where all the rich people live off the Earth, on the space station "Elysium," and all the poor wretched souls live on Earth, suffering from poor health care, crime, and unemployment.

The movie was enjoyable but not profound and did not develop characters well. However, I still enjoyed it, and it's worth watching at least once.

IMDb has an interesting write-up.



Set in the year 2154, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.
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 Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that if successful will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds. 

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