{"id":698,"date":"2010-01-13T10:04:35","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T02:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lolyco.com\/sean\/?p=698"},"modified":"2010-01-13T10:04:35","modified_gmt":"2010-01-13T02:04:35","slug":"district-9-is-a-better-movie-than-avatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lolyco.com\/sean\/2010\/01\/13\/district-9-is-a-better-movie-than-avatar\/","title":{"rendered":"District 9 is a better movie than Avatar"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"District<\/a>

District 9<\/p><\/div>\n

I might never have watched District 9<\/a>, but Jess came back from her sister’s house with a sack full of DVDs recently. Among the DVDs was District 9<\/a>. I recognised the “No Humans” warning sign from the limited marketing I’d seen.<\/p>\n

I watched the movie on my laptop a couple of nights ago. When I watch a movie late at night, I have to be honest and admit to fast forwarding it if it’s dragging a bit. I did that when I watched Avatar. Don’t get me wrong: I think Avatar is a beautiful movie. Having done some work in 3D simulation and VR in the past, I find it difficult to sit through a ‘fly-through’ if it’s not adding anything to the plot.<\/p>\n

There didn’t seem to be a single opportunity in District 9 to fast-forward! Every scene in the movie seemed to add something new to the plot, to the characters, or to how immersed I felt in the story.<\/p>\n

I’m not going to spoil District 9 for you by giving the plot away, but it has something for everyone: it’s a tear-jerking love story, it has an immense space ship, it has corporate greed and double-dealings, betrayal, enemies turned friends, comedy, aliens, huge guns and some fairly in-your-face political comment that borders on defamation!<\/p>\n

I would recommend District 9 to anyone, unless you’re the sort of person who says “gross” a lot, or you’re under 12 years old. Bear with the start of the movie: there’s some fairly heavy scene-setting going on, but it’s all important later on. Enjoy it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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