District 9 Literary Elements

District 9 Literary Elements

Director

Neill Blomkamp

Leading Actors/Actresses

Sharlto Copley and Jason Cope

Supporting Actors/Actresses

Nathalie Boltt and Vanessa Haywood

Genre

Science Fiction

Language

English

Awards

Nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, and Best Adapted Screenplay

Date of Release

August 14th, 2009

Producer

Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham

Setting and Context

District 9, Earth

Narrator and Point of View

Through the point of view of narrator Wikus van de Merwe

Tone and Mood

Serious, disheartening, scientific, and exploratory

Protagonist and Antagonist

Wikus van de Merwe vs. Colonel Koobus Venter

Major Conflict

The MNU vs. Wikus van de Merwe and the aliens

Climax

Just about to run away with the alien armor robot so that he can save himself, Wikus hears that the mercs have decided to kill a captured Christopher, and he decides to return to sacrifice himself to save the alien.

Foreshadowing

The move of the 1.8 million aliens to a new camp further out of town foreshadows a controversial and mysterious incident that will draw the world's attention to District 9.

Understatement

When Milkus opens the canister and something sprays on him, he thinks it's nothing to be concerned with. But, it will change his life both physically and emotionally.

Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques

The film was innovative in how it was shot. It was one of the first major feature films to be shot almost entirely hand-held. It was also innovative in that most of the film was shot in South Africa. Really, it could pass for a documentary, which is interesting.

Allusions

The situation of the aliens is eerily similar to apartheid in South Africa. Allusions to apartheid and the short film, as well.

Paradox

The film could pass for a documentary, which constitutes a paradox.

Parallelism

No significant instances of parallelism.

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