DISTRICT 9 (The Prawns, Multi-National United + Ending) EXPLAINED

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As requested, today we’ll be exploring District 9, the 2009 sci-fi thriller directed by Neill Blomkamp, based on his 2005 short film “Alive in Joburg”.

Starring Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Vanessa Haywood and David James, the film documents humanity’s first contact with extra-terrestrials. When a large alien vessel enters our atmosphere and begins hovering above Johannesburg, the world waited in awe, but nothing happened for three months.

With the ship simply hovering over the city, South African authorities decided to cut their way into the spacecraft on June 3rd, 1982. Although the technology on board was astounding, the condition of the aliens was appalling. Having run out of food, water and medical supplies long ago, all of the creatures (revealed to be workers) were malnourished, aimless, and living in squalor.

Under tremendous international pressure, the South African government ferried the 1.8 million non-humans to a temporary refugee camp. Called District 9, the camp was composed of a number of shacks built for the residency of aliens. Unfortunately, following many riots, a rise in interspecies crime, and several destructive acts by the aliens (referred to as prawns), District 9 quickly turned into a slum.

After 20 years of rising conflict between humans and the aliens, the government relented to public pressure, deciding to move district 9 away from Johannesburg to a remote location. To aid in the forced eviction of 1.8 million nonhumans from their sanctuary, South Africa turned to a private corporation. Founded in 1965 as a manufacturing company, within two decades they expanded worldwide, rebranding themself as Multi-National United the same year the aliens arrived.

Initially put in charge to contain the newly arrived prawns, MNU spread into numerous industries and quickly became the world's second largest weapons manufacturer. Within years, the company was involved in everything from telecommunications to nanotechnology. Of course, it was their involvement in the privatization of police services that made them so useful to the government. As the exclusive provider of law enforcement services in Johannesburg, Multi-National United operated with a large contingent of mercenaries.

Partially presented in a found footage format, featuring interviews, news clips and security footage, District 9 is rife with themes of xenophobia, social segregation, and what it means to be human.

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