So how was Elysium?
I described Elysium to my mother as a "trenchant commentary on the state of American health care that just happens to have lots of spaceships and explosions." Oh, and it stars Matt Damon (playing a desperate have-not) and Jodie Foster (playing a vicious, elitist have with pretty much the only subtlety this film possesses, which is to say not much.)
The Most Important Thing: [Spoiler (click to open)]if Matt Damon had his shirt off, it was for a period of time so insignificant as to escape my notice. Also, I missed the first part of the movie up to the part from the trailer about "hair products," so he might have awakened naked for all I know and I MISSED IT. (sulk)
But seriously: grafting an exoskeleton over a T-shirt? Why, director man, WHY?
Of course Jodie Foster never took her perfectly tailored suit off. That would be perverted! Yes, hypocrite is a word in someone else's dictionary.
Anyway, trenchant social commentary [Spoiler (click to open)]("Citizen not detected,") check. Many spaceships [Spoiler (click to open)]("Undocumented craft approaching,") check. Many explosions [Spoiler (click to open)](just put them all including the scenery in red shirts and you'll barely be surprised at the end,) check. Fabulous space scenery? Haven't seen better in a fictional movie since 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Movie does what it says on the tin. Thumbs up from justalurkr.
The Most Important Thing: [Spoiler (click to open)]if Matt Damon had his shirt off, it was for a period of time so insignificant as to escape my notice. Also, I missed the first part of the movie up to the part from the trailer about "hair products," so he might have awakened naked for all I know and I MISSED IT. (sulk)
But seriously: grafting an exoskeleton over a T-shirt? Why, director man, WHY?
Of course Jodie Foster never took her perfectly tailored suit off. That would be perverted! Yes, hypocrite is a word in someone else's dictionary.
Anyway, trenchant social commentary [Spoiler (click to open)]("Citizen not detected,") check. Many spaceships [Spoiler (click to open)]("Undocumented craft approaching,") check. Many explosions [Spoiler (click to open)](just put them all including the scenery in red shirts and you'll barely be surprised at the end,) check. Fabulous space scenery? Haven't seen better in a fictional movie since 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Movie does what it says on the tin. Thumbs up from justalurkr.