Men In Black District 9
English 4th Genre Task D
Which Science Fiction film is more evolved, District 9 or Avatar? General themes of Science Fiction films such as aliens vs. humans, futuristic/alternate settings, the use of advanced technology and the exploration of popular societal and cultural issues are used to prove the argument.
In District 9, like many typical Science Fiction films, the ‘other’ is the alien which invades Earth for its resources. The pre-1999 film, Men in Black, introduces us to aliens who live among the human population in disguise and use Earth for its resources. Many Science Fiction movies adopt this concept, however in Avatar; humans are the ‘other/alien’ who colonise the planet Pandora to mine Unobtanium which is then sold at high profit …show more content…
District 9 shows a lack of genre evolution as the movie depicts ‘aliens’ having the technological advantage over humans. This can be seen as a Science Fiction ‘norm’. Examples of this can include the ‘prawns’ more evolved weaponry and their use of space travel. Men in Black also showcases the ‘norm’ where humans have only made technological advances due to the information gained from the aliens thus proving that Avatar’s portrayal is more …show more content…
There is also the low key lighting of the basement of MNU where humans genetically experiment on the ‘prawns’ and the last major fight scene in District 9 with the brown colour setting with the use of dust and sand which adds to the dystopian setting. Most Science Fiction films are identified by these dystopian settings such as Men in Black with the use of low key lighting and greenish hues. Avatar depicts both utopian and dystopian settings throughout the film. Avatar shows a utopian setting by using high key lighting, medium shots, eye level angles, synchronous sounds such as rain and the ambience of a natural world where everything is in peace. Avatar uses the dystopian setting through low key lighting, long or extreme long shots, high angles and synchronous sounds such as gun fire whenever humans are depicted. Avatar uses both aspects to highlight the difference between the human invaders and the peace-loving Na’vi and therefore offers a more evolved Science Fiction alternative than District
Which Science Fiction film is more evolved, District 9 or Avatar? General themes of Science Fiction films such as aliens vs. humans, futuristic/alternate settings, the use of advanced technology and the exploration of popular societal and cultural issues are used to prove the argument.
In District 9, like many typical Science Fiction films, the ‘other’ is the alien which invades Earth for its resources. The pre-1999 film, Men in Black, introduces us to aliens who live among the human population in disguise and use Earth for its resources. Many Science Fiction movies adopt this concept, however in Avatar; humans are the ‘other/alien’ who colonise the planet Pandora to mine Unobtanium which is then sold at high profit …show more content…
District 9 shows a lack of genre evolution as the movie depicts ‘aliens’ having the technological advantage over humans. This can be seen as a Science Fiction ‘norm’. Examples of this can include the ‘prawns’ more evolved weaponry and their use of space travel. Men in Black also showcases the ‘norm’ where humans have only made technological advances due to the information gained from the aliens thus proving that Avatar’s portrayal is more …show more content…
There is also the low key lighting of the basement of MNU where humans genetically experiment on the ‘prawns’ and the last major fight scene in District 9 with the brown colour setting with the use of dust and sand which adds to the dystopian setting. Most Science Fiction films are identified by these dystopian settings such as Men in Black with the use of low key lighting and greenish hues. Avatar depicts both utopian and dystopian settings throughout the film. Avatar shows a utopian setting by using high key lighting, medium shots, eye level angles, synchronous sounds such as rain and the ambience of a natural world where everything is in peace. Avatar uses the dystopian setting through low key lighting, long or extreme long shots, high angles and synchronous sounds such as gun fire whenever humans are depicted. Avatar uses both aspects to highlight the difference between the human invaders and the peace-loving Na’vi and therefore offers a more evolved Science Fiction alternative than District