tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717875266905215662.post4210834417742561023..comments2016-06-22T17:21:30.235-07:00Comments on The Cinema of Estrangement: District 9: the Modern-Day Jewish/Rwandan/South African slumAl Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03251435271776441569noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717875266905215662.post-79048001773700242832011-02-13T13:48:13.073-08:002011-02-13T13:48:13.073-08:00I agree that this movie resembles historical event...I agree that this movie resembles historical events that include apartheid and the Holocaust. There is no doubt that the film conveys a motif of xenophobia and intolerance. I think your statement at the very end is especially important when evaluating why a movie like this was made. I think that we like to believe that we've moved forward from days of genocide and merciless slavery, but I propose that this movie serves to show us that we still have a foot in the door. Humans have not learned their lesson and this movie epitomizes this staunch truth. <br /><br />I also wanted to comment on the names of the aliens, particularly Christopher Johnson's. You can't get more human than with a name like Christopher Johnson, but he is not a human. He is a prawn. I think the purpose of naming these foreigners with human names serves to represent the identity crisis that many immigrants face when entering a new place. It seems that in naming these aliens this way, Peter Jackson is trying to make a note about the egocentrism of humankind and how we are absolutely terrified to the point of violence of interacting with those who are different than us.jadepoteathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852877964495976510noreply@blogger.com