tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717875266905215662.post745381774674456275..comments2016-06-22T17:21:30.235-07:00Comments on The Cinema of Estrangement: Similarities to the ApartheidAl Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03251435271776441569noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717875266905215662.post-13466075279835029252011-02-14T11:19:51.159-08:002011-02-14T11:19:51.159-08:00I absolutely agree with your linking district 9 wi...I absolutely agree with your linking district 9 with District 6 in terms of human rights and how horrible humans have been to each other. I also like your comment on the Nigerians portrayal as brutish and ironic. However, looking back on Professor Miller's, comment on whether or not the film was racist, I want to mention that I do think this film had several racist undertones throughout the movie. <br /><br />The aliens are far more human than most other sci-fi movies and thus have a stronger link to humanity in my opinion. This only intensifies the racism towards the aliens and makes it even more obvious to the audience. Christopher's character is arguably the most human acting creature in the film. MNU treats them as if they are not living things, and the Nigerian population is depicted as complete savages with no tangible social connection to any world other than the aliens really. The fact the the Nigerians in the film behave as absurdly barbaric and "uncivilized" is an example of the racist undertones towards the Nigerian population. I didn't find this to be an offensive depiction given the far-fetched plot; however, definitely something to note. In general though the theme of racism is rampant in the movie and one that is symbolically conquered by Wikus' physical and metaphoric transformation at the end of the movie.cwthomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131094638061897987noreply@blogger.com