Who is the protagonist in District 9?
Wikus van der Merwe
Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 – coincidentally released in 2009, the very same year as Avatar – does something comparatively rare. Its protagonist, one Wikus van der Merwe, starts the movie as a selfish, less-than-heroic character and, even by though he’s changed by its end, he still isn’t what you’d call selfless.
Is Chappie a sequel to District 9?
District 9 jump-started Blomkamp’s career, with the director going on to direct other science-fiction films such as Elysium in 2013 and Chappie in 2015, and was briefly attached to an Alien sequel.
What is the message behind District 9?
The direct allegory running through the story is easy to recognize: District 9 is a reference to District 6, an area in South Africa where 60,000 colored Africans were evicted from their homes during apartheid in the 1970s.
What happens to Wikus?
The final shot of the film shows that Wikus has fully transformed into an alien and leaves anonymous gifts at his wife’s door to show he’s still thinking of her. Audiences might eventually learn more about Wikus, as director Neill Blomkamp has said he’d like to finish the Wikus/Christopher story.
Is Chappie related to District 9?
District 9 director Neill Blomkamp quietly filmed a horror movie this summer. The sci-fi filmmaker made his first feature film since 2015’s Chappie. Director Neill Blomkamp, known for his original sci-fi films like District 9 and Elysium, quietly got back in action since making the 2015 feature Chappie.
How did Wikus get infected in District 9?
Sharlto Copley as Wikus van de Merwe, a mild-mannered, bumbling, awkward bureaucrat at the MNU Department of Alien Affairs, who becomes infected with an alien fluid, slowly turning him into one of the “prawns”. This was the first time acting professionally in a feature film for Copley, a friend of director Blomkamp.