It has subtle effects
While the trailer shows off some impressive, effective visuals, don’t go expecting huge battles and waves of invaders. At least, not to begin with…
"The film has almost a disregard for visual effects,” says Jackson. “Like, the aliens are so mundane and so part of the geography that you don't really focus on them at all," which is what makes this so unique.
"Neill has built these teasing glimpses of alien culture, like gangs that spring up among them.”
Blomkamp got his start at 16 as an animator and has since gone on to create shorts - like Joburg and robo-police story Tetra Vaal – alongside ads for companies like Citroen, so it seems only natural that he has a handle on producing effects-heavy films on a tight budget.
And given the swift collapse of Halo, you can bet that D-9’s purse strings were tightly held.
Still, the trailer (above) looks great, and we’ve been waiting for this for ages, ever since we got our first, viral look at the pic…
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