6. You'll Enjoy The Prawn Cocktail
The lobster/insect-like aliens are labelled Prawns by their disgusted human overseers, but they're a lot more than just stereotypes.
"I thought with the aliens, you’d think, 'I don’t want to sit next to that on the bus, they look insane, they look barbaric,'" says the director.
"And then by the end of the film, you’ve done a 180 on your perception of them. And that’s why their design reflects that. They are gross. They are insect-like, which represents this sort of hive-structure society that they come from, and then they have a human sort of geometry to their face and eyes, so that at some point in the film, you can feel that there’s a sentient creature behind those eyes."
He's certainly pulled that off - despite one of the main leads in the film created with CG, it's based on the performance of Blomkamp pal Jason
Cope, so it not only has a human soul underneath, but offered a proper reference for Copley to act against.
The results speak for themselves.
Next: The visuals rock
Comments
DanRose
Sep 3rd 2009, 10:09
So why the no 5 star total film?
Alert a moderator
CheDizzle
Sep 3rd 2009, 20:22
I saw it at Empire's Movie Con recently and I personally thought that it deserved a five star review.
Alert a moderator
Ali1748
Sep 4th 2009, 1:39
Very much looking forward to seeing it this weekend.
Alert a moderator
prawnkus
Sep 4th 2009, 5:16
5 Stars and More. Have seen it 3 times and will do so again soon. Awesome film!
Alert a moderator
Knightowl
Sep 5th 2009, 17:03
One of the best movies in years!
Alert a moderator
Knightowl
Sep 5th 2009, 17:03
One of the best movies in years!
Alert a moderator
easyoneoone
Sep 7th 2009, 13:03
saw it didnt think it was that great the protagonist is far too annoying
Alert a moderator