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Pass the Popcorn: District 9

By now most moviegoers know the back-story to this “low-budget” success story. The director, Neill Blomkamp, was plucked from obscurity by Peter Jackson to direct Halo but was later taken off the project. So Jackson decided they would make their own movie. District 9 was the result.

Blomkamp lengthened one of his previous shorts and rest is history. This 30-million dollar gem raked in loads at the box office by under playing it’s special effects and trudging through political themes on racial discrimination, etc., etc. It’s a worthy film that explores depressing topics and character arcs but ultimately prevails.