So how was Elysium?

[justalurkr]

I described Elysium to my mother as a "trenchant commentary on the state of American health care that just happens to have lots of spaceships and explosions." Oh, and it stars Matt Damon (playing a desperate have-not) and Jodie Foster (playing a vicious, elitist have with pretty much the only subtlety this film possesses, which is to say not much.)

The Most Important Thing: if Matt Damon had his shirt off, it was for a period of time so insignificant as to escape my notice. Also, I missed the first part of the movie up to the part from the trailer about "hair products," so he might have awakened naked for all I know and I MISSED IT. (sulk)

But seriously: grafting an exoskeleton over a T-shirt? Why, director man, WHY?

Of course Jodie Foster never took her perfectly tailored suit off. That would be perverted! Yes, hypocrite is a word in someone else's dictionary.



Anyway, trenchant social commentary ("Citizen not detected,") check. Many spaceships ("Undocumented craft approaching,") check. Many explosions (just put them all including the scenery in red shirts and you'll barely be surprised at the end,) check. Fabulous space scenery? Haven't seen better in a fictional movie since 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Movie does what it says on the tin. Thumbs up from justalurkr.