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   Message 990 of 1,361   
   Charles Pierson to August Abolins   
   District 9 (2009)   
   01 Nov 20 19:36:20   
   
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   Hello, August Abolins.   
   On 11/2/20 2:52 AM you wrote:   
      
    AA> That *is* odd.   Is there any particular sci-fi film you would    
    AA> never get tired watching again?   
      
   For me, that's a hard question.  Most movies that I like I rarely tire of   
   watching. I can almost always find something new.    
      
   Just like reading a book over and over.   
       
    AA> I did not know what to expect when I started to watch District 9.    
    AA> I liked the seemless CGI with live-action. But the film also    
    AA> leaned pretty heavy on the sociology of co-living with aliens. I    
    AA> think I read somewhere that it was purposely a message about    
    AA> segregation and apartheid. Maybe that aspect steers some people    
    AA> away who are primarily seeking entertainment, not a "lesson".   
   I think that I mentioned earlier it took me a while to really "like" District   
   9. I picked up on the commentary, that really didn't bother me. It wasn't   
   hammering at it, it was a natural part of the flow of the story.    
      
   I still haven't really figured out why it took so long for me to like it. I   
   was leaning for a while that it looked like one of those pseudo-documentary   
   type films, which I like only slightly better than the "found footage" style,   
   which I can't stand. But it really isn't that style. So maybe it's just that   
   was my initial impression, and it biased me.   
      
      
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