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=Neill Blomkamp=

Neill Blomkamp (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈnil ˈblɔmkamp]; born 17 September 1979) is a South African film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator. Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated effects, and his films often deal with themes of xenophobia and social segregation. He is best known as the co-writer and director of the critically acclaimed and financially successful science fiction action film District 9, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Notable Films

 * Tetra Vaal (2004)
 * Tempbot (2005)
 * Alive in Joburg (2005)
 * Yellow (2006)
 * Halo: Landfall (2007)
 * District 9 (2009)
 * Elysium (2013)
 * Chappie (2015)
 * The Escape (2016)
 * Rakka (2017)
 * Cooking with Bill: Damasu 950 (2017)
 * Firebase (2017)
 * God: Serengeti (2017)
 * Cooking with Bill: Sushi (2017)
 * Cooking with Bill: PrestoVeg (2017)
 * Cooking with Bill: Smoothie (2017)
 * Zygote (2017)
 * Kapture: Fluke (2017)
 * ADAM: The Mirror (2017)
 * Praetoria (2017)
 * Gdansk (2017)
 * Anthem: Conviction (2019)
 * Archon (TBA)

Why He and His Films Rock

 * 1) He prefer using science fiction action films instead of different genre.
 * 2) His film District 9 was even well-received by critics and the audiences, which is best science fiction film in 2000s.
 * 3) He make mostly original films.
 * 4) Most of his short films are awesome.

=District 9=

District 9 is a 2009 science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp in his feature film debut, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. It is a co-production of New Zealand, the United States and South Africa. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James, and was adapted from Blomkamp's 2006 short film Alive in Joburg.

Plot
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth -- not to conquer or give aid, but -- to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent (Sharlto Copley) contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Very awesome performance of Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James.
 * 2) It started out the legacy of Neill Blomkamp's films.
 * 3) The soundtrack by Clinton Shorter combines traditional South African music with modern music spectacularly.
 * 4) Obvious just from the trailer. The aliens? The gigantic spaceship hovering over the city? All CGI. All made on a budget of just $30 million. While Weta Workshop designed the aliens (who, appropriately enough, resemble big crickets), at the time of the movie's post-production, Weta Digital was too busy working on visual effects for Avatar, and made only the mothership and the dropship. Most of the VFX were made by companies based in Vancouver (where Neill Blomkamp lives), with Image Engine taking the biggest part. Though already having worked on other Hollywood movies, District 9 was Image Engine's first big project.

Reception
District 9 received acclaim, who praised the film's direction, performances, themes, and story, with some calling it one of the best science fiction films of the 2000s. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 90% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on a sample of 312 reviews, with an average score of 7.81/10. The website's consensus states, "Technically brilliant and emotionally wrenching, District 9 has action, imagination, and all the elements of a thoroughly entertaining science-fiction classic." At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received a score of 81 based on 36 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

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=Elysium=

Elysium is a 2013 American science fiction action film written, produced and directed by Neill Blomkamp. It stars Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Alice Braga, and Sharlto Copley. The film takes place on both a ravaged Earth, and a luxurious space habitat (Stanford torus design, one of the proposed NASA designs) called Elysium. The film itself offers deliberate social commentary which explores political and sociological themes such as immigration, overpopulation, transhumanism, health care, worker exploitation, the justice system, and social class issues.

Plot
In the year 2154, humanity is sharply divided between two classes of people: The ultrarich live aboard a luxurious space station called Elysium, and the rest live a hardscrabble existence in Earth's ruins. His life hanging in the balance, a man named Max (Matt Damon) agrees to undertake a dangerous mission that could bring equality to the population, but Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) vows to preserve the pampered lifestyle of Elysium's citizens, no matter what the cost.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Neill Blomkamp gets another great direction.
 * 2) The action sequences are fun to watch.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Even though Neill Blomkamp did another great direction, it is generally considered disappointment as Blomkamp's first film District 9.

Reception
Elysium received generally positive reviews, even though many considered it a disappointment after Blomkamp's first film District 9. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 66% based on 253 reviews, with an average rating of 6.49/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "After the heady sci-fi thrills of District 9, Elysium is a bit of a comedown for director Neill Blomkamp, but on its own terms, it delivers just often enough to satisfy." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 61 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.

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