Elysium trailer

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by -King-

Actually he's right. It was about immigration. And to some poor Mexicans, all Americans are rich.
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Actually, he's not.

The director is from ****ing South Africa and has made a point, at every ****ing opportunity, to point out his films reflect that situation.

He has commented numerous times on the idea that wealth equals power and poverty equals helplessness.

To make this a left vs. right argument is ignorance.

This isn't a hollywood agenda film - it's a man with hollywood money making a film...

[WhiteWhale]

Originally Posted by Rausch

Uh, no.

Everyone in America is not rich. EVERYONE on the station was rich.

It was a commentary on the rich lording over the poor.

Anything else is the bias of your own politics, dislikes, and projections...

Tell me what my politics, dislikes, and projections are captain pseudo psychology.

Originally Posted by Rausch

Actually, he's not.

The director is from ****ing South Africa and has made a point, at every ****ing opportunity, to point out his films reflect that situation.

He has commented numerous times on the idea that wealth equals power and poverty equals helplessness.

To make this a left vs. right argument is ignorance.

This isn't a hollywood agenda film - it's a man with hollywood money making a film...

There's cross over but the movie was clearly an allegory for the US/mexico situation which does include a disparity in wealth... which I think would be obvious to pretty much anyone. YOU are the one projecting. Of course, you probably know better than the director what his influences and aspirations for his movie were. You watched it.

I've said it before, and I"ll say it again... if you're going to be an asshole, be CORRECT.