District 9 Sequel to Deliver the Unexpected in Two Years

[jad4400]

I like the idea of prequels, maybe we could see why the Prawns arrived on Earth in the first place or maybe what they're world is like. i jsut loved everything about District 9 and I want to see more.

 

[The Random One]

I loved the original movie. By showing us how humanity treats the aliens, we learn about ourselves and the lowest levels we can sink to. Also, the movie successfully portrayed aliens that were very much like humans, but different looking (and with a crippling addiction to cat food), and how in the end we were not so different.

I'm not following. We are very, VERY different from the Prawns. As far as we can tell, the entire concept of free will is new to them. They just do what they are told by people they believe to be in charge.

No... one of the people 'interviewed' in the movie theorized that those were workmen (er, workaliens) and because of that were subservient and didn't even know exactly how their own technology worked. Imagine that instead a cargo ship full of illegal immigrants were transported through THE TWILIGHT ZONE and into a dimension of highly advanced aliens, and they might have the same view of humans as you have of the Prawns. (Plus, if the concept of free will was entirely foreign[footnote]Man, I really struggled not to use the word 'alien' here.[/footnote] to them then Christopher Johnson wouldn't have tried to put a stop to the 'invasion'. (If you say that he maybe 'learned' that trait from humans, you didn't pay attention. He says he took 20 years to collect the amount of fuel he needs. 20 years is how long the ship's been stranded on Earth, so he was doing that from day one. Back to my magical cargo ship analogy, even though most of the people inside are ignorant and can't even explain how the cargo ship they are on works, there might be a few who, despite being poor and uneducated, are intelligent and can figure out more than their simpler travelmates.)

OT: I do not believe putting the words 'sequel' and 'unique' in the same sentence will ever constitute a truth, unless the words 'never' or 'impossible' are between them. A sequel by definition is more of the same. That said, if there's a movie out there that I would be hopeful for the sequel it's this one.

 

[CJ1145]

No... one of the people 'interviewed' in the movie theorized that those were workmen (er, workaliens) and because of that were subservient and didn't even know exactly how their own technology worked. Imagine that instead a cargo ship full of illegal immigrants were transported through THE TWILIGHT ZONE and into a dimension of highly advanced aliens, and they might have the same view of humans as you have of the Prawns. (Plus, if the concept of free will was entirely foreign[footnote]Man, I really struggled not to use the word 'alien' here.[/footnote] to them then Christopher Johnson wouldn't have tried to put a stop to the 'invasion'. (If you say that he maybe 'learned' that trait from humans, you didn't pay attention. He says he took 20 years to collect the amount of fuel he needs. 20 years is how long the ship's been stranded on Earth, so he was doing that from day one. Back to my magical cargo ship analogy, even though most of the people inside are ignorant and can't even explain how the cargo ship they are on works, there might be a few who, despite being poor and uneducated, are intelligent and can figure out more than their simpler travelmates.)

I see your point, but Christopher Johnson was well-documented in the movie as being the "exception" among the Prawns. If you will notice, excluding himself and his son the aliens are very complacent, to the point of simplicity. Those that aren't are simply feral. What you describe as coincidental gaps in intelligence, I describe as evidence of a caste system amongst the Prawns. The leader caste, represented by Christopher Johnson, would not be used for menial labor, and thus would be in far smaller numbers aboard the ship, the rest being relatively mindless workers. This is given further evidence by the only other truly intelligent creature being Christopher J's son. This would imply their castes are genetic, passing on their characteristics that are best suited to their task.

 

[Ryokai]

I loved the original movie. By showing us how humanity treats the aliens, we learn about ourselves and the lowest levels we can sink to. Also, the movie successfully portrayed aliens that were very much like humans, but different looking (and with a crippling addiction to cat food), and how in the end we were not so different.

I'm not following. We are very, VERY different from the Prawns. As far as we can tell, the entire concept of free will is new to them. They just do what they are told by people they believe to be in charge.

No... one of the people 'interviewed' in the movie theorized that those were workmen (er, workaliens) and because of that were subservient and didn't even know exactly how their own technology worked. Imagine that instead a cargo ship full of illegal immigrants were transported through THE TWILIGHT ZONE and into a dimension of highly advanced aliens, and they might have the same view of humans as you have of the Prawns. (Plus, if the concept of free will was entirely foreign[footnote]Man, I really struggled not to use the word 'alien' here.[/footnote] to them then Christopher Johnson wouldn't have tried to put a stop to the 'invasion'. (If you say that he maybe 'learned' that trait from humans, you didn't pay attention. He says he took 20 years to collect the amount of fuel he needs. 20 years is how long the ship's been stranded on Earth, so he was doing that from day one. Back to my magical cargo ship analogy, even though most of the people inside are ignorant and can't even explain how the cargo ship they are on works, there might be a few who, despite being poor and uneducated, are intelligent and can figure out more than their simpler travelmates.)

OT: I do not believe putting the words 'sequel' and 'unique' in the same sentence will ever constitute a truth, unless the words 'never' or 'impossible' are between them. A sequel by definition is more of the same. That said, if there's a movie out there that I would be hopeful for the sequel it's this one.

Exactly. The aliens did cringe before a lot of humans, but then wouldn't you if you had a gun pointed to your face? The fact is, I found the alien behavior to be very human.

 

[13lackfriday]

Nobody seems to have mentioned this yet, but I'd be interested to see the Prawn homeworld or wherever Christopher Johnson returned to, and maybe a bit more of the backstory behind what forced the Prawns to come to Earth and in such shoddy condition...

Of course, the continuing saga of Wikus...just when you start to sympathize with the scruffy bastard, things go to hell and the movie leaves him out on a limb.

PS: more crazyass, advanced alien weaponry and more use of it...the brief firefights with the vaporizer, repeater, and pulse gun were way too few and far in between. Keep the brilliant social commentary of course, but maybe up the action a bit too.

 

[ThaBenMan]

The Prawns of the first film are definitely refugees of some kind. I'd be very interested to learn more about what they fled from...

 

[The Youth Counselor]

My idea for a follow-up will be part prequel part sequel. Like District 9, it will begin with a documentary on non-human plight, this time getting more into detail with the backstory, human/non-human relations, and more allusions to the apartheid era.

I would love to see the militant/terrorist/freedom fighter organization Pro Forma that was only mentioned in the viral marketing [http://www.mnuspreadslies.com/post.php?id=189]. We get to see buildups of racial tension from frustrated outlanders breaking a quarantine originally enacted during first contact to an infamous incident where a lynch mob of humans kill an outlander who allegedly raped and murdered a child and etc. Early in the movie a small army of hovercrafts, and exo suits burn Johanessburg to the ground during the 90's riots. (I don't want to see Independence Day or War of the Worlds. Imagine the LA riots or Belfast riots with science fiction weapons. For a better example look at Alive in Joburg, the short film D9 is based on below.) Fearing an invasion, a large multinational peace keeping force, airstrike and obliterate the rioters and confiscate the weapons. (Just chaos and destruction) Without the major weaponry we continue to see a cycle of violence from suicide bombings [http://www.mnuspreadslies.com/index.php?month=June&year=2008] the necklacing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necklacing] of a human hostage.

Then we jump forward in time to the rearrival of the mothership. Christopher has returned, but there is no home to return to. Their planet is dead, and instead he returns with more survivors. The South African government and MNU now have to accommodate these newcomers, despite humanist pressure. Christopher has also assumed the queen role that was waiting to be filled, and begins to lead a non-violent movement composed of humans and non-humans alike. But he will face opposition from not just specist humans and MNU, but from apathetic outlanders, jealous upper caste members, and alien extremist hard backers including imprisoned Pro Forma leader Alexander.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNReejO7Zu8[/youtube]

 

[McNinja]

Unexpected? Now I'll be expecting the unexpected. They can't tell us to not expect something then expect us to not expect it.

In short, District 9 was a fantastic movie, and I have high hopes for the sequel.

 

[chickenlord]

will be awesome, can't wait for it in 2012...hopefully it isnt released around the holidays...as in around December 21st...unless...unless its released December 20th and is so amazingly awesome it breaks open a black whole in the middle of our sun causing our entire existences to evaporate into thin air...we can only hope...

 

[Z(ombie)fan]

How did noone see this coming? The first one ended on an obvious sequel hook or two. Hang on.

Spoiler: Firstly...

Christopher Johnson said that he would return in three years, a reasonable time for a sequel to be produced and lo and behold it has, and with reinforcements. Boom, you have your setup.

Spoiler: Also...

The new alien residence is called "District 10", so boom, you have your title.

"christopher johansen"

 

[Zeromaeus]

Unexpected? Now I'll be expecting the unexpected. They can't tell us to not expect something then expect us to not expect it.

In short, District 9 was a fantastic movie, and I have high hopes for the sequel.

There's a man in red standing just behind you.

Back on topic, I hope this goes well.
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That's about it at this stage...
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Man, I can't wait for Iron Man II.

 

[Nouw]

The ending suggested a sequel so I can't wait!

 

[soapyshooter]

oh dear god...please do it right. Forget you ever made a first, forget expectations, forget hype...just do your own thing like the first one.

 

[chronobreak]

Meh, a prequel? I feel like they set everything up well, they showed us how shocked we were discovering aliens and what we did with them and all that. Maybe I'm just tired of prequels, I don't know.

 

[CheckD3]

I would expect the title of the sequel to be District 10, and as for the story line, it's hard to guess.. Hopefully it won't be cliche and original, which to be honest, is difficult for people to get right. The best sequels usually change something that happens at the ending of the original and contradicts it just a little bit, nothing major, but still noticeable.

 

[Bek359]

Peter Jackson and company have, as Moviebob said, never made a bad movie. I am cautiously optimistic about a sequel to D9.

 

[Spiner909]

It will be called District 10, I bet.

 

[Vrex360]

Part of me wonders where District 9 could go as a sequel, save for that Christopher still needs to return to collect his people and revive Wikus. So it'll probably be another political/action tale where the interviews return this time in the form of the political issues with trying to Christopher save the aliens from Earth while at the same time, MNU attempts to keep them there, and once again I see Wikus caught in the middle, this time turning from Prawn to human and trying to readapt to the changes.
I'm not sure if it'll be a good sequel because a bad one could ruin the effect of the first, but we shall see.