District 9, were the people in it really so morally corrupt?

One thing that has popped up a lot in reviews I have read about District 9 is that the people in it are regarded amoral. Also, my friend commented that she was disgusted with the people in the movie.

To me they seemed quite normal, everyones looking out for themselves, maybe the corporation(what was it called?) was clearly more evil than the rest. Do I just have a cynical worldview or were the people actually morally corrupt? What do you think?



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I thought they were written as fairly one-dimensional people... Certainly not with the kind of depth that requires debate or analysis. They were written to serve their purpose in the story. They didn't function as much more than plot tools to me.

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That's true, the movie was quite action-heavy and I found the portrayal of the corporation(still can't remember the name) kind of cliché even. Still liked the movie though.

I'd tend to agree. And I can't really take the "bad guys" seriously. Even motivated by greed, some of their actions are pretty hard to fathom, and they're pretty stock as far as bad guys go, too. The "evil business doing evil business things to make evil business money" meme is beyond tired.

It was the only part of the film that wasn't fresh and interesting, which actually made it stick out all the more. Funny, that.

I agree, very cliché indeed. I also kind of liked the movie. I gave it a 3.5 out of 5. Nothing special, but has its positive elements.

What is the nature of morality? Is it absolute or relative? Is man essentially amoral? Is morality a fiction? If so, is it merely a convenient fiction of those in power to control the powerless or does it have a more salubrious use than that? Big questions for a little thread.

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Great word. 1547? Been around for awhile too. Gonna try and file that one away somewhere.

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I thought District 9 was a satire on apartheid, especially seeing as how it takes place in Johannesburg, S.A.

Maybe I'm missing something?
I liked the movie a lot, by the way.

My biggest issue with the movie, that and the soundtrack.

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Sorry, what was your biggest issue with the movie?

The action-movie dumb witted 1 dimensional villains.

Oh, ok. I agree.

What's wrong with the soundtrack?
- just curious, I have not seen the movie yet.

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