Sure, there are lasers and aliens and intergalactic fighting. If you were born with a penis and played with action figures as a kid, that kind of thing appeals if you’re looking to make an expensive popcorn flick. But there’s also something a little deeper than that.
Here’s Blomkamp speaking with movie site Rotten Tomatoes:
I totally love the universe of Halo on every level. Not only is it this epic space saga but Master Chief is such an awesome character. This guy – whether he knows it or not – is a victim of this military-industrial complex. It’s a totally compelling world to be involved in.
You know, I never thought of him as that. A victim. You’re so busy kicking arse during the games that you never stop and wonder whether Master Chief actually enjoys his job, or how he came to get stuck in a robot suit saving the galaxy from purple aliens (OK, so the latter you might if you’re the type to read up on expanded universe material).
Neil Blomkamp Talks District 9 [Rotten Tomatoes]
Prof. Ake
Monday, September 21, 2009 at 9:09 PMHaving read a majority of the Halo novels, I’ve always wondered why the spartans (SPARTAN II’S anyway) never rebelled, were never traumatised, never gone all psycho. I mean they were kidnapped as children, instantly dropped into military training, subject to testing and experimentation, and then endless war. Their psyche must be real fcuked up.