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Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3
District 9 is still the king of Alien Sci-Fi in the last decade.
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I agree with this. I think most good sci-fi, like District 9, is an allegory or mirrors reality in some way. Since you can use settings and characters (ie space and aliens) that don't have any associated connotations with them, you can get away with harsher criticisms than you could if you'd used known groups of people or places.
Special effects and explosions are fun too, but without a compelling story to go along with it, it feels hollow, imo.
I thought District 9 did an excellent job of blending a meaningful story with cool visuals.