fookin … try to imagine that in a Sith Afrikan accent!

The core concept of the movie is this: instead of wondering what aliens might do to us if they ever visit our planet, think about what we would do to them. As has been common throughout human history and currently, what we would do to them are not very pleasant things indeed. What also happens in the movie is how one person’s world crumbles when everything that he holds true about himself, his job and what he believes to be just, falls apart in a dramatic fashion.

I went into the movie knowing just the above and I was totally blown away by it. I knew nothing about the specific plot lines or special effects. I won’t link to any trailers because after watching the movie, I feel that they give away some important plot points. It’s better if you went into it like I did and just get taken along for the ride. But I will link to this propaganda-ish clip done in the context of the movie’s world to give you a feel of it.

If you like a gritty sci-fi action movie where the effects are there to tell an amazing and thought-provoking story and are not the main attraction, then you’d love it. Having said that, the effects are sooo cool!

Watch it watch it watch it!

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