Technically cool, but yeah, the basic message was, “Open the borders to ALL comers, and give them free health care...”
Elysium is the USA, the place all the earthlings yearn to g, but can’t, and poor Earth is Mexico.
It’s very, very clear.
Does it surprise you that this comes right as all the amnesty stuff is being set up...?
I saw it, but lied and told the cashier lady I intended to see some kiddy movie.
I do that every time as a weird form of activism.
Maybe Damon and Foster would feel differently if they saw Elysium as Beverly Hills and Hollywood while Earth is the rest of Los Angeles. Hey poor people, just walk a few miles north and everything will be free and wonderful... Ha! Damon would be begging for the riot police to set up a free fire zone to keep Beverly Hills safe.
My best guess is that Elysium gets destroyed, but only after Damon’s character gets what he needs from it, and them the world ends up the same except those Evil Rich Republicans who lived on Elysium are DEAD!
A liberal feel good (but they don’t know why) Wet Dream. Kind of like Obamacare.
Or, I could be wrong. I have a free Movie Pass I got on my Birthday. There is no extra charge if you wait a week to see New Releases, so I might go see it next week to check if my theory holds water.