District 9 subverts typical alien invasion tropes with a low-budget, found footage approach and unexpected character development. The film follows Wikus van de Merwe, a government official who transforms into an alien after accidental exposure, creating sympathy for the segregated 'prawns' and leaving room for a sequel.
Alien invasion movies generally come with a big budget, elaborate special effects, and exaggerated plots involving intense action sequences, but District 9 took the popular alien invasion trope and went in an entirely unexpected direction with it.
Related District 10: District 9's Sequel Needs To Avoid Neill Blomkamp's Movie Curse District 10, a sequel to District 9, could be Neill Blomkamp's career renaissance - if it can break the director's streak of less-than-stellar movies. District 9 expands on a world already created by director Neill Blomkamp, for his six-minute short film Alive in Joburg.
Related 10 Totally Unique Alien Designs In Sci-Fi Movies Plenty of sci-fi movies feature humanoid aliens with big bulbous heads, but there are some extraterrestrials with much more interesting designs.
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