'Elysium' Movie, Matt Damon, Jodie Foster (2013) Sci Fi, Dystopia

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Trailer. In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) will stop at nothing to preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium - but that doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in by any means they can. Max (Matt Damon) agrees to take on a life threatening mission, one that could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

~ Genre: Action / Drama Science Fiction, Cast: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, William Fichtner, Diego Luna, Director & Writer: Neill Blomkamp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elysium
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- Review, Roger Ebert. The film is set in 2154, when the planet has been ravaged by disease, pollution, and overpopulation. The wealthiest now live on a space station called Elysium, which can be seen in the clouds from Earth below. Max (Matt Damon) has grown up watching Elysium from his rundown, largely Latino L.A. neighborhood. A reformed car thief now working in a grueling factory job—he's lucky to have it, he's sneeringly informed—Max is trying to keep things together in a society openly rigged against the poor.

It's not easy. Amid a gritty cityscape filled with cluttered streets and dirty, crowded hospitals, a robot police force makes arrests indiscriminately, with no apparent restraints on brutality. Sentencing is automated, administered by a droid whose voice has the kind of crackle you hear when ordering at a drive-thru. No sooner is Max done with his latest legal entanglement than a radiation accident at the plant leaves him with only days to live. He's done for—unless he can get to Elysium, where healing pods fix all medical problems in seconds...https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/elysium-2013

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2. Very well done, came out in 2013 just around the

time of the AI breakthru that was a huge deal.

Not a sci fi regular, but the film is truly compelling with fine acting & potential scary realities for coming decades.