"Captive State Is Not the Sci-Fi Movie You Think It Is " Topic

"The most intriguing thing about Rupert Wyatt's new film, Captive State, is that unlike most sci-fi films, it picks up after an alien invasion. It's the story of a world where aliens invaded, humanity lost, and now they are our rulers. Of course, in that scenario, some people would want to rise up and fight the oppressors.

How it's handled, though, is somewhat in opposition to what you may expect the film to be. This is not an over-the-top, kick-ass action movie. The science fiction elements are handled very realistically with some of the most audacious ideas off-screen, and the aliens, for the most part, pushed to the side. If anything, Captive State is more of a ‘70s political thriller with sporadic heist elements, showing the intricate steps taken by a small group of strangers to come together and strike a blow against an evil hierarchy. Which, considering today's political climate, rings a little more than true…"
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Armand

'Which, considering today's political climate, rings a little more than true.'

So, the usual Hollywood political agenda/hype/virtue signalling movie, again?

Well the first thing to do in this case is find out what kills your Alien Overlords.

It will probably turn out to be water.

They'll have built a big headquarters in the middle of the Sahara or the Gobi Desert because their high command couldn't find a desert world in the habitable zone of a star that they could actually reach and conquer this fiscal year, and if they don't conquer their quota of planets, they'll lose their jobs.

I don't think they'd not loose their jobs, these are bureaucrats after all, but I'm sure their budget would be slashed with funds diverted to their version of reality TV or possibly another government boondoggle like a Death Star.

Wait, it's not over the top, kick ass action? I don't understand, where could they find actors to portray this non-action, and where did they dig up the writers?

Heh. Heist a ship, take it to a hidden base, build bigger, deadlier ship(s), go blow up alien homeworld(s). Oh wait, maybe that's a different movie…

First, the person who wrote this:"strike a blow against an evil hierarchy. Which, considering today's political climate, rings a little more than true…" should be caned.
(Come on, no matter your views on the President, the whole Nazis, Hitler and now really evil aliens comparisons just show how pampered and ignorant the staters of such views are.)

Second, it is a great movie that does require the viewer to pay attention for the entire movie. Can't say more.

"the usual Hollywood political agenda/hype/virtue signalling movie"…
Why I've gone from seeing 2-3 movies a month to 1-2 movies a year. It is a shame a large majority of Hollywood is no longer capable of making movies that are just entertaining & fun

Glup!….

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Armand

Saw it last night. I liked it. It struck me as Sci Fi in the vein of District 9 as opposed to Independence Day or Avatar. More gritty, realistic, character-centric. A small story in a larger story. Some might infer an agenda or statement, but it didn't come off heavy-handed or *nudge, nudge, wink, wink* to me.

Thanks!.

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Armand

Political prejudices disguised as a movie are not fun to watch