IMDB kaže da je Elysium Blomkampov solo projekt dok je D9 i Chappie pisao zajedno sa Terryem Tatchellom. Chappie još nisam gledao tako da tu ne mogu komentirati ali za Elysium, koji mi je vizualno odličan i ima jednog od najawesome SF ratnika ikad, je i sam Blomkamp priznao da nije uspješno odradio zadatak.
"...I feel like I fucked it up, I feel like ultimately the story is not the right story. I still think the satirical idea of a ring filled with rich people hovering above the impoverished Earth is an awesome idea. I love it so much, I almost want to go back and do it correctly. But I just think the script wasn’t… I just didn’t make a good enough film is ultimately what it is. I feel like I executed all of the stuff that could be executed, like costume and set design and special effects very well. But ultimately it was all resting on a somewhat not totally formed skeletal system, so the script just wasn’t there…"
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