This is the logical development of capitalism. It is familiar and likely because science fiction is about taking sociology, psychology and or technology (soft and hard sf respectively) and writing a story about a reasonable extrapolation of that society. This is the SF of CANDIDE and GULLIVER'S TRAVELS.

Of course, it is also the SF of space stations, robots, and corporate factories.

Matt Damon in Elysium (2013) movie still; Festivale film review

Matt Damon is a worker who was ordered into a dangerous situation and then thrown off the job to die within days, even though he could be cured on the space station above.

Space Station Elysium (2013) movie still; Festivale film review

There's a childhood sweetheart and a dying child, but most interesting is the fist of the elite -- Jodie Foster as Delacourt. Delacourt is the fixer and the head of security and anything else that a suit-wearing administrator needs to be to make sure the people down there don't come up here.

Do you really need anything else? ELYSIUM is nicely played, unexceptionally written, and moves along at a decent pace. There is nothing new here, no special insight to make the audience think, but it is very watchable, and if you haven't done your basic SF reading, it could seem new and interesting too.

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Just the facts: Title: Elysium (2013) Written by: Neill Blomkamp Directed by: Neill Blomkamp Running time: 109 mins Rating: MA15+ The Players: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Official website: www.itsbetterupthere.com/site IMDb entry For session times of current films, use the cinema listings on the Movie links page. For scheduled release dates, see the coming attractions section. For more information about this movie, check out the internet movie database. For the latest additions to Festivale, check out the change history section.