District 9

We saw District 9 last night. It was a gripping movie, but the melodramatic script and numerous gross-out moments kept it from being great.

The hidden message is what made it worthwhile. Like all the greatest science fiction, the premise was a thinly-veiled metaphor for a pressing social issue in current events. In the case of District 9, I saw it as a metaphor for the refugee situation in Africa right now. Hopefully others will also see this message, and it will call new attention to the horrors that persist to this day all across Africa.