Sometimes people just have one story in them and once they’ve told it, they kind of flounder. Blomkamp clearly wants to make sci-fi with a message, or weighty concepts at least, but it feels like the tank might be dry. I’m not sure that the whole writer/director thing is the best fit for him– I get the prestige of it, but theres no shame in telling someone else’s story. He’s visually creative and does interesting things with editing, but that’s not enough for a fully-realized film/short.
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