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hathycolYesterday I went into Liverpool to see District 9 with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
emerald_embers adn it was officially an Awesome Day Out. I haven't seen Louise in, er, five years I think, so there was that added bonus, plus, you know, CINEMA DAY WHEEEEE.
After bonding over the merits of sweet popcorn and teaching the man behind the Ben and Jerry's counter one of the triggers of gout, we headed into the cinema and saw what was a really, really good film. For those not aware of the plot, aliens come to Earth. Only they hover of Johannesburg for a bit, before being cut out and it's discovered they're starving and dying. They get moved into something known as District 9 in the townships and it essentially becomes a slum.
Anyway, the obvious links were to issues with as apartheid and refugee status, plus I thought that settig it in South Africa was really interesting. I know that sounds a little bit patronising, but it's a different social context. I would have liked to know more about how the rest of the world responded - there was no mention, really, of any governments involved at all although possibly they would like to keep official distant if something like this did happen - but it felt like a very real film, in a way. The main character is a complete bastard, which helped too.
But yes, other than suffering from my eternal need to know more in this kind of situation, I thought it was brilliant. Go and see!
We went to dissect the film in Wagamama's afterwards, before heading to a bar and having some cocktails far cheaper than advertised as I went to dance classes with the girl behind the bar. It was decided there should be some sort of mass LJ meet-up for anyone who can realistically get to Liverpool. HANG ON TO YOUR HATS FOR MORE DETAILS LATER.
Slightly merry, I headed home and settled for a night in front of the telly. Feeling benevolent, and maybe thinking I had been unnecessarily judgey of my sister, I volunteered to get out of bed this morning to look after the dog, as she was on a night out last night. At 4am, the dog started barking. In order to shut him up and minimise neighbourly wrath, I headed downstairs without my glasses on to see what was up. All the lights were out, so I asumed Megan was spending the night out.
Headed through the living room door to see what looked suspiciously like a man without any trousers on, who yelped 'sorry!'. No glasses mean I was unable to ascertain details, etc. I howled through the door in my best Angry Northern Voice 'PUT YOUR BLOODY TROUSERS ON AND STOP THE DOG BARKING!' before stomping back upstairs. Still no idea what was going on there, but was at this point obviously awake and the dog was wound up so barked intermittently through the night so I have basically had no proper sleep and am feeling very grumpy.
ALSO if my sister was doing what I think she may have been doing then FOR GOD'S SAKE WOMAN PUT THE SOFA THROWS INTO THE WASH. I don't care that she's doing it, but good lord don't accidentally expose me to it again.
emerald_embers adn it was officially an Awesome Day Out. I haven't seen Louise in, er, five years I think, so there was that added bonus, plus, you know, CINEMA DAY WHEEEEE.After bonding over the merits of sweet popcorn and teaching the man behind the Ben and Jerry's counter one of the triggers of gout, we headed into the cinema and saw what was a really, really good film. For those not aware of the plot, aliens come to Earth. Only they hover of Johannesburg for a bit, before being cut out and it's discovered they're starving and dying. They get moved into something known as District 9 in the townships and it essentially becomes a slum.
Anyway, the obvious links were to issues with as apartheid and refugee status, plus I thought that settig it in South Africa was really interesting. I know that sounds a little bit patronising, but it's a different social context. I would have liked to know more about how the rest of the world responded - there was no mention, really, of any governments involved at all although possibly they would like to keep official distant if something like this did happen - but it felt like a very real film, in a way. The main character is a complete bastard, which helped too.
But yes, other than suffering from my eternal need to know more in this kind of situation, I thought it was brilliant. Go and see!
We went to dissect the film in Wagamama's afterwards, before heading to a bar and having some cocktails far cheaper than advertised as I went to dance classes with the girl behind the bar. It was decided there should be some sort of mass LJ meet-up for anyone who can realistically get to Liverpool. HANG ON TO YOUR HATS FOR MORE DETAILS LATER.
Slightly merry, I headed home and settled for a night in front of the telly. Feeling benevolent, and maybe thinking I had been unnecessarily judgey of my sister, I volunteered to get out of bed this morning to look after the dog, as she was on a night out last night. At 4am, the dog started barking. In order to shut him up and minimise neighbourly wrath, I headed downstairs without my glasses on to see what was up. All the lights were out, so I asumed Megan was spending the night out.
Headed through the living room door to see what looked suspiciously like a man without any trousers on, who yelped 'sorry!'. No glasses mean I was unable to ascertain details, etc. I howled through the door in my best Angry Northern Voice 'PUT YOUR BLOODY TROUSERS ON AND STOP THE DOG BARKING!' before stomping back upstairs. Still no idea what was going on there, but was at this point obviously awake and the dog was wound up so barked intermittently through the night so I have basically had no proper sleep and am feeling very grumpy.
ALSO if my sister was doing what I think she may have been doing then FOR GOD'S SAKE WOMAN PUT THE SOFA THROWS INTO THE WASH. I don't care that she's doing it, but good lord don't accidentally expose me to it again.
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Date: 2009-09-07 11:52 am (UTC)Also: WAGAMAMA. OM NOM NOM. *g*
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Date: 2009-09-07 07:13 pm (UTC)Wagamama is SO GOOD. And I get money off since I work in the same shopping complex!
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Date: 2009-09-07 09:47 pm (UTC)SO GOOD indeed. I didn't think I would like it, but went because Anwar and his friends eat there relatively often (or did), but omg I loved it. I spent the next few months trying to go to Wagamama whenever possible. The only thing I really dislike is that their fruit juice is a) horrendously overpriced and b) not terribly thirst-quenching, being sort of pulpy etc. Um. I shall stop babbling now, yes.
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Date: 2009-09-11 09:22 pm (UTC)