Elysium

In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

Elysium lands as a mixed but passable sci-fi blockbuster — visually striking and conceptually ambitious, but widely felt to be a step down from Blomkamp's debut District 9. Critics generally agreed the world-building and production design were impressive while the script and story structure left the premise underserved, a judgment Blomkamp himself later echoed publicly.