"Blomkamp has long insisted that his movies contain no messages, whether philosophical or political. In another Wired story, from July 2013, it’s said that he “identifies as neither liberal nor conservative.” That’s a lily-livered stance, but in Blomkamp’s case I’m actually inclined to believe it’s true; only someone without strong political convictions of any kind could make three movies this ideologically incoherent." - Andrew C (✔)

"The problem with Blomkamp is that whether he’s willing to stand behind them or not, his movies do toy with politically charged imagery and ideas, often in flip and contradictory and sometimes offensive ways. They use the realities of our moment as a backdrop and a jumping-off point: U.S. border policy and immigration in Elysium; poverty in District 9 […] There’s a responsibility that comes with that; if Blomkamp wants to make apolitical movies, he should start setting them on Mars and shooting them on soundstages, instead of pointing a camera at the actual world." - Andrew C (✔)

"I’m not accusing Blomkamp of being some kind of weird crypto-racist; I just think he’s a little tone-deaf and a little self-satisfied, and either doesn’t care or legitimately doesn’t realize how this stuff is going to play." - Andrew C (✔)