This film had a fantastic plot, and along with the acting and special effects it was one of the best films I've seen regardless of its low budget. Throughout the movie we were able to see a series of situations where the main character, Wikus Van De Merwe (played by Sharlto Copley), had to go against impossible odds to ensure his own survival. Having worked to keep the aliens in line with the MNU, he was now able to see the other side of what was going on behind closed doors with new perspectives. The whole idea of the film as portrayed in the short film of the same movie was racism, which is ironic with it being centered around Africa. However, without knowing that information, people will look at this film as another alien movie. When writing this, Niell Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell should have made it a point to talk more about the racist undertones that this movie originally portrayed. Despite that, the special effects were outstanding. The futuristic weapons had amazing lighting, explosive, and physical characteristics. In other movies such as Predator or Alien, there weren't nearly as many different types of weapons, and at the same time they made them look just like advanced earthly weapons. What really ties everything together for this movie and others had to be the music. In every scene where you saw Wikus in a high action situation the accompanying music added to the suspense with its high speeds and sudden high volume drums it kept you at the edge of your seat. It doesn't always have to be action films that have great music to accompany the scene. For instance, in other Sci-fi movies such as ET there were many different slow/sad scenes that had soft music with violins that set the mood for how the actors felt. Again, a great film, and I would have no problem recommending this in the future.