Jun 03, 2017 as the title says, i was wondering what bop items does each profession offers in way that makes them only available to you if you have that specific profession. Elysiums director thinks his hellish paradise is our future. In this one, unequal access to health care is a central part of the brutal oppression of the 99% by the privileged few, and a skilled nurse character is one of the heros allies in his mission to subvert the earths selfish overlords. When i say blown off, i mean its like someone took a blow torch to his face for a minute and turned his facial bones into yogurt. Elysium sends matt damon into a dystopian future the new. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Elysium the propstops world of entertainment memorabilia. Aug 21, 20 on elysium, if you break your leg or get your face blown off by a grenade, you have only to lie in a medpod for a few seconds to be totally healed. He is a ruthless, psychopathic, sadistic and megalomaniacal special mercenary and a senior agent for civil cooperation bureau and for the elysium space station whos bent on conquering elysium. Hes even unhinged enough to attempt to take down max with him in their final battle. A man is shot many times, through a wall, by laser gunfire. How did kruger survive a grenade blowing up his face when carlyle.
On elysium, if you break your leg or get your face blown off by a grenade, you have only to lie in a medpod for a few seconds to be totally healed. Majuli river lodge overlooking kruger park in south africa, nelspruit, mpumalanga. Krugers face is reconstructed in one of elysiums med bays kruger speaking with his boss, jessica delacourt, moments before killing her kruger threatening to destroy max and take over elysium kruger is blown apart by his own grenade after being hurled over a ledge by max. Jodie foster, however, seems to be in a completely different movie. Moviechat forums elysium 20 discussion fix max now fix max now. That said, i think that the droids probably win unless theres shenanigans on the part of the odsts. Shes about as subtle as the average comic book villain and speaks her lines in a weird maybe british, might be french accent. Aug 03, 20 during a scuffle, kruger gets his face blown off by a grenade.
I just noticed that the bonus scenario existed and its likely to be more interesting. Starring matt damon, jodie foster, sharlto copley, alice braga, diego luna, wagner moura, and william fichtner. Meanwhile on earth millions suffer broken bones, leukemia, sepsis. Kruger after he gets over half his face blown off by a grenade on arrival at. Movie villains comic book villains cartoon villains video game villains.
August 20 elysium isnt just another dystopian action movie. The scene where his face gets blown off by a grenade is a morbid joy to watch. Considering he gets his face blown off by a grenade and lives, its very likely that his skeletal system and a bunch of his organs are protected. Kruger, in his upgraded exosuit, walking down the hallway chasing max, screaming about how he would find max and how he would kill max.
But once max faces off with kruger and his gang, as they inevitably must, all thoughts of anything besides handtohand combat fade into insignificance. We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and remember website preferences. What is the song that kruger sings to the little girl in elysium. Aug 17, 20 the government officials on elysium have microchips in the side of their head for storing information. Sharlto copley and matt damon face off in the upcoming neill blomkamp thriller, elysium. Elysium starts off brilliantly, showcasing two opposite environments.
Add the discovery that basically the pistons were made in pairs and all of the pairs were different sizes, and different appearance on the max and kruger suit. Every citizen on elysium has one, and uses it just to tune things up, reverse aging, whatever. Strong scifi violence, with lots of fighting and shooting and some stabbing and swordplay. Apr 07, 2014 but eh, krugers certainly got some skills. However, max takes advantage of his nowsuperior strength to toss kruger off the. But theres always time to yell at a brutal mercenary who has insurgency on his mind. Her plan to reboot elysium s computers with carlyles code, appoint herself as president after the reboot, and use her new authority to increase the harshness against immigrants by a greater percentage even giving carlyles company an exclusivity contract to manufacture. I want a kruger movie, where he does sociopathic military stuff and says a whole bunch of shit i cant understand for 23 hours.
The character of jodie foster was one the fence, in the beginning you can tell she seemed evil and cared only for power on elysium, but as the story took off. Details of this years oblivion, pacific rim, and elysium will be discussed here. As with district 9, the weapons in elysium are unusually fun to watch, and blomkamp shoots and edits the damage they wreak with bloody and visceral impact. Sharlto copley as kruger in elysium it was a difficult few years for wikus.
Maybe one of the reasons he was so pissed about getting his face blown off is that the medpod restored him without cybernetics, thus meaning hed need to get. Robots, exoskeletons, crazy villains, and space make elysium a scifi mustsee. Aug 11, 20 the best part of elysium are the little details. We even get a real nice look at the results, too, before he gets fixed up. He sings her a song when theyre on the shuttle heading to elysium. The show, based on the comic book series of the same name. In the film elysium, kruger is able to be healed by the med bay after having his face blown apart. How is the med bay after to fix kruger when carlyle the ceo guy and delacourt the woman politican sustain less severe injuries and theyre unable to be saved. Sure, most of the time the intruders are just immigrants and can be. Why elysiums moral message is destined to miss its mark. Aug 09, 20 the character of jodie foster was one the fence, in the beginning you can tell she seemed evil and cared only for power on elysium, but as the story took off, she showed signs of weakness, and her. The attention to detail when a robot explodes or a bolt is drilled into matt damons head or a guys entire face is blown off and then regenerated is great. Majuli river lodge is a lovely house for rent in a wildlife reserve called marloth park bordering kruger.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Kruger himself gets his face blown off foolishly, and one of his men attempts to sexually assault alice bragas character while shes detained and it is clear that a pissed off matt damon is coming to rescue her. In his quest to become the hero who can restore the balance between the rich and the poor, however, max must first do battle with elysium s hawkish secretary of defense delacourt jodie foster, who has devoted her entire career to maintaining that division, and whose key enforcer kruger sharlto copley is notorious for his brutal tactics in. In the script, kruger complains about his new skin looking like a babys, and then uses the broken mirror to cut his face up to add character. While the huge cast of characters is sometimes overwhelming, and at times i found it difficult to care which of the wealthy and influential bankerpoliticians are which, the world. A lot of what drives the plot is the use of medbeds that repair the human body in seconds based on a persons dna.
As i walked out of the theater, i could remember only one or two names from the whole feature that alone speaks volumes for how forgettable a film this really is. Hes already described as committing numerous human rights violations. Sep 01, 20 neill blomkamps elysium is a visually jarring, thoughtprovoking wondermare. While on their way to elysium, max matt damon is attacked by kruger sharlto copley and his men.
Kruger after he gets over half his face blown off by a grenade on arrival at elysium. One of the weapons in the art of elysium book that did not make it to the final cut. Majuli river lodge overlooking kruger park in south africa. Kruger known as the tiger woods of the shotgun world las. Elysium by neill blomkamp matt damon, jodie foster. Exoskeletons, crazy villains, and space make elysium a scifi mustsee. Dec 25, 20 posts about elysium written by thepropstop. The film follows the fictional europa one voyage, a privately funded space mission to jupiters moon europa. Maximizes ones safari experience through sharing wildlife sigtings in realtime. The films villain kruger, played by sharlto copley, has multiple implants on his arm and face that serve as ports for his weapons. Elysiums beauty, laid back feeling and serenity is what attracts visitors to these pristine shores. Seven unanswered questions we still have about elysium vulture. Elysium was written and directed by neill blomkamp, the south african wunderkind who exploded onto the american movie scene with district 9 in 2009. Dec 22, 20 sharlto copley talks about how he builds his over the top character in blomkamps elysium duration.
Then we get a brief, quick glance of kruger getting the back of his skullexosuit interface forcibly ripped out by max, and still going. Directed by sebastian cordero, europa report is a nonlinear found footage film starring, among others, christian camargo showtimes dexter, sharlto copley, and embeth davidtz schindlers list. Elysium tries to hide its lack of heart by battering the audience into thinking it should care. Elysium is a small village nestled between mtwalume and ifafa beach along the umdoni coast, kwazulu natal. Kruger is considered the tiger woods of the shotgun world, despite shooting with a mangled right hand. Aug 09, 20 elysium, the second feature from the director neill blomkamp, stars matt damon as a former thief living on a ruined earth in 2154. And its not like there was some weapons taboo in elysium since krugers goons. Elysium may not be as noteworthy as district 9, but this is solid entertainment with some stunning visual effects. Jan 08, 2014 despite being such a highly anticipated return for blomkamp and his studio, there is possibly a lot less gore in elysium. Kruger sure does love his blades, such as his katana. Daughter of elysium, joan slonczewskis second book set in the same universe, is a somewhat overwhelming, but amazing exercise in worldbuilding and ideawrangling. Yes, there are things that disappoint about elysium. Its reconstructed, but not before we get a great look at maxs handiwork.
Heres what elysium did wrong and what it did right. Ive looked around everywhere for an answer but didnt find any topic in any forums providing informations about this. The special effects in elysium are breathtaking, whether somebodys face is getting blown off or were getting those tantalizingly brief looks at life on elysium. Neill blomkamps elysium is a visually jarring, thoughtprovoking wondermare.
Fortunately for him this grievous injury doesnt kill him and somehow leaves his brain intact. Kruger national park forum, travel discussion for kruger. If the medpods can heal a blown up face, they can surely handle starvation. The movie does provide some sexy, fullon, rip your face off action sequences. Both are scifi action romps with a surprising level of political purpose and emotional depth. The grenade detonates, causing the shuttle to crash and krugers face to be. Agent kruger is the main antagonist in the 20 film elysium he is played by sharlto copley. Kruger invites max on board the shuttle, where max is surprised to see frey and matilda. Theyve relocated off earth entirely, to an orbiting space station called elysium. When kruger s face is blown off in a fight, we are much relieved to see him go temporarily. Yes, his work is illegal, but his work also appears to be the only real defense system the space station has against enemies.
Id like to favor cap but im pretty sure krugers enhancements go beyond his exosuit. Spend the day soaking up the sun and unwind, while listening to the surf breaking on the shore. Elysium 20 facial reconstruction scene 610 movieclips. A man violently slaps and forcibly kidnaps a woman and her sick young daughter to get information out of her. And had recently had his face blown off and is having lazarus pit mania. Discuss kruger national park travel with tripadvisor travelers. Designated by the civil cooperation bureau as agent 32 alpha 21b, kruger is a mercenary working as secretary delaney delacourts personal sleeper agent.
He was portrayed by sharlto copley, who also played adrian pryce in spike lees 20 adaptation of oldboy, and king stefan in. Sharlto copley and eddie izzard square off in sonys comicbased superherocop show. One of the most amazing moments in the movie is when we learn that kruger, in spite of having his face blown off. When kruger was healed they took him out of the exosuit, and we get a scene of him suiting back up. His arm and other body parts are shot off and seen flying through the air, until the remaining body crumbles. Meanwhile, krugers sharlto copley face is reconstructed after a brutal explosion. Due to certain recent incidents, we have decided to issue a clarification regarding the rules of sb as they pertain to profile posts. After his face is blown off, he goes from crazy to megalomaniacal, deciding to take over elysium. Kruger stabs jodie foster in the neck with some broken glass, throws her dying into a locked room with frey and matilda, and begins armoring up to take over elysium. Elysium is a good example of a lot films today that fail to provide a tight enough script to match the dazzling visuals.
But maybe most important, after his face blew up and it was. Refusing treatment at that point seemed to be more an act of sheer spite than anything substantiated by her previous characterization. Unfortunately, those fantastic moments dont make up for lack of meat left on the bone, politically or intellectually throughout the story. Sep 02, 20 why elysiums moral message is destined to miss its mark neill blomkamps scifi adventure has a lot to tell us about poverty and privilege but are we ready to listen. Meanwhile, it seems odd that elysium would require the services of kruger. In his quest to become the hero who can restore the balance between the rich and the poor, however, max must first do battle with elysium s hawkish secretary of defense delacourt jodie foster. Kruger himself gets his face blown off foolishly, and one of his men attempts to sexually assault alice bragas character. I want a kruger movie, where he does sociopathic military stuff and says a whole bunch of shit i cant understand. Get to know the south african actor with a thousand faces. Agent kruger is the main antagonist of the 20 scifi action film elysium. Feb 17, 2017 in his quest to become the hero who can restore the balance between the rich and the poor, however, max must first do battle with elysium s hawkish secretary of defense delacourt jodie foster.
Robots, exoskeletons, crazy villains, and space make. Gallery books to publish an investigative book about whitney houston and. Exsanguination from the carotid couldnt possibly be more lethal than having your entire face blown off, and kruger who wasnt exactly rushed to a medpod was still able to recover from that. How is the med bay after to fix kruger when carlyle the ceo guy and delacourt the woman politican sustain. When he finds out that delacourts classified info is a total system reboot for elysium, he decides to get the data himself to turn elysium into his own twisted playground. Elysium 20 is a bleak but fun ride and one of my personal favorites of the year posted on august 17, 20 by rchamberlain21 in 2009, neill blomkemp had his feature film directorial debut with district 9, offering us a look at earth after a spaceship of sick extraterrestrials has become part of the south african sky scape. Agent kruger is the secondary antagonist of the 20 scifi action film elysium. In the chinese release of the movie, you dont see his face getting blown off, or any of the damage other than on the med bay monitor. Id like to favor cap but im pretty sure kruger s enhancements go beyond his exosuit. Finally, kruger sharlto copley gets his face blown off by a grenade. The baddie died and got his face blown off and they fixed his dead asswhy wouldnt they fix the hero of the movie.
His insane, chattered fantasies about their future connubial bliss are truly creepy. His henchmen stick him in a medpod and in just a few seconds it miraculously reconstructs his face, including his teeth and eyes. In his quest to become the hero who can restore the balance between the rich and the poor, however, max must first do battle with elysium s hawkish secretary of. Kruger and his crew, who get their kicks from killing. Just be prepared to put up with some sentimental cheese in this meaty scifi adventure. When kruger arrives, max produces a grenade and pulls the pin, telling kruger that if he doesnt take him to elysium, he will blow his own head off and destroy the reboot program. The government officials on elysium have microchips in the side of their head for storing information. Theyre so powerful that they can even repair krugers face, most of which was blown off with maxs grenade, in about twenty seconds. Why would kruger want to be president of elysium, if it appears to be a powerless.