Rakka 2017

7.113 / 10   293 vote(s)
Action Science Fiction Horror

A story of broken humanity following the invasion of a technologically superior alien species. Bleak, harrowing, and unrelenting, the humans must find enough courage to go on fighting.

Homepage http://www.oatsstudios.com
Release Date 2017-06-14
Runtime 22m
Directors Gabriel Williams, Josh Jeppe, Steynie LeGrange, Neill Blomkamp, Mannie Ferreira, Gabriella Cirillo, Kara Eide, Kris Woznesensky
Producers Steven St. Arnaud, Mike Blomkamp
Writers Thomas Sweterlitsch, Neill Blomkamp

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Neill Blomkamp created a world that feels about as hopeless as I've ever seen in a movie. I often find films where a much weaker force wins against a stronger force to be difficult to take seriously, so the bleakness of humanity's situation in Rakka was fairly refreshing. I wish we learned more who the saviors at the end of part 1 were. To my knowledge they are mentioned and then the point is forgotten, instead focusing on Amir's precognitive abilities.

The special effects were very good, which accentuated all of the disgusting things that the Klum do to humans in the movie. Rakka is aesthetically very well done and I certainly won't be forgetting it anytime soon.

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