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Neill Blomkamp Quotes

There has to be the popcorn genre element, or I don’t engage the same way. I like action and vehicle design and guns and computer graphics as much as I like allegory. It’s a constant balancing game. I want audiences to be on this rollercoaster that fits the Hollywood mould, but I also want them to absorb my observations Picture Quote #1

I just want to make films that have enough of a budget to pull off high-level imagery but also have a budget that is low enough that I can do what I want Picture Quote #1

I like where we’re going with technology and global integration, but the fact that corporations and dollars rule everything in our lives, I don’t like it. This isn’t the Hollywood I wanted to be part of Picture Quote #1

I am a firm believer that the pull for human beings is towards the good, generally outweighing the bad Picture Quote #1

I just watch movies I like over and over. It seems to be a lot of sci-fi stuff. My favorites are probably - besides the first two ‘Alien’ films, I watch 2001’, I watch ‘Star Wars’, the first ones, because those actually had a huge effect on me as well, ‘Empire Strikes Back’ especially Picture Quote #1

I don’t want egos and personalities on the set that make it more difficult to make the film. I don’t want people who take the focus away from the movie and the ideas behind the movie Picture Quote #1

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There is something fundamentally fascinating about the mechanics, I guess, of the human body and where consciousness and mind exist, and what you can do with the mechanics of the body while keeping those intact, and where those two cross over Picture Quote #1

I think our problems are inherently unsolvable. We need to change our genetic make-up or create computers that will think us out of it. I don’t think humans are able to deal with what we have Picture Quote #1

I have zero strategy for my career - like, zero. I could get as much satisfaction about doing a $20,000 shot film the same way I could do a $100 million film with a bunch of effects Picture Quote #1

I think that people who make films and think they’re changing the world are sorely mistaken. If that really is your goal, there are far better ways to do it. I’m making politically observant films for audiences Picture Quote #1

I think that, if there are topics that are just on people’s minds, things manifest into reality out of the sort of global consciousness of being aware of those topics Picture Quote #1

I think growing up in South Africa, and then moving to Canada, I’m just genuinely interested in the difference between the First World and the Third World, immigration, and how the new, globalized world is beginning to operate. All of those things run through my mind a lot Picture Quote #1

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There’s a lot of evidence in evolutionary sciences that show that altruism and acting in ways that are empathetic to others are actually beneficial on an evolutionary basis Picture Quote #1

When any young director gets hired by a studio to do a $125 million film based on a preexisting piece of intellectual property, they’re climbing into the meat grinder. And what you’re coming out with on the other side is a generic, heavily studio-controlled pile of garbage that ends up on the side of Burger King wrappers Picture Quote #1

There’s no question that how Johannesburg operates is what made me interested in the idea of wealth discrepancy. ‘Elysium’ could be a metaphor for just Jo’burg, but it’s also a metaphor for the Third World and the First World. And in science fiction, separation of wealth is a really interesting idea to mess with Picture Quote #1

Obviously I don’t want to make a film that offends people, but the whole world is so politically correct - I’m not going to not do something because it may be politically incorrect. At some point, the metaphors and allegories break down. They disappear, and you just have science fiction Picture Quote #1

I think that ‘Elysium’ the movie is unrealistic, with the space station and everything. I think ‘Elysium’ the metaphor is completely realistic: it’s exactly where we’re going Picture Quote #1

I think naturally I’m a very visual kind of person. If I wasn’t in filmmaking, I’d be in something related to visuals. And I used to actually work as a visual-effects artist Picture Quote #1

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I grew up as an artist. Science fiction allows for design and creatures and guns and all the stuff that I like as well. So I think most of the films I make, I’m sure, will be in that category. But I can also see myself making a film like ‘Black Hawk Down,’ and I could also totally do horror Picture Quote #1

High-level actors can be all about their close-ups and the size of their trailers. I’d heard these horror stories of how a really powerful actor can come in and change your script Picture Quote #1

‘District 9’, ‘Elysium’ and ‘Chappie’ were all born out of some visual concept first. ‘Chappie’ is the imagery, because I think I’m a visual person first, of this ridiculous robot character. It’s much more comedy based and in an unusual setting Picture Quote #1

‘District 9’ was a singular anti-Apartheid metaphor, and ‘Elysium’ is a more general metaphor about immigration and how the First World and Third World meet. But the thing that I like the most about the metaphor is that it can be scaled to suit almost any scenario Picture Quote #1

I never really think of something in terms of what not to do. It’s always what’s appealing or what’s cool Picture Quote #1

My favourite stuff is visual, and I always want to work with visual artwork. I think it depends on the person, but for me, photographs of an image of something interesting or inspiring is worth a lot more than words to me. I think every concept I’ve come up with and turned into films or that will be hopefully become a film comes from images first Picture Quote #1

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If you look at the most meaningful science fiction, it didn’t come from watching other films. We seem to be in a place now where filmmakers make films based on other films because that’s where the stimuli and influence comes from Picture Quote #1

I think that people who make films and think they’re changing the world are sorely mistaken. If that really is your goal, there are far better ways to do it. I’m making politically observant films for audiences Picture Quote #1

I think that in the realm of commercial, popcorn cinema, the amount of message or smuggling of ideas you can get in there is quite limited. Like, if you think you’re going to make a difference or change anything, you’re on pretty dangerous thin ice Picture Quote #1

If you don’t have something that glues the audience to the screen, you’re in trouble Picture Quote #1

If something is as smart as you, do you treat it differently if it isn’t a human? Picture Quote #1

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There has to be the popcorn genre element, or I don’t engage the same way. I like action and vehicle design and guns and computer graphics as much as I like allegory. It’s a constant balancing game. I want audiences to be on this rollercoaster that fits the Hollywood mould, but I also want them to absorb my observations (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I just want to make films that have enough of a budget to pull off high-level imagery but also have a budget that is low enough that I can do what I want. (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I like where we’re going with technology and global integration, but the fact that corporations and dollars rule everything in our lives, I don’t like it. This isn’t the Hollywood I wanted to be part of. (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I am a firm believer that the pull for human beings is towards the good, generally outweighing the bad. (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I just watch movies I like over and over. It seems to be a lot of sci-fi stuff. My favorites are probably - besides the first two ‘Alien’ films, I watch 2001’, I watch ‘Star Wars’, the first ones, because those actually had a huge effect on me as well, ‘Empire Strikes Back’ especially. (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I don’t want egos and personalities on the set that make it more difficult to make the film. I don’t want people who take the focus away from the movie and the ideas behind the movie. (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) There is something fundamentally fascinating about the mechanics, I guess, of the human body and where consciousness and mind exist, and what you can do with the mechanics of the body while keeping those intact, and where those two cross over. (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I think our problems are inherently unsolvable. We need to change our genetic make-up or create computers that will think us out of it. I don’t think humans are able to deal with what we have. (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I have zero strategy for my career - like, zero. I could get as much satisfaction about doing a $20,000 shot film the same way I could do a $100 million film with a bunch of effects. (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I think that people who make films and think they’re changing the world are sorely mistaken. If that really is your goal, there are far better ways to do it. I’m making politically observant films for audiences. (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I think that, if there are topics that are just on people’s minds, things manifest into reality out of the sort of global consciousness of being aware of those topics. (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I think growing up in South Africa, and then moving to Canada, I’m just genuinely interested in the difference between the First World and the Third World, immigration, and how the new, globalized world is beginning to operate. All of those things run through my mind a lot. (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) There’s a lot of evidence in evolutionary sciences that show that altruism and acting in ways that are empathetic to others are actually beneficial on an evolutionary basis. (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) When any young director gets hired by a studio to do a $125 million film based on a preexisting piece of intellectual property, they’re climbing into the meat grinder. And what you’re coming out with on the other side is a generic, heavily studio-controlled pile of garbage that ends up on the side of Burger King wrappers (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) There’s no question that how Johannesburg operates is what made me interested in the idea of wealth discrepancy. ‘Elysium’ could be a metaphor for just Jo’burg, but it’s also a metaphor for the Third World and the First World. And in science fiction, separation of wealth is a really interesting idea to mess with (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) Obviously I don’t want to make a film that offends people, but the whole world is so politically correct - I’m not going to not do something because it may be politically incorrect. At some point, the metaphors and allegories break down. They disappear, and you just have science fiction (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I think that ‘Elysium’ the movie is unrealistic, with the space station and everything. I think ‘Elysium’ the metaphor is completely realistic: it’s exactly where we’re going (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I think naturally I’m a very visual kind of person. If I wasn’t in filmmaking, I’d be in something related to visuals. And I used to actually work as a visual-effects artist (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I grew up as an artist. Science fiction allows for design and creatures and guns and all the stuff that I like as well. So I think most of the films I make, I’m sure, will be in that category. But I can also see myself making a film like ‘Black Hawk Down,’ and I could also totally do horror (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) High-level actors can be all about their close-ups and the size of their trailers. I’d heard these horror stories of how a really powerful actor can come in and change your script (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) ‘District 9’, ‘Elysium’ and ‘Chappie’ were all born out of some visual concept first. ‘Chappie’ is the imagery, because I think I’m a visual person first, of this ridiculous robot character. It’s much more comedy based and in an unusual setting (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) ‘District 9’ was a singular anti-Apartheid metaphor, and ‘Elysium’ is a more general metaphor about immigration and how the First World and Third World meet. But the thing that I like the most about the metaphor is that it can be scaled to suit almost any scenario (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I never really think of something in terms of what not to do. It’s always what’s appealing or what’s cool (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) My favourite stuff is visual, and I always want to work with visual artwork. I think it depends on the person, but for me, photographs of an image of something interesting or inspiring is worth a lot more than words to me. I think every concept I’ve come up with and turned into films or that will be hopefully become a film comes from images first (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) If you look at the most meaningful science fiction, it didn’t come from watching other films. We seem to be in a place now where filmmakers make films based on other films because that’s where the stimuli and influence comes from (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I think that people who make films and think they’re changing the world are sorely mistaken. If that really is your goal, there are far better ways to do it. I’m making politically observant films for audiences (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) I think that in the realm of commercial, popcorn cinema, the amount of message or smuggling of ideas you can get in there is quite limited. Like, if you think you’re going to make a difference or change anything, you’re on pretty dangerous thin ice (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) If you don’t have something that glues the audience to the screen, you’re in trouble (Neill Blomkamp Quotes) If something is as smart as you, do you treat it differently if it isn’t a human? (Neill Blomkamp Quotes)