Elysium- Teen Movie Review

It is the year 2154, there are two classes of people; the haves and the have-nots. The haves live on a man-made space station called Elysium. It’s a beautiful, pristine area; robots do the dirty work and the citizens live a life of luxury. They don’t even have to worry when they’re sick, most of the citizens own a body scanner that can heal any disease or illness. The have-nots live on an overpopulated Earth, filled with crime and poverty. However there is hope for these two worlds to come together. Max (Matt Damon) an ordinary guy living on Earth, desperately needs to get up to Elysium. He has radiation poison, and has only five days to live. So he embarks on a dangerous mission to get up to Elysium; not only to save his life, but the millions of people living on Earth as well. Elysium is an R rated movie with a lot of graphic, disturbing violence throughout the film.

Rating: 2 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: December 17, 2013
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: Adults
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will it Appeal to Teens? No

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Talking Points:

{Spoiler Alert} Max is a wonderful character, he sacrifices his life for the millions of people living on Earth.

The film will spark some interesting parent/child conversations regarding politics;  healthcare and immigration.

This film is very dark with a lot of disturbing images.  It is an R rated film, so kids under 17 must be accompanied by an adult.

Sexual Content: Mild

• A bad guy threatens to rape a woman (a friend of Max’s). He sniffs her hair, while she’s holding her sick daughter. This was disturbing.

Violent Content: Excessive

• Max is beaten up by two droid policemen, one even breaks his arm.
• There are numerous fights and injuries throughout the film; people violently stabbing, punching and kicking one another.
• We see a part of a man’s face blown off, which was disgusting!
• A woman gets skewered in the neck with a piece of glass, she dies.
• There are a lot of deaths, civilians are shot down with missiles and blown up.
• We see doctors drill into Max’s head.

Crude or Profane Language: Mild

• The f-word was said consistently throughout the film. We also heard, “a–,” “b–ch,” “h–,”  and “p–y.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

• Characters are shown drinking beer.
• We see Max taking pills.

Will it Appeal to Teens?  No

Elysium is an action packed film. As I previously mentioned, it is an R rated, so kids under 17 must be accompanied by an adult. Having said that, I do not recommend this film for teenagers due to the graphic, disturbing violent content and the excessive profane language.

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