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25 QUESTIONS

HUFFINGTON
08.11.13

LYSIUM, director Neill Blomkamp’s
first film since 2009’s surprise hit
District 9, is out in theaters this
weekend. Elysium stars Matt Damon (The Rainmaker) as a man
who desperately wants to be on a
utopian space station that is called
Elysium, which is also the title of
the movie. Will Elysium live up
to the expectations set by District
9? As a service, we answer every
question that you could possibly
have about Elysium. — Mike Ryan

01

Are there any songs by Elysium
in Elysium? You’re thinking of
the synthpop group Erasure. Elysium is a new science-fiction movie.

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02

What kind of science-fiction movie
is Elysium? It’s a science-fiction
movie with dystopian themes that
draw heavily from the Mad Max
movies, only this movie stars Matt
Damon.

03

So Matt Damon plays Mad Max?
No, no. Matt Damon’s character is far more docile than Max
Rockatansky. So, even though
there are similar themes, there

should be no confusion between
the two stories.

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04

What is the name of the character that Matt Damon plays?

05

What year does Elysium take
place? 2154.

Max.

What is an Elysium? Elysium is a giant
space station where life is perfect
and disease has been eradicated.

07

What is Earth like in 2154?
Earth is livable, but not exactly what anyone would call ideal
living conditions. Also, it looks
very, very hot.