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Matt Damon is a big movie star, so he
gets to live on Elysium, right? Again,
Elysium takes place in 2154, so,
probably not. But, Matt Damon’s
descendents are most likely living
there. As for Matt Damon’s character, Max, no, he does not live
on Elysium.

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How is someone chosen to live
on Elysium? It appears that a
person would have to have a lot of
money. Characters often reference
purchasing a ticket to Elysium,
and it’s assumed that a ticket is
very expensive.

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Do we get a sense of what a
normal day living on Elysium

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is like? Not really, but the short
glimpses we do get make it look
like one big party at the Hamptons, which makes me hope that
there is a third option for people
who don’t like “dystopian desert
wastelands” or Hamptons parties. (Though not mentioned in
the film, I like to think there’s also
a satellite called Purgatorium, or
something, that at least has working wifi.)
So, does it break down to the fact that if
you have money, you live on Elysium and
if you don’t you live on Earth? Based
on the information that we’re given in the film, yes. But, I’m sure
there are some wealthy circa-2154
hipsters somewhere on Earth trying to gentrify the neighborhood.

HUFFINGTON
08.11.13

Elysium, a
giant space
station where
life is perfect
and disease
does not
exist.