38.1

Wed 26/08/09

Whats worse than having to wake up early in the Morning?

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Having to wake up early in the morning with a splitting headache. . Ugh

This Banana knows how it feels

As if that wasn't bad enough. The headache came along with a complimentary cough.

To cut a long story short, Each cough aggravated the headache. It was not a pleasant feeling.

An appropriate sound effect to describe the scenario:

*squish squish*

With the added visual effect of:

A brain bouncing around the inner walls of the cranium in a similar fashion to the ball in the retro arcade game pong. It was pretty bad.. So i conceded to sleeping it off.

Later that day. .

Me and some buddies decided to catch a documentary about Alien refugees stranded in Johannesburg. *WARNING! SPOILER ALERT*

Overview- District 9

When you look at this picture, You see a Spaceship that could potentially make the Earth holier than Swiss cheese. But don't be fooled. . It's totally harmless. Go watch Star Trek instead if you're looking for Hardcore Spaceship action.

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Ok that sounded wrong. . but nevermind.

Genre: Sci-Fi

The story begins with a Documentary of the events over the past 20 years. From the day the Aliens landed, to present day. Humans weren't too happy with the Aliens making a mess of District 9, Johannesburg. The place was a total slum. So, they decided the Aliens had to go. Brute force would be used if necessary. The man responsible for the evictions,

The Protagonist:

Wikus Van De Merwe

Head operative of a fictional evil cooperation. (MNU)

A Pretty badass name. Perhaps.
Throughout the story he experiences significant character development, Something rare in movies these days. Starting off as a pawn of the MNU, he proceeds to do his job, Evicting Aliens in a not-so-compassionate manner.

Through some dumb luck, He comes in contact with an Alien Substace that alter's his Genetic Code. Causing him to mutate into one, and suddenly everyone wants a piece of him.

The Antagonists:

1) The MNU (Multinational United)

Alien weapons in the Story are only usable by characters who possess Alien DNA. Being the 1st human to survive after having his DNA messed up, Wikus was able to use the said weapons. The MNU was jealous because Wikus suceeded where they couldn't after 20 years of Research.
So they proceded to do the unthinkable-

There are so many ways this scene could have gone wrong..

-Ok, not really. But they wanted to cut him up and study his mutation. At this point, you'd have to wonder if the poor guy would have preferred the unthinkable to happen.

Eventually Wikus Escapes, But Then theres these guys. .

2) Nigerian Warlord(?) & Co

If im not mistaken, Its the fella at the bottom right. .

Their role? They deal with black market trades, Monopolizing sales of Fake Cat Food to the Aliens in exchange for their Arms. Note that Arms, refers to both their weapons and the appendage.

But Whats the use of a decapitated Alien arm?. .

Apparently consuming lots of it is nutritious and will grant you the ability to use Alien weapons.

At least thats what they believed. .

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It wasn't working so they wanted a piece of Wikus too. Specifically, his arm.

By the end of the movie, the two Antagonist factions are fighting over possession of Wikus. He stands his ground and survives the ordeal, but is badly injured.

As for the Aliens, 2 of 1.8 Million manage to evacuate earth by the end of the film.

(Thats a success rate of 0.0000001%) The rest are left to be rounded up and forced to live in a concentration camp. Oh- almost forgot, They promise they'll be back in 3 years to make Wikus human again.

In Summary, A Day in the Life of Wikus. .

1. Escape from people trying to dissect you.
2. Escape from people trying to eat you.
3. Kill them all.
4. Discover it's going to be 3 years before your Alien friend can fix your messed up DNA.

. . and you thought your day was bad.

- End -

Conclusion

Meh. What an unproductive day. Stupid headache.

Oh, If you're wondering whats the significance of 38.1.

Thats just a body temp measurement when I went to the Doc.