Ep 54 - District 9

The Generation Splice

Raquel throws some sci-fi into the mix with DISTRICT 9. First a little Oscar talk and Raphael getting well actually-ed by mom, and totally deserving it. This one of Raquel’s favorite sci-fi films while Raphael is left ujnimpressed after his first viewing. Is metaphor of extraterrestrial alien as refugee/national alien clever or too obvious? Can a movie about space aliens be based on true events? The generation gap appears as Raphael sees this as a very post-9/11 movie while Raquel thinks of it as being very Vietnam War-esque. But the gap is spliced together when everyone agrees that the White Savior trope and the representation of Nigerians – ironically racist af in an anti-racism movie – was totally bonkers terrible. But for real. What the hell was that about?? There’s a lot going on with this one!

The Generation Splice is film podcast where retired psychologist Dr. Raquel Martinez, a Baby Boomer through & through, & her son Raphael Jose Martinez, a cranky millennial punk rocker/film writer, discuss various films through the lens of their generation & personal experiences. Every week one host picks a movie to dissect & see if they can splice together the generation gap via their love of film.

Feel free to write to us! Give us some film suggestions at [e-mail] or @gensplicepod on Twitter.

Raphael is on Twitter at @citycelluloid. You can find his film writing at cinefile.info and film-cred.com