Through this, it becomes the most powerful if not the best political sci-fi film ever created.
Out of sight, out of mind.
However, the aliens arent presented with a choice here.
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They aretoldthey will be moving with threats made to their children and instances of violence from the MNU.
More importantly, this also tries to cover up the governments biggest failure.
Anyone with half a brain could see the socio-economic issues that this would cause down the line.
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He believes in the MNUs propaganda and the need for aliens to be separated from society.
Systematically, they destroy Wikus life and theres no going back for him.
Wikus acts as an allegory for the dissenters during the apartheid state.
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There were privileged individuals who came to the realization that what was happening around them wasnt right.
They spoke out against the atrocities and human rights violations taking place in South Africa.
Their lives were destroyed or ended in an effort to discourage others from daring to speak out.
