2. The Gun Following Shot Is A Hang Over From The Halo Movie District 9
The Halo movie is one of those legendary unmade movies that deep down you know would have turned out terrible. What many people dont know is just how close it came to happening. And when it didnt, just how big a consolation prize the potential director got. When Halo went south, Peter Jackson, still convinced mooted director Neil Blomkamp could become a great filmmaker, gave him funding to make the South Africans pet project, District 9. The film was an immense hit, getting a Best Picture nomination (somewhere sci-fi rarely succeeds). But between District 9s mech suit and Elysiums rotating ring it seems Blomkamp hasnt forgotten the doomed production. The strongest influence of Halo is in one of District 9s most memorable visual elements. The film was incredibly creative, using all forms of found footage and traditional filmmaking to tell its tale, but one stood out by being so unique. The way the film showed armed combat, with the camera hovering with the gun, is almost mimicking the traditional gaming HUD Halo used and was likely a concept introduced for that film. Whether it would have worked in a video game adaptation is another matter, but in District 9, its masterful.