Matt Damon's 'Elysium' Isn't Alone: 10 Other Brainy Sci-Fi Blockbusters

By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Elysium" has been called a "socialist" blockbuster, thanks to a plot that finds a group of impoverished earthlings rising up to take on a group of 1-percenters who luxuriate on a posh space station without a care in the world. Star Matt Damon and director Neill Blomkamp insist the film has no political message, but with a plot that echoes the Occupy Wall Street movement, it's clear that "Elysium" has more on its mind than popcorn. Nor is it alone in using the science-fiction genre to raise questions about social, environmental or political issues. ...

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