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Tbh, the sequel is the aliens come back and conquer humanity, but since the whole thing is a metaphor for apartheid politics, the sequel plays into a bit of a different narrative than anti-racism.
Though it'd honestly be pretty great if the sequel was the aliens don't come back, but Earth tears itself apart worrying about what will happen if they do.
Hold up. People assume it's about apartheid. Remember all those clips of South Africans saying "they should go back where they come from" in that documentary montage at the beginning? Those were real clips of people talking about immigrants from Zimbabwe. District 9 is about immigration.
I'd say more refugees than immigration per se, but yeah, it's about that too. The great thing about a metaphor about "othering" people is it can apply to a lot of things. Racism, immigration, jingoism, homophobia, etc.
It's taken mostly as a metaphor for apartheid because of the, you know, country and the apartheid they did in recent history and the apartheid done in the movie, but there's plenty of meaning to be found in "don't be a bigot and don't let people starve out of neglect and spite."
Actually I thought the aliens wouldn't come back to conquer earth, that would be boring and a tired trope. I thought it would be about rescuing thier people, and everyone on earth just assumes they are here to invade.
I'm no screenwriter, and I'm not sure what social commentary would be appropriate, but it just sounds like a fun movie. And Wikus deserves some closure.