The film "Elysium": actors and roles

Hollywood "dream factory" is not tired of surprising us with predictions of the future, which can be shocked and even shocked. Sci-fi action games are produced quite a lot, but some of them are completely unlike the rest. In this case we are talking about the film "Elysium". The actors were able to convey the tragedy of the situation, despite the fact that the film specializes more in special effects and beautiful tricks. Their work will be discussed in this article.

The plot of the film "Elysium"

In 2154, humanity was divided into two classes: those who have money, live on the space station "Elysium", equipped with the latest technology, and the rest are vegetating in an overpopulated Earth, ruined by industry and wars. The rich do not know any problems: the medicine has reached such a level that the person already does not get sick and does not get old. The standard of living of the earthlings is much worse: smog, dust, minimum duration, lack of clean air and vegetation. It's no wonder that most people dream of moving to Elysium, sometimes even bypassing the emigration service. With such immigrants are extremely tough, destroying refugees still on approach to the station.

Max, a young resident of the Earth who already had problems with the law, decides to quit with the "dark past" and settles on a factory for the production of drones - mechanical policemen. In one of the shifts with him, an accident occurs, after which the boy lives for several days. Pharmacy products issued at the plant can not cure it, but only relieve pain. Healing can only be done on the "Elysium", but nobody is allowed there. Max goes for help to his former friends in the gang, where he is sewn an exoskeleton. Now it remains only to kidnap some important resident of Elysium, to use it to reach the station. Ironically, the choice fell on Carlisle, plotting a coup. And Max and his friends are allowed to hunt. Run, shoot, and, of course, a love story - all this awaits the viewer in the movie "Elysium." Actors masterfully coped with the idea of the director, and the film keeps in suspense from the beginning and to the final credits. But thanks to whose efforts has this film become so amazing? The cast will be discussed further.

"Elysium": actors and roles

A former criminal escaping from death, Max (the protagonist of the film) was played by Matt Damon. This young but already well- known actor became insanely popular right after his participation in the film "Clever Will Hunting", published in 1997. In this picture, Matt plays a self-taught genius, entangled in the life of a boy who has incredible abilities for mathematics. This picture, in which Damon filmed along with Robin Williams, made an indelible impression not only on the audience, but also on critics. After the film was repeatedly nominated for an Oscar on Matt, popularity fell, followed by proposals to many projects. As a result, films with his participation by definition become hits, which happened with the picture "Elysium".

The main actor of the film. Biography

Matt Damon was born on October 8, 1970 in Cambridge, in the family of a tax inspector and teacher. From a young age, the boy did not know of any refusal, because his parents were quite wealthy people. When Matt turned three, his parents divorced. He lived with his brother Kyle with his mother, but this did not affect the financial situation of the family. As the actor recalls, he was always surrounded by interesting acquaintances of his mother: writers, teachers and people of science.

At the age of eight, Matt meets a distant relative, Ben Affleck, with whom he is friends to this day. This meeting was a turning point in the fate of Damon, because the first about his dream to become an actor Matt told a friend. Affleck supported him in this venture, after which the matter remained for small - to persuade parents to give the guy to acting courses. At first, no one believed in the seriousness of Matt's intentions. But after he spent all his pocket money on a ticket to New York to cast one of the agencies, the mother and father realized that the kid would not give up.

"Starry hour"

As a student at Harvard University, Matt starred in the film "Courage in Fight," where his partners in the film were Meg Ryan and Denzel Washington. At the same time he, along with Ben Affleck, began writing a screenplay for the film "Clever Will Hunting", which brought them the "Oscar" in 1997. So began a long road to the stars of world cinema. During his short career, Damon starred in such well-known paintings: "The Talented Mr. Ripley", "Saving Private Ryan", the trilogy about the adventures of James Born, "The Departed", "The Brothers Grimm", "The Martian" and many others. But we will continue our acquaintance with the film "Elysium is a paradise not on Earth". The actors who played the other major and minor roles are not as famous as the main character, but also earned their portion of popularity.

Jodie Foster

Delacor - the main defender of the space station from the emigrants, eager to seize power. This character was brought to life by the well-known actress Jodie Foster. The future wide screen star was born on November 19, 1962. The career of the actress began almost from the cradle: being a pretty child, Jody acted in commercials at the age of two. By the age of six, she had been invited to appear in small roles in the television series. Her work was the only source of income in them with the mother of life, because the father left the child before he was born.

Despite the intense schedules of filming, Jodi did quite well at school, although it was difficult to communicate with her peers, because very few people wanted to be friends not only with the "guru", but also with the "TV star". At the age of 15, Foster was nominated for an Oscar after the role of a minor prostitute in Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver". This picture brought immense popularity to the actress, but also added a lot of problems: the fan of this film pursued Jody for several years, because of what she lived in constant fear.

The second "Oscar"

After school, Foster took a short break in her career and went to study at Yale. In 1985, after graduating with honors, Jody returned to the big screen. But the first works do not bring popularity, but only disappoint critics. Only in 1991, the actress regained all the lost positions, starring in the thriller "The Silence of the Lambs." The role of Clarissa Starling brought Jody the second statuette. In the future, the actress starred in a variety of projects, but they do not impress either the audience or the film critics. Only for participation in the tape "Contact" Jody received the "Golden Globe". Now the actress continues her career and is engaged in the education of her only son.

Alici Braga

Any self-respecting movie is obliged to have a romantic story. The film "Elysium" was no exception. Actors (photo presented in the article) Matt Damon and Alici Braga, whose speech goes further, perfectly played a chance meeting and flashed with renewed vigor the former feelings. According to Frey's story - Max's first love - has a sick daughter, which can be cured only at the space station, and therefore the paths of the main characters converge. Together they have to go through a lot of events that will enhance their feelings.

The Brazilian actress and model, who played the role of Max's lover, was born on April 15, 1983 in the city of São Paulo. Since childhood Alicia dreamed of becoming a film actress and participated in children's plays and productions. In 1998, Braga's first debut took place, but she gained popularity only in 2002, after the premiere of the film "The City of God." It was then that the Brazilian actress was noticed in Hollywood and began to be invited to work in their projects. The real success to Alice came after participating in the film "I'm a legend", where she played a secondary role. Later, the actress starred in many films. The most famous of them: "Blindness", "Rippers", "Eleven Minutes", "Journey to the End of the Night", "Predators".

Sharito Coley

Not all actors of the film "Elysium" are popular, some of them are little known to the public. We are talking about who implemented the main villain Kruger. This South African actor is known to us through the fantastic films of director Neil Blomkamp. Behind his shoulders work in projects such as District 9, Team A, Europe, Malifiscent, Oldboy and many others. But the creative breakthrough can be called his participation in the film "Elysium." Actors Sharito and Matt Damon so wonderful played their opposition, that the proposals fell on Copley from all sides. The actor has not achieved any impressive achievements yet, but this is not a reason for despondency, because he continues to be invited to shoot. So it's still ahead.

Minor characters

The success of the film depends not only on the work of the director, scriptwriters and main characters. Important enough for the success of the picture is a good play of actors of episodic roles. This rule does not become an exception for the film "Elysium." Actors without whom the picture could not exist - Wagner Moura, Diego Luna, Emma Tremblay, William Fichtner, José Pablo Cantillo, Michael Shanks, Tracy Waterhouse, Catherine Lock Huggqvist, Christina Cox and many others. All of them have contributed to the creation of the film, and thanks to their work it has become complete and complete.