Explanation on the ending of Elysium
In the ending of Elysium, Spider and Max reach Elysium's main data-center and realize that the activation of the program will kill Max.
Why is it not possible for Max to be resurrected. We have seen Kruger to be resurrected so easily then what is the complication in resurrecting Max?
Best Answer
My initial thought has been muddied by trying to find a clip of the scene of the Kruger 'resurrection'. Everything I've come across online says that Kruger was just near death, not actually dead. Where as Max is actually dead dead, so he cannot be resurrected.
From Wikipedia:
With the lockdown lifted, Kruger's ship departs for Elysium, but a scuffle ensues, causing the ship to crash land into Elysium. Max, Frey and Matilda are apprehended from the wreckage, while Kruger is severely disfigured and near death.
From FilmSchoolRejects
- How does the healing machine know to give Kruger a full beard? One of the most amazing moments in the movie is when we learn that Kruger, in spite of having his face blown off, is not actually dead (apparently the blood loss that would come with that wasn’t as much as you think) - See more at: http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/12-big-questions-left-unanswered-by-elysium.php/2#sthash.hOXj38HI.dpuf
However, my memory of the movie is that Kruger was dead dead, but his brain was in good shape so he could be brought back, where as Max's brain get's 'fried' resulting in him not being able to be resurrected.
Unfortunately, without the clip to listen to the henchmen's dialogue again, either or both may be true.
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What happens in the end of Elysium?
In the final sequence of the movie, Matt Damon's Max heroically sacrifices himself in order to wipe away all the class distinctions that separate the earthbound from the Elysium-dwellers: Thanks to the code uploaded from Max's head, every slum rat on planet Earth is suddenly bestowed with Elysium-level citizenship.Does Max survive in Elysium?
As Max dies, Elysium's computer core reboots and registers every Earth resident as an Elysian citizen. President Patel arrives with security guards but the robots refuse to arrest Spider, whom they now recognize as a citizen. Spider mocks Patel, saying that Elysium now belongs to everyone.What is the moral of Elysium?
"The movie's meant to be an allegory," says Neill Blomkamp. His film's message: the material inequality that pervades our world today is "an outrage".What was Matt Damon exposed to in Elysium?
On Elysium, there is no war, poverty, or even illness. Cancer can be cured with a quick scan using a DIY home med bay. Working in a robot factory in burned out Los Angeles, Max (Matt Damon) is accidentally exposed to deadly levels of radiation. He has five days before he'll expire.ELYSIUM (2013) Ending Explained | Movie Recap
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