She's also plotting a coup with the help of a wormy CEO ( William Fichtner) on Earth. In a not-so-subtle commentary on the immigration debate, she shoots down refugees who try to land. On this space "habitat," we follow the defense secretary ( Jodie Foster), who offers a vigorous defense of her right to use unlimited force to benefit the liberty of a few. He's done for-unless he can get to Elysium, where healing pods fix all medical problems in seconds. No sooner is Max done with his latest legal entanglement than a radiation accident at the plant leaves him with only days to live. Sentencing is automated, administered by a droid whose voice has the kind of crackle you hear when ordering at a drive-thru. Amid a gritty cityscape filled with cluttered streets and dirty, crowded hospitals, a robot police force makes arrests indiscriminately, with no apparent restraints on brutality.
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