Ah yes but the common feature I'm talking about is how both halo and elysium have an atmosphere rather than a material barrier between land and space. I thought that was really cool. Its so big that it sustains an atmosphere in a vacuum. Elysium was easily the diameter of the death star.
I'm going to make a sweeping claim, but i feel it deep in my loins! Neil Blomkamp is going to be the next generation of Ridley Scott. I think Neil's ability to tell a good story, with compelling characters and most importantly create visual effects that AID the storytelling, and not depend on it...is incredible and very…