Even when humans achieve the ability to be invincible, there are going to be people who want all of it to themselves. Even when we are poised on the brink of immortality, we'd rather shun the company of those we deem inferior while we embrace the enticing possibility of eternal life. Even when we have everything, we'd rather share nothing.
This is the premise that Elysium seeks to tackle. This is the horrifying truth (shake your heads in disagreement, o champions of human kindness, but you cannot deny the fact that people stood aside and watched African Americans being lynched ....