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One of the best films I have seen in YEARS. Certainly one of the top films of all time in it's genre. Children Of Men is a great movie.
This is the only movie I've really liked Clive Owen in. He's quite dishivelled and looks quite cool in his coat and stubble. It's very easy to get on his side really and sympathise with him.
The story. It's a good idea for one thing, and carried off perfectly. It's set 20 or so years into the future, and for the last 18 years the human race has been unable to have babies. All of the women are infertile! The world is descending steadily into chaos. The film is set entirely in Britain, and you see that immigration is being totally stamped out. Immigrants are hunted down and locked up in cages. This film doesn't hold back. That's one thing I didn't like about V For Vendetta the film, I felt they held back on things so the film would reach a wider audience. Children Of Men is also quite realistic in it's portrayal of the future. Things COULD potentially become like that. I can see it happening, and going down more or less EXACTLY as the film portrayed. It's rare that a sci fi film feels so real and touches on current politics so perfectly.
In order for things to become that bad, it needs a trigger though. In this case, the trigger was the fact that women started becoming infertile. No one can figure it out. Why can't we have babies anymore? Imagine the reaction of people. The film asks so many interesting questions. You KNOW so many religious people, and they do in the film, would just say it's a punishment from God, or the end of times.
What would be the point of going on anymore? So many people would just give up and quit their jobs.
Clive Owen starts off rather pessimistic. He raises an interesting point early on in the film. Even if humans started having babies again, it's too late. Or is it? Would children inspire hope in people?
While the film doesn't show you exactly what's happened to the rest of the world, it's obvious order is largely gone. Britain seems to have some semblance of order, but only because they have such a brutal regime. I had been on the Stormfront boards for a couple of weeks, before I watched this film. And when I watched the film, I realized, this is how white nationalists would have things. You talk to Wn's, some of them try to act like they're not extreme, they just want to have white neighbourhoods and such. But white nationalism would lead to the kind of brutal immigration "policy" seen in Children Of Men. It's utterly evil and shows why WN's can't ever be allowed to succeed. I don't think they would, but that's another topic of conversation. I'm getting off track. It's not about racism, it's about rounding up all the immigrants because of increased terrorism and because the whole world's went to **** and because the government just thinks it's best if they look out for their own. Not enough resources to look after other people. It's also about fear and the government making sure they call the shots and stay in charge by driving the fear into people.
Great story, great acting, great concept, fantastically directed. There are scenes... these action scenes that are shot from beginning to end of the scene with just one running shot, no cuts at all. Very, very impressive to watch. And it seems very real. Like watching a dramatic documentary.
See it for yourself. It had me on the edge of my seat, it had a good, gripping atmosphere. It had humour at odd moments, which had me laughing. There's alot about this film. The direction style alone puts this film up a couple of notches.
This is the only movie I've really liked Clive Owen in. He's quite dishivelled and looks quite cool in his coat and stubble. It's very easy to get on his side really and sympathise with him.
The story. It's a good idea for one thing, and carried off perfectly. It's set 20 or so years into the future, and for the last 18 years the human race has been unable to have babies. All of the women are infertile! The world is descending steadily into chaos. The film is set entirely in Britain, and you see that immigration is being totally stamped out. Immigrants are hunted down and locked up in cages. This film doesn't hold back. That's one thing I didn't like about V For Vendetta the film, I felt they held back on things so the film would reach a wider audience. Children Of Men is also quite realistic in it's portrayal of the future. Things COULD potentially become like that. I can see it happening, and going down more or less EXACTLY as the film portrayed. It's rare that a sci fi film feels so real and touches on current politics so perfectly.
In order for things to become that bad, it needs a trigger though. In this case, the trigger was the fact that women started becoming infertile. No one can figure it out. Why can't we have babies anymore? Imagine the reaction of people. The film asks so many interesting questions. You KNOW so many religious people, and they do in the film, would just say it's a punishment from God, or the end of times.
What would be the point of going on anymore? So many people would just give up and quit their jobs.
Clive Owen starts off rather pessimistic. He raises an interesting point early on in the film. Even if humans started having babies again, it's too late. Or is it? Would children inspire hope in people?
While the film doesn't show you exactly what's happened to the rest of the world, it's obvious order is largely gone. Britain seems to have some semblance of order, but only because they have such a brutal regime. I had been on the Stormfront boards for a couple of weeks, before I watched this film. And when I watched the film, I realized, this is how white nationalists would have things. You talk to Wn's, some of them try to act like they're not extreme, they just want to have white neighbourhoods and such. But white nationalism would lead to the kind of brutal immigration "policy" seen in Children Of Men. It's utterly evil and shows why WN's can't ever be allowed to succeed. I don't think they would, but that's another topic of conversation. I'm getting off track. It's not about racism, it's about rounding up all the immigrants because of increased terrorism and because the whole world's went to **** and because the government just thinks it's best if they look out for their own. Not enough resources to look after other people. It's also about fear and the government making sure they call the shots and stay in charge by driving the fear into people.
Great story, great acting, great concept, fantastically directed. There are scenes... these action scenes that are shot from beginning to end of the scene with just one running shot, no cuts at all. Very, very impressive to watch. And it seems very real. Like watching a dramatic documentary.
See it for yourself. It had me on the edge of my seat, it had a good, gripping atmosphere. It had humour at odd moments, which had me laughing. There's alot about this film. The direction style alone puts this film up a couple of notches.
