Children of Men- Your thoughts *Spoilers*

[amdmiami]

I just saw the movie today for the first time and quite liked it. It dragged in some parts, but the premise was fresh and gritty. Out of all the dystopia futures I've read or watched about, this has got to be one of the worst. The whole idea of us not being able to procreate is very freaky and and in the movie it turns the world into chaos.

It shocked me how the government was firing on immigrants in the ending battle. In a world with not enough people, why would they go about killing the ones that are left? This is probably one of the best dystopia movies with the likes of Matrix and Terminator.

 

[ITL]

I love this movie.

The direction and cinematography is incredible. Especially the long scene in the car. Awesome stuff.

 

[Trent Roman]

It shocked me how the government was firing on immigrants in the ending battle. In a world with not enough people, why would they go about killing the ones that are left?

It's been asked a number of times why, if the population is declining, is there such a concern about immigration and concomittant disregard for human life. The standard explanation is that the population crunch has caused an economic and infrastructure collapse and there just aren't enough resources to go around, even for this world's diminishing numbers. You can see the abandoned farmlands often in the background.

And yeah, it's a great film. The camerawork for the battle in the immigrant camp is amazing, and I'm not usually the kind of guy who notices things like that.

Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Children of Men is one of my favorite films of the past decade. I recently rewatched for the umpteenth time and I still love every single minute of it. I'm always picking up little details in the background (and foreground even) that I hadn't noticed before.

The single shot sequence during the battle in the immigrant camp, culminating to baby Dylan crying, was one of the greatest cinematic moments ever.

 

[Mysterion]

Very interesting movie.

I think my favorite sequence is toward the end when they are trying to get to the boat. They come out of the building where the fire-fight is going on, and the reactions of the soldiers are captured very well, IMO. The shooting stops suddenly. There is the full range of "what are these people thinijng being here" to "OMG - a baby!?". Then after a bit of a pause. the shooting starts agian as if nothing had happened.

I've described it badly, but if you've seen the film, I think you know the scene I'm talkng about.

 

[Klaus]

^^^that scene gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. Michael Caine was funny as hell, too.

The recreation of the Animals cover and use of Court of the Crimson King is probably my favorite bit...

I loved it, absolutely loved it... one of the best films I've seen in years.

 

[doubleohfive]

Children of Men is a fantastic film, easily one of my favorites from the past three years.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Oh, yes, Michael Caine stole every single scene he was in. He truly was John Lennon if he was still alive in the future. Funny to the bitter end.

 

[Mysterion]

I agree with Klaus and EMH that Michael Caine is incredibly wonderful in this movie. But, then, what movies isn't he good in?

 

[Anwar]

Jaws: The Revenge.

 

[Harvey]

Actually, he's okay in Jaws: The Revenge. It's just that the whole rest of the movie sucks so hard.

 

[Mysterion]

Jaws: The Revenge.

Fair 'nuff.

 

[Rÿcher]

OMG, what an intense movie especially toward the end where they're making their way through town dodging bullets! I really can't imagine having to go through that with a newborn in my arms.

I love movies that make you think "well, what would happen if..." and this one really makes you sit back and think about a whole number of things.

 

[zakkrusz]

I was not impressed. I actually fell asleep at several points durring this movie (which I'm not at all prone to do) and although the movie was slightly to blame for this the main reason was really because I was dead tired from work when I watched it. Might have to rent it some day to see if I'd like it more when I'm not half unconcious.

 

[JacksonArcher]

Children of Men is one of my favorite films of the past decade. I recently rewatched for the umpteenth time and I still love every single minute of it. I'm always picking up little details in the background (and foreground even) that I hadn't noticed before.

The single shot sequence during the battle in the immigrant camp, culminating to baby Dylan crying, was one of the greatest cinematic moments ever.

Well said. I love Children of Men from the moment I saw it. It's one of those rare films that really affects you and stays with you long after it is over.

 

[Starbreaker]

Children of Men is one of my favorite movies. I had a lot of faith in the director Alfonso Cuaron after Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Akzaban, and he certainly didn't disappoint me. The movie has some genuinely shocking moments where I caught myself sitting on the edge of my seat holding my breath. Why it wasn't nominated for best picture is way beyond my understanding.

 

[davejames]

There are a lot of great sequences in this movie, but I'm afraid I just found the central premise a little too hard to swallow for me to enjoy it completely.

Maybe if it was rationalized better, or if the movie was presented as some kind of Twilight Zone-style parable, I could buy it, but as just straight scifi it seemed a bit much.

 

[amdmiami]

There are a lot of great sequences in this movie, but I'm afraid I just found the central premise a little too hard to swallow for me to enjoy it completely.

Maybe if it was rationalized better, or if the movie was presented as some kind of Twilight Zone-style parable, I could buy it, but as just straight scifi it seemed a bit much.

I think it never explained the infertility problem because it wanted the viewer to come up with their own conclusion. I could be pollution, the stuff that we eat these days (hormones and chemicals), or it could just be plain and simple evolution. Maybe we were supposed to stop breading and die out.

 

[P0sitr0nic]

The scene with the soldiers and the baby in the middle of the war zone was one of the best scenes ive ever seen.

 

[davejames]

I think it never explained the infertility problem because it wanted the viewer to come up with their own conclusion. I could be pollution, the stuff that we eat these days (hormones and chemicals), or it could just be plain and simple evolution. Maybe we were supposed to stop breading and die out.

Yeah, none of those really worked for me. Maybe big chunks of the population would be affected by any one of those things, but not everyone on the freakin planet.

Maybe I'm just too much of a science nerd, but that premise was just too much of a whopper not to have a better explanation. It would be like if everyone in the future had suddenly learned how to fly, and the movie didn't bother to explain it. We'd all be going "Huh? Just how exactly did THIS happen?!?"