Have you seen the movie "Children of Men"?
By cNotable
@cNotable (891)
United States
January 11, 2007 5:27pm CST
I haven't seen it yet, but I think that I will.
It looks really interesting. It's about a post apocalyptic type world in which women are infertile and no new children are born. I think there are some interesting ideas in this film. It might be worth seeing.
It stars Clive Owen and Julianne Moore.
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6 responses
@neha_khan (1802)
• Pakistan
12 Jan 07
I haven't seen this movie yet and i will never seen this ocz i didnt like english movies...
@seenoreen (559)
• Philippines
12 Jan 07
I haven't watched this movie yet but it really sounds interesting. I'll check this one up and maybe rent it.
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@ArsonCuff (3114)
• United States
29 Mar 07
Here is my review and thoughts on the film.
CHILDREN OF MEN is a loose adaptation of the P.D. James novel and was directed by Alfonso Cuaron. The story centers around a former activist, Theo, who lives in the year 2027 where most of the world has collapsed and the human race has become infertile. A group of rebels has found a pregnant woman and it becomes Theo’s task to deliver her to safety and possibly save the existence of the human race.
Theo is played by British actor Clive Owen. Other big names appearing in the film are actress Julianne Moore and actor Michael Caine. However, Clive is the main focus with Moore and Caine’s characters, though essential and enriching components to the plot and Theo’s development, being very short roles. The acting is all well done, however , with this film’s high concept and style it won’t be what everyone talks about after a viewing.
The look of the film is groundbreaking and exciting. When the action occurs the director has chosen to take long shots without cuts, which is a risky thing to orchestrate considering the costs of movie-making. However, without risk there is no gain and he pulled it off marvelously. You can actually feel the tension in situations as brought on by newly devised camera rigs and methods.
My only complaint in the visual department is a long scene near the ending. It is a moving scene through a war zone which seems to use the same filming methods that worked great all through the rest of the story, however in this section it felt more like I was being placed into a first-person shooter video game. One could say it is a positive thing and this means I was fully immersed in the world, however it was the exact opposite. I began to feel more like an outsider looking in; taken out of it. What caused this? Blood spatters land on the camera lens and stay there for most of the scene before fading away. This small amount of blood was a cool effect for a moment, but then it added to the feel that there was a camera man following Clive Owen around, sort of like when a horror movie uses the camera to peek out of the bushes and the camera itself is supposedly a character looking on. I would not have even noticed if it weren’t for those blood spatters.
CHILDREN OF MEN is a visually stunning piece of work and I recommend it to anyone. The story is one of those save the world, inspiring hope for mankind ordeals and the action is brutally breathtaking. On a scale of 1 to 10 this is easily a 9 to a 9.5.
@Eboue54 (58)
• United States
15 Jan 07
I have seen this movie. I enjoyed it. The cinematography is fantastic. It is a little slow at first. Once it gets going, it it will have you on the edge of your seats.
Most people like this movie. Some think that it is the greatest science fiction movie ever. Others are dissapointed by the story and/or the ending.