Children of men

The movie was awesome. Never gets boring. Michael Caine was also really good. I liked the way some of the movie was shot. I thought it was cool how some of the scenes were made in one shot, never cutting away. Made you feel included in the moment when that happened.

Originally posted by SpaceMonkey
The movie was awesome. Never gets boring. Michael Caine was also really good. I liked the way some of the movie was shot. I thought it was cool how some of the scenes were made in one shot, never cutting away. Made you feel included in the moment when that happened.

Yeah, the tracking shot was fantastic. Best scene of the year.

My girlfriend proposed a date night for us tonight soooooooo we're going to see it this evening.

Saw it, liked it, but feel it's fairly overrated by the press. Had some great scoring, pretty interesting cinematography, but it ran a little too long, and was a little vague in fleshing out what exactly the freedom fighters really were looking to gain. For example, what political leverage they'd have with the child,

Spoiler:
considering the government was already killing off the immigrants, unless that was a hoax, and they really were just terrorists.

So, 6.5 out of 10..but I still liked it. I was just expecting a little more Sci Fi out of it, and less drama.

Originally posted by The Core
Saw it, liked it, but feel it's fairly overrated by the press. Had some great scoring, pretty interesting cinematography, but it ran a little too long, and was a little vague in fleshing out what exactly the freedom fighters really were looking to gain. For example, what political leverage they'd have with the child,

Spoiler:
considering the government was already killing off the immigrants, unless that was a hoax, and they really were just terrorists.

So, 6.5 out of 10..but I still liked it. I was just expecting a little more Sci Fi out of it, and less drama.

I gathered that after a while, but it's based off of of a Sci Fi novel. There were a lot of things to suggest it was the future, but it still looked pretty primitive.

Originally posted by The Core
I gathered that after a while, but it's based off of of a Sci Fi novel. There were a lot of things to suggest it was the future, but it still looked pretty primitive.

i think the whole point was to show a future that is horrifying. the whole world has gone to hell. there is perpetual civil war, terrorism, epidemicks, racism, crime and poverty. because one of the elements of the world cuaron created was poverty, there isn't any high tech sci-fi stuff. When Theo visits his cousin who is wealthy, then we see the more advanced technology. and yeah it's only 20 years in the future. most movies over-estimate what technology will be like in the future.

^which makes children of men feel more down to earth and relatable. I just don't think I would be able to enjoy the movie that much if the soldiers were wearing power armor wielding laser rifles, while shooting up a multi platform city in hovertanks while the flying cars whizby.

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after writing all that, maybe i actually do 😛

Originally posted by The Core
For example, what political leverage they'd have with the child

I think the point of some of that is to symbolize what political parties do today. Parties often don't do things because they are the right way to do things, but because they can show that they were right and the others were wrong so that in the future people side with them.

my god this was brilliant. clive owen was fantastic, michael caine was fantastic, alfonso cauron's direction was also fantastic. i was really impressed as i wasn't looking forward to this much and then i saw it and was utterly blown away by this movie.

I thought this movie was fantastic. Well writen, directred, acted. One of the best movies I have seen in a while.

i just watched it. it has to be the most emotionally stiring film of all time. i almost cried at the end, and i never cry at movies. Its magnificent: 5 stars.

Originally posted by Solo
Yeah, the tracking shot was fantastic. Best scene of the year.

Spoiler:
when he is running through the battlefield to get tp the bulding near the end? if so, i totaly agree. maybe one of the best scenes of the decade.

meh. just saw it. it was pretty good. the only extraordinary elements were michael caine and some of the "saving private ryan" shots of clive owen running through the ghetto.

it was really predictable though, and using a baby as a metaphor for innocence/hope is a little obvious. i really was hoping it was going to be ultimately nihilistic, and either the human league didn't exist or some psychotic happens to trip key on the baby...something.

Yeah, in a world of global infertility, the first baby born in almost 2 decades dying would have made a much better film 👆

it would have made it thematically more interesting, more complex.

just saw it.......SO amazing. one of the best movies i've seen in a long time, and Clive Owen is such an amazing actor and the film was just done so well! ugggh, awesome

Originally posted by manorastroman
it would have made it thematically more interesting, more complex.