Review: Children of Men
We watched it the Saturday night before Easter, and while it’s not your typical Easter fable, it’s ultimately about the same thing: hope. It’s also a realistic and graphic action movie in which the action isn’t gratuitous and the reluctant hero is only heroic (at least initially) through indifference and circumstance. Highly recommended.
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Posted 2 years ago
I can highly recommend that film too. It is fantastic. I especially love their long long “one shot” takes - ie the car in the wood scene - it’s hard to believe that’s a single take, but it is! There’s no cutthru scene - where the camera would suddenly flick to another scene (for example most films would show the inside of car, then outside etc)
Brilliant. I rented this on DVD, but would be purchasing it for my collection. (For any deaf people reading…I’m in UK and the subtitles are fully available including extras)
Posted 2 years ago
It was nominated for the Academy Award for cinematography.
Posted 2 years ago
I saw it in the theatre and absolutely loved it. Later, I tried to read the novel it’s (loosely) based on, and just couldn’t get into it.
Posted 1 year ago
[...] of Men I wrote a review of Children of Men back in May. It’s the story of a near future when mankind has destroyed its ability to [...]
Posted 1 year ago
I finally watched this movie. Yes the cinematography is great. The visuals are great. The story as a whole, didn’t care for it.
The end did get me. When you hear the background sounds while the bold CHILDREN OF MEN is shown.
Maybe I didn’t like it because is felt so close to how things are turning out in our world. I don’t know…
On a side note, 300 was awesome…