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.

Children of Men (Netflix)

Comments

1. JGJones on 2007-05-06 04:17:02 wrote: 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)

2. Thomas on 2007-05-07 19:16:38 wrote: It was nominated for the Academy Award for cinematography.

3. Pat J on 2007-05-09 09:54:37 wrote: 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.

4. flagrantdisregard » Blog Archive » Science fiction you should see on 2007-08-22 10:11:11 wrote: […] 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 […]

5. DaveTheWave on 2007-08-22 12:12:49 wrote: 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…