Movie: Children of Men
MPAA Rating: [R]
Plot Summary: It is 2026 and worldwide humanity has been hit with infertility. In the absence of any hope for the future, the world has gone mad and only Britain remains as a (relatively) stable society. Flooded with an influx of refugees from other parts of the globe, the British government has closed its borders and is forcibly detaining, expelling, and executing illegal aliens. In the middle of this semi-hopeless world, Theo Faron is kidnapped be terrorists and charged with escorting the first pregnant woman in decades to safety with an organization dedicated to returning children to the world.
My Impressions: Shot largely hand-held with a dingy, dark pallete, this is definitely not a mainstream Hollywood movie. It is however a movie you may find yourself spending hours discussing with friends afterward. If we truly are always living for the future, and if children ARE that future, what would the world truly be like without any babies? The world is well realized, the characters are strong, and the plot is well-constructed (if simplistic). Clive Owen does a good job playing his default character - the depressed loner with a heart of gold - and the stylistic camera work gives the film a powerful emotional impact and sense of immediacy.
Overall, this is a good film to see if you can stand to be depressed. There is a brief shot of appropriate nudity and considerable language and violence.
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