The Children of Film

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A child is a gift that should never be taken for granted. The title of the film Children of Men as an obvious significance in the situation put forth in the movie. Simply enough, it's the children of the race of men that have seemed to have gone extinct.

The movie, directed by Oscar-winning Alfonso Cuarón known for Gravity and Pan's Labyrinth, was released in 2006. The developed protagonist Theo Faron was portrayed by talented actor Clive Owen, known for Sin City and Inside Man. The life-changing Kee was portrayed by Clare-Hope Ashiyey, known for the TV series Suspects. The humorous Jasper was portrayed by actor Michael Caine, know for the recent Batman movies and The Prestige. The deceptive Luke was portrayed by Oscar-winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, known for 12 Year a Slave and Salt.

Science Fiction (Sci-Fi) is the genre of science and fiction, masking together into something that could happen in this world, albeit most seem to be improbable. It's a fitting genre for Children of Men as it takes place in 2027 U.K., a real place and a real time. It's a dystopian world of infertility, an unfortunate feature to many women in the world today already. It's meant to be the end of the command of humans, the end of the world as we know it, that is brought about by a sudden biological change to the human body. The world is in disarray and people are turning on their fellow people in an even larger and chaotic version of The Hunger Games. Yet, unlike the majority of Sci-Fi movies, this movie is lacking in the shiny toys and advanced technology. It's similar to the movies Doomsday and Babylon A.D.

The novel was written by P. D. James, screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. The clear protago...

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... tilted towards the violent sequences and the detailed birth of the child. A very memorable shot is the one taking place in the car where a camera was built in and moved around to shoot, moving the actors along to better view the shot. It's a film deserving of the awards it has received and is not one soon to be forgotten, as proven in it being one of my very favourite films.

The film depicted a world that was dulled of colour by the brokenness and selfish greed of humanity. It taught that not everything you are taught, you are told, you are forced to read should be followed through and, at times, you're going to stand alone in your believes. Yet the innocence of a child is universal and can silence a room of guilt. Children of Men is such a complex film that it would be a futile attempt to capture and stitch together all of its meanings and symbolism in mere words.

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