Children of Men

talisencrw 6/23/2021 3:57:46PM 8.4

Cuaron's masterpiece so far (including Gravity, which was gravely miscast). This film is: a) easily the best film of the decade of the 2000's; b) the finest dystopia film since 'A Clockwork Orange' and probably the best sci-fi since '2001: A Space Odyssey'; and c) all the evidence you need that Clive Owen should have been selected as James Bond in place of Daniel Craig. Heartily recommended to anyone interested in how great both science fiction and cinema can possibly be. You may be depressed with the state of both the world and mankind, after watching it, but you won't be disappointed in the possibilities of cinema.

Shreyance Parakh 6/23/2021 3:57:56PM 8.4

**Thought provoking piece of art !!** **CHILDREN OF MEN**....How a baby's cry can make the whole world stop, the bullets stop flying in a war, people forget all their pain, the only thing that matters is how to make that precious gift of god smile again..The movie depicts it beautifully! When the world is falling apart, coming to its end, how a THEO does things that he otherwise would have not done for anything or anybody else...It doesn't seems practical that how at every point of time there is somebody to see them sail through, but that is all LIFE is about...HOPE...There's a THEO in everyone of us...It's in our hands...to choose, THEO or Luke...The world will surely end someday but till then we must all protect the CHILDREN OF MEN, protect the world...Do our bit for the mother earth..!! **P.S. - loved the laughter of the babies in the end!!** Scenes I LOVED - 1. When Julian was shot. 2. When Theo thought Jasper was dead. 3. When Dylan was born. 4. When Theo said to Luke "It's a GIRL" 5. When Marichka expressed she isn't coming. There may be more, but these are all I remembered. Michael Caine was adorable as always, Julianne Moore was pretty, Clive Owen was perfect, Kee was sweet, Miriam was, don't know, clean...at heart !

specimenb 8/10/2026 5:55:02PM 8.4

*Children of Men* is one of the most gripping dystopian films I’ve seen. Alfonso Cuarón creates a future that feels frighteningly lived-in rather than flashy, and the story’s sense of hopelessness makes its small moments of compassion and hope hit even harder. What impressed me most was Emmanuel Lubezki’s cinematography. The extended takes—especially the car ambush and the chaotic journey through the battle-torn refugee camp—don’t feel like empty technical showpieces; they put you directly inside the danger with Theo. The handheld camera, naturalistic lighting, and near-documentary look make every moment feel immediate and uncomfortably real. Some of the apparent single shots were created through complex choreography and seamless visual-effects joins, but the result is still astonishing.wikipedia+1 Clive Owen gives the film a grounded, weary center, and the production design fills the background with details that make this collapsing world feel disturbingly plausible. *Children of Men* is bleak and intense, but it earns its optimism—and its filmmaking is simply unforgettable.