Children of Men (2006)
Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Clare Hope-Ashitey
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Country: UK, USA
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
When I first saw Children in the theater a few years ago, it had such a powerful impact on me. I’ve held off on watching it again partly because I didn’t want to relive the feeling of getting kicked in the stomach, and partly because I didn’t want to ruin its effect by watching it too often. I finally made my way to a second go at it.
It definitely didn’t grab ahold of me quite as it did before. I found myself more intrigued by the technicality of the shots, the misc-en-scene than the actual content. When I did pay attention to the dialogue, I found it very contrite, almost forceful: “They’re taking them to refugee camps,” Michael Caine says to his old friend Clive Owen as if he’s been completely oblivious to what’s been happening in the world he’s been living in for eighteen years.
It’s not without its faults, but Cuarón directs the hell out of it. If that final scene doesn’t make you panic or make you cry, you, sir or madam, are probably an android.
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Tags: Drama, Dystopian Future, Sci-Fi
2006 Films | this guy over here
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