For a movie that fits firmly in the dystopian sci-fi genre, Alfonso Cuarón’s 2006 film “Children of Men” makes for one of the most truly terrifying films ever.
In a world where infertility has been the law of the land for eighteen years and resources have dwindled, humanity has turned on itself.
It’s like the grimmest of ’70s science fiction films, only made by a master filmmaker at the peak of his powers.
While it might have taken a tragedy for him to become committed to the film, his passion is evident in every frame.More than anything out of the ordinary, the movie’s vision of London looks distressingly normal, with office workers attending to business as usual despite chaos and bombings.
As a television PSA seen early on notes, “Only Britain Soldiers On.” The movie opens with the death of an 18-year-old, the world’s youngest person.
And things…
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