Children of Men

[Xaston]

I saw this last night and disliked it very much. My friend who I saw it with enjoyed it, as did Shamdonk who also saw it.

I figured they were just idiots till I saw this 2+2 thread .

Has anyone here seen it? Your thoughts?

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[Xaston]

I'll wait until you see it to discuss what about it I disliked.

[k3nt]

I plan to see it. I really enjoyed the book, way back when. FWIW, the Onion movie reviewers listed it as their consensus best movie of the year.

[Calaziar]

Speaking of the Onion

[Calaziar]

I saw Children of Men today. As a whole I enjoyed it. Decent acting, fine cinematography and lighting. Great editing. I enjoy allegory and there is a lot of it in the film and I find myself reflecting on our world and the parallels. There is one long 'moment' in the film that I find tremendously ironic (tragicomic). Each person will 'read' things into the story based on their own perceptions of the world and I think art that rises above the mundane will act as a catalyst for this type experience. Some of these themes have been set out in a Mark Steyn piece you can find in the 2+2 thread linked by an earlier poster.

I found this movie reminiscent of a John Ford film The Fugitive (1947), that was based on an excellent novel by Graham Greene The Power and The Glory. Ford was hampered in his retelling by the censorship board and couldn't portray the protagonist as Greene did in the novel (a Mexican priest who had fathered a child out of wedlock and was a drunk). What he managed to do (with Greene's collaboration as screenwriter) was quite remarkable in its own right as is the cinematography. Very much a black and white Caravaggio.

I'm not sure why I link the two. They are in many ways very different films. Its just one of those things where something clicks in your mind and links you to something that at first doesn't seem to fit. The theme of faith exemplified through sacrifices by 'ordinary people' certainly runs through both movies.

I don't know that this is as good a movie as , say, The Constant Gardener or Hotel Rwanda but I thought it was money well spent.

[GodlikeRoy]

I hated it. I was really looking forward to it and it was a big disappointment.

I'm really surprised so many people like it.

[Jarren]

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[black_knight6]

I liked it a lot...only thing that REALLY pissed me off is when the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx at the end...WTF?

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