"Children of Men"

Lura 2022-04-23 07:01:02

This movie is a bit familiar. Although it is talking about the future (2027, it is not far away), it must not be regarded as a sci-fi movie. You should have seen many similar movies, but it seems that there are no examples for a while. In short , what they have in common is that a hypothesis is given in advance at the beginning of the film, and then the story is further made up under the premise of this hypothesis. The advantage of this is that with this premise, the later trend of the story will not be It must follow the rules and regulations in the real society, and the imagination can diverge, but the limitation of doing so is that since a hypothesis is to be set, it is necessary to talk about the future, because history cannot be changed, so most of them are brought into science fiction. Label.

The hypothesis of this film is very interesting - all human beings are sterilized.

This proposition was originally very interesting, but after reading the whole film, I feel that the proposition is a bit big, the development and direction of the plot have not kept up, and it is a bit unworthy of the title "Children of Man", the story is a bit of a book, so here is another drama. To be even more unkind, just talk about my personal viewing experience:

The advantages are outstanding:

1. The scene design and atmosphere creation are in place, not inferior to those disaster blockbusters that spend a lot of money on special effects production;

2. With the theme of escape, the plot is compact, and the viewing process is exciting enough, and it even feels like watching a road movie;

Third, I always feel that there will be more than the above two points, waiting for you to discover.

Disadvantages and shortcomings that cannot be mentioned:

The film feels quite normal (this is also the reason for deja vu) but thrilling, the story is compact but not grand enough, the premise is imaginative but not developed enough, the protagonist performs well but is trapped by the monotonous character setting and cannot be further developed;

The film reveals some religious connotations from time to time, and the world view is still mainstream, reflecting the pessimism and helplessness of the film creators about the contradictions and problems existing in the world today, but these contradictions and problems can only be presented, and the creators cannot find them. It does not constitute a reflection, nor can it further stimulate the reflection of the audience. Fortunately, there is still hope, and the title of the film is a good interpretation.

how to say? Because the atmosphere is well created, the viewing process is still pleasant, but the story is pale and cannot be sublimated. I am afraid that this movie will be easily forgotten after it is over, and it will be difficult to become a classic.

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Extended Reading

Children of Men quotes

  • Luke: [his last line] I had a sister...

  • Jasper: Everything is a mythical, cosmic battle between faith and chance.

    [offers Miriam a joint]

    Miriam: Maybe I shouldn't.

    Jasper: You already did. Take another one. Now cough. What do you taste?

    Miriam: Strawberries!

    Jasper: Strawberries? That's what it's called: Strawberry Cough!

    Kee: Wicked!

    Jasper: So. You've got faith over here, right? And chance over there.

    Miriam: Like yin and yang.

    Jasper: Sort of.

    Miriam: Or Shiva and Shakti.

    Jasper: Lennon and McCartney!

    Kee: [looking at pictures] Look, Julian and Theo.

    Jasper: Yeah, there you go! Julian and Theo met among a million protestors in a rally by chance. But they were there because of what they believed in in the first place, their faith. They wanted to change the world. And their faith kept them together. But by chance, Dylan was born.

    Kee: [picks up another photo] This is him?

    Jasper: Yeah, that's him. He'd have been about your age. Magical child. Beautiful. Their faith put in praxis.

    Miriam: "Praxis"? What happened?

    Jasper: Chance. He was their sweet little dream. He had little hands, little legs, little feet. Little lungs. And in 2008, along came the flu pandemic. And then, by chance, he was gone. You see, Theo's faith lost out to chance. So, why bother if life's going to make its own choices?

    Kee: Baby's got Theo's eyes.

    Jasper: Yeah.

    Miriam: Oh, boy. That's terrible. But, you know, everything happens for a reason.

    Jasper: That, I don't know. But Theo and Julian would always bring Dylan. He loved it here.