Children of Men

Alexnova · Post by **Alexnova** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:18 pm

Just saw it, and blew my fucking mind. The cinematography was so superb and gorgeous. Every shot is postcard picture perfect.

I think its the best Sci-Fi film ever, it makes Blade Runner look like cheese. COM is much much more realistic because it still has ties to contemporary themes but still has its futuristic appeal. To me, the whole destroyed beauty seems much more plausible then Blade Runner. You can feel being in this setting, and the fact that it runs like a documentary sucks you even more.

Some of the one take, and long shots are absloutley magnificent. The choreography is shocking.

Loved it so much, and many of the big questions left them unanswered so you can draw your own conclusions.

antfarm311 · Post by **antfarm311** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:26 pm

i heard there are a lot of plot holes in the movie. never explains why the government has this ruthless attitude, war is never explained, and why women are infertile.

is it like that, or whoever wrote that review is whistling dixie out their asshole?

Jordan311 · Post by **Jordan311** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:27 pm

I just saw it like 4 days ago too.
I really enjoyed it. The directing was breathtaking. Like you said, Every shot is like a postcard or something.

I hated the ending, tho....
Yeah, I know. open ending draw your own conclusions blah blah, but I just felt shafted once I saw those credits roll.

Later

Alexnova · Post by **Alexnova** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:55 pm

antfarm311 wrote:i heard there are a lot of plot holes in the movie. never explains why the government has this ruthless attitude, war is never explained, and why women are infertile.

is it like that, or whoever wrote that review is whistling dixie out their asshole?

Well there's no plot holes, its just none of the big questions (Why can't anyone make babies? Why can Kee make a baby but no one else can't?) that are answered.

The government had a ruthless attitude towards the immigrants going into the country and detained them. You have to come up with your own reasons for this.

The war was to quiet down the uprising, because the whole world is falling apart.

I loved it because I can create my own universe about hte movie instead of the movie saying "Oh this is why this happened" blah blah blah.

Everybody's own interpretations would be miles beyond anything if there was answers to the question.

Jordan311 · Post by **Jordan311** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:52 pm

Is it just women that are infertal?
I thought it was that everyone became sterile in the future or something.

Later

Alexnova · Post by **Alexnova** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:11 am

Women can't make babies in the movie. But in PD James' novel men can't.

Drums · Post by **Drums** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:28 pm

Yea I just watched this the other day and I thought it was awesome.

pnutwannabe · Post by **pnutwannabe** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:35 pm

Such an amazing movie. I saw it in the theaters when it first came out, and it blew my fucking mind.

Nate · Post by **Nate** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:15 pm

what a shitfest of a movie

Alexnova · Post by **Alexnova** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:39 am

Piss off you cunt, your just trying to make me mad

Nate · Post by **Nate** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:29 am

lol you say this movie has no potholes? First off every movie ever made has potholes. The movie is a sham. And what was the point of seeing that girl's titties? Most unnecessary nude scene ever.

Alexnova · Post by **Alexnova** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:45 am

Dude that so called "nude" part was only 1 second, not even. So its far from being called "unnesscary". Unnesscary would be it being like a 20 minute showing of it.

And what potholes do you speak of?

8:16 AM · Post by **8:16 AM** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:45 pm

i can understand why the nude scene was included, although i wouldn't have put it in myself....

think about it this way...no one has seen a pregnant woman in almost 20 years, woman's breasts swell and enlarge during pregnancy, it's part of the process. it wasn't necessarily intended to shock us, but to shock clive's character, to get the whole picture. to see the so-called "beauty" of pregnant woman....

GOAT · Post by **GOAT** » Fri May 04, 2007 4:28 am

i saw it. i enjoyed it. i thought the visuals were amazing and that one continous shot going up into that building near the end.

Jordan311 · Post by **Jordan311** » Fri May 04, 2007 4:37 am

GOATBURGE wrote:i thought the visuals were amazing

You were hiiiiiiiiiiigh

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