Monday 10 November 2014

Children Of Men (2006) 8/10

Starring : Clive Owen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Pam Ferris, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine
Director : Alfonso Cuaron
Running Time : 105 mins

In the year 2027, 18 years since the last human birth as women have mysteriously become infertile, Theo Faron (Owen) is called back into his life as an activist by his ex-partner Julian (Moore) when a young girl named Kee (Ashitey) is found to be miraculously pregnant.

Although this is a sci-fi, set in a dystopian future where mankind is soon nearing extinction, this is perfectly accessible by those who wouldn’t normally enjoy science fiction. Loosely based on the story by PD James, this has a lot in common with an earlier book, Earth Abides by George R Stewart. It was nice that the future portrayed in this movie didn’t look that much different from our own present, aside from the animated advert posters, and by making the movie in this way it brings the message a lot closer to home.

You’ll like this if you liked : 28 Days Later




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