Children of Men (2006)

Wonderful character development!

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

However, now I've got around to watching it - well, half of it - I can see what a predictable cliched film this is.There's nothing new to see here. The film doesn't really seem to have a statement to make and it's just a lot of running around and being politically correct.I'm giving it 3 stars for the acting, which is reasonable if not outstanding, and 1 extra star for having a relatively accurate picture of the future - although I doubt we will ever have see-through screens (why would anyone do that, even if it was possible? Some attempts at showing future technology are really stupid).I got bored by the half-way point and bailed. I can see where it's going but I can't be bothered taking the rest of this boring journey.

Amazing cinematography and story.The story tells of a world were women have somehow become infertile and it's been over a decade since the last baby was born. The main character is a former activist and is recruited on a journey to bring a special young women to the human project. The camera work in this film is absolutely amazing. The film has a good mix of hand held shots and some not but works really well together. There are also some very impressive long shots were scenes and actors are chaotic but the camera does not cut. The movies score was also good.The story also touches on the topic of how many countries controversial ways of dealing with immigrants and refugees. All in all I loved watching this movie. Especially if you are a fan of cinematography then I would recommend you to try out this movie.

This film, "Children of men", represents the highest level of filmmaking. It is one of the most realistic Sci-Fi thrillers of all time, thanks to its amazing technical accomplishment in cinematography, sound mixing, music score, film editing, sound editing, and visual effects. At the same time, it is thought-provoking and successful in the screenplay and the storytelling, serving as a fantastical cautionary tale and making every viewer emotionally resonant. By making such a masterpiece, which is even better than "Gravity", Alfonso Cuarón simply proves himself to be one of the best directors of all time.

It's dim. It's dull. It's depressing. The only way to figure out what people are saying is to turn on the subtitles. I do like the actors, although some of the more prominently-billed aren't on-screen as much as one might expect. And, of course, there's the deliberately obscure ending. NO THANK YOU.