The Children Of Men
A well crafted adaptation from the book by P.D. James, Children of Men is one of the finest and well made movies of the year. Gifted director Alfonso Cuaron truly excels in one of his best films to date which makes the audience grapple with the multitude of political and social issues including immigration and fascism. This sci-fi action thriller takes place 21 years (actually 20 years now) in the future where women have suddenly become infertile and the last child was born in 2009. The world is in chaos and destruction. Only Britain is shown to muster on, barely. Enter Theo Faron (Clive Owen), an ex-activist turned bureaucrat trying to come to terms with his own demons. In the opening scene, we get to see Theo, whether out of fate or out of chance, escape a terrorist bombing in a coffee shop in Central London. Shaken due to how close he was to getting blown to pieces, he travels out of London to meet his old political cartoonist friend Jasper (Michael Caine) who grows his own weed in the forest surrounding his house. Later Theo is kidnapped and brought to his one time old flame and fellow activist Julian Taylor (Julian Moore). They had previously met 20 years ago at a rally, fell in love and had a son who died soon later in a flu pandemic which left them both scarred. Theo by fate and/or chance playing his way finds out that Julian is protecting a pregnant woman who can be humanity’s last salvation. Doing so, he becomes involved in the process of safe-guarding the woman and the miracle inside her to safety and delivering her to a group of scientists known only as The Human Project.
Director Alfonso Cuaron credited with having previously worked on ‘Harry Potter and The Pisinor of Azkaban’; and having revitalized the down-spiraling franchise handles the feel of Britain with exceptional ease. He with writer Timothy J. Sexton pack the pace of action tight enough except for the scenes with Jasper which are one of the high points of the...