Disturbing reminder of the current world

Rating: Null/10 (20 October 2007)

This film is about a government agent becoming an unlikely hero by safeguarding the only pregnant woman on earth.
The title "Children of Men" does not give anything away, and to some degree sounds even innocent. So, the content of the film would be a shock to most viewers. In contrast to most films, the future is not bright and hi-tech. Instead, it is gruesome, disturbed and violent. There are numerous disturbingly graphic scenes of murder and execution. Random bombings, militant warfare and racial discrimination may be set in a futuristic world; however they are also present in this very moment. This parallel is highly disturbing. I think this film can serve as a reminder that we all need to stop destroying our world we live in.