Met my expectations and more...

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2007)

I first saw a trailer for this several months ago and was immediately intrigued. I expected a lot of current political and social themes, and this movie definitely gives them en force. There have been many reviews criticizing the unanswered questions about the siege of Seattle, why everyone wants to go to England, why women are infertile, and more. However, the answers are certainly in our imaginations living in the world we do today. The plot could certainly have been fleshed out more to include these answers, but the movie would have had to be three hours long instead of an hour and 45 minutes.
I was left feeling very hopeful with this film. This says a lot considering the entire film is about as full of despair as any film could be. I preferred not having every little detail explained and the gritty way it was filmed. The more I think about this movie (which has been near constant since I watched it last night) the more I loved it. I can't wait to read the book.