Great plot and Action!

Rating: 8/10 (18 June 2011)

Children of Men, directed by Alfonso Cuaron, is set in England in 2027, where the human race has become no longer able to reproduce. England is also in the middle of complete chaos and internal war, due to the overpowering of a fascist government. Clive Owen plays Theo, a man who teams up with a rebel group called The Fishes, to help save a young woman who he finds out is pregnant. Since the young woman is the first to give birth in over 18 years, Theo, Julian, played by Julian Moore, and the group must fight to save her from stray bullets and the English police who will get rid of anyone in their path.
The movie reflects the theme of a threat to the existence of humankind. Being that no one in the film was able to conceive in over 18 years, the future of the human race was being questioned. In the beginning of the film, Theo seemed to have become comfortable with the situations happening around him and was just living his life. But when Julian, who is also his ex-wife, approaches him for help with her cause, he starts to show personal concern with getting the girl and the baby to safety. With the help of his good friend, Jasper, played by Michael Caine, Theo soon believed that the world could in fact be saved from total extinction.
Another film that relates to the same theme is 28 Days Later. 28 Days Later also tells of how humankind is in danger of being lost forever. In this particular film, contaminated chimpanzees threaten the lives of humans after a vicious attack on them. Both films present characters that have to fight for their own lives as well as the lives of others in order for humans to have a future on earth.
I thought this film was great. Was very entertaining and presented a story line that kept me interested. Clive Owen and Julianne Moore also added significant acting abilities to the film as well.