A Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (21 April 2008)

This is quite possibly one of the greatest motion pictures of all time. The plot follows Theo Faren, a Brit in a hopeless world where no children have been born in 18 years. Immigrants, storm to Britain, the last stable country on the planet, to be persecuted by the ruthless police rule. This hopelessness is what makes the film great-the film portrays a world where all of humanity has simply given up-accepted its imminent extinction. This is by no means a film for snobs. The opening is so frightening and engaging I shook in my seats. The action sequences are spectacular, especially the climactic battle, which is filmed in one shot. This scene includes the best cinematography I have EVER seen. This is a film that is so compelling, so intense, and so beautiful, it is almost impossible to hate.