A movie for those who look closer

Rating: 9/10 (3 April 2007)

Children of men is a fantastic movie and I fail to realize why so many people on this website have posted comments about how bad the movie is. Their are many people who have ridiculed the plot by questioning the secrecy of the human project or the meaning behind Kee's pregnancy. Why must so many people need everything explained to them?
For those who looked a little deeper the symbolism in the movie was overpowering and present throughout the films duration. The greater meaning behind Kee's display of her pregnancy in the barn, the presence of the Pink Floyd pig outside the apartment Clive Owen visits in the beginning, etc. It was excellent. I have read statements from people who question the whole issues of infertility and the immigrants. Infertility does not need to be explained, the reality behind infertility and governmental control (as symbolized in the Pink Floyd pig) is veiled for a reason, it is meant to show the audience the confusion and despair inherent in the imagined society and to allow the audience to draw their own conclusions regarding it.
The immigrants head to England for a reason, it is the one country that soldiers on. Many people question why individuals would bother to risk their lives when civilization was crumbling anyway. If you are still alive and you believe that their might be a shred of hope for you and your loved ones in another land, it is only human that you will do everything in your power to survive. The mass immigrations are explained both through basic human instinct and the presence of newspaper clippings throughout the movie.
The lighting is beautiful, the acting is above average and the camera work is nothing short of spectacular. The use of entire sequences consisting of only one camera shot is simply incredible. The camera work was incredibly innovative and I have never felt so embroiled in a movie as when the camera was splattered with blood and then, in one shot, the blood was digitally removed. All technical aspects of this film were mind-blowing.
In the beginning of the film there is a group of activists who say that "infertility is God's curse". The simple presence of those protesters put a debate in my mind as to who the blame should be placed on. At another point the radio station announces "let's take you back to 2003 when the world didn't believe in living for the future". The issue of infertility is simply a metaphor for our disregard for our environment. Only through the proliferation of catastrophe will the world be willing to alter their lifestyle. This movie is a fantastic representation of that. People who want everything explained to them in a movie need not apply here because your impatience will only breed your ignorance as to the quality of this film.