Watch it and learn something from it

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2006)

"Children of men" is easily movie of the year. Of course, it won't get any Oscar, but did "Blade Runner" got anything?
First thing that you will notice about this movie is that violence really looks brutal. If you think that there is something romantic and nice about war, please watch this movie. Also, it is SF, but for me - this is probably most realistic SF that I ever see, and future described in it doesn't look that far.
Story itself is very symbolic. It is not important why humans can't have children any more; important is what kind of world we are leaving to them anyway. Main character in this movie never takes gun, even if sometimes that looks like best choice. Choices he made are choices of common sense - there is nothing on this world more important than life of human being, no matter if it is just another man or last baby on earth. If there is some idea that claims to be more important than human life, then there is something wrong with idea. How human life is valuable, can be understand in world without kids - then life of one kid seems more important than world itself.
Also, this movie put one big equation sign between people. In refugee town, first we see Arab demonstration, but after few seconds - we see French refugees. In cage, woman speaks on Serbian asking for water (Balkan wars), but couple meters after it, German is asking for food also. In bus, we have Italian crying. To average western viewer scene when he sees Arab demonstration or Bosnian refugee are not life changing - he saw that before, on evening news. How horrible this really is, he can find out when he sees that same thing can happen to anyone. There is nothing cool about dying; there are no long speeches, blue sky, and long shots. People die in a second, when not expected, and their deaths look absurd, because they are. Death is impersonal and fabricated, because when there is 100 death people of bomb in one second, you forget to realize how horrible death of one human being is. This movie will remind you on that fact.
Already famous long shot is one of the most impressive long shots ever. I find acting in this movie brilliant - it is never exaggerated, it is never 'I want to win Oscar tonight, look how hyperemotional I am". We have great actors (Clive Owen, Michael Caine and Julianne Moore, among others), that are willingly part of movie, never becoming greater then story.
What to say at the end: watch this movie more then once. No matter if you will focus on story, acting, directing or music - you will enjoy every time. This is by far best movie released this year, with strong message that everyday world, soaked in meaningless blockbusters, keep to forget.