The Most Compelling Film of 2006 Far And Away

Rating: 10/10 (17 December 2006)

I have seen many films this year, and none are as compelling and disturbing as Children Of Men. The film, set in 2027, reveals with each frame an apocalyptic vision of the future. The film deals head-on with the notions of human extinction, a world in utter chaos and disarray, and the fight for human survival against incomprehensible devastation, infertility of women, and a nearly uncrossable gap between rich and poor.
The stars of the film, Clive Owen, Chiwetel Eijofor, Julianne Moore and Michael Caine deliver award-worthy riveting performances. Director and co-writer Alfonso Cuaron has tattooed an image of world destruction unlike any ever seen in cinema. The cinematography of Emmanuel Lubezki, his unflinching and raw point-of-view camera work and the unending stretches of mind-boggling film action are cornerstones of modern cinema by which many others will long be compared.
This film caused me to experience feelings which I cannot fully comprehend or explain in words. It is not for the ill-at-ease, the mentally challenged or the easily disturbed. This film is a triumphant masterwork of British cinema without peer.
You must see this film. I feel certain it will forever alter those who witness it and, hopefully, cause those among us unwilling to breach the widening levees of poverty and power to reconsider their aims and take course to correct the paths on which we tread.