Fine and slick realization by Alfonso Cuaron who gives a futuristic detail to a creepy Dystopian World

Rating: 7/10 (23 October 2014)

Alfonso Cuaron 's film adaptation of classic Dystopian novel . As P.D James's novel terrifying vision comes to life . In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile , as the world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction . The Department of Homeland Security has ordered a militarised Police Force to detain all illegal immigrants and hold them in a fortified and barb-wired compound . A former activist and peacemaker (Clive Owen as Theo, in fact , he does not use or even touch a gun at any point throughout the entire movie) agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea . Along the way Theo meets Jasper (Michael Caine who based his performance on John Lennon) , Nigel (Danny Huston) and being kidnapped by his ex-wife Julian (Julianne Moore). Children of Men follows and restore faith for a future beyond those presently on Earth . Meantime , a rebel outfit of militia (Chiwetel Ejiofor , Charlie Hunnam) refugees known as The Fish loom threateningly in the background , battling for the rights of the illegals and determined to cause major unrest . There no children , no future , no hope.
Exciting rendition that picks up every mote of bleak despair P.D. James's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to help a pregnant young ; though in the movie, the infertility crisis is the result of all women being infertile and in the original novel , it's the result of all men producing no sperm . This interesting retelling describes an eerie future in frenetic Cinema Vérite' style , pointed ideological concerns and gripping familiarity . A hard , explosive , paranoid time when England is the only surviving nation and fertility crisis means no babies have been born for 18 years old , being well set in and around a dystopian London fractious with violence and warring nationalistic sects . Dystopian polemic story which contain a sour denounce to totalitarianism , gilded with some cheeky as well as unobtrusive social commentary . Thought-provoking and thoughtful script by Paul Chart who wrote the first version but it was re-written a few times by other screenwriters including Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Timothy J. Sexton and director Alfonso Cuarón himself ; finally the final version was written by David Arata, Cuarón and Sexton . Clive Owen's insights greatly impressed Cuarón and he contributed a great deal of uncredited work to the final script . "Children of men" is a workmanlike rendition of notorious novel that captures the desolation and misery found within those pages , though some liberties have been taken with the script . Nice acting by Clive Owen as a man man who holds the unexpected discovery of a lone pregnant woman and the desperate journey to deliver her to safety . Very good support cast such as Michael Caine , Pam Ferris , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Charlie Hunnam , Danny Huston , Julianne Moore and cameo by P.D. James: author of the book 'The Children of Men' plays the old woman in the cafeteria with Theo .
Colorful and evocative cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki , Alfonso Cuaron's ordinary . Atmospheric as well as imaginative musical score by John Tavener , including wonderful songs . The motion picture was well directed by ever versatile Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron (Y Tu Mama También , Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban , Gravity) who carries out an efficient and energetic take on . Cuaron said in one interview that he wanted to shoot this film like La Battle of Argiels (1966) rather than Blade Runner (1982), almost like a documentary about something that happened back in 2027 . Here director Cuaron also uses his customary trademarks , as he utilizes long continuous and digitally blended shots . Rating : Above average . Worthwhile watching .