brilliant and magnificent

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2006)

This was by far one of the best movies I've seen in 2006. Although the fact that it's a sci-fi might deter some people from seeing it, this is one of those rare masterpieces that should be seen by anyone considering themselves a movie connoisseur.
It begins as a story of despair in a world full of death and destruction, but ends as a captivating race of a man who found his hope and a hope for the entire human race and is trying to save it. Not only does the movie progresses at a perfect pace, but it also involves some of the most amazing shots I have ever seen captured on camera. These include an intense single scene shot of an urban survival in the middle of the war, truly magnificent in the way it was shot and delivered and a very rare and a very realistic footage of human birth that some people might find strangely disturbing. To present the story with as much realism as possible, director chose to implement footage that was shot with a constantly moving cameraman that gives us a strange feeling of being present wherever the battle is raging or whatever it is hero is doing. The movie sets are realistic and although simple in appearance, they deliver a great addition to the overall feeling of a dark future.
I give Children of Men 10/10 the only movie I gave the highest score in 2006