A Boost in Cinema in the 2000's

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2007)

This movie IS the best movie of 2006. It was touching, hopeful, funny, suspenseful. It had action, Michael Caine, great acting, and a great plot line. Clive Owen wasn't just the guy who went along, Caine was more than a hippie, and Alfonso Cuaron had made another great film. But most of all, there was hope. The movie was dark, and depressing, some even said it was filled with propaganda, but the whole movie had hope in it. Since the beginning of this century, a lot of the movies that came out were good, but they had no hope at the end. What I mean is, the characters weren't redeemed from their actions, or that what they did justified their cause/reason. The endings tend to be nasty and vile, with no reason, except for the fact that the makers can get away with. Which is why I loved this movie, it is full of hope, a chance for survival and human decency. And the ending is the best ending that happened. It didn't answer everything, and a few pieces were missing for interpretation (in movies and books, less is more).
Overall, CHILDREN OF MEN IS THE BEST MOVIE OF 2006