Guns in the movie

Rating: 9/10 (12 January 2007)

Did anyone notice that despite the fact that Theo is at odds with almost everyone he encounters, as well as the fact that he also has multiple times to access a gun, that he never actually picks one up, let alone shoot at anyone? The only time he uses force is when Syd is shooting at him and he uses the most blunt object he can find (a car battery). Just thought that it showed a decidedly anti-war stance as far as the main character went. Also, the most powerful weapon in the movie is actually Kee's Baby, in the scene where she carries her through a war-zone and everyone stops shooting. I felt that the point of this was that we are oblivious to the fact that so many young people are dying as the result of war in the world. Could it be that Cuaron believes that the most powerful weapon we have is our ability to not pick up a weapon? i donno...just a thought.