" So we're living in a Toxic sewer, what kind of future did you expect? "

Rating: 7/10 (4 September 2009)

There are many synopsis to what the world will look like in our future. This is one of the more dark, dramatic, sober ones. The film is called " The Children of Men. " In this future, the women of the planet have been made sterile (In the book, it's the men) and are unable to conceive a child. The countries become a battleground between the fanatical right who blame it on troublesome extremists and the lunatic left who blame it on terrorists. While their confrontation spreads across nations, the basis for their fears is that the populations of the earth have been condemned to extinction as no children will ever be born. Into this insane world is a secretive group who have developed a hopeful beginning called The Human Project. Their efforts are condemned by the government and their allies target everyone who tries to regenerate the population. One man who believes in the Human project is Theo Faron (Clive Owen) who learns of one girl called Kee (Clare Ashitey) who is pregnant. Seeking refuge a rebel friend puts him on a hazardous, adventurous roller-coaster ride which takes him in and out of Gunfights, ambushes, assassinations, concentration camps, street fights and armed clashes between roving armies. Along the way he seeks out advice from a once promising cartoonist called Jasper, (Michael Caine) who has become a hermit. The poison world they all inhibit is a gloomy, smog-shrouded, pollution soaked and virus infected environment seemingly on the brink of destruction. The film is terrifyingly real and few would ever look forward to the future if this is what it resembles. Excellent rendition of the book. ****