The name's Owen... Clive Owen...
Set against a backdrop of a world gone mad... a world of the not too distant future where society is dealing with imminent extinction due to global widespread infertility... one man must rise against his personal tragedies to ensure the safety of possibly the last remaining hope for the survival of humanity.
This sleeper of a film manages to hit just the right chords with viewers in respect to present day issues. With the world as we know it relatively spiralling out of control, Children of Men poses the important question: "how will humankind react when faced with the possibility of our extinction as a species?". Director Alfonso Cuaron takes the viewers on a journey through the looking glass, giving us a glimpse of a twisted world which may one day be.... our own.
Good lord!!! they've just blew up the last good place to buy coffee!!! we're all doomed!!!
The film highlights an excellent performance by Clive Owen. This one time frontrunner for the James Bond role shines throughout the movie as Theo, an ex-political activist inadvertently tasked with transporting Kee (played by relative newcomer Claire-Hope Ashitey) and the wondrous secret she bears. Julianne Moore and Michael Caine also churn-in wonderful acting prowess as Theo's wife and best friend respectively.
"could you spare some change? I just got fired from Wayne Manor"
"Get away from me you crazy old hippie!"
Recommended for mature viewers, Children Of Men will get one to question the moral direction our planet is hurtling towards. Fictional this story may be, but one cant help but wonder: is humanity it's own worst enemy?... or are we capable of nurturing hope for our own future?
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