A film if you like like alternate futures.

Set in the Year 2027, there have been no births in the world since 2009. This is a surreal gritty, grungy story told by Alfonso Cuarón from the original book by the award winning P. D. James. (which I havent read) It feels like it ends a bit abruptly, but quite appropriately. I wont spoil any of it here and I completely urge you to go and enjoy it yourself.
Story completely aside, from a purely visual perspective, its cinematography is akin to beautifullly realised dystopian visions created by Viktor Antonov the concept artist of Half Life 2. Without being typically hollywoody, Children of Men absorbs you with its non stop action from the word go, which is why it reminded me of HL-2. Its one of those films in which I forgot I was watching a film.
I remember a quote from William Friedkin on the exorcist DVD commentary, if my memory serves me right,he was essentially talking about the threshold of light vs dark and noisy vs quiet scenes in a film. Thinking back, this is a film punctuated poetically by those extremes.
Its also embellished with a few nice little future retro touches and references.

Like the dirty London 2012 sweater, and references to cultural icons (pink floyd, battersea pig) and you can drool all you like at the screens too.
On the whole it made, v for vendetta look like a cheap unimaginative spectacle.. shame on you Wachowski’s.
While I was reading a few reviews I came across the fact that the book was written in 1992, no mention of the popularity of the web is made in the film. The automotive design which I cant find any references to seems like it belongs to the time.

go watch.

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