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Monday 10 March 2014

Children of Men (2006)

It’s 2027. The world has gone to shit. The only place not in total chaos is Britain, but she’s closed her borders. Immigrants are captured, caged and shipped to camps. But an influx of the uprooted is the least of humanity’s problems, because the future is finite for everyone...
Wow! CoM was even better than I remembered. It diverts your attention from dwelling on how bleak it all is by maintaining a speedy momentum during action scenes, and in contrast delivering some understated but heartfelt character building during the quieter moments.
The amazingly fluid camerawork in both cramped and open spaces is mind-blowing. Even after you find out how they did it, it still seems impossible.

5 jump-starts out of 5

4 comments:

cuckoo said...

5 clever "single" shots out of 5 too.

Cuaron is on fire.

He's got a new TV series premiering tonight with Kyle McLachlan.

Dr Faustus said...

Clive looks kind of shifty on the cover. Like some kind of peeper.

cuckoo said...

Perhaps it's because...
...he's looking for the Children the title speaks of.

:erm:

Impudent Urinal said...

One of my favorites. Made me pick up the book which was also great. I should Nut all over it. Whatever guy decided to keep firing after that cease fire for the baby should have his balls put in a mortar and pestle and forced to make testicle flour for tortillas out of them.

4½ pull my finger out of 5