Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuaron
Ever notice how dire sci-fi is? So often is it about humans on the brink of hopelessness or loss. In Alfonso Cuaron’s film, there have been no children for 18 years. That sets the tone immediately. One lone pregnant woman is found, and it’s a film about the struggles of womanhood along with the notion of how people would react after being hopeless for so long, only to see a glimmer of it. What do people do and how people behave in tough circumstances has always been a key fixture in the genre, and Children of Men is the best of its kind.
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