Friday, September 25, 2009

Children of Men

In English we watched the movie Children of Men, and it showed a doomed society were all women were infertile. The heroes of the story includes a pregnant female, as well as a male who is helping to have her give birth and getting her and her child to safety. The movie takes a slow transition, from civilized Britain, to a middle of no were place with hippies and farms, then to a uncivilized brutal war with what seems to be more of concentration camps then refugee camps. The movie has a lot going on throughout it, first the idea of infertility and trying to preserve humanity, secondly a war breaks out with problems arising throughout the whole thing, thirdly it shows in many ways racism and feelings of superiority towards the other nations that are in need of help. It also shows a sense of traditions, holding true depending on your wealth in England, the rich areas are unaffected and the poor areas are devastated. The movie leaves me with mixed feelings, I don't know if I really liked it or if I hated it. One thing is for sure is that it makes you think.

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