![]() And I believe the final 30 minutes of the film rank among the finest achievements in the history of Cinema. ![]() The artwork, the production design, the music I could go on and on: this is one of those few real masterworks where everything just comes together right. 'Children of Men' is a gut-wrenching look at an all too possible future, but it also works as a heart-stopping, adrenaline-rush-inducing piece of entertainment featuring some of the most breathtaking camera work you'll ever see. It's a cinéphile's dream come true it's a masterpiece in the true sense of the word. I was forced to conclude that this film was a visionary piece of art (and how that fact had eluded me the first time around I couldn't - and still can't - explain). This film is so, so, good! It not only manages in many aspects to be the most prophetic - and most shockingly realistic - sci-fi film I have ever seen: it achieves that feat with a level of style and through such an abundance of fantastic creative choices and innovative camera techniques that I was simply left in awe. Last month, a decade later almost to the day, I suddenly felt the urge to revisit the film (because it was mentioned in an article about "long takes"), and upon re-watching it, it just blew my mind. At the time, it failed to resonate with me on a deeper level - which in hindsight I find astounding. I first saw 'Children of Men' when it came out, 10 years ago, and while I liked it a lot, I kind of forgot about it soon. But Theo and Julian would always bring Dylan. But, you know, everything happens for a reason. So, why bother if life's going to make its own choices? You see, Theo's faith lost out to chance. ![]() And in 2008, along came the flu pandemic. ![]() He had little hands, little legs, little feet. But they were there because of what they believed in in the first place, their faith. Jasper: Yeah, there you go! Julian and Theo met among a million protestors in a rally by chance. You've got faith over here, right? And chance over there. ![]() Jasper: Strawberries? That's what it's called: Strawberry Cough! Jasper: Everything is a mythical, cosmic battle between faith and chance. ![]()
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