Children of Men (2006)
Love, depravity, and humanity.
Presentation:
What is your pick for most cinematic visuals? I don’t know how to quantify my reasoning, but when I observe the cinephile’s ideation of cinematic I think of Tree of Life and Children of Men. Emmanuel Lubezki's legendary handheld camera work combined with Alfonso Cuaron's prophetic vision of an infertile world delivers the dystopian twilight zone, coming soon to a reality near you. Dark, moody and filmic visuals with one of the most notably immersive long takes, and that’s just in the first 2 minutes. Immersive lensing as usual, giving reason why Lubzeki is aslo known as Chivo, the Mexican GOAT. The performances here are somewhat forgettable but the thematic imagery and cinematography shouldn’t be.
Conclusion:
When I think of future dystopia, this has some prophetic elements. This film almost serves as a thought experiment, “What if humanity became infertile?” Amidst the chaos and horrors of war, you have a triumphant scene that puts all priorities into perspective. But whether the immersive action scenes are enough to make the rest of the detached script feel like a nourishing piece of cinema might be up to your mood.
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