“Children of Men”'s vision of the future is now disturbingly familiar
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#2When the Zika outbreak hit, I was reminded of this movie. It's not the same magnitude, but still.
Re: “Children of Men”'s vision of the future is now disturbingly familiar
#3Children of Men is one of my all-time favorite movies. Top 3 I think.
If you haven't seen it, find some time over Christmas to do so. Won't exactly get you into a holiday spirit though...
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#4There's one scene in it—and I think people who have seen the movie know the one I'm talking about—that's possibly the most powerful, intense scene I've ever seen on screen. Absolutely worth watching.
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#5I've got to go and re-watch this it's been a while.
Re: “Children of Men”'s vision of the future is now disturbingly familiar
#6There's one scene in it—and I think people who have seen the movie know the one I'm talking about—that's possibly the most powerful, intense scene I've ever seen on screen. Absolutely worth watching.
There are several scenes which could qualify, and they are each masterpieces of filmmaking both from an artistic and technical standpoint.
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#7I've been thinking about how familiar Children of Men feels in recent months, especially given civil war in Syria and the wave of nationalism sweeping Western Europe and the United States.
This article is a great analysis of how the film creates this uncanny sense of familiarity. I'm overdue to watch it again.
(On a side note, I just finished reading Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower, which resonantes with today's world in a similar way.)
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#8If you haven't seen this movie you absolutely should. And you need to watch it with your face close to a 60"+ high quality screen and with a good sound system. Do not ruin it by watching it on a laptop or mobile device. The extended shots create a near full immersion experience.
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#9There's one scene in it—and I think people who have seen the movie know the one I'm talking about—that's possibly the most powerful, intense scene I've ever seen on screen. Absolutely worth watching.
When they exit the building and the chaos pauses for a moment.. absolutely breathtaking every time. It really sold that in the end everyone is on the side of humanity, and everyone hopes for a future. They just couldn't agree on how it should come about.
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#10If you haven't seen this movie you absolutely should. And you need to watch it with your face close to a 60"+ high quality screen and with a good sound system. Do not ruin it by watching it on a laptop or mobile device. The extended shots create a near full immersion experience.
Or just watch it on anything you can. I honestly don't think you can ruin this film in anyway. I used to watch it on my iPod Touch.