Children of Men is a film that forces the viewers to take notice that the future is born out of the present, and to be aware of the darker implications of the choices we make or accept today.
Children of Men director, Alfonso Cuarón application of the background visually tells the story and warns us of a world that is not too far from our own while still keeping the background as background.
In Children of Men, the director, Alfonso Cuarón, brilliantly portrays how significant the background is to amplifying the destructive state of London without blatantly laying it out for the viewers. The majority of films produced, the foreground is seen as the intended focus while the background remains just that, the background. Evan Puschak, also known …show more content…
The film is set in the future but has strong parallels to the present time. Cuarón states, “I have a very grim view, not of the future, the present; I have a very hopeful view of the future.” By presenting events that have transpired in actuality to the background of an invented futuristic world, it permits the viewers to make a connection and recognize a distorted form of their own reality. For instance, in the scene where Theo gets off work, refugees can be seen trapped in cages while surrounded by German Sheppards and guns. To add to the effect, Cuarón places a woman dress in 1930s wardrobe vocalizing in German. This set up conveys familiar elements to what the Jewish community endured during the Holocaust. The refugees are treated to inhuman cruelty and force out of their homes. The most evident and influential background scene that highlights the mistreatment of the refugees occurs when Theo, Kee, and Miriam makes their way to Bexhill. The scene outside the train shows refugees lined up execution style and battered harshly in a style that resembles Abu Ghraib notorious torture prison pictures. All this is exhibit in the background to be picked up while the lead story remains at the focus of
Children of Men director, Alfonso Cuarón application of the background visually tells the story and warns us of a world that is not too far from our own while still keeping the background as background.
In Children of Men, the director, Alfonso Cuarón, brilliantly portrays how significant the background is to amplifying the destructive state of London without blatantly laying it out for the viewers. The majority of films produced, the foreground is seen as the intended focus while the background remains just that, the background. Evan Puschak, also known …show more content…
The film is set in the future but has strong parallels to the present time. Cuarón states, “I have a very grim view, not of the future, the present; I have a very hopeful view of the future.” By presenting events that have transpired in actuality to the background of an invented futuristic world, it permits the viewers to make a connection and recognize a distorted form of their own reality. For instance, in the scene where Theo gets off work, refugees can be seen trapped in cages while surrounded by German Sheppards and guns. To add to the effect, Cuarón places a woman dress in 1930s wardrobe vocalizing in German. This set up conveys familiar elements to what the Jewish community endured during the Holocaust. The refugees are treated to inhuman cruelty and force out of their homes. The most evident and influential background scene that highlights the mistreatment of the refugees occurs when Theo, Kee, and Miriam makes their way to Bexhill. The scene outside the train shows refugees lined up execution style and battered harshly in a style that resembles Abu Ghraib notorious torture prison pictures. All this is exhibit in the background to be picked up while the lead story remains at the focus of