Cuaron Children Of Men Analysis

Although Children of Men’s main plot focuses on the survival of man due to infertility, Cuaron focuses on how we treat each other in a diverse society. With scenes such as Theo’s daily walk to work, passing a line of policemen separating immigrants from the citizens, and the physical separation between the immigrant camp of Bexhill and the rest of Britain, Cuaron portrays the continuation of class division and social hierarchy in a future world through the prejudicial treatment of immigrants from citizens during the scenes focused on the background rather than Theo. Before Theo even knows about the Fishes’ mission to terminate the discrimination between immigrant and British citizens, Cuaron makes it known that there are severe problems in the ever eminent British society. On his way to work, Theo passed a wall with a message for an uprising against parliament, yet he pays it no attention. However, the camera strays and …show more content…
In that scene, as the bus moves on forward, the camera focuses on Miriam’s head being covered and her being forced to her knees, while a guard points a gun at her head, much like the people besides her. The camera continues to focus the events from Theo’s window rather than looking forward, or focusing on Theo and Kee. Outside, many people, mainly those who are immigrants, are forced to strip and stand against a military vehicle, while others who have died, or rather appear to have been killed, are laid down next to each other and then covered. The entire Bexhill scene is very similar to scenes found in Holocaust movies, primarily those in which the Jews are being forced to leave everything behind and abide to the commands of the armed men. In both cases, the people who are deemed the lesser being are forced into an enclosed community, where they must rely on themselves to