The film ‘Children of Men’, 2006, directed by Alfonso Cuaron and based in a novel written by P.D.James. Children of Men carries cautionary of a society on the brink of extinction. Through this film I will examine the characteristics of the dystopian future. The director uses various techniques of camera, sound, lighting and more and develops to convey the meaning and theme of hope and faith, Infertility and Refugee.
Children of Men is a dystopian novel set in future Britain in 2027, Where after 18 years of global human infertility, civilization collapse as humanity face extinction. Fleeing with the chaos and war around the world. In response, Britain has become a militarized police state as British government detain immigrants. The protagonist Theo Faron helps a militant immigrants' rights group to recuse Kee, a refugee, She turns out to be pregnant …show more content…
The film follows Theo’s effort to keep Kee and her baby alive while terrorists, desperate refugees and the brutal authorities battle around them.
The ideas I found interesting in the film are dwindling population due to infertility and the negative perspectives towards the Refugees. Cuaron portrays a world of imminent genetic erasure due to infertility and show negative viewpoint toward the refugee by using the British government in the film. The ides of infertility can be seen in the first seen where Theo sits in the train, combined with the voice over. “I can’t really remember when I last had any hope,” he explains, “and I certainly can’t
Children of Men is a dystopian novel set in future Britain in 2027, Where after 18 years of global human infertility, civilization collapse as humanity face extinction. Fleeing with the chaos and war around the world. In response, Britain has become a militarized police state as British government detain immigrants. The protagonist Theo Faron helps a militant immigrants' rights group to recuse Kee, a refugee, She turns out to be pregnant …show more content…
The film follows Theo’s effort to keep Kee and her baby alive while terrorists, desperate refugees and the brutal authorities battle around them.
The ideas I found interesting in the film are dwindling population due to infertility and the negative perspectives towards the Refugees. Cuaron portrays a world of imminent genetic erasure due to infertility and show negative viewpoint toward the refugee by using the British government in the film. The ides of infertility can be seen in the first seen where Theo sits in the train, combined with the voice over. “I can’t really remember when I last had any hope,” he explains, “and I certainly can’t