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In Reply to: Children of Men: Another Future Darkly Spectacle posted by mr grits on January 7, 2007 at 14:04:10:
Sort of Soylent Green for the new millenium, ONe of the best crafted movies I have ever seen. It is also one of the most meticulously thought out scifi movies I have ever sem.
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I've been half in love with Cuaron for years.
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I was so relieved that Cuaron jettisoned all the exposition. Just trust to the audience's intelligence and let's go.At core CoM's really about the inner journey of Theo. It's intrinsic to that journey that the HP is not necessarily a sure thing - it may not even exist. Cuaron reveals more by less exposition.
The movie really is about the battle between hope and despare. I think the mythical quality given to the human project really shaped all the character's relation with their own personal battles between hope and despare.
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Grits: "Rewarding, very, very, VERY REWARDING!"
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