Liked it much more, since I could make out more of the words, through the accents. This dirctor films the best battle scenes ever, better than Kubrick. The one remarkable scene, where it appears to be one non-stop seven minute cut, is nearly unbelievable.There are two cuts at least, one when he runs into the building, and one when he and the pregnanat woman are huddling, he to the right of the window, her to the left, and an explosion goes off just outside their window. I detect a third when he jumps on the bus. BUT that explosion that leaves red spots on the camera lens, what an idea, brilliant!! Too bad they are perfect red circles, if its supposed to be blood they would not have been clear nor perfectly round.
I also was amazed by the wire guided rockets fired from the buildings against the British troops. "No tanks in the city" is the lesson from Chechneya.
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Topic - Children of Men (second viewing) - Duilawyer 07:51:52 01/08/07 (19)
- Normally those spots would be cursed but they do added a "gravitas" to the proceedings. * - mr grits 10:28:52 01/08/07 (5)
- so they are accidental? nt - Duilawyer 15:38:18 01/08/07 (4)
- Only the director knows but I would say yes. * - mr grits 16:31:24 01/08/07 (3)
- They were intentional, according to IMDB's film trivia remarks. - TAFKA Steve 17:17:27 01/08/07 (2)
- It was an but intentionally left in. - Harmonia 10:24:53 01/09/07 (1)
- I meant to say "an accident" that was left in. - Harmonia 10:25:56 01/09/07 (0)
- blood on the lens. - TAFKA Steve 09:09:44 01/08/07 (12)
- Yes and no. - Harmonia 10:15:22 01/09/07 (4)
- Why didn't I get a press kit? - TAFKA Steve 10:53:47 01/09/07 (3)
- Cheap b*astards. - Harmonia 11:56:43 01/09/07 (2)
- Actually Wikipedia's been found to be as accurate as Encyclopedia Brittanica. - sjb 12:09:52 01/09/07 (1)
- I've found excellent info there and also some I knew to be wrong. - Harmonia 15:27:57 01/11/07 (0)
- WOW! Very interesting. - Duilawyer 15:39:19 01/08/07 (0)
- I enjoyed it, but it could have been much better... - Jimmy NYC 13:00:36 01/08/07 (5)
- Why did the guy with the red hair want to kill them? - Duilawyer 15:41:14 01/08/07 (4)
- Re: Why did the guy with the red hair want to kill them? - TAFKA Steve 17:11:44 01/08/07 (2)
- I did not realize they were the guys on the motorc. nt - Duilawyer 19:18:15 01/08/07 (1)
- Actually I thought his hair was blondish. Only one of them was on the motorcycle... - Harmonia 10:36:13 01/09/07 (0)
- Re: Why did the guy with the red hair want to kill them? - Jimmy NYC 16:11:31 01/08/07 (0)