Children of men

Children Of Men is a Dystopia film set in London in the year 2027, where no child has been born for 18 years and scientists have no reasons behind this. With their dwindling population African and East European societies decide to try to immigrate to England. Whist their own country’s dwindle in to darkness.

In a climate of nationalistic violence, a London peace activist turned bureaucrat Theo Faron, joins forces with his revolutionary ex-wife Julian in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously became pregnant.

-          Death

-          Depression

-          Hope

-          Punishment

-          Terrorism

-          Tragedy

-          Infertility of Mankind

-          Optimistic Future

-          Loss

-          Anti-Government

-          Immigration

-          Pollution

There are many massages that are portrayed throughout this film, for example the mise-en-scene of the film covers this in many aspects, through, the locations, by it being set in a bleak future portrayal of London. The low key lighting indicates the fact that the character of Theo is unhappy with his life and they way it has turned out I know this as the film is shot as if it is a documentary of his life, and it uses tracking shots and is filmed it continuous sequences. This gives it the style of a documentary. This film is also very gender stereotypical as during the film Theo is made to protect a girl called Kee who is the only pregnant woman in the world and they are trying to get her to the human project. Another massage that is portrayed is that facts the government have let the people down, by they’re being an influx of terrorism in there country this shows the government have lost all control and cannot protect its people.

I think there are two very influential scenes in the film.

The first scene that is set along the strand in London when he is in a café, getting a cup of coffee, then stepping out side putting his cup on the side and put some form of alcohol in it this shows that Theo has had enough of life and does not really care anymore. But it seems not to faze anyone around him like it is normal behaviour? Then the coffee shop that he has just been in explodes in some kind of terrorist attack, the sound shocks Theo but not the fact that a shop has just exploded this shows that the people of England are not that effected by terrorist attacks like this, it seems to be normal to them in the depressing future and no one has any hope. But this scene is also important as it introduces the audience to the protagonist.

The second scene that I think is important is the scene where Kee is giving birth to her baby in I a dirty apartment in the refugee camp. This scene can be linked in with the nativity story, as it seems there seems to be no good rooms left so they just have to be stuck with what they have been given, like Mary and Joseph. Also It can show that happiness can come out of darkness as the world seems to be cold and depressing, but when the baby is born it brings joy to everyone.