So, yesterday, I was watching a movie called « Children of men », and I thought it would be cool to tell you guys about it.
First of all, you may ask, who made this movie ?
Well, Alfonso Cuàron made this film. And maybe you’re telling yourself « I think I know this guy » So,yes, he made one of the Harry Potter Film.
But let me tell you that « Children of men » is nothing like Harry Potter. Anyway, that's not my point.
You’re probably wondering now what is the movie about .
It’s actually based upon an eponymous book, by P.D James.
Children of men takes place in a dystopian world where humanity is no longer able to give birth, leading it to its imminent death. In this surrounding chaos, only Great Britain’s people survived despite the war and the pandemic.
Theo Faron, the hero of the story, one day meet Kee, the first pregnant woman in 18 years. He decides to protect her and her baby at all costs.
I’m not giving you more details, otherwise you might have spoilers from me, and that would be a shame !
I found this film very good, and it may even be one of my favourites now. The filming is absolutely awesome and the scenario is breathtaking. The acting is also amazing ! I also loved the set : taking place in London, the film shows places in the city that you can recognise if you have been there, and since we are in a dystopian world, you might guess that these places are a little bit more different that you may have seen.
I strongly recommand this movie, but it can be sad and a bit violent too.
yeah that movie seemed cool, I wanted to see it, it kind of reminds me of « the light of my life » a movie that take place in a dystopian world, where all the women were killed by the government and the « women’s plague » and where a father has to protect his daughter, who needs to learn how to survive. anyway loves a great dystopian movie, might read the book
ReplyDelete"The light of my life" ? Never heard about it, I'm gonna check it out ! Also, in the "dystopian style" I'm pretty sure The Hunger Games are my favourite, both the books and the movies !
DeleteLight of my life is playing at the moment at the Gyptis.
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Ooooh that’s funny you’re talking about that film !!! I just read a Instagram post about it and I really wanted to see it ! It reminds me of U4 the series of novels by different authors have you heard about it ?
ReplyDeleteNo ! Never heard about it, could you tell me a bit more about it please :) And, also, (again) I truly recommand this movie :)
DeleteLoved your article! This movie seems really cool and I would loved to see it. Do you know if it is available on a platform like Netflix or something? Anyway, I loved your style of writing ( I don't think it's the good expression but I hope you understand what I mean )
ReplyDeleteYou can watch it on Netflix ! And also, thank you ! Yes, I got it ! Thank you so much :)
DeleteDystopian alert in particular for 1ere and Terminale ! This film and Light of my Life can provide useful food for thoughts in relation to the Handmaid's Tale.
ReplyDeleteYes , I couldn't agree with you more ! I haven't seen The Handmaid's Tale yet, but a lot of people told me about it !
DeleteOh wow this looks pretty neat, adding it to the list of movies i must watch which is currently like 10 meters long XD. Also this aesthetic reminds me of The Road! It's also a sort of post-apocalyptic dad protects child movie! I absolutely loved the book and recommend it since it's not that hard of a read. (a lot easier than to kill a mockingbird)
ReplyDeleteYes, my father is a huge fan of The Road, so I was gonna read it and watch it anyway !
DeleteYou did a very good review of this film, and now I wanna watch it :D
ReplyDeleteIt's very interesting and I'm sure I could convince my mother to watch it with me-
I may also read the book it's from, maybe to see what they didn't put in the film ewe
Anyway, thanks for this review, it was really nice, and I hope you'll do more owo
Thank you so much ! This is so nice :D
DeleteThis seems like a very interesting film, I never heard of it. Do you know where I could watch it? I really like those kind of films and now I'm really curious!
ReplyDeleteIt's on Netflix, so you can watch it there !
DeleteOoooh a friend told me about this movie some days ago, she wanted me to watch it and it seems very interesting ! I saw it’s on Netflix so I’ll probably watch it soon :D. I’m usually not a big fan of dystopias even though I don’t hate them, but I think I will appreciate this one :-).
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll like it ! Tell me when you've watch it !
DeleteOoh, this seems genuinely interesting !
ReplyDeleteWell, you’re right. It doesn’t look like a Harry Potter film. But I think Science-Fiction and Dystopias often appear to be a fascinating way to see society’s issues from a different perspective, so I’ll most definitely watch it. Plus, you said it takes place in London : I’m curious to know which places I will be able to recognize…or not !
OOOOOOH so you went to London, right ? It's actually one of my favourite cities ! It's actually a place...full of energy ! But, in the movie, we can see Picadilly circus and other famous places :)
Deletethis is giving me handmaid's tale vibes.. remember this when you're in première ehe
ReplyDeleteI'm planning on watching it even if I'm in seconde sooooooo :)
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