Great Movies - Children of Men
One of the things (among many) that suck about living in Wisconsin is that we don't get limited release movies. That's an honor reserved for L.A., New York, and Chicago. Sure, I could drive the three hours if I wanted to, but that's not the point.
Two REALLY good genre flicks came out in December, and I had to wait a stinkin' month to see them. Incidentally, they both come from Mexican-born directors who collaborated with each other on one of the films. The first movie is Pan's Labyrinth. Guillermo Del Toro, who took the helm of the Blade franchise (check my avatar) and Hellboy, doesn't have a great track record. But I have to say the movie looks sweet. Maybe the last two Blades were just practice, right?
And Del Toro got some help from Alfonso Cuaron on this one. Harry Potter fans will recall that Cuaron is the director that finally did a proper job of translating the book to the screen. Chris Columbus is retarded, but that's just my opinion. Cuaron's Prisoner of Azkaban cut out the fluff and got right to business getting the best performances out of his actors and keeping the script tight. His latest Children of Men was PHENOMENAL! It currently occupies my TOP TEN list, which is no easy feat. Cuaron's flick is set 30 years in the future, but in the vein of sci-fi luminaries like Rod Serling, he's able to unswervingly slice and dice our
current society, laying bare our hopes, struggles, and ultimately our failures.
What if humanity suddenly became sterile? That's the question. And 30 years later, what if a single woman became pregnant? Doesn't seem like a classic sci-fi plot but just think through the implications. Ultimately, the plot is incidental. The sideways glances at life in this world is the real treat. It's us......run amok. All over the course of a couple of decades. If you see any movie in 2007, see Children of Men. And no, it's not for kids.
Two REALLY good genre flicks came out in December, and I had to wait a stinkin' month to see them. Incidentally, they both come from Mexican-born directors who collaborated with each other on one of the films. The first movie is Pan's Labyrinth. Guillermo Del Toro, who took the helm of the Blade franchise (check my avatar) and Hellboy, doesn't have a great track record. But I have to say the movie looks sweet. Maybe the last two Blades were just practice, right?
And Del Toro got some help from Alfonso Cuaron on this one. Harry Potter fans will recall that Cuaron is the director that finally did a proper job of translating the book to the screen. Chris Columbus is retarded, but that's just my opinion. Cuaron's Prisoner of Azkaban cut out the fluff and got right to business getting the best performances out of his actors and keeping the script tight. His latest Children of Men was PHENOMENAL! It currently occupies my TOP TEN list, which is no easy feat. Cuaron's flick is set 30 years in the future, but in the vein of sci-fi luminaries like Rod Serling, he's able to unswervingly slice and dice our
current society, laying bare our hopes, struggles, and ultimately our failures.
What if humanity suddenly became sterile? That's the question. And 30 years later, what if a single woman became pregnant? Doesn't seem like a classic sci-fi plot but just think through the implications. Ultimately, the plot is incidental. The sideways glances at life in this world is the real treat. It's us......run amok. All over the course of a couple of decades. If you see any movie in 2007, see Children of Men. And no, it's not for kids.
posted by Akshun J at 10:11 PM
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