Children of Men - In time for Christmas
Children of Men is an English, futuristic dystopian movie that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. But for our English friends, it makes England look marvelously rancid and bleak. In fact, many scenes shot in England look as if they were too easy to find and exploit as places of urban catastrophe.
I’m wondering if some places in the America like the Bronx or Bedford-Sty in NY still look as grim as they did in 70’s movies like Fort Apache. I guess Detroit is still pretty grim.
Anyway, we are fortunate in Children of Men that Julianne Moore is killed off quickly because she’s terrible and so is her character. You’ll all be happy to know that even when the world is ending, Lefties think they can make it a better place through revolution and killing the Man (and anyone else who happens to be standing by).
Posted on 12/02/2006 4:00 PM by Mark Butterworth
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3 Dec 2006
Esmerelda Weatherwax
My mother in law brought the book to read however many years ago while she was helping me after having the baby - not jolly reading for a new mum and grandma.
I have a particular interest in the film as one of my friends worked as an extra in several scenes. I kept teasing him about when was he going to play one of the old men euthanised in the sea off Clacton? But that bit seems to have been left out.
I know some scenes were shot around Trafalgar Square and Whitehall on several Sunday afternoons. I will ask what other locations were used.
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