SSC 25: Children of Men (Cuaron, 2006)

Tim & Tay talk about world-building, documentary realism, and oners in this discussion of Children of Men.

Synopsis
In the year 2027, the inexplicably infertile human race suffers amidst war, famine, plague, and worse. Theo, a disillusioned activist is charged with guarding humanity’s last hope on a harrowing journey from London to the coast of Great Britain.

Based on the novel of the same name by PD James.

Starring Clive Owen and Claire-Hope Ashitey, and directed by Alfonso Cuaron, Children Of Men was released December 25, 2006.

Children Of Men is available to stream on Amazon Prime (Starz).

Scene  [26:20-30:21]
While driving with several members of Fishes, including his ex-wife, Theo and the group fall under fire from an armed gang. While retreating Julian is shot in the neck and killed, and Luke is forced to murder two police officers to cover their tracks.

The scene stars Julianne Moore as Julian, Clive Owen as Theo, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Luke, Pam Ferris as Meriam and Claire-Hope Ashitey as Kee

Links

• 5:45 - Clive Owen's filmography
• 6:00 - The Knick
• 30:30 - "Don't Ignore The Background" (Nerdwriter)
• 30:45 - Y Tu Mama Tambien (Cuaron, 2011)
• 41:30 - "The Spielberg Oner" (Every Frame A Painting)
• 43:15 - Cuaron on "realtime"
• 52:00 - VFX Artists React
• 1:00:00 - The 3 Rules of Living Animation (kaptainkristian)

Recommendations

• Tim: In The Mouth of Madness (Carpenter, 1995)—rent online.
• Tay: Gattaca (Niccol, 1997)—stream on CTV.

All links are verified at the time of publication and based on availability in Canada.

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