Children of Men (2006)

“Children of men” is a political thriller movie directed by Alfonso Cuarón about a nervously plausible future. It’s 2027, and the human race is approaching to an end due to women being infertile. Cities across the globe are in flames, people have lost its way, in a permanent war zone called Britain; smoke pours into the air as illegal immigrants are kicked out and being put into detainment camps. It is apocalypse, people see no future in the world until one day a foreign girl is found pregnant and then the story unravels.

The plot and the theme are outstanding, the theme of” hope” to the whole world with the upbringing of child and the obstacles into bringing that child to life seem to be something that happens every day but it is taken for granted. Hope probably is the most single idea needed right now for society. Despite the theme and plot, the settings looked perfect for conveying the theme, not as apocalyptic but not so civilized either; it had the perfect combination of chaos but also sanity.   

Reading an article and a video about the movie being shot in long takes was astonishing. There are only few Directors that attempt to do this kind of film making, which is really difficult due to being continuous. Nevertheless Cuaron does a great job assembling a cast in a movie that people didn't have much expectations but comes with a powerful message about the struggles of humanity and what it takes to overcome them.