Children of Mediocrity

Jan 10, 2007 13:47

Children of Men is advertised (perhaps unsuccessfully -- one coworker told me, "I want to see the movie where men can have babies!") on a high-concept idea -- without warning or explanation, children can no longer be born. Jumping forward 18 years, this pre-apocalyptic future provides the setting for a dark and depressing world that no one really ( Read more... )

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flurrific January 11 2007, 00:46:56 UTC
yeah it made no sense that the gypsy didn't get on the boat, I literally said aloud "JESUS CHRIST".. not because i was so moved, but because it was so melodramatic and stupid. This was the biggest disappointment for me in terms of how jazzed i was from the trailer to how poor the movie was. bummer. Post again after you read the book!

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theswordofconan January 11 2007, 16:39:54 UTC
I completely agree with you.
If you also notice, the only they do show anyone of Islamic faith, they are all marching through the streets screaming and shooting automatic weapons into the air.
he might as well of added a scene of a rabbi counting a stack of gold.

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