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User Comments for: Children of Men

jimczad says...
10 years ago
If you were bored with this movie then you were not paying enough attention. The detail put into the story (pay attention to what is happening in the background), film making (unbelievable pre-Gravity and pre-Birdman long takes), and philosophical concepts/allegorical criticism of our present day(watch the bonus features and documentaries on the DVD/BR).
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Reply by Kastell
2 years ago
@jimczad I don't know man, this type of story is just done to death.
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Reply by Purple Jay
2 years ago
@jimczad I was bored and I payed plenty of attention. In fact I regret giving it any, cause it was the kind of movie that makes me realize slowly that my time is being actively wasted.<br /> I kept waiting for the movie to get good or interesting but it never does. It thinks its social commentary and philosophy is smart but it doesn't offer any thoughts that I didn't have myself from when I was 8 years old.<br /> Good attention to detail doesn't salvage the fact that the actual content of the story is non-existent. Just a big dystopian ball of nothing that's been done better both before and since.
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Lovabel says...
4 years ago
Children of Men, a story and atmosphere so enthralling, that I consider it exemplary to science fiction.
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Lainfan says...
11 years ago
The filming makes this movie worth to watch. There are some exquisite scenes, especially noteworthy is the (seemingly) single-shot scene where the main character has to rescue the pregnant lady from a building where the resistance fighters and immigrants hide and keep her captive. This while the building is surrounded by soldiers and tanks from the UK army.

Note: I edited this comment bc i did not agree with my opinion from that time anymore, and I could not delete it fully.
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Reply by .Lieutenant Moon
7 years ago
@lainfan In what way is this movie not well written? Just because a story isn't unique or original, doesn't mean it isn't well written.
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Reply by Lainfan
7 years ago
@lieutenant-vague You are absolutely right. I have underestimated this movie when i first watched it since i appreciate this movie much more today.
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whl says...
11 years ago
One of the few films I have watched that I actually found boring. Nothing happened that got me into the story also found the acting pretty bad.
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Reply by .Lieutenant Moon
7 years ago
@whl In what way did you find the acting bad?
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tjc2005 says...
7 years ago
One of the finest films ever made, full stop.
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omerfdemir says...
12 months ago
Atmosphere and shooting is great. It makes you feel like you are in that dystopian world.
On the other hand story is so poor that it makes you got bored. You can't even understand why the things are happening.
Character development is poor. There is no back story of any of the characters.
Also acting are so bad. What a missed opportunity. This movie could be a lot better with better acting and better storytelling.
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ismamzaman says...
2 years ago
A unique film, amazingly directed, with a simple, but powerful, plot protraying the importance of hope, in a near-dystopian setting.
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IzakJordan says...
5 years ago
The directing and the details are amazing
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Intense Eyes says...
5 years ago
In my opinion the film focuses a lot in "fugees" and their conflict, and should have revolved around the ethical quandary of infertility: you finally watch a bodyguard story instead. In spite of this, it's really well done, with intrepid action and harsh atmosphere, what perfectly reflects the social situation. My favourite part: the secquence shot during the last building crossfire.
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Makara Nou says...
5 years ago
The story development is very sluggish. But there are interesting plots and the shooting and violence are so realistic. If u can survive the first 20mins of the movie, u will appreciate the rest
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