Children of Men (2006 movie)

 I remember hearing people talking about this movie when it first came out into theaters.  At the time I didn't see it for two reason's. The first one is that it is not my type of movie, and I thought I would have a hard time following along with the story line. It seemed to me that it would be a movie with a lot of complicated dialogue for a movie that wants the audience to take it seriously, like if this event could happen.

 Recently watching it, it felt realistic for a different type of sci-fi movie. While most fans of sci-fi like stories and themes with aliens, far off distance planets, and galaxy battles, the type of sci-fi stories that I enjoy are the ones that can be believable, not flashy and show offy. This movie is a great example of what I'm trying to say. In the future on earth, no one is having children (something to deal with the government) and there are tons of fighting, anger and rage with the people.  I can believe that the government can go that far as to ruin humanity and life on earth, and the people are fighting to get revenge on them. Movies about the future should be something that might happen and have a traumatic affect on the people, instead of just placing the characters in a crazy out of this world future with technology far more advanced than our own.

 I'm glad that this movie changed how I originally thought of it. I like the main character and the African American girl who is pregnant. What I like about this movie is that you see how everyone reacts to life. In the beginning of the film, everyone is watching the news about the death of the youngest citizen left on the world (the boy looked to be around the age of 20). Every is very emotional about it because he was the last young human left, everyone else is older there were no little kids seen in the movie. Just that beginning opening of the film got me thinking of why is this future the way it was, why aren't there people having children. Is this the government's way of decreasing the number of people on earth. Which brings me back to why I can believe the government would do something so cruel to humanity. Because in our world today, earth is over populated with people and when there is more people in the world, there are more problems and messes that the government needs to clean up. After other obstacles in the beginning of the film, the main character is introduced to a young woman and for the first time in many years, he see's a pregnant woman and he is left without words. It is his job to help bring this girl to a boat and to this group called the "Human Project" and it is there that she and her baby can be safe.

 It was a little bit scary to watch the movie at times, with all the shooting and the worry of this African American girl and her baby. The film takes you on this journey of the hard life of people and seeing the determination and will to continue forward to seek shelter and to bring hope for the future. The hope of bringing life back to the world. I think that this is what the movie was trying to tell us and having the girl pregnant was a symbol of that. I really like how at the end of the film after she has her baby girl, everyone, even the guards/ soldiers (that were shooting earlier) stop and look at the little baby. Some of the people went on their knees and praised and blessed the baby and the girl. The guards hold their fire and made a path for the girl, her baby and the main character. There were even some guards that went on their knees and bless the lord for this miracle.