Thread: Children of Men
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Old 01-19-2007, 12:28 AM
dubman
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Re: Children of Men
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Originally Posted by kid cue
i mean, i agree that it isn't just sci-fi, but i guess i don't buy into the duality between fiction/speculation/narrative vs. truth/issues/NOW. i'd be more into the concept of Children Of Men as an unsettling movie about the times posing as a sci-fi film if it weren't 95% about "THE TIMES" (with bonus futuristic premise) and didn't come across as being--slightly--heavy-handed as a result. i'd have hoped for it to be a little cleverer, for a truly subversive and unsettling story.
well shit, at least it wasnt "V for vendetta"