Children of Men: See this Movie!

Children of Men: See this Movie!

A little poison now and then: that makes for pleasant dreams. And much poison at the end for a pleasant death. They have their little pleasures for the day, and their little pleasures for the night, but they have a regard for health. We have discovered happiness, say the Last Men, and they blink. ~Nietzsche
 
The Premise: In the near future, the world is infertile and aging societies begin to fall apart politically as well as practically. The tagline: No children, no future, no hope… but, then again, is it a new beginning? The movie features superb attention to the subtle implications of the scenario, well-rounded plotlines, and some of the most frightfully realistic action scenes ever made. Clive Owen is solid as the Protagonist, Michael Caine is memorable in this ‘John Lennon at 70′ role, and the directing style of Alfonso Cuaron is most refreshing. See Children of Men and know that it is this generation’s Bladerunner (or anti-Bladerunner as Cuaron calls it).
Trivia: Look for animals kept as ’surrogate children’; what will be ‘future vintage gear’ such as an old London 2012 shirt or an old XM8 rifle (currently the latest technology); a clever Pink Floyd reference from ‘Animals’;the Abu Graib hooded prisoner in humiliating custody, and many more references to be spotted throughout.
Christian Worldview Rating:  None, really. Theism in any reference barely exists in this world with some brief and somewhat derogatory exceptions such as where Christians take to the streets declaring global infertility as God’s punishment for previous abortion rulings. A Hamas-type paramilitary shouts “Allah Akbar” in a funeral parade. Some references to God are made by some characters in pseudo-positive ways and there are pictures alluding to the story of Jesus’ Birth (the Infancy Gospel). Otherwise, you have the impression that this world is atheistic despite its impending fate. A thing called ‘The Human Project’ is mankind’s salvation in this world.
Lefty-Meter: There is a mitigated pro-leftist worldview; for example, it is established that immigration is good and just and that the military and nationalists trying to control the issue are downright evil thugs. On the other hand, it is also established that the leftist freedom fighters are entirely capable of being self-serving and equally destructive in their own right. On the whole, valid questions are asked of many different political worldviews even if a sort of secular progressive view emerges as the clear choice.