Children of Men

Dunno if you know this novel, a there-and-gone P.D.James dystopian Brave New World knockoff whose premise is mysterious infertility that topples human empire. James' spin is the benevolent government who proclaims that the primary reason for existence is to dwell on and be comfortable (not a far cry from the working philosophies of many a person nowadays). The movie, though, has much higher ambitions. Vivid images of scenes common in Iraq, Afghanistan and many below-the-news areas drill meaning in, as do several scenes of kinda-real violence.
The movie is very very good, doubtless. It made me think for more than a month about a single image that had less that a second of airtime: a mushroom cloud over mahattan. (too small, I think). The music is sperb, as is the earnestness. But is it the great work that is possible these days? Close, I think, but it fails. Maybe that was the compromise that got it distributed and is why I ever saw it. The thing that gives me hope is that Bexhill is a refugeee camp... it's like Coney Island or Cannon Beach!
But anyway, well worth seeing. Does it redo the Iliad? Nope.
Everything it says is already there. You just gotta look.

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