Our First Time Watching CHILDREN OF MEN - A Dystopian Must See!

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  • Опубликовано: 12 янв 2025

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  • @A-small-amount-of-peas
    @A-small-amount-of-peas 18 дней назад +52

    I think the animals being friendly to Theo is based on the idea that animals can truly sense kindness and compassion in someone.
    Merry Christmas guys

    • @TheBubbas22
      @TheBubbas22 13 дней назад +3

      @@A-small-amount-of-peas I always took it as he is a modern Noah. Trying to get the future to the boat. Hence all animals respond to him.

  • @rafm3068
    @rafm3068 18 дней назад +29

    This is one of the best Sci-fi films and very underrated.
    I would love Cuaron to do more Sci-fi films in the future.

    • @Jesuscanfly
      @Jesuscanfly 12 дней назад

      What did you think of Gravity?

  • @mitzietheodore2589
    @mitzietheodore2589 18 дней назад +25

    One of my favorite movies of all time!!!

  • @Vincornelis
    @Vincornelis 18 дней назад +17

    This is one of those movies that got it's fair share of attention when it came out but has since become somewhat forgotten about and never quite reached the level of cult classic status it maybe deserves.

    • @JenSell1626
      @JenSell1626 10 дней назад +2

      @@Vincornelis it was bleak as heck in the theaters, hard to talk about like they said

    • @lunacouer
      @lunacouer 4 дня назад

      @@JenSell1626 Yeah, cult status usually means people wanna rewatch it. While this is an amazing film, it's a little too real and a little too bleak to watch it multiple times.
      It's not forgotten because it's not good. It's because it's so good we never wanna see it again.

  • @svanjasa
    @svanjasa 18 дней назад +9

    This is one of my favorite movies and I am really glad you got to see it! I feel so bad that Rekkai is so sick watching this. What a trooper!

  • @lynettestovall6999
    @lynettestovall6999 18 дней назад +22

    I cry everytime I see them going through the soliders and they are almost in a worship posture as the baby passes by.

  • @dun0790
    @dun0790 18 дней назад +17

    When this movie first came out i made and sold pirate DVDs and gave this one around to a few friends for free because i liked it but was always creeped out my mates mom had worked in social services for 30+ years and her reaction was yep that's this country in 50 years or so? As a teenager i just laughed but never forgotten and creepy how every year we are getting closer to this future

  • @jollyrayda
    @jollyrayda 18 дней назад +18

    It's not a horror film - but it is horrifying... Absolutely brilliant piece of work, criminally underwatched, tough viewing but something I always recommend.

    • @darkaero
      @darkaero 15 дней назад +2

      Yeah more dystopian than horror

  • @tatlertom3090
    @tatlertom3090 18 дней назад +6

    i remember seeing this in theaters. everyone in theater, it seemed to me, was totally blown away. it was a surprise to me that it didn't gain traction, and sort of left theaters rather quickly. i'm glad it got rediscovered by the internet. a remarkable film, and a remarkable director.

  • @kylefleming7987
    @kylefleming7987 18 дней назад +24

    I’m pretty sure that inflatable pig is a reference to one of Pink Floyd’s cover albums. “Higpnosis” is the name of the graphic designers who made many of the iconic covers for “Pink Floyd”. Hypgnosis released a giant inflatable pig into the sky, lost the rope/tether and quickly managed to snap a picture before it drifted away. There’s many other weird pics/designs they’ve made in the 70s that have stayed in British pop culture throughout the decades.

    • @BiddyBiccy
      @BiddyBiccy 17 дней назад +2

      And you can see something looking like Battersea power station in the background.

  • @sissisuperstar95
    @sissisuperstar95 18 дней назад +9

    I recently watched the 2001 Mexican movie ‘Y tu mama tambien’ also directed by Alfonso Cuaron. It was amazing not only writing wise but also the direction is stunning. One of the best movies I’ve seen.
    I think you would love it

    • @ashleydixon4613
      @ashleydixon4613 17 дней назад

      How did I not make this connection? I didn’t realize he’d done both.

  • @MarcosElMalo2
    @MarcosElMalo2 18 дней назад +11

    Geez, this is a dark movie to watch on Christmas. It’s definitely in my top ten all time.

  • @JLeoni96
    @JLeoni96 18 дней назад +13

    The inflatable pig is a shout out to a 1977 Pink Floyd album Animals. It was tethered to Battersea power station in London, for the album cover. To represent one of the songs featured on it called Pigs (three different ones) the album is based on George Orwell's Animal farm.

  • @eugeniageneva
    @eugeniageneva 18 дней назад +8

    I am a hearing specialist and yes, the tinnitus is coming from the brain but usually it means hearing loss, whether temporarily or permanently.

  • @Triskaan
    @Triskaan 17 дней назад +7

    That movie is such a masterpiece.

  • @richardkirk9857
    @richardkirk9857 11 дней назад +2

    The lady who plays the midwife(Pam Ferris) is something of a national treasure in the UK.She’s usually in nice cosy feel good Sunday evening dramas Great acting.
    Notice that the world might be falling apart but football pubs and gambling still seem to be going strong.There’s even a cheesy DJ on the radio

  • @chrysalis4126
    @chrysalis4126 18 дней назад +4

    P D James was such a great writer. This novel was quite different from her others as set in a dystopian future. It was written in 1992.

  • @kenybeans
    @kenybeans 18 дней назад +12

    Watching this the first time years ago, I only felt the western religious undertones. The world is ending and we have an “undesirable” refugee who is bringing forth the future. Now with 2024 America eyes, I can appreciate the art of it. How many times have you seen of a shooting on the news or bombing and then go to work? Great pick for this holiday season.

  • @hookedonjuneau6313
    @hookedonjuneau6313 18 дней назад +5

    Well done. This movie checks alot of boxes from a technical perspective and emotional perspective. The religious motif and sifi sensibilities. Glad you had thoughtful remarks and an insightful perspective. well done.

  • @Klung1
    @Klung1 9 дней назад +1

    I fell in love with the movie when it was in the theater, and watched it a lot of times before reading the book years later. I think the movie is actually more nuanced and emotional than the novel.
    The cinematography is a timeless master class.

  • @indyrevoly3060
    @indyrevoly3060 11 дней назад +2

    poor Rekkai, he had to both have a cold and watch like the saddest movie ever at the same time. i couldn't tell from when his nose was running or when he was crying!

  • @rikmoran3963
    @rikmoran3963 18 дней назад +6

    I love this film. Great cast and story.

  • @peterd788
    @peterd788 18 дней назад +6

    It's a remarkable film and most definitely a work of art.

  • @X5AVAGECABBAG3X
    @X5AVAGECABBAG3X 18 дней назад +9

    This is a great pick. I have been thinking about this movie a lot.
    I feel this is a possible future for us for the way we play God here on earth. The earth is not playing with you about nothing.
    And yes the gypsy woman is the MVP of this movie!!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

    • @MarcosElMalo2
      @MarcosElMalo2 18 дней назад +1

      It’s our possible future, but in some places in the world it’s a current reality.
      If you consider this movie as more than entertainment, you’re confronted by the question, what are you going to do about it? What are we going to do about it? How do we resist without becoming just as bad as those we are resisting? (This movie didn’t cut the rebels any slack. They’re just as villainous as the fascists.)
      If enough of us had gotten off of our asses in 2015-16, we might not be this close to American Fascism (or Christian Nationalism or White Christian Nationalism or whatever you want to call it). Same deal in 2020 and this past year, 2024. Each election that we squander makes it harder the next time.
      Don’t get me twisted, I don’t think politics* is the answer or that politicians will solve our problems. That’s fantasy. But rule of law and democracy, such as it is, gives us breathing space to make the world better and to make society more humane, starting with our communities, starting with our neighbors. If we don’t protect our democracy, flawed as it is, everything will be worse and progress will be incredibly difficult.
      *particularly political dogmas, no matter how well intentioned

  • @CrimsonViper38
    @CrimsonViper38 18 дней назад +9

    This movie was a direct inspiration for The Last of Us.

  • @NiersFloater
    @NiersFloater 8 дней назад

    When the movie fades out you hear childrens voices and laughter. It can be interpreted that mankind got a chance to overcome extinction and used it. Though children will be a rare view all over the world for decades and lots of structures are hard to rebuild there is hope none the less.

  • @Knightowl1980
    @Knightowl1980 12 дней назад +1

    This is one of the few films that gets better each time u watch it.

  • @88pjtink
    @88pjtink 10 дней назад

    Not enough people react to this classic. Thank you. This film sticks with you.

  • @obscillesk
    @obscillesk 18 дней назад +2

    This is another of those movies I remember when it came out, hearing people talk about being 'too over the top' and 'unrealistic'. Similar to hearing people express disbelief that the soldiers in 28 Days Later went feral so quickly.

  • @Leahcimmichael
    @Leahcimmichael 17 дней назад +4

    Its easy to see that Children of Men inspired The Last of Us, some devs have brought it up in interviews

  • @SoTOreo
    @SoTOreo 18 дней назад +11

    other channels posting xmas content..... meanwhile syntell posting some of the most grim end of the world style movies lol

  • @Jesuscanfly
    @Jesuscanfly 12 дней назад +2

    During the part when he was held in the room with the newspaper... you see articles about other countries dropping nukes. One of them says that Kazakhstan bombed themselves off the map.

  • @billwoods9302
    @billwoods9302 17 дней назад +2

    Those long, uncut camera shots are a hallmark of Alfonso Cuaron's directing style. It requires meticulous planning and hours and hours of rehearsals. Cuaron would also use this filming technique in Gravity, also worth a watch. Children of Men is technically science fiction, but has some very heavy philosophical overtones. It envisions the different ways humanity copes with its own extinction, as an inevitability on a short time cycle. Then envisions a glimmer of hope and the subsequent desperation to claim it or exploit it. It's a powerful piece of cinema that film students will be studying for a century. Great reaction guys.

    • @dallesamllhals9161
      @dallesamllhals9161 17 дней назад

      OK...you saw it back in the the '00s?

    • @billwoods9302
      @billwoods9302 17 дней назад

      @dallesamllhals9161 Opening night, in the local Regal theater. Then I bought it on DVD, and now own it on Bluray. I've probably seen it at least ten times.

  • @moshymen
    @moshymen 17 дней назад +1

    The director of photography is Emmanuel Lubezki (Chivo). He was also in charge of the cinematography for masterpieces such as The Tree of Life, Gravity, and The Cat in the Hat.

    • @Grindstone3838
      @Grindstone3838 15 дней назад +1

      @@moshymen cat in the hat a master piece 😂

  • @anthonykleeman9686
    @anthonykleeman9686 17 дней назад +2

    Excellent insight into this movie guys! The pig floating in the air outside of the wealthy guys place is a reference to the album cover of the Pink Floyd album 'Animals' which in itself is a record about the excesses of the modern world.

  • @Wang_Monkey
    @Wang_Monkey 16 дней назад +2

    Saw this when it came out and thought we could never get to how things are in the movie, 20 years later and now I do.

  • @Rooster---ooo
    @Rooster---ooo 13 дней назад +1

    Fun fact. They didn't have to do anything to make London look like a dystopian nightmare of grey skies & graffiti. That's how it looks on any given Wednesday ;)
    Also, with the massive decline in fertility in the developed & developing world, this is more of a preview than a sci-fi. The only real difference is that people can have babies but are CHOOSING not to. This makes Children of Men one of the scariest dystopian movies for me.

  • @NOIZECOASTERPRODUCTIONS
    @NOIZECOASTERPRODUCTIONS 13 дней назад +1

    There's a lot missing from the movie. The book had men as infertile, there was no Kee character, Julian lived and gave birth to child.

  • @ibrahimsuleiman8473
    @ibrahimsuleiman8473 10 дней назад +1

    This movie is a masterpiece.

  • @Ceractucus
    @Ceractucus 15 дней назад

    Just discovered this channel and you two gents are great, so I am definitely subscribing and liking!
    I really love this movie too and I think it is, so far the best movie of the 21st century.

  • @jjkcharlie
    @jjkcharlie 18 дней назад +4

    This is the movie that made me want to see Clive Owens as Jimmy Bond.

  • @miquonk
    @miquonk 17 дней назад +1

    Nice Christmas gift I see. One of the best films of all time.

  • @benjiringe1120
    @benjiringe1120 14 дней назад

    The director was trying for realism, thus the drab coloring. It was an exquisite film in many ways but alas,not 'colorful'. A small sacrifice to make for such a masterpiece.

  • @TheBubbas22
    @TheBubbas22 13 дней назад

    Grounded sci fi is my favorite. Beatiful story, beautifuly made by real artists.

  • @amandaroberts8109
    @amandaroberts8109 18 дней назад

    This movie is a top 10 for me. Idk why it’s underrated but some of the best story and filming I’ve ever seen and it never fails to do exactly what it intends. It’s not a scary movie but it’s horrifying and makes you wonder.

  • @conniegaylord5206
    @conniegaylord5206 18 дней назад +3

    So prophetic😢😢

  • @satty.s5083
    @satty.s5083 6 дней назад

    This movie gives me goosebumps every. Single. Time. God damn

  • @rossqpd
    @rossqpd 18 дней назад +3

    Red Belt.....no no no sir.
    Kinky Boots!
    Joel Edgerton (Warrior) and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the dead).
    Now that's a proper movie.

  • @IsiahBradley
    @IsiahBradley 18 дней назад

    Okay, I watched this film tonight-- Christmas night, as I now know quite appropriate :) -- because I saw this posting! And YES!!! EXCELLENT choice!!!!
    THANKS for this!!! (Looking forward to your forthcoming react/review of the #DoctorWho #DoctorWhoChristmasSpecial #JoytotheWorld!!!) And Happy Kwanzaa, guys!!! #ChildrenofMen #CliveOwen #MichaelCaine #dystopian #AlfonsoCuaron

  • @stell4you
    @stell4you 18 дней назад +2

    I really like watching you guys. There are so many movies I would like to recommend. Maybe one day you will react to 1984.

  • @johnmavroudis2054
    @johnmavroudis2054 2 дня назад

    One of the greatest films, ever. Since you love this one, check out the director, Alfonso Cuaron’s other amazing film “GRAVITY.” You will LOVE it… non-stop thrill ride in space. Great acting, story, effects, and cinematography. It’s incredible. (LOVE your commentary on this… great stuff… including some laugh out loud moments. Cheers!)

  • @abemrofchak
    @abemrofchak 8 дней назад

    Gonna name that baby Korben Dallas they way they're using it as a multi-pass.
    And the cinematographer is Emanuel Lubezski and my favorite fun fact is that he was also the cinematographer on the Mike Meyers Cat In The Hat.

  • @shadowwound
    @shadowwound 17 дней назад

    6:10 This is my favorite movie of all time. Seen it a million times…. Not once have i ever understood that stork joke 😂😂😂 damn i feel embarrassed 😂😂

  • @dallesamllhals9161
    @dallesamllhals9161 17 дней назад +1

    Hope?!? Ya' gonna' do "The Road 2009" next...
    ..'cause somekinda Hope-mayhaps? 😲

  • @ashleydixon4613
    @ashleydixon4613 17 дней назад +1

    I watched this in the theater while I was about 7 months pregnant, Dec 2006, I think. That was pretty weird, tbh, considering the subject of the movie.

  • @Wattsepherson
    @Wattsepherson 18 дней назад +1

    Great movie! - glad you guys enjoyed it and sorry to see you got a cold dude!.. really odd but from watching you struggle I feel like I have a runny nose too now!!.. is that even possible?
    Add Cloud Atlas (its 3 hours but don't be put off - it goes fast and lots of different stories from different timezones and genres intertwine) and Adaptation to the list

  • @hbk-hotboy713
    @hbk-hotboy713 18 дней назад +1

    This the one right here 💯🤘🏾

  • @missymartinez9923
    @missymartinez9923 18 дней назад +1

    22:34 No one has had children in 18 years. Animals would be the closest we could relate to children as humanity takes care of pets. They give us companionship and something to fight for in place of children. Surrogates basically

    • @chrysalis4126
      @chrysalis4126 18 дней назад

      Yes in the book she talks about women pushing cats in prams as they had become substitute babies. Some of the descriptive parts of the book get lost in a movie.

  • @YourBeingParanoid
    @YourBeingParanoid 18 дней назад +4

    Threads (BBC) makes Children of Men look like High School Musical. If you fancy something really bleak to watch.

    • @aubreydavis8822
      @aubreydavis8822 18 дней назад +2

      I watched it as a child, didn’t sleep well for days afterwards

    • @geofftottenperthcoys9944
      @geofftottenperthcoys9944 18 дней назад

      When they showed it here in Australia at the time, the first half was ad free. Very bleak movie.

    • @ashetheblast
      @ashetheblast 18 дней назад +2

      That movie singlehandedly made me realize that I wouldn't want to survive a nuclear holocaust. The lucky ones are the ones who die in the blast. That was a bleak, honest, horrific movie. Lasting impact for sure.

  • @michaelthomas5976
    @michaelthomas5976 18 дней назад +2

    Lambs to the slaughter 45:07

  • @angelagraves865
    @angelagraves865 18 дней назад

    Chiwetel Ejiofor was also in Kinky Boots, which shouldn't be missed.

  • @tahnadana5435
    @tahnadana5435 17 дней назад +1

    did you guys play half life 2? it came out just about the same time with this movie

  • @edgaribarria
    @edgaribarria 18 дней назад +2

    56:56 💯 all what he said

  • @kaylakurosaki4873
    @kaylakurosaki4873 18 дней назад

    One of my favorite movie of his

  • @jb2839
    @jb2839 18 дней назад +1

    Hope you guys do king Arthur

  • @strettoasino9006
    @strettoasino9006 18 дней назад +1

    This movie was filmed on a planet with 5times the gravity as Earth..

  • @charlesadams5445
    @charlesadams5445 14 дней назад

    Where can i find this movie??

  • @RipleysReasons
    @RipleysReasons 18 дней назад +1

    His cousin is in charge of “The Ark of the Arts” a post infertility British program that collects what they perceive to be the world’s greatest works of Art from the rubble of a collapsing civilization. It is the real David (Michelangelo) in the hall and the real Guernica (Picasso) in the dining room. Pink Floyd’s inflatable Pig is floating in the background as another acquisition.
    Why are they doing this? Maybe it’s in case some alien civilization one day discovers this planet it will find what this group considers to be the pinnacle of our creative achievement.

    • @cthulhuwu_
      @cthulhuwu_ 18 дней назад

      Nice theory, it reminds me of the museum from the Three Body Problem trilogy.

    • @RipleysReasons
      @RipleysReasons 18 дней назад

      @@cthulhuwu_ never saw that but I did read this book. In either the film or the book Theo says as much when remarking on the futility of them hoarding it all when there will soon be no one left

  • @carlosrivas3357
    @carlosrivas3357 10 дней назад

    Saludos a KRS One 👋🏼 que se mejore, gran reacción!

    • @Three6Mafiaa
      @Three6Mafiaa 17 часов назад

      I thought the same thing 😂😂

  • @IvorPresents
    @IvorPresents 18 дней назад

    the home of the Wealthy had some of the most famous Art in the world, Michalangilo's, David. Picasso's, Guernica, and the pig? Pink Floyd icon.

  • @TheNeuroticalways
    @TheNeuroticalways 18 дней назад

    I’m surprised you didn’t make the parallels to Mary/jesus while watching.

  • @ToeKnife166
    @ToeKnife166 14 дней назад

    It’s Charlie

  • @IsiahBradley
    @IsiahBradley 18 дней назад

    P.S. "GRAVITY!!!" YES!!!

  • @tommyLcarter20
    @tommyLcarter20 15 дней назад

    man being angry at locks

  • @jameswcoppedge
    @jameswcoppedge 11 дней назад

    The book is great as well. A good video essay on this film: ruclips.net/video/-woNlmVcdjc/видео.html

  • @rhondaocallaghan4413
    @rhondaocallaghan4413 17 дней назад

    Wow

  • @EL_Duderino68
    @EL_Duderino68 14 дней назад

    The pig is a Pink Floyd reference.

  • @jb2839
    @jb2839 18 дней назад

  • @Michelle-kf8me
    @Michelle-kf8me 18 дней назад

    😢😢

  • @lis2901
    @lis2901 18 дней назад +1

    You should read the book. No light ending in that one.

  • @winter4097
    @winter4097 18 дней назад +1

    I love your reactions. And at about 2am my time was searching for a reaction to this exact movie.
    go to bed. Get up. Open RUclips..
    Merry second Christmas Day for me 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽

  • @jefmay3053
    @jefmay3053 18 дней назад

    13:53 and he's still stuffing his face....I'm outta here

  • @MrGrifft
    @MrGrifft 17 дней назад

    Shout out to the unofficial prequel - Utopia (UK) beautiful show.

    • @dallesamllhals9161
      @dallesamllhals9161 17 дней назад

      ..not even Close! ..sry'!

    • @MrGrifft
      @MrGrifft 17 дней назад

      @dallesamllhals9161 Thanks for letting me know I can disregard your opinion. 😀

  • @wonderweasle2212
    @wonderweasle2212 13 дней назад

    Damn! You must be super geeked up on the right?? Look at that nail haha

  • @creasefold1986
    @creasefold1986 9 дней назад

    🤦‍♂

  • @susanplatt5331
    @susanplatt5331 18 дней назад

    Watch the handmaid's tale.

  • @strettoasino9006
    @strettoasino9006 18 дней назад

    People have stop watching movies only if they know how it's going to end 3min in the film...
    Just watch,
    Let the screenplay happen.

  • @geofftottenperthcoys9944
    @geofftottenperthcoys9944 18 дней назад

    Hey Rekkai, why are you pissed at the lady wearing dreds? You do know it's not just a black cultural thing, it appearing in some non black countries as well (historically). Not trying to offend mate!

  • @gemelwalters2942
    @gemelwalters2942 18 дней назад

    It's like Theo said, once everything went to shit it was too late to fix things. The conversation around open borders is always too emotional. Yes it's good to help ppl but creating a chaotic environment similar to the one immigrants are fleeing from isn't a good idea for anyone. Immigration can't be the default answer to everything, it should be a last resort. Every attempt should be made to help stabilize the country they are fleeing from so they don't need to flee. That's a hard choice sure but the reality is every suffering person can't fit inside one country's border...it's just not realistic and sometimes that is unavoidable.

    • @lunacouer
      @lunacouer 18 дней назад +3

      Interesting, given that the wealthy countries that people flee to are the ones that have a hand in causing the downfall of the countries they're fleeing from. The only "we" in this is that we in the wealthier nations benefit from the resources of developing countries, leave them to figure out how to manage on the scraps we leave and then we scold them and shun them for trying not to die.

    • @gemelwalters2942
      @gemelwalters2942 18 дней назад

      @@lunacouer I'm from a former English Colony and the country eventually gained it's independence from them decades ago. So is your argument that former colonies, who were destabilized however many decades ago should migrate to England? What's the outcome in that situation? Destabilize England...ok and then what? Now they can't help you or help themselves. To what end? Like I said, too much emotion in the discourse and not a lot of logic.
      In a perfect world it would be great for the wealthy countries to pay for what they did but the reality is that's just not possible to do anymore. The people who were affected the most are dead and gone and the ones left behind let's be honest are enjoying more privilege than those that should have been rewarded. We can only move forward

  • @winter4097
    @winter4097 18 дней назад +1

    I love your reactions. And at about 2pm my time was searching for a reaction to this exact movie.
    go to bed. Get up. Open RUclips..
    Merry second Christmas Day for me 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽

  • @dillonarm
    @dillonarm 15 часов назад

    why are you angry at the lady with dreads? We all had them before.

  • @Cerise243
    @Cerise243 13 дней назад +1

    this movie is good AF