Last night, I ventured out with some friends to see the new film, Children of Men. I was very excited to see this movie since I had read some great reviews and I felt the film would make some poignant points about the sanctity of human life. For those of you who are unaware of this film, it is set in 2027 in Great Britain where the world has turned to chaos as women have been infertile for 18 years. The youngest human alive has recently died causing an even greater panic among the world's aging residents. Britain has become a sanctuary for the rest of the world causing the government to put illegal aliens (fugees) attempting to sneak into the UK into WWII-esque prison camps.
The description goes on and I'm sure you can find a better one elsewhere but the acting in the film was tremendously good although not much acting is required. Who wouldn't looked freaked out if they got caught in the middle of a violent cross-fire? The film is good but the plot is a bit convoluted and the characters lack development. I definitely don't think the film brought up the concerns I was hoping it would. This leads me to my final conclusion that most books should never be turned into movies. Save the literature!
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