Children of Men

[laralou]

I was screaming inside my head for her to nurse that baby. It was so frustrating. I know she'd never seen a baby before but Theo had.

[AngieB]

I've wanted to see that movie. Did you like it? It's based on a book I by P.D. James or is it P.J. James, something like that. I have it on hold at the library to read. It reminds me of A Handmaids Tale by Atwood.

[JessasMilkMama]

I saw it and really liked it (and started another thread about it lol!) and I also kept thinking, put the baby to the breast already! However, there was no other way she could have fed it so I guess it was just assumed she had BF it. As in, BF is SO normal and natural, we dont have to make a big deal out of it, its just a given

[holyhelianthus]

oh i am dieing to see this!!!!

[Aura_Kitten]

OMG i SOOOO want to see this movie.


i went to see Man of the Year and there was a preview for Children of Men and it literally made me cry. : i get incredibly sappy over things with mamas protecting their babies..... (Taking Lives had me bawling ...!)

[medeanj]

Get the baby to the breast and put a blanket over it! It is November, darn it!

My hearing really stinks and could not get much of the dialogue, but man, the cinematography was the best I have seen in ages. Anyone notice that scene that was 5+ minutes and done in ONE take?!

Not trying to get overtly political, but anyone supporting war of any kind should see this film and you can get a 'ground level view' of what a civilian potentially goes through when caught in the crossfire. Then picture yourself or your family member being in the middle of it.

[laralou]

I really liked it. And that was a cool take. I only noticed because of the blood on the camera all that time. It drove me crazy. I just wanted to show her how to nurse especially when they were trying to hide the baby.

[swimswamswum]

I really liked the movie too. It was haunting, though. There were a lot of images that I still can't get out of my mind. I really loved the contemporary political imagery used throughout the film. I saw so many parallels between the film and current events- the true victims of war, torture cells, human rights abuses, Palestinian refugee camps, homeland security, the list goes on and on.

The actors were fantastic as well. The woman who played Kee was phenomenal.

[PiePie]

a piece in the nytimes claimed that the book, by pd james, is more political than the movie. haven't read it myself.

[laralou]

I am going to get it this week from the library. I wanted to read it first but I couldn't wait because we always see movies for my birthday and this was my first choice.

[dooldad]

I thought it was a great movie until the baby was born. It seems like she was totally clueless and labor pains, nursing, giving birth. I would assume the midwife would have told her something.

It was also driving me nuts she wasn't nursing. I know in some situations it may have been difficult with all the stress, but other times it seemed so obvious, to keep the baby quiet. To me this was a major flaw in the movie.

[Maela]

Dh got annoyed with me because I said to him about five times during the movie, "Just start nursing her!!" "She's crying because she's hungry!!" I just could not get over it. :

Otherwise I loved the movie. But I would think that they would have known to cover the baby as soon as it was born.

[Janelovesmax]

I'm sorry but it was one of the most depressing movies I've seen in a while. If you want to feel good about your life, go see that movie. When my DH and I came out of the theater, we were like: "Darn, life is good!" Children are everywhere, laughing, happy... We had to go see "Dreamgirls" to recover.

[Anglyn]

I read the book, havent seen the movie yet. Funny you should mention it with The Handmaidens Tale, I read both in the same class, "'Feminist Utopian Novels" which included dystopias. There were a couple of other REALLY good books I read in there.....oh man, now I have to remember the other titles so I can reccomend them!! I can remember the entire plots, but not the titles!

[whateverdidiwants]

Originally Posted by PiePie

a piece in the nytimes claimed that the book, by pd james, is more political than the movie. haven't read it myself.

The book is political in a different sort of way (from what I've read, haven't seen the movie). I love this book, and am completely horrified by how they've changed it. It seems like all they've kept are some of the character names (and added some - where the heck did Kee come from? She's not the one who's supposed to be pregnant!), and the idea of universal infertility, and made up an entirely different plot.

Here's a book review that gives somewhat of a plot summary (though I disagree with their assessment of the book): here

[AngieB]

Originally Posted by Anglyn

I read the book, havent seen the movie yet. Funny you should mention it with The Handmaidens Tale, I read both in the same class, "'Feminist Utopian Novels" which included dystopias. There were a couple of other REALLY good books I read in there.....oh man, now I have to remember the other titles so I can reccomend them!! I can remember the entire plots, but not the titles!

I can't wait to hear the other titles. I've read the Handmaids Tale and just finished Children of Men. I love them and would like to read similar books.