The movie Children of Men was most probably the toughest one for me to get a good idea of my opinion on the movie thus far in the semester. While I do not think that the plot was that difficult to follow or understand, I even feel as though I got a little swept away following the dramatic story, I had a hard time being able to locate one big event, or more importantly central theme, in the movie that would be a good topic for discussion for this response. Had it not been for the storyline, the sound, and the dramatic settings/ surroundings of the characters in Children of Men, I feel as though I would have had a much greater deal of difficulty following than I originally did.
The biggest thing that I believe kept me intrigued throughout the film was the storyline. It was obviously not a true story considering Children of Men took place in the year 2027, but I found the thought of something such as human reproduction to no longer be possible to be an extremely dramatic/ depressing thought, and therefore found myself swept up in the story to find out what happened. I also think another reason that I found the storyline interesting was because being that it does take place in the future, I thought it gave the film an unknown suspense of what could possibly, although not likely, take place in the years to come.
One of the biggest things during and after watching Children of Men that really seemed to grab my attention was the sound and sound effects in the film. Obviously, one of the main reasons for this was probably because of the intense and at times seeming almost constant, sound of battle, war, and weapons. This is an obvious point being that the movie took place during a time of war and literally in the middle of a war zone for a major part of the film. That point aside, I still feel as though the extreme details of sound throughout the film were a major aid in helping me be able to feel engaged in the movie, and even be able to further connect with the characters in the film.
The final aspect of Children of Men that I believe was a reason for me being able to become connected to the film was the dramatic settings of the characters and overall story. To some extent I guess this point directly goes along with the sound in the film, but I feel that they were both such detailed and extreme accessories to the movie that they deserve to be acknowledged separately. The majority of the settings in Children of Men were simply depressing. When watching the film I was constantly reminded of the trouble and fears that the characters were living in at the time, and I feel that made the movie much more relatable, especially considering it took place some almost 20 years in the future from when it was made.
While I may have had many difficulties with the film Children of Men I feel the details of the storyline, sound, and settings did a remarkable job in aiding for me, and perhaps even other viewers of the movie to be able to follow it a little bit easier and perhaps even to understand and/ or enjoy its dramatic story.
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