Don't miss Children of Men

[ForeverAutumn]

What, exactly, is the premise? It sounds kind of like the book The Handmaids Tale. In this book there is some sort of apocolypse which is caused by Christian Fundamentalists who take over the American Gov't and, by rule, the USA. Most of the women become sterile (presumably from chemicals and environmental polutants, although I don't think that this is confirmed). Those women who are still able to bear children become property of the rich and powerful. They are kept as slaves to procreate with the men and bear their children who are raised by their wives.

Is this similar to Children of Men?

[nobody]

Saw it this weekend myself. Some similarities, but some big differences.

In this one, they don't know what caused the infertility and there aren't groups of fertile women left. The world is just fizzling out. Tghere's also a heavy backdrop of oppression as immigrants are being rounded up and shipped out and the world in general is collapsing. It's set in England and we get vague references to it being the last country "standing," but they never really go into detail as to what's happened elsewhere.

It's worth seeing if you like apocolyptic sci-fi kinda stuff.

I've always heard The Handmaid's Tale is good...never have read it yet though. Maybe I'll pick it up soon.

[ForeverAutumn]

I've always heard The Handmaid's Tale is good...never have read it yet though. Maybe I'll pick it up soon.

Thanks for the synopsis. It sounds like something I'd like.

I highly recommend the Handmaid's Tale. It's told through the eyes of one woman (A Handmaid). Through her thoughts, you get glimpses of her past life in the world as we would know it today and then see how her life has changed in the new world. What I found most fascinating about the whole story is to see how she adjusts throughout. It's a beautifully written, yet very disturbing, story.

[SlumpBuster]

Yeah, I read Handmaid's Tale in high school. Nobody's right. This story is vastly different. The only similarity is the infertility angle. This movie is running in full tilt allagory mode like Animal Farm or the Crucible. Six different viewers will come away with six interpretations. I saw it as having a strong theme about fatherhood and the role of provider/protector. But, my wife didn't see that at all. The film steers clear of telling you what it is about.