Children of Men Film Review

                Children of men is a suspenseful, action packed film that leaves you guessing but at the same time intrigued throughout the entire movie.  The film depicts a future where women are no longer able to get pregnant. It is a world of chaos because there are only people 18+ alive and of course, they start a civil war. There are rebels who call themselves fishes and they fight for the rights of all immigrants, they believe that all humans should continue having the same amount of rights. It’s a future where all the innocence is gone, along with the children.

                Throughout the film I noticed the colours of backgrounds and clothes are usually all the same, darker and blander. I think the director did this to get a point across that without babies and little kids’ life is plain and sad. Also the camera work is phenomenal in this film. Whether is the scene where they are in the car and Julian gets shot while you are looking through the POV of someone in the back seat or the scene where Theo is running through the building looking for Kee, the camerawork makes it feel intense as if you were there. You get a real feel of how hectic it can get when people lose sight of what’s important and start fighting instead.  I think that the fugees and fishes and government fighting actually symbolize he struggle that some people fight and work so hard to get.  It really shows that most people are willing to fight for their freedom, but some people are willing to fight for the freedom of others.

                Theo is defiantly not a typical hero because in the beginning he is only willing to help is he’s going to get paid for it. Then in the barn scene where Theo finds out that Kee is pregnant, his character changes. He stops only thinking of himself and what benefits him, and starts to think about what will help Kee and the world. He figures out that the fishes want him dead and they can’t be trusted he tries to get them out of their without even thinking about the consequences. He wants to do nothing but keep Kee and the baby safe and eventually it gets him killed because he storms a building where the army and rebels are having a crazy unnecessary shootout.  His character shows growth and emotion which makes me admire him even more.               

V for Vendetta Movie Review

            The film V for Vendetta is a film about a girl named Evey Hammond who gets mixed up in the affairs of a freedom fighter which we know as V. The film gives an interesting look at what Britain would be like if the government had taken complete control over the population. It’s never fully explained about what got them to this point but throughout the film I noticed everyone saying “back then” so something must have gone seriously wrong. V being the most interesting and complex character in the film is a man who was subjected to torture and human experiments, so now he is seeking revenge on the people who did this to him. Throughout the whole film it keeps you guessing and wondering what the connection between all the people is. You see the point of view of Evey, V or the inspector who was originally just looking for V but stumbled onto something much bigger.

            V is repeatedly called a “terrorist” by the government and the media, because they have full control of the country they can broadcast whatever they want so they tell the populous that he is a terrorist and all he intends to do is drive them back into chaos. This however is not the case if you see things from Vs point of view. Instead of seeing him as a terrorist the film makes you feel that his actions are justified and what he is doing is not an act of terror but heroism. He does do some things however that are not very heroic, such as blowing up the first building without warning; anybody could have gotten killed from the blast or falling debris. However I feel that V did all his actions because he felt it was the right thing to do, and I don’t think he really cares what the other think as long as he can get his revenge and start the revolution.