Set in the year 2027 in London, the film take us to a world without children. An unexplained wave of infertility has settled upon the human race, and the world's youngest person, age 18, has just been killed in a mob scene. The world is now in chaos, littered with garbage; cages filled with illegal immigrants stand on various street corners. A restless and encouraged bureaucrat, Theo Faron (Clive Owen) tries to make the best of his bleary life, getting his only joy from visiting Jasper Palmer (Michael Caine), an aging revolutionary living in a secret cabin in the woods. Suddenly Theo's former lover Julian (Julianne Moore), a distant memory from his days as an activist, re-appears to ask him for a favor. This favor involves a journey, transporting invaluable cargo and avoiding several warring factions along the way.
Director Cuarón (Y tu mamá también, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) starts by not explaining any of this; we don't know how the infertility was caused or who is doing the fighting and why. He's more concerned with the specific moment. Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, having just completed work on Terrence Malick's masterpiece The New World, shoots in natural light, giving the movie a bright, almost garish look, and uses many, many long takes to emphasize the reality of any given moment. One scene could have been a typical car chase, but Cuarón's method of shooting turns it into a true white-knuckle experience, complete with terrible consequences. The complete lack of exposition may leave viewers thinking they haven't understood the entire film, but that's what makes it great.
Director Cuarón (Y tu mamá también, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) starts by not explaining any of this; we don't know how the infertility was caused or who is doing the fighting and why. He's more concerned with the specific moment. Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, having just completed work on Terrence Malick's masterpiece The New World, shoots in natural light, giving the movie a bright, almost garish look, and uses many, many long takes to emphasize the reality of any given moment. One scene could have been a typical car chase, but Cuarón's method of shooting turns it into a true white-knuckle experience, complete with terrible consequences. The complete lack of exposition may leave viewers thinking they haven't understood the entire film, but that's what makes it great.
Really gives a brand new perception about what happened and what we've done in this world. And for the trivia, there a song "Map of the Problematique" by Muse which has the same meaning with this movie: what will happen to this life consequently to our present actions.
Cheers... (to humanity)
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