I saw Children of Men last weekend and it really touched me. I totally recommend checking it out as it touches on some good thought-provoking questions.For one, imagine a world where no babies have been born for 18 years. How depressing would that be? I think I take for granted all the kids screaming around me at times, but you begin to understand through this movie exactly how bleak a future would be without kids. There would be no hope at all.
And that's really what the movie is about...clinging to hope. For many people, our hopes and dreams lie in future generations and our children, and no matter what happens, maybe things will be better in the future. However, when there is no generations coming in....how would you react? Would anything at all be worth it in life? How hard would it be to keep hope in such a world?
On a coincidental note, the last part of the movie ends up in the town of Bexhill in England. This is kind of neat because I used to be involved in the Society for Creative Anachronism, and the name I took way back in the early 90s ended in "of Bexhill." I am not sure why I picked the name back then, but it sounded really cool and this is the first time I've seen it used anywhere!
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That's kinda ominous, actually. >.>
I just love the scene you have pictured on the blog, where the sight and sound of the baby brings peace and awe wherever it goes! Children of Men was such a strange movie, with equal parts nihilistic, dark misery and beautiful moments of amazing hope and humanity. Perhaps I shouldn't have watched it the night before surgery though!!! Eeep!
I didn't know you were part of the Society for Creative Anachronism! I think Miranda is involved in that with all her Pirate recreation stuff! I am REALLY curious what kind of things you did with it!!!
Also- I love you!!!!
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