Movie Review / Enviornmental Science

Watch this movie:

Children of Men

A 2006 movie that takes place in a future dystopia

Directed by Alfonso Cuaron

I want to see you engaging with the movie and its parallels to our world.

Write about these themes, issues, questions, and parallels to our current reality:

– Open with a brief synopsis of the story
– How does the movie draw from the past to formulate a picture of the future?
– How does the movie use religious subtext to enhance its message?
– How can Children of Men help us understand life in a time of decay?

– How did the death of his son impact Theo?

Jasper represents escape. Kee’s baby represent hope.
– What is your escape? What gives you hope?

-Why does Theo persist in helping Kee?
– What does it mean to sacrifice?
– Theo asks Nigel (Theo’s cousin, the art collector ) “what keeps you going?” Nigel says “I just don’t think about it.”
– How do you feel about Nigel’s response to the state of the world?

I believe The Human Project represents the chance to create a new path for the world that rescues the future from dark nothingness.

– Can you imagine something like that for our world?

– Invent a moment or creation that could deliver to the whole world a clear symbolic message that would erase despair about our drift towards dystopia.