Faith In Film

There are times when that thing you feel is starting to slip is renewed, not just renewed, but a miracle is witnessed and you see the beauty that made you fall in love with something in the first place.

Children Of Men is one of those movies. It is so well made that you can’t help but be swept up in the story, the characters and just the flat out incredible imagery that keeps being thrown at you.

It’s more that just the incredible single takes; it’s how the entire thing is composed. There are shots in a barn that remind you of the best of Tarkovsky. There is a moment in the woods that top Polanski and Kubrick is applauding movie heaven at the shot of Clive Owen running to rescue our pregnant girl.

This is the best thing I’ve seen in a couple of years. I’d say the best piece of cinema since City Of God.



Keep your eyes open, like you could miss it, for the cover art of Pink Floyd's "Animals". It’s a real “Holy shit!” moment.

I’ll see it at least two more times in the theater. This is a real achievement and Alfonso Cuaron is officially a modern master.