Do you think Alfonso Cuaron succeeded in creating a film that is still relevant today?

The cinematography in this movie is just as beautiful as it is disturbing. Never would have thought that "blood on lenses" shot was actually an accident!

wow the blood splatter really was a miracle. All these years and I had no idea. The DVD extras, and mini-doc by Cuaron are great. I love this movie, it's extremely relevant today.

I love this. Children of Men is such a beautiful film that still has a compelling story and purpose.

Children of Men is my favourite movie of all time. I watch it once a year and cry every time.

in an oversaturated video essay/film analysis field you've really found something fresh, meaningful, sans bullshit. Please continue!

This movie will stand the test of time. It is a masterwork, and the way the film holds onto the scenes of horror is something modern films have not embraced.

I watched this film a few days ago (It's one of my favourites and have watched it many times). During this recent watching, I felt that this film had a lot more relevance during this current pandemic than ever before. Everyone is re-watching Contagion at the moment but I think this film portrays a society going down the toilet due to a situation out of everyone's control much better than any other film out there. Brilliant!! Must watch.

this movie is gut-wrenchingly beautiful and painful, and, unfortunately, more relevant today

My favorite line from this movie is "He had your eyes." Four words that instantly create a huge backstory.

I don't know why Children of Men doesn't get talked about like The Godfather or Citizen Kane, honestly.

Jesus never stop making these. I'd pay to watch this haha.

Yeah! I didn't even think of it, but London of Children Of Men isn't really that different from Mexico City of Roma! Alfonso moved the definition of traditional "third world" into the metropolis we usually associate with "first world" (it's the biggest city I've ever been in myself), what helps making vision so shocking. Thank you for your videos, love your channel! I'm one of these who prefer listening to directors than self-taught "video essayists".

I thought I knew everything about this movie, but your video proves that you can always learn from movies like Children of Men... Thanks, you're doing a great job.

I sit here in late 2023 and must admit that this film is haunting me. I saw it first in theater (1996) and took it in as a pretty good Sci-fi flick. A few years later, I caught it on cable and more of the story's relevance started to come through to me. In the past 5 years I have watched the film multiple times and have come to view it not only as a masterpiece of film making, but a disturbing reminder of exactly how limited the aspirations of our civilization are without hope for our future, which is where we stand now. With active wars in both Ukraine and in the Gaza strip, the scenes in Brexhill are mortifyingly prescient. Too much of the world has not been given a seat at the table of advantages, that our progress since WW2 has provided the first world. I am lower middle class in the US and I realize that the majority of the world does not have the same benefit of stability or comfort in life that I enjoy. For many obvious reasons, morality being one, this cannot continue.

Probably the most underrated movie ever. Didn't receive the recognition it deserved.

3:26: "Harry Potter"-style newspaper. Cuaron took this from "Prisoners of Azkaban" ;-)

One of the biggest embarrassments at the oscars was not recognizing this films masterful technique. That was the year of Dreamsgirls though and Babel's loss, so they already screwed up.

This is incredible crazy that it doesn't have millions of likes

This movie gave me goosebumps like no other film

This channel is gold

One of the best and underrated Sci-fi flms ever made

Thank you so much for this channel, these videos are amazing and I've loved every movie you've covered so far Also, First

One of my favorite films and one of my favorite directors. Terrific video.

Superb video! One of the most powerful films I've ever seen... and one of the few cases where the film is more relevant today than when it was released.

Children of Men is still one of the best scifi I've watched. I'm surprised that he didn't read the book.

one of my favorite films of all time.... i watch this films once a year sine it release.

Thank you so much for this

This is a great video. Thank you. But I have one small request. Add subtitles to it please.

Brilliant!!! Please keep posting.

Many thanks for this! you've won a new follower!

is great to hear it from him excelent work with the recopilation

Love this series!

This is great. For the next one could you consider doing "In Bruges"? I think it would be interesting to hear Martin McDonagh's take on directing a film after only working on stage plays.

There is so much detail in every scene! We can clearly understand what he means by film should have it's own language.

Going back and checking all the videos on this channel. This is really great, the way you put things together, awesome.

These are so great. Thanks again for doing these.

Keep making these vids. I love them!

Absolutely amazing video, thank you very much!

Consistent and different directors, great job man. Love this movie.

This was such a great movie. You've inspired me to rewatch! Love your vids, keep them coming!

Love this guy, one of my top 20 films

Really great job...One of my favourite films...

Absolutely love this series! Keep them coming! Notifications are on for this channel :)

Fantastic video. Superb channel.

I actually thought the blood in the lense was CGI. That is mind blowing

Love this series, just please add subtitles!

He talks about the blood on the lens being a miracle, but throughout the scene/shot, the blood is digitally erased. You can even see it in the clip shown here - when the camera tilts up the staircase, they use the movement of the camera to mask the moment its erased. They also do it little by little, I think, fading out different parts of the blood splatter so you don't notice it suddenly disappearing. Maybe since the blood spots are static it would be possible to erase them in post and thus they are real, but I always thought the blood spots were digital in the first place and that's how they were able to erase them.

Very good video. I loved "Children of Men". I subscribed.

I feel privileged and humbled each time I watch Children of Men as I find it like a nice bottle of red that gets better with age. Thank you Alfonso.

Children of Men was on TV at 03.00 here in Japan. For an image of Police State UK, look no further.

I loved this channel! Im a film student and KZfaq is beem the best place do learn about filmmaking and learn from the directos itselfs is underful! Please keep doing these videos, if you do it any Spielberg video i will love it

Not a single dislike! Gives me hope for humanity.

Absolutely love your content, keep going! Would you mind sharing what is the music at the opening of the video?

This is my favorite film ever. Since the bootleg my Hollywood friend showed me in like 2007 or something. So brilliant.

no slide on theo's feet? he put rubber feet on his feet to protect his feet from the glass and scrapes when he loses one of his flip-flops when he fights with syd. as it is the flagship thing of the movie I would have liked to see if it's easy to walk with false feet in flip flops ^^

Great video. I haven't seen a lot of this bts footage. Where is the music in this video from?

I loved your videos and just subcribed. Can you please do one piece on Wildlife (2018)?

One of the best movies in my opinion 🙌🏾

Beautiful movie

Terrance Malik is an interesting guy. Incredible films but rarely does interviews or press. I've researched him a few times on his work but its mostly through professors and them breaking down is process. If you want a good challenge I think Terrance Malik talking about "Days of Heaven", "The Thin Red Line" or "Tree of Life" would be an awesome topic. I could pick apart his brain forever.

It's so heartbreaking that this movie didn't make money. Imagine what movie Alfonso would've made next if he had the chance. Oh well

The longest shot, 9 minutes, isn't a one take. There are hidden cuts. Just wanted to mention that. Great video. Good job.

Can you do Damien Chazelle Explains how he directed Lalaland?

What. A. Movie.

0 dislikes, thats crazy hadnt saw that yet

Can you do one on Raging bull please...

Likely my favorite movie...whatta beauts.

of course more relevant than ever

Infertility of beliefs. I realized Theo changed in the movie but to word it that way is a nice parallel to the physical infertility.

Viva mexico y todos los cineastas Mexicanos

"Queríamos que se pareciera a Ciudad de México". Dios mío.

the director of Children should contact me, have I got a story to tell about this movie...

I personally think Children of Men is not a "well directed" movie. It's a beautiful, fantastically shot one, but Cuarón is more of a photographer than he is a storyteller. Anyway, the video is great. Thank you so much for the quality work.

Denis Villeneuve can fuck up Dune however he want, its shit anyway, but let Alfonso Cuaron direct The Metabarons movie series.

I really don’t think there is room for any kind of hope

Subtitles pls😭

Animation movies don't use camera....

Thanks Directors Cut and Alfonso... This film is a masterpiece... Please check out my new, formerly prophetic now, unfortunately, relevant sci fi fantasy novel 'The Music Of The Spheres' by David Dangerfield . A short but deep read featuring Australian indigenous culture, music, political and ecological themes, an harmonic pandemic, mythology and metaphysics... Paperback and economic eBook (instant entertainment for riding out a lockdown) now available worldwide online and store. Story synopsis: The world of the not-too distant future is plagued with ecological disaster, economic collapse and ruled by a tyrannical corporation called Omni... A gritty distopia between poetic layers of music, dance and song lyrics. A 12-year old Afghan named Orpheus, cast among millions of ecological and political victims within a mass detention center in central Australia, can bend reality with their singing voice... Careful to evade Omni's brutal oppression and obsessive control over emerging new dimensional possibilities known as the 'The Spheres', Orpheus teaches their gifts there to a growing counter culture of 'Orphics'. With the help of a blind Australian indigenous elder named Yunuringa and the arrival of the comet causing the dimensional anomalies, prophesied to be an ancient artificial intelligence arc known as The Argus, Orpheus leads the Orphics at mass Corroboree's in The Spheres... With collective voice, they heal the sick, empower the poor and mend the Earth's ecology... Evolving the hearts and minds of all who can hear... The Music of the Spheres... About the Author : Whilst working a variety of day jobs in Melbourne, Australia David Dangerfield's consuming passion has been music, composing, performing and recording a considerable trove of instrumental music over many years. From grunge, avant rock, electronic, abstract, ambient and sound scapes to performing and recording soundtracks for short film, dance, theater, arts festival pieces and digital media. To hear new and archive instrumental music by the author please search ‘David Dangerfield’ at www.Soundcloud.com . David has also been an announcer and music programmer for commercial and public radio, DJ’ed in bars and clubs and consulted to Olympic competitors on music for freestyle sports competition, amongst many other musical adventures... The culmination of his extensive arts and communication industry experience is his magnum opus, The Music Of The Spheres: an epic seven part musical myth cycle, the first installment of which is this volume-The Songlines Of Orpheus.

This isn’t sexist at all!

I’m willing to bet more people watched the movie than read the book. If so they’d be missing out on some key story details. 1. Theo is a teacher in a crumbling marriage,who has affairs with his students. 2. With no children people pursue multiple post graduate programs to fill a void, but despite all the “education”, peace is unattainable. So it begs the question, what are people fighting for?

The lenses aren’t sharp enough, the camera has only 13 stops of dynamic range, if you zoom in to 5000% there’s color aberration and green color cast tent and the worst of all the camera was 10bit! - “EVERY FILM KZfaqR IN 2019” - - “Doesn’t matter what you use just get the film done” - ME

unbeleivable film making ....unfortunately isnt this exactly how london is becoming maybe wrong but ..... ....

Book is better.

Alfonso always seems like it wants to impress people more than he wants to create a good movie