Children of Men story
Children of Men is a 2006 dystopian action thriller film co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The screenplay, based on P. D. James' 1992 novel The Children of Men, was credited to five writers, with Clive Owen making uncredited contributions. Synopsis: In a future where women have become infertile and the youngest person is 18, civilization has descended into a lawless anarchy everywhere save in Britain. Theo Faron comes across crosses paths with a woman who secretly and against all odds is pregnant. Realizing the significance of this he decides to do everything he can to help her to get to a mysterious safe haven, "the Human Project" and their ship "Tomorrow".
19 total · 2 choice · 12 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| hope | choice | Kee's baby was a symbol of hope in an otherwise hopeless world. |
| mass infertility | choice | The film explores a future where the women of the world had all become infertile. |
| coping with the death of a friend | major | Theo was harrowed by the deaths and killings of people he knew, and by the death of Jasper in particular. |
| coping with the death of a lover | major | Theo was harrowed by the sudden killing of the estranged wife, Julian, with whom he briefly got reacquainted. |
| facing organized pursuit | major | Theo and Kee were under hot pursuit by both British government forces and members of a militant immigrant-rights group. |
| lawless anarchy dystopia | major | The film is set in a near future where Britain is in the midst of descending into lawless anarchy. |
| refugee crisis | major | The story is set in a near future Britain that is being deluged by refugees fleeing from chaos in their own countries. |
| resistance movement | major | The Fishes militant immigrant-rights group was fighting a revolutionary war against the United Kingdom government. |
| sacrifice for one's beliefs | major | Theo risked life and limb to ensure that Kee and her newborn made it safely to the "Human Project" safe haven in an effort to save the human race from extinction. |
| social activism | major | Much was made of Theo, Julian, and Jasper being former activists. |