MYST: Children of Men

For one of my final movies in your spare time I decided to watch Children of Men. After watching the scene where there is no cuts in class, I figured why not give the movie a shot. Before a brutal eight hour drive to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania I decided to kill time with the movie. Going into the movie I had somewhat of an interest already because we had seen a few scenes, also dystopian societies interest me for their ability to reflect on what life would be like without certain essentials. 

After faced with the tough question "Would this be considered a foreign film if the director/writer is Mexican (Alfonso Cuaron), the production company is American and the cast is British?" I concluded that it is in fact foreign because it seems to appeal more to a British citizen than an American with its futuristic depictions of London. However, the film did appeal universally to basic ideas of standing up for what is right including against a police state like government.  I enjoyed the film's complexity and its fast paced anything can happen attitude. Overall I would give the movie a B+.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBfsJ7K1VNk

Like discussed in class Cuaron did long scenes with very few cuts. The video explains how in the one scene where the main character was ambushed in a car equipment had to be strapped onto the car as well as having camera men sit on top of the car as well. Many directors would have cut scenes to probably insert the camera angle in different spots to capture the whole scene. Cuaron's filming on the other hand had little to no cuts which keeps up with pace of the mood and puts the audience in the movie. In my opinion the no cut method should be used more often for its ability to draw in audiences like it did with me.