Watching Children of Men so soon after The Road might have been a mistake. I need something less depressing soon! This was almost as rough, but I felt much more hopeful after watching it. There were so many more people willing to help the protagonists here than in The Road, and the people who were fighting at least thought they were righteous (and none of them were cannibals).
Although Brandon's been dying to see it, I put this one off for a very long time because I knew it would make me sad, but I am glad he finally got his wish. It's not that I didn't enjoy it, but sci-fi week kind of ended up being more of a post-apocalyptic/world's gonna end/everyone is screwed kinda week. This movie, which fit right into that pattern with its story about a world plagued with infertility and the impending extinction of the human race, was sobering as well as entertaining. We both enjoyed it a lot and were impressed with the set design and art direction, as well as the cast. Clive Owen and Julianne Moore are always winners with us, and Michael Cain was great as their old hippie friend.
We started the next movie, Moon, last night and will definitely be finishing that along with Brazil tonight!
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