Children of men: Car Scene

[disengagejam]

one of the best scenes in any movie ... ever -- truly captivating !!!

[VYKLE177]

How did the cinematography not win the Oscar ?

[xrizbira]

im very intrigue in the camera work....

[mcflyloveme]

HOW THE HELL DID THEY FILM THAT? SERIOUSLY?

[cheeseUout]

yeah you never notice the amazing cinematography until you watch it a second time

[TheRealDoublez]

ewww blood

[nameoftherose]

one of the great scenes of this movie and all time. exactly as tak08810 says, so uncliche

[MinoritiesRlazy]

i the whole movie this cool i aint seen it but it looks worth watching? is this a zombie movie?

[MegaMerdeux]

@MinoritiesRlazy

no , the plot is much more interesting!!

[Smallwitz]

@MinoritiesRlazy hell no

[fender7682]

holy mother fucking shit balls

[lcpl4man]

What the hell is this movie about?

[shinryuken0]

This scene is amazing, but the lady with weird hair annoys me a little too much to enjoy it completely.

[IFM2002]

@shinryuken0 She's a character that is suppose to be like that, unorthodox.

[CrYammark]

This movie has a lot of cool sequences

[rjGabriel100]

this scene is never easy to watch for me. no matter how many times i see it

[buddythecow]

I would sh*t bricks

[harrynelsonizkool]

oh black people

[Deweythesecond]

this shot demanded a camera rig that could rotate within the car. They used a rig developed by Doggicam Systems, and controlled by a stunt driver. The single shot was shot in six takes over four locations, requiring a lot of transition work from the VFX-house Double Negative as it pans around inside the car. The cocktail, stunt driver and motorcycle (from the moment it hits the car), windshield, blood, and roof, were all computer generated with 3-D animation

[CliffyGiffy]

Now I have to see this movie! Brilliant camera work, great acting, very intense, it's got everything! This one scene has me sold.

[1030ct]

Haven't seen this movie in awhile, thanks RallisP

[slddayshade]

how the fuck did the cameramen filmed this!?!

[Wolfgang717]

@slddayshade They removed the roof of the car and had a camera that was remote controlled to move about the car. The car's top was added digitally. Also, I believe I read that it wasn't completely one take. Only the battle scene near the end was.

[reecardoughful]

@slddayshade From Wikipedia

"The "roadside ambush" scene was shot in one extended take utilizing a special camera rig invented by Doggicam systems, developed from the company's Power Slide system. For the scene, a vehicle was modified to enable seats to tilt and lower actors out of the way of the camera. The windshield of the car was designed to tilt out of the way to allow camera movement in and out through the front windscreen. A crew of four, including Lubezki, rode on the roof."

[reecardoughful]

@slddayshade Emmanuel Lubezki is the film's cinematographer :)

[XeroFailGames]

the only unrealistic thing is the windo shattering

[sleech21]

Love this movie one of my favorites. If you haven't seen it, do so soon!

[rickyricardo21]

Me 2. Great scene by the way.

[H0sseinJahed]

RallisP brought me here :)

[demonstickprodcution]

This is my second favorite real time scene from Children of Men. My favorite is when he goes to save the baby and the girl.

[DeushBag131]

Amazing Movie watched it last year. So underrated

[TigreDelDiablo]

The majic of Emmanuel Lubezki.

[MrAdolfoSandoval]

Redhead woman, Y U NO get down?

[BiGZaY20]

How did the cameraman get out of the car so fast?

[ronfar81]

@BiGZaY20 The inside the car and outside the car were 2 separate shots. The camera movement was perfectly matched for both shots. if you ever get a hold of the DVD there was a extra just about that shot.

[BiGZaY20]

@ronfar81 oh wow, okay, thanks.

[Pe30Beat]

He could of stopped the car in the moment when the biker wanted to shoot and made him ran over the car so the girl could not been shoot

[thenamesbanana]

All in one shot...Sooo good.

[WiiDragonZxZero]

They ditch the cameraman......

[allmetaliswelcome]

i wana see this now....

[DanthemanCTU24]

I remember watching this and just being in awe. My favorite scene in the film!

[cyber797]

Everyone should take notice to that there are NO cuts in this scene!

[madblaa]

@stan254 What an utterly moronic thing to say.

[madblaa]

@nwolwo Watch the movie

[terjeogeva]

WOW; Have no words, WOW...What the hell...That have to bee one of the best scenes ever.

Thx for sharing, have to see this movie..

[CruuushaL]

What a move being filmed in real time?

[rahulerai]

man, this complete scene was recorded in a single shot!

[dclipe]

the only cliche here are the fucking comments

[airesivan]

Wow. Love it.

[awesomesauce117]

How is the camera doing that?

[lomirandachile]

amazing scene

[DynamiteKiwi]

whoa, what is this movie about? I'm intrigued.

[HALOHATER4LIFE]

@DynamiteKiwi its about how in the future every human female on earth has become infertile, meaning they cant produce children, so the population doesnt grow anymore. the black girl in the backseat of the car gets pregnant tho, so people want her dead for some reason, and Clive Owen has to save her

[cyber797]

@DynamiteKiwi Dude! You havce to watch it if you haven't seen it! It's an amazing movie!

I wont tell you what it's about since the clive owen character is a narrator in the beginning of the film, and he tells you the backstory within like the first 5 minutes of the movie.

Just watch it :)

[baalisgod666]

@DynamiteKiwi The world has become sterile and society dissolves. The black girl is pregnant. The first in many many years. Great film.

[YearZer02022]

@DynamiteKiwi

Women/men become unable to produce children and the world slips into chaos with the population dying off.

[Tankurface]

@DynamiteKiwi Something happenes to all the woman in the world that makes them infertile, but they find one one woman and try to protect her since there is a "war" going on - I have said this as simple as possible so that the movie isnt ruined for those that which to watch it! :)

[fxjerry]

@DynamiteKiwi Pretty much human kind can no longer give birth; everyone is sterile and the black girl you see in the car is pregnant so they have to protect her. Very good movie, I highly recommended it.

[maabreu1]

@DynamiteKiwi After 18 years of women being infertile, one woman miraculously is pregnant and must be taken through a torn down, revolting country to safety in order to save the human race. Fantastic film, highly recommend it.

[StigmaFT]

@DynamiteKiwi it's about world that's post-apocalyptic because women have ceased to be able to have babies

[stdTrancR]

@DynamiteKiwi Great, great movie, definitely one of my favorites

[whotoobe]

Bitch didn't even duck, deserved it.

[Jenivera]

"get down!" she just stares at it..

[LordReserei01]

Masterpiece of a film. I remember seeing it when it was released, watched it many times since.

[nalyDmI]

amazing real time!

[milten09]

HOW IS THE CAMERA MOVING ?!!?!?

[AScearce2332]

@milten09 That's just called great directing.

[nwolwo]

omg this was siik but can som1 explain to me why did the black guy killo the cops looked like they were gonna help

[WhoElseButMilo]

@nwolwo They would have killed the pregnant girl.

[comicdude0]

@nwolwo It explains it later in the film.

[jdterrell]

WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST GO AROUND THE CAR?

[Issaquan5]

Reddit

[wesleyis16]

@Issaquan5 Fuck you.

[Issaquan5]

@wesleyis16 why fuck me? I didn't even make a qualified statement about it. How could you possibly take objection to such a benign comment.

[justmisskasik]

God damn it this scene still makes me cry.

[tak08810]

lol this is the exact opposite of a cliche. a cliche scene would've been the gunman on the motorcycle shooting fifty times without reloading and failing to hit anybody. a cliche scene would've had all the main characters surviving without a wound. a cliche scene would've turned into a stylish, cool chase with techno music and fast cuts. this has none of those.

[ZombieGorePrincess]

It's been a few years since I've seen this movie, and this scene never fails to compel me and make my heart race. Genius!

[Hammerzeiterrr]

oh look redditors not understanding what cliche means, what a surprise

[chrispall42]

@Hammerzeiterrr The AskReddit question referred to "Cliche Movie Technique. It's referring to the long shot, not that it's a car chase, or anything else you might be thinking. I'm not sure if it's a cliche movie technique, but it's on tvtrope, so it might qualify.

[C454BL4NC45]

What was the black guy shooting at, right after he shot the two police men?

[TheProvidet]

@C454BL4NC45 He was shooting their bodies to make sure that they were dead.

[stan254]

I fucking hated this scene, so god damn cliche. Nice quiet moment with friends that goes awry then of course the dumb bitch doesn't even try to cover herself so she gets shot. Fuck this scene god damn it.

[azqazq]

@stan254 cliche? if you can find a single scene that is shot in this manner and in the same scenario, then you can argue for cliche... but i bet you can't, fucker

[ThwartedVillainy]

@stan254 LOL WAT?! You think this scene is cliche? Having sat through thousands of movies from the silent era to modern blockbusters, I can tell you I've never seen a scene that spans the range of emotions and tensions this scene does. It does from light-hearted romantic comedy to apocalypse movie to get away from a heist movie all in 4 minutes. It's incredible that it pulls it off.

[modshroom]

the fucking scene in this movie where the war is going down in that town is literally the coolest scene in cinema history.

i need to watch this shit again

[TheBradcake]

The most organic/intense/real action scene I've ever seen

[HarrisonRocks]

I thought he was eating her when I saw the thumbnail.

[savvy217]

Bloody Hell. This amazingly done!

[UnknownHazard95]

All in one shot. My god.

[floresebu]

Such a beautiful film

[NeighborhoodSonAlec]

you cannot deny the absolute surreal effect this shot makes, if you watch the behind the scenes, he wanted to make it feel raw, and long takes makes it seem extremely raw, the emotion present on all of their faces are priceless, there was so much orchestration that this shot is the kinds of things that make movies "art" the fact that Alfonso was able to create a conversation between 5 different people at the same time isamazing, but, the only flaw is that Jullian waited to be shot too long.

[The1JAYJAY]

I love the directing of this scene.

[ihavenoidea4aname]

2:14 hahaha funny

[Sauj123]

They just did that in one brilliant shot. Anyway, the action starts at 1:20

[baghend]

Chilling. A nightmare vision of the future.

Our future.

It's coming.

And not long.

-Bill

[neat799]

@baghend a tad pretentious don't you think?

[baghend]

@neat799 I sincerely hope you're right. If you lived in Syria, Faluja, Kabul, Chechnya, or even Detroit, you mightn't think so. And given the population growth, the environmental degradation, the wars and weapons available and coming, the continuing and worsening economic collapse, ever dwindling resources, global climate change, and the rise and influence of fundamentalist religions over science based knowledge and political diplomacy, I'd say it's not looking good.

Your take?

-Bi

[neat799]

@baghend I was talking about you signing your posts.

[baghend]

@neat799 Thanks for your reply Neat: - is signing ones posts not done? seriously- is that breaking a rule or something? It is my name, and I usually sign Bill in Canada.

Not a good idea? Offensive?

At any rate, it was a well done movie, though very uncomfortable for me to watch as I find the violence very disturbing -though it was essential to the plot, exceptionally well done, and totally believable.

Anyway, I try to be hopeful but I'm not very optimistic.

You?

[neat799]

@baghend It's just that it's not really necesssary, given the name undearneath every post. It just kinda gives off that vibe.

And I agree with you, brilliant mvioe

[baghend]

@neat799 I see what you're saying. I'll just use my name for personal correspondence and not on the public site.

I'm rather new to all this, being a bit of a luddite from the 40's.

Thanks for the tip.

[neat799]

@baghend No problem

[jameshpg52]

how the hell did they shoot the scene :??

[craigkbryant]

Technically brilliant, sure, but is it worth pointing out that nothing in this scenario makes any damn sense? The boss bad guy (spoiler alert) is already DRIVING THE CAR. What is the point in having his people ambush _himself_, firing guns and throwing molotov cocktails at the one woman in the world he most wants to protect? And how did those cops just appear out of nowhere? Beautiful, beautiful scene--but don't think about it too much.

[seattledude02]

@craigkbryant Well they were specifically shooting at Julian, because she is trying to help Kee get out of the country but the driver (his name escapes me) and his cronies want the baby for themselves so they're trying to stop her. Just like later they planned on killing of Theo at the safehouse.

[craigkbryant]

@seattledude02 Yeah, I follow you, but cars and motorcycles and molotov cocktails and all that? It's about the craziest plan imaginable. Super high risk, for no good reason.

[distinctvagueness]

@seattledude02 @craigkbryant And to continue your statement only one shot is fired. The (one) motorcycle even drives up to check who is sitting where in the (one) car. Then the shooter takes a few seconds to aim his shot and then never fires again. Notice also, he didn't risk a shot at Theo when he had the chance. No one else had guns and I suspect he knew the fire bomb which dissipated quickly wouldn't be a risk. The police were chasing them before, this mess would get them here.

[IvyWoodStudios]

@craigkbryant He needed the mother on his side. julian had to die without her thinking that they were responsible. because either other scenario would see him lose the baby regardless. so this way he takes the risk to get the girl on his side. with julian gone and her feeeling vunerable she was obviously going to stay on the farm. it makes sense. he was willing to risk the baby for his cause. that much was made apparent throughout the film. like he wasnt the most responsible towards the girl.

[scorpedio]

no cuts in this scene adds realism and depth if im wrong then tell me

[scorpedio]

i need to see this movie

[ItzCashew]

Of course its the black dude that shoot the cops.

[Ilwmoi]

Sweet lord in heaven, why haven't I seen this movie before?

[Kapov]

All that trouble for fried chicken

[warex3d]

perfect timing.

[zuuemudz]

@warex3d did u see the last second. they cuts off the scene

[SilentEcho8]

Still one of my all-time favourite scenes.

[Archedgar]

Great direction and camerawork, HORRIBLE movie.

[jonjo12321]

Clive owen is such a badass

[res3571]

Emmanuel Lubezki at his best, also watch Tree of life, superb camera work :O

[liduck52]

Great scene-but why not shoot the driver instead??

[Karakas117]

@liduck52 the whole scene was a set up. The guy driving the car is friends and part of an organisation with the guys on the bike. The woman in the passenger seat getting shot was organised by them both.

[GerbilsAteMe]

What I love is the invisible cut when the characters get out of the car, therefore hiding the crazy technical rig they built for the 'inside the car' sequence and tricking you into thinking they actually filmed the whole thing in a normal Fiat. Genius.

[sianwuvsyou]

@GerbilsAteMe This! along with all the special effects; blood disappearing off the camera lens and the glass breaking. It's actually all flawlessly done.

[elliotnicklin]

@GerbilsAteMe WHERE WAS IT AAAHHHHHH

[DaveFrederick]

This clip is nominated for the Society of Camera Operators historic shot award. The awards are Feb 19, 2012 in Los Angeles.

[thelixir715]

shit got real

[ritsfata]

Biggest Oscar upset of all time, in my personal opinion.

[akumarisu]

@ritsfata They should of won more awards. With that said, I think Departed was a well deserved winner.

[flash3999]

Should of been nominated for an oscar

[FienStudios]

@flash3999 this ilm was nominated for three oscars,

Writing,

Film Editing ( there wasn't really much editing in this film LOL)

and Cinematography which somehow lost.

[flash3999]

@FienStudios Oh ok good it should of been nominated for best picture as well

[FienStudios]

@flash3999 I agree so much!!!!

[itsstillgr8]

Thumbs up for the camera worker.

[ruebuscm]

Oh man, how many retakes?

[RafaelDivoz]

best car scene ever !

[Genapex]

I saw this in theaters it's still the most shocking and thrilling scene I ever saw in a movie

[tommytimp]

It's Kubrickian in its detachment but the action is still awesome. Great movie.

[911650]

TAKE THE POLICE CAR!

[247dman]

@maxout765 no, watch the movie

[xxwaterboy1xx]

Now....why didn't she duck?

[rofl1337hax]

@xxwaterboy1xx

If she did, then the main character would have gotten shot.

[SjorsVeldt]

Best cinematography EVER! Not just this scene, the whole film is a cinematographically masterpiece. Mind-blowing!

[kevkevshields]

This scene is the most intense scene of any movie I've ever seen. Simply breathtaking.

[reservoirdog666]

Just jaw-dropping! I didn't think this kind of shot was possible.

[kitabuw810]

amazing!!

[ErikHutt]

there is a cut at 2:03 and 2:51

[kitabuw810]

@ErikHutt i don't see the difference, but probably there's a cut somewhere,but it still looks amazing.

[ErikHutt]

@kitabuw810 Ye I'm not 100% sure about where the cuts are but apparently this scene was filmed in 3 different locations, meaning there are at least 2 cuts. It makes sense too becuse the car rig they used was attached to the roof of the car and when they exit the car there is no sign of it , meaning they had to of cut and used a different car. But It still is such an amazing shot.

[kitabuw810]

@ErikHutt i know!..that's why is amazing, 'cause it's hard to notice where the cuts are, but it's obvious there are cuts, even visual effects i guess because of the motorcycle, the blood and some other details.

[ErikHutt]

@kitabuw810 Ye Cuaron is a cinematic genius and Children of Men is grossly underappreciated

[Trafficker1098]

@ErikHutt

no cut here

i've watch in Behind the scene they use rotor and camera team on the roof of car, and can detach from mount for continuous shooting , one shot one take

[sarre87]

@ErikHutt how do you see that?

[Pfisiar22]

One of the most brilliant shots in film history.

[iRULEYAY]

@Pfisiar22 You're either 13 or have seen 4 movies in your entire life.

[WulfSoldat]

@iRULEYAY terrible opinion. you should feel bad.

[iRULEYAY]

@WulfSoldat Nope. The camera techniques in this movie were pioneered more than 40 years ago. But you're a plebeian, so its not like you would've know that or anything. Stick to low-brow movies. And opinions are entirely subjective. Didn't expect you to know that either.

[WulfSoldat]

@iRULEYAY literally used the word plebeian in a serious manner. terrible person, terrible opinion, lmfao.

[iRULEYAY]

@WulfSoldat Literally uses "lmfao" in any manner, at all, like 12 year old girl with here first cell phone.

Plebs gonna pleb.

[RedMarston]

such a good movie!