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The film has been noted for its use of Christian symbolism; for example, British terrorists named 'Fishes' protect the rights of refugees. Opening on Christmas Day in the United States, critics compared the characters of Theo and Kee with Joseph and Mary, calling the film a 'modern-day Nativity story'. Kee's pregnancy is revealed to Theo in a barn, alluding to the manger of the Nativity scene, and when other characters discover Kee and her baby, they respond with 'Jesus Christ' or the sign of the cross. To highlight these spiritual themes, Cuarón commissioned a 15-minute piece by British composer John Tavener, a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church whose work resonates with the themes of 'motherhood, birth, rebirth, and redemption in the eyes of God.' Calling his score a 'musical and spiritual reaction to Alfonso's film', snippets of Tavener's 'Fragments of a Prayer' contain lyrics in Latin, German and Sanskrit sung by a mezzo-soprano. Words like 'mata' (mother), 'pahi mam' (protect me), 'avatara' (saviour), and 'alleluia' appear throughout the film. The adaptation of the P. D. James novel was originally written by Paul Chart, and later rewritten by Mark Fergus and Hawk Otsby. Developed by producers Marc Abraham, Eric Newman, Hilary Shor and Tony Smith, Beacon Pictures brought director Alfonso Cuarón on board in 2001. Cuarón and screenwriter Timothy J. Sexton began rewriting the script after the director completed Y tu mamá también. Afraid he would 'start second guessing things' Cuarón chose not to read P. D. James' novel, opting to have Sexton read the book while Cuarón himself read an abridged version. Cuarón did not immediately begin production, instead directing Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The director's work experience in the United Kingdom exposed him to the 'social dynamics of the British psyche', giving him insight into the depiction of 'British reality'. Cuarón used the film The Battle of Algiers as a model for social reconstruction in preparation for production, presenting the film to Clive Owen as an example of his vision for Children of Men. In order to create a philosophical and social framework for the film, the director read literature by Slavoj Žižek, as well as similar works. The film Sunrise was also influential. A Clockwork Orange helped contribute to the futuristic, yet battered patina of 2027 London. Children of Men was the second film Cuarón made in London, with the director portraying the city as a character itself, shooting single, wide shots of the city. While Cuarón was preparing the film, the London bombings occurred, but the director never considered moving the production.'It would have been impossible to shoot anywhere but London, because of the very obvious way the locations were incorporated into the film,' Cuarón told Variety.'For example, the shot of Fleet Street looking towards St. Paul's would have been impossible to shoot anywhere else.' Due to these circumstances, the opening terrorist attack scene on Fleet Street was shot one-and-a-half months after the London bombing. Cuarón chose to shoot some scenes in east London, a location he considered 'a place without glamour'. The set locations were dressed to make them appear even more run-down; Cuarón says he told the crew ''Let's make it more Mexican'. In other words, we'd look at a location and then say: yes, but in Mexico there would be this and this. It was about making the place look run-down. It was about poverty.' He also made use of London's most popular sites, shooting in locations like Trafalgar Square and Battersea Power Station. The power station scene (whose conversion into an art archive is a reference to the Tate Modern), has been compared to Antonioni's Red Desert. Cuarón added a pig balloon to the scene as homage to Pink Floyd's Animals. Other art works visible in this scene include Michelangelo's David, Picasso's Guernica, and Banksy's British Cops Kissing. London visual effects companies Double Negative and Framestore worked directly with Cuarón from script to post production, developing effects and creating 'environments and shots that wouldn't otherwise be possible'.'In most sci-fi epics, special effects substitute for story. Here they seamlessly advance it,' observes Colin Covert of Star Tribune. Billboards were designed to balance a contemporary and futuristic appearance as well as easily visualizing what else was occurring in the rest of the world at the time, and cars were made to resemble modern ones at first glance, although a closer look made them seem unfamiliar. Cuarón informed the art department that the film was the 'anti-Blade Runner', rejecting technologically adva
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very nice movie
tahapablo1 11 months ago