After 20 years of infertility, a child is born. A lot of people want this baby and it is up to Theo (Clive Owens) to make sure that the child ends up in the right hands.
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An idealist who has seemingly given over to apathy, finds in himself the strength to, 'do the right thing' for the sake of 'good'. Sound familiar? We've seen this story before. What keeps it fresh is how it's used. In the early days of American involvement in World War II, Casablanca employed this premise as propaganda to compel an isolationist citizenry to, "fight the good fight". Though Children of Men was produced amidst TWO wars, it had a slightly different purpose in mind. As you might be aware, life during war time can be discouraging. The bodies pile up on both sides and there appears to be no end in sight. You begin to lose hope. This movie was made for those hopeless people. No matter how bad things seem, never give up hope.
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