It presents a dystopian near-future world where the human race has lost its fertility. The lack of children (the youngest person alive is 18) has driven us to the verge of total social breakdown. The references are great: sneaking-in Aphex Twin, Banksy, and more, amplifying current trends in UK culture to show them for what they are. In particular, the filmmakers manage to present the subjective experience of being a militarily-suppressed culture vividly and powerfully. Whilst this is never made explicit, it is clearly a comment on the Iraq war and makes its points with the force of a sledgehammer.What sci-fi should be about, imho.
Clive Owen seems to be picking the right scripts. This, plus Inside Man, are probably my two favourite films of the last 6 months.
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Interesting that the film is good - I read the book last year and thought it was actually really bad. I agree the story is a great concept, but i found the book to be written in a really difficult manner.
Will have to watch the film now!
Could it be that most unusual of beasts? A film that is better than the book!
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