Children of Men Analysis

In the opening scene the visual that is scene is a crowded café with all their attention on the T.V, at this point a man comes in. We can tell at this point that this man is the central character due to him being the only one moving at this point and paying no attention to what’s on the T.V

The movie is set in 2027, this is evident due to the it stating so.  However, you can tell also by spotting the high use of technology in the scene.

The amount of cuts in the section were minimal, this informs the audience that the director wanted them to see this world from his perspective, thus, lowering the quantity of cuts to make it seem much more realistic.

When the central character walked out of the café the cameraman had gone round (the 180 degree rule) so that we can now see the man and the café in the distance. The use of this is to make the audience not only pay attention to the man, but also the background. This would of built suspense in the audience since they wouldn’t know what would happen.