Children of Men
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For me this movie can really reflect a lot of the suffering and outlook I see in society these days. On some days I can feel like things in the world really are getting worse, that people have less hope than they used to, that many people I know may not feel like the futures we once believed in are achievable anymore. It can feel to me like everyone is on edge, that we would fight each other over anything and nothing. This film holds up a 'funhouse mirror' up to that notion and reflects our collective psyche back to us.
Having suffered from depression throughout a big part of my life, I've had a lot of trouble finding hope, meaning, and a reason to keep going at times. In some way the world in the movie felt like a reflection of the landscape of my mind. When I watched this for the first time it gave me hope that, even despite not having had any hope for so long, just maybe there was something inside me that could be 'born' as well, if I could keep moving forward. It gave me a hope for a hope, and I think that was enough.
There is a scene where for the first time in 18 years, a woman gives birth to a child. They are inside a building full of refugees while a bunch of soldiers and rebels are fighting each other over what little things there are left. But as they see her walking down the halls and hear the crying baby in her arms, everyone suddenly stops as if they woke up from a long and terrible dream and realized their problems weren't so big after all. That one small thing that no one really thinks about now can make all the difference when it's gone.