Children Of Men Opening Scene

Children Of Men Opening Scene Analysis

Main Character:

• Wearing a black coat
• Looks dirty
• Doesn't care about his surroundings( whats going on it the news) when he buys his coffee
• Alcoholic, since we saw him putting alcohol in his coffee

Setting:

- Location London 2027

• Looks dirty compare to today London
• Tuk Tuk roaming the street
• A lot of air pollution
• Everyone dress in dark color
• Military take over (helicopter)
• Boarders close for 8 years
• Dath of youngest man on earth

Genre: Action

The picture suggest that there have been a lot of changes in London such as tuk tuk roaming the street and a lot of air pollution.

This scene shows the death of the youngest man on earth. It seems like a very big news because everyone is listening to the news. Except for the main character, he seems to doesn't care about the news at all and just walk away after he bought his coffee. Camera focusing on everyone in the store to let the audiences see that everyone is watching and listening to something very carefully.

This scene shows the area in London in 2027 with all the garbage and pollution in the area. The camera follows him to show what London is like and what kind of cars and how people dress commute around town. The camera then move without cutting to the other side of the man to show the whole view London.

The camera move to the other side of the man to show the entire view of the city in that area. It also shows that people are living their daily life. There is also a man and a woman hugging and kissing in the background showing some people are happy without knowing that there will be a explosion happening next to them.