United Kingdom | Children of Men

[@paradox7358]

King Charles - "Finally I'm King! I have so many plans for Britain." Yeah, about that.

[@antonycharnock2993]

I think we'll be skipping a generation to William V

[@vulpes7079]

...bruh

[@vulpes7079]

@@antonycharnock2993 most definitely not!

[@tiglishnobody8750]

He now King

[@e.a.poecrnimacak354]

He is the king now and him and his pal K.S. are not only gonna destroy UK but the entire Western civilization

[@sauron7839]

The scene with the baby stopping the battle in Bexhill cold was one of the most powerful scenes ever put on film. When I saw that in the theater, there were people sobbing.

[@ReverendMeat51]

For real man. I still get emotional just thinking about it

[@westrim]

A lot of people overlook this movie, full stop. It didn't make back it's 80 million dollar budget.

[@spo666tty]

Sounds like bullshit to me or you were in the cinema with manchildren

[@hoplitethirtynine1487]

It's the one scene that is iconic about the movie, and is once of the most memorable scenes in any TV/movie.

[@mattpryokra2245]

The silence and whimpering was haunting in the cinema….

[@MeLikeGuns]

A lot of people overlook how much subtle detail went into the production design and world building for this movie.

[@cheekloins4126]

Found myself pausing again and again just to look around and read papers/tvs/graffiti in the background.

[@stevengreen9536]

IKR!?

[@Alec_Reaper]

I didn't. I'm a special boy with special eyes

[@_Aemse]

one of my favorite movies - keep it on one of my VLC playlists, every once in a while i'll look over and get sucked in for an hour.

[@fikkie4277]

What is the movie called?

[@turkur4738]

The British are the most believable fictional culture in scifi, IMHO.

[@carterjones8126]

Britain already looks, and feels like a dystopian country at times.

[@harrymorris2361]

Thats just Birmingham

[@PelinalDidNothingWrong]

@@harrymorris2361 Don't you mean Liverpool?

[@hammy1999]

Yeah I agree it’s a small enough nation to make it believable

[@boobah5643]

@@PelinalDidNothingWrong I thought it was Grimsby.

[@gabrielaldworth7476]

I love how the UK is always the last ones standing: Napoleon - we're left Hilter - we're still here Nuclear apocalypse - guess who

[@shinsenshogun900]

Even if GB is eventually blotted off from the face of the earth at some point, bet there'd still be some securely hidden reference of any of it's identity left across the universe. A subtle Aeterna Britrix

[@arx3516]

It's because It's such a shitty place that no one wants to invade it. Attacking Russia during winter is a far more attractive option than visiting Liverpool in July.

[@bippo8901]

@@arx3516 nah Jerome and his mandem will do them Frenchies in if they come up on Yorkshire

[@danielgiese7449]

Same with of how many time the nation has gone through on doctor who lol

[@JJaqn05]

@@arx3516 "It's because It's such a shitty place that no one wants to invade it. Attacking Russia during winter is a far more attractive option than visiting Liverpool in July." Oh really? Is that why the Celts, Romans, Jutes, Anglos, Saxons, Danes, Norwegians, Swedish, Normans, French, Germans and Spanish tried invading it? Because they all knew Britain was superior

[@suttone75]

Children of Men. Such a spectacular movie. You truly see what humanity can do when faced with its own extinction. Great actors, great plot, great cinematography. I cannot stop recommending this movie to people. Watch it! Also, thank you for making this video Templin Institute!

[@MehnixIsThatGuy]

On seeing the title my first thought was "Ah yes, the British, the most well known fictional empire"

[@LyonTheGreat]

That one chick on TikTok who claims that Rome was fictitious would love that.

[@gregtompson3432]

@@LyonTheGreat "You think that writing is English? C'mon it's clearly Norman."

[@HoneyBee.productions]

@@gregtompson3432 someone should tell her about the Norman’s she will probably Di Vinci code it to read No-R(o)man. Wait did I just add to her crazy 😂

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

@@HoneyBee.productions I would refrain from giving that disgrace of a human any fuel for her misplaced view of history and knowledge. She is clearly suffering from something although I sense its a bloated form of narcissm and hate fueled by a agenda we haven't seen yet. What she is doing is pretty much trying to erase over several thousand years of history that has been recorded, and collected. She's dangerous as if her form of ideology spreads it could result in vandalism and destruction of items she calls as fake by those that believes her. Pretty much to justify her beliefs she needs to destroy it.

[@connorwheatley5640]

@lee mills we are our father's sons.

[@Britishbjornis]

Never realised, but U.K. is a very popular setting for dystopias.

[@jovialmonster757]

It’s because they don’t really have to change anything to get the right look

[@Croz89]

@Leona Is it really? I don't think that argument would fly with someone from the Philippines, Venezuela, or even countries like Brazil or Turkey. I don't like the current government, sure, but to suggest they are one step away from fascism is quite frankly left wing hysteria.

[@AlexSDU]

It's because of their droopy weathers alone is enough to depict such feeling. So less work for the special effect guys. But honestly what surprised me the most is when I found out that the movie Full Metal Jacket was shot entirely in UK. Especially the Vietnam part. It look so bright and sunny just like in SEAsia.

[@SpahGaming]

@@AlexSDU It's almost like a country could have diverse weather

[@MrRay168]

and japan too, both an island nation the opposite side of the eursia continent

[@syncout9586]

If I had a dime every time a fictional universe depicts a dystopian world where an authoritarian Great Britain is the only surviving functional society while the rest of the world is thrown into chaos and war, I would have three dimes. It's not much, but it's weird that it happened thrice

[@mckitsune7600]

what are the other two times?

[@markthomas1093]

@@mckitsune7600 V for vendetta is another one...not sure about the third.

[@syncout9586]

@@mckitsune7600 V for Vendetta and 1984

[@isyraf9989]

@@syncout9586 but in 1984 Russia and china survived world war 3 and turn into dystopian countries like Britian in that books

[@juangomez1704]

@@isyraf9989 We never really get to now if its actually like that or if its just a lie told by Oceania's government.

[@Realistic_Management]

Children of Men is one of my favourite movies of all time. A real underappreciated gem. The writing, cinematography, production design, and soundtrack are all outstanding. The car-ambush sequence alone is enough to leave anyone's jaw gaping. Love the cheeky end credits song too ;p "C****s are still running the world...."

[@jedimasterlex13]

I have never been able to say exactly why I love this movie, but I do. Thanks for reminding me to re-watch yet again.

[@thealphaomega4888]

The lore of this movie is a masterpiece and wish we had more about it in either additional movies or a show. Especially on how the rest of the world is surviving.

[@Raleyg]

“Okay what’s our biggest problem?” “There’s not enough people!” “Okay what’s our second biggest problem?” “There’s too many people!” “…”

[@westrim]

Who those people are matters. All economic systems require a constant flow of young to support the old, and most of the West, and within the next century most of the world, will face a problem of having a 1:1 ratio or worse of retirees and children to working age people who must support both.

[@soppa9871]

Man this looks amazing if only England was real.

[@Sollapoke]

It would be really cool if the place I live in was real xD (I get this is a joke I am trying to continue it)

[@soppa9871]

It is a bit unrealistic though how could a country in the modern day still have a monarch so unrealistic

[@igncom1]

I too, wish I was real.

[@Toix]

@@soppa9871 exactly, it's split between the Scots and Welsh, they could never built the Celts.

[@ajirawa5729]

Who are the bri’ish?

[@Aaron-8989]

The filming is INCREDIBLE!! Alfonso Cuaron is a GENIUS!!

[@explosivefiend9008]

I was not expecting this as a topic to come up but I love it

[@vazeyo]

Funfact: The old lady in 2:08 speaks german in the original version of the film and says: "Was passiert hier? I-Ich versteh´ nicht. Meine Familie mit diesem SCHWARZEN." Translation: "What is happening here? I- I don´t understand. My Family together with this black guy." This is maybe the strongest line in the movie by far. She looks old enough to have lived during 1933-1945 in Germany. Making her "possibly" a loyal national socialistic member of that ideology. It must be ironic for her, getting treated the same way as the jews (and many others) back then. (as a german myself I have only watched the movie in german so far, but have watched a video essay regarding this movie (I think it was from Leadhead) and noticed that that lady speaks german, which was odd, because - for me - she always talked german. I don´t know, I personally think that this line is so strong, with a little bit of interpretation, though.)

[@billbaraka2879]

Of course the German sees something that relates this to Hitler. Go away and shut up until your country is islamised, your self-hatred is pathetic.

[@Exodon2020]

@@billbaraka2879 And of course someone who isn’t German tells us to embrace an ideology that almost caused the entire undoing of our country because he was fed propaganda on the internet…

[@JG-rs9be]

@@billbaraka2879 It is not self-hate it is more like self-reflection of our past.

[@Kaiser_Kloob]

@@billbaraka2879 stay mad Wehraboo

[@Sev_Orib_Cornhouse_RealTV]

@@billbaraka2879 mad

[@georgebardsley7129]

One of my favourite films of all time. It’s one of the best thought exercises on British culture and government.

[@InFamou5Killer]

would love to see more lore around this movie, it has such a great premise

[@jamessolberg6909]

That movie was terrifyingly realistic in how people would act. Especially how it showed that the “revolutionaries” were as bad or worse as the “oppressors”

[@colin591]

very very stupid take

[@pinkpanther2586]

@@colin591 If you're so smart then tell us why

[@wilsonno9675]

Skynet is the only "true hero"

[@jaykaygxd8497]

That’s literally not expressed in the movie at all

[@jaykaygxd8497]

@@pinkpanther2586 James solberg made the claim it is on him to back it up

[@ninjabreadman8166]

An unexpected entry for a great movie. Thank you!

[@LostMercenary99]

One of my fave films getting the spotlight. Made my day. Thanks for this :)

[@MachoMan_Vert]

No doubt the most believable dystopian world ever put to film.

[@IapitusMcHeimer]

The United Kingdom is my favorite fictional country. British people have some cool lore

[@antonycharnock2993]

I never knew it was based on a P D James book. She's usually known for crime fiction as the BBC/ITV made a crime dramas based on her detective Adam Dalgliesh. It definitely needs a TV series making.

[@conor987]

The book is absolute garbage, probably the only time that the movie is far superior to the Book.

[@antonycharnock2993]

@@conor987 I'd have to agree with you on that. Her books are a bit staid from my experience.

[@animasuzie]

James was a brilliant writer.

[@chrisgabele75]

One of my favorites to watch. But I see it as kind of terrifying that we have seemingly been delaying the inevitable.

[@georgebeswick7549]

I will always love this film. Well written, great story telling

[@dimble3]

A true dystopian future

[@ferbsol2334]

ye is call the Uk

[@antonycharnock2993]

Because its believable.

[@flavius2884]

I wish they covered the old republic from star wars. Kreia was the best character from the franchise.

[@sirpepeofhousekek6741]

Absolutely agreed. I will never consider the Revan novel or SWTOR part of that canon because of how badly they screw it up.

[@magpieeuc4846]

The Bexhill tracking shot, is the greatest in cinematic history.

[@obelix703]

I’d like to see an overview of the UK of Threads.

[@lh7325]

Absolutely

[@CurativeFinance]

One of my favorite movies, and the best dystopian sci-fi movie ever. I've watched it five times, and yet, I feel there's so much I've missed.

[@alexlammyman2467]

Honestly, a movie so realistic in its portrayal of a genuine future issue for humanity with the rise of micro plastics I hesitate when I call it science fiction.

[@irongeneral7861]

1:54 Where have I heard that before?

[@eagleowl833]

Has anyone noticed how some of the most iconic distopian/apocalyptic movies take place in the uk. 28 days later, shaun of the dead, V for vendetta and arguably 1984. etc. Obviously a lot of the best movies take place in the USA but it really seems that the uk just works better as a dystopia. (Perhaps it's because I'm from England so it hits harder than movies that take place in America.)

[@MemeMarine]

Well, it's obviously because the English have far more *experience* with living in an authoritarian hellhole of a nation

[@eagleowl833]

@@MemeMarine what's that comment about? Lockdown restrictions? Oliver Cromwell's puritan rule or are you "anti establishment"?

[@jonbaxter2254]

One of my favourite films. The world is a character

[@lh7325]

I’ve always wondered what happened to Australia and New Zealand in this universe. It seems they’d be better faired to weather a situation like the one depicted in the film.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Queen Elizabeth has entered the chat

[@ManuelZ22]

Great movie by Alfonso Cuarón from México. He was nominated for best director in the Academy Awards that year but didn't won. The movie has all the merits (technic, artístic, directorial) Maybe the accurate crític to the world problems was too much for some in the industry. The prisoner from Abu Grahib really represented the zeitgeist of those years.

[@dspserpico]

Even at the end of the world, the British Museum is gonna British Musueum.

[@pilotwhaleproductions5880]

Protect priceless artefacts from around the world where they not valued or cared for by locals?

[@jackham4407]

Lol 😂yeah it kinda funny how for example The Rosetta stone wasnt even care for by the egyptian until the French deciphered it and now they want it lol​@pilotwhaleproductions5880

[@benhooper1956]

Never knew this film existed, now I know a Citroen CX Safari appears, I need to see it...

[@albion6087]

The thing I'm really curious about is if the UK is the last remaining stable government and the infertility crisis is coming to a close, would there be a new era of imperial expeditions? for the sake of "restoring civilization?"

[@johnwest5957]

They would first get US back on its feat, they probably still dwarf UK population size plus have the military equipment etc. Then restore NATO members quickly as possible.

[@_Aemse]

well the human project has the baby at the end of the movie - and they're allegedly the best scientists in the world. it ends on a high note, sure Theo died but humanity survived because of their sacrifices. I think its heavily implied that if the baby stayed there, it would only lead to humanities destruction. (as everyone was willing to kill each other over control of the baby) and honestly I love how symbolic it is that Julian and Theo had to be like the mother and father doing whats right for humanity and sacrifice it all to preserve the future - especially with their history together and losing their baby dylan, and Kee even names the first baby born since the apocalypse after him - it hits you in the heart in such a heavy way.

[@adit0571]

Technically they did go conquer Jamaica. Ads in the movie about fruits from Jamaica has the Union Jack on the corner of the Jamaican flag

[@darrynmurphy2038]

Average sperm rates have been observed to have halved over the past 50 years. Whilst not concerning in of itself, if the rates continue to fall exponentially there really could be a genuine fertility crisis sometime near the end of this century

[@zhitchcresttail3387]

Finally!

[@carterjones8126]

Only the strong sperm will survive. The laws of nature will bring back balance to a saturated, and genetically weak gene pool. Damn...that didn't sound so socially darwinist in my head until I wrote it down.

[@antonycharnock2993]

@@carterjones8126 "Life...uh...finds a way" The big problem is ordinary animal populations are usually self regulating however humanity has managed to bypass the natural order due to science.

[@billbaraka2879]

*In the West. I.e. among Whites.

[@hailexiao2770]

@@billbaraka2879 Everywhere people are exposed to large quantities of plastic byproducts, not just the west.

[@michaelclarke3485]

That's weird timing I just watched Children of Men again last night. It's one of my favourite films.

[@CucumberSadness]

The UK is my favourite alternate world nation.

[@hammy1999]

Same

[@clash3583]

good thing it doesnt exist in real life, that would be terible

[@kevincloud574]

One of my favorite movies of all time

[@jam6000]

Just discovered your channel. I really enjoy these plot dives.

[@zhiguli8]

So pretty much the United States in a few years.

[@CuongNguyen-eg1pu]

Hey can you do a vid about Scarfolk, I really interested in seeing how can you describe a chaos such as Scarfolk

[@strelok5581]

The film hits different in 2022

[@lukearoo]

One of my favourite films ever thankyou

[@techno_dependent]

i have alot of favorite movies. but i think this is on top of the list for me.. a perfect movie 100%

[@SuperAerie]

I really need to rewatch this movie. Have a feeling I missed alot in it, was a long time ago too

[@Awesoman66]

I never heard of this movie before. Did it just never release in the US?

[@butterball33]

Ah, my favorite genre. Dystopian Authoritarian Britain.

[@RafaleC77th]

Such a profound movie.

[@DABViktor]

Thank you the English subtitle.

[@fredo0084]

Didn't knew I wanted to see this untill I saw the notification

[@powrongster]

thanks for the movie recommendation!

[@MasonBryant]

We are frighteningly close to this reality albeit a different virus.

[@l4zrh4wk]

Oh dear, did they forget to close the asylum gates today or did you just forget to take your medication?

[@antonycharnock2993]

It wasn't a virus though. Nobody knew. Its basically down to mans pollution of the environment.

[@MontytheHorse]

The book it is based on is well worth reading.

[@Izznogood76]

This movie portrays populists policy’s failure with scary realism

[@jordanadams7856]

Fckn amazing! Well done guys and girls!!!!

[@TheAlexagius]

Does make me wonder why they didn't use the refugee surplus in a more useful way, it seems like the single most plentiful resource after all and without the moral constraints previously imposed one would think they would make an excellent source of test subjects to deal with the fertility crisis.

[@alfieingrouille1528]

I have never heard of this franchise before

[@masterthiefesq2440]

“Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.” (Psalm 90:3, KJV)

[@georgevirtus]

R U L E - B R I T A N N I A

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

"I can't really remember when I last had any hope, and I certainly can't remember when anyone else did either. Because really, since women stopped being able to have babies, what's left to hope for?:)" -- Theo Faron

[@wafalme851]

Can you do the true Sith empire

[@soppa9871]

This is the true sith empire

[@vovin8132]

I like to think that Children of Men and The Handmaid's Tale exist in the same universe

[@ericcloud1023]

I love this movie!

[@8thLegio]

Loved this movie and then I read the book

[@geno3911]

the queen lives on forever

[@Darkpara1]

I remember it stated "Britain stands alone" implying that every other country has suffered governmental collapse... That's pretty depressing in itself given how shit the UK is looking in the film.

[@lh7325]

Yeah, the only other country that's hinted as having a stable government is Argentina, which doesn't make a lot of sense given that they're landlocked in what is (in real life) a pretty screwed up part of the world. Australia or New Zealand being the other last hold-outs would make more sense.

[@Dan19870]

Wasn't this supposed to be an alternate reality?

[@leonardliverpool5073]

I don’t know you all don’t understand this I not science-fiction this is fact this is happening right now you are looking at the future of our planet

[@raphaelmonteiro2661]

We wanna see WH40k content!

[@datnoob4394]

I have one grip with this. Britain doesn't have a constitution.

[@MemeMarine]

Britain is still a Constitutional Monarchy, look up what that means

[@Pantherblack]

Welp, I gotta watch this movie again.

[@thevoidlookspretty7079]

“Might be restored.” Imagine rebuilding all of mankind into a new society and leaving the UK.

[@leemartindale3149]

PD James predicted what it's going to be like in about a years time.

[@Definitely_Dave]

The UK is my favorite fictional faction.

[@nobody-wk6ej]

Still one of the best dystopian films ever made by humans.

[@taffingtonboathouse5754]

Kong Charles the 3rd is king in our world

[@JRYYD]

Hello, may I ask for a timeline of when Stelllaris Season 3 will be out?

[@joshuarooney8614]

Can no one point out that THIS IS WHAT THE UK BASICALLY LOOKS LIKE NOW ,...and its 2024...

[@mordant221]

I loved this movie

[@williancruz9657]

Do one about the Brazilian Federative Republic from the movie Brazil

[@thenewadventuresofhenry6998]

This future seems more possible every day.

[@darthjekyll3648]

I blame this as a combine experiment

[@4str0m3ch]

We all thought Mad Max would be our ending, but it's looking more like Children Of Men is how our light extinguishes.

[@angelmartinezrivera6825]

First time hearing about this movie, where can I watch it?

[@Berserker3624]

When will we get a proper film that shows the army for the herod they are

[@garylancaster8612]

The book is 1000 times better than the movie. It's so much "quieter" and much better and more haunting than the overblown film. It's 25 years since the last baby not 18. None of the worldwide societal breakdown happens, no nuclear bombs etc. Why would there be? Just people living reasonably normal lives in a world that's counting down to losing humanity.

[@EarthForces]

This movie is actually good, yet in no way can reach how more sophisticated and likely more realistic the book is. I do sense some subtle propaganda was added to make all the difference that is present in an otherwise, good film.

[@lh7325]

How is the outside world described in the book?

[@garylancaster8612]

@@lh7325 As a melancholy, shabby, quiet place full of older people. Things just about still work but not very well. Very old people are encouraged to delete themselves in mass events of drowning. People still have jobs but they're just going through the motions. For example, the protagonist is a professor at Oxford University but there's no students, he just teaches Adult Ed classes. You don't hear anything about the world outside Britain (apart from that people from the third world have been imported for labour purposes) but the assumption is that the whole world is just winding down to all humans being gone in around 70 more years

[@lh7325]

@@garylancaster8612 Interesting. I'll have to pick up a copy.

[@christoferrodriguez7672]

Make a video of world of 2012 apocalypse what happen to the world country’s and Africa remains during tsunami and earthquakes

[@Hun.1236]

Do the five points from gangs of new York

[@lpmnewcro]

This movie still haunts me

[@DukeofWrexham]

Imagine a templin institute Hotline Miami video

[@TheSnoozeFox]

An accurate representation of London right now tbh

[@Theggman83]

England prevails!