Children of Men (2006) Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Written by Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, and Hawk Ostby, based on the novel by P.D. James. Starring Clive Owen, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Julianne Moore, and Michael Caine.
I’m going to start with a pair of definitive statements that I know are annoying but very much believe to be true: All science fiction is political, and all stories about the future are actually about the present.
Science fiction, in its broadest definition, is about imagining and extrapolating stories from significant changes to ourselves, our societies, and our worlds. Sure, there are varying degrees of intentionality, and there are certainly people who genuinely think (erroneously) that they are telling a story unaffected by all the pesky problems and prejudices of the world around them.
