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Children of Men

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Dystopian film used to describe the feeling of living in a gentrified urban neighborhood where dogs are prioritized over children.

Mentions (11)
"All the while they get another piercing, gain another 20# and vlog about surviving their narcissist parents and how their childhood trauma is why they are an autistic ADHD neurodivergent nightmare that can't keep a job and doesn't "want" kids but treats their dog like it's a human baby, Children of "
"So get ready for your imported American culture wars, pogroms, Children of Men migrant cages and Orwellian police state ladies and gentleman."
Brexit was the biggest scam in modern political history · u/WachUwan0 · ↑402 · 2025-09-26
"When western countries try to be "tough on crime" the result is less Singapore and more Children of Men"
"Absolutely crazy, real life children of men situation. I read it's bad in South Korea also but Japan is a country of 125m people and had like 700,000 babies last year!"
The Japan 'declining birthrate' thing is wild! · u/MoistTadpoles · ↑369 · 2024-02-28
"On my morning walk, I literally seen children on leashes and dogs in carriages. Now, I know there is a lot of factors playing into this, specifically how neighborhoods like this are meant to cater to young adults with their "fur babies" instead of families with actual children. But I can't help but "
"RSP posters will undoubtedly see the strong thematic parallels between The Waste Land and Children of Men (2008), a link Cuaron made explicit by ending the film with the same mantra that Eliot closes the poem with: "Shantih Shantih Shantih"."
Thoughts on The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot · u/the-woman-respecter · ↑84 · 2023-04-01
"Amazing that this movie seems downright optimistic compared to the world we live in. London of 2027 seems cleaner and more friendly than san fran of 2022. And people are still going to offices and living relatively normal lives."
5 Minutes Into Children of Men, and I Have To Say · u/mouthcouldbewider · ↑52 · 2022-09-06
"Think *2001* or *Solaris* meets *Children of Men*."
"When western countries try to be "tough on crime" the result is less Singapore and more Children of Men"
"Living in an urban yuppie neighborhood makes me feel like I'm living in Children of Men"
"Amazing that this movie seems downright optimistic compared to the world we live in. London of 2027 seems cleaner and more friendly than san fran of 2022."
5 Minutes Into Children of Men, and I Have To Say · u/mouthcouldbewider · ↑52 · 2022-09-06
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