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Barn Revelation

In this scene, Kee reveals to Theo that she is pregnant. The revelation comes as a shock to Theo because it is the first pregnancy to happen after about twenty years. Kee is requesting to be taken down to the coast to meet the tomorrow which happens to be a hospital shipped that was identified as a fishing boat to hide its true identity. By getting into tomorrow, she will be able to reach out to the human project where she and her baby will be given the care they need and escape the death of themselves.

This scene has been used to identify and extend the theme of hope that comes out all through the narrative. Although the world gets tougher every day, the character does not give up and do not allow themselves to lose hope because of the adverse events happening each passing day. A great deal of their faith comes into place when Kee miraculously gets pregnant. By Kee getting pregnant through unexplainable way, there is bright hope that humanity will not go into extinction that had been a significant threat. This whole scenario is a complete irony because all the refugees coming into the United Kingdom had to hope that their move into the UK will change their lives into the positive. Following the crisis that has hit the country, the government in place uses it to instigate fear among immigrants and also make sure those views and perceptions of its citizens are in line with what the government wants.

The scene serves a vital role in the change of Theo’s life rejuvenating his activism that he once was advocating but had stopped after the death of his son. Theo had grown apathetic and did not see any hope that his efforts will change the way his own country was perceiving. From the scene, Theo is keen to listen to Kee although he pretends not to understand some of the things Kee insists on until she shows her pregnancy (Schwartzman, (2016). With the film mostly centered at the issue of extended periods of infertility in the society for more than twenty years, the scene in the movie explores the potential of the theme of a miracle when Kee miraculously gets pregnant and also depicting the importance of childhood in the continuation of ages. Parenthood proves to be a very exemplary scenario as it plays a crucial role in the continuity of families and generations intensely emphasizing on the consequences of living in a world without children to take over in future.

The setting of the scene is ironic because it is conducted in a cow shade where cows and their calves are resting having a good time whereas the situation for the local people is very different since there is a severe infertility period that has left the whole of the land without the ability to procreate offsprings and therefore impossible for new families to come together. It is also a conspicuous irony that the setting of the scene also falls in Britain part of the United Kingdom. Britain is well known for the colonizing power that it took overseas to other nations including the United States but it is in contrary to see that in this context, the country has distanced itself from matters involving bring people together from diverse backgrounds into its territories by distancing herself from immigrants and also avoiding to send out their superior troops to conquer more lands for herself.

The title of the film creates a dialogue to ponder from since “Children of Men” literally stands for multiples of young ones that come from descendants of men. It is however not the case here since with the persistence of the crisis of infertility, the children of men have failed to soar and increase in numbers hence all have grown up, and there are no newborn people to take the place of the already grown men.

Advancements in this particular scene in the narrative are vital points that unfold the theme of hope as it advances throughout the film. With the pregnancy from Kee being a needed symbol of hope, there is a ray of sunshine for the future (Cuaron, 2006). The baby stands as a bright morning star since she is the first to be born in more than eighteen year time. Therefore, Kee recognizes the significance of protecting the young one from her conception.

References

James, P. D. (2010). The children of men. Vintage.

Schwartzman, S. (2016). Children of Men and a plural messianism. Journal of Religion & Film, 13(1), 1.

Cuarón, A. (2006). Children of Men (film). The United Kingdom and United States: Strike Entertainment and Hit and Run Productions.