While researching a bit more about Children of Men for my paper last week I came upon an interview with Cuaron that I found interesting.  In the interview Cuaron talks about  about the biblical references, and the transition from book to film. Children of Men was derived from the book by P. D. James, but in the book Kee was not a character.  In the interview Cuaron stated that they made Kee African American because “as far as we know, human life sprang out of Africa.” I found this very interesting. In class we talked about how the movie had many biblical references but this completely goes against that notion.

Here is the link:

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=128363

Like many movies, the music in Children of Men had a direct correlation to what was going on in the scene. What I thought was interesting was the music that played every time Kee’s baby was the focus of the scene. The music for these scenes reminded me of church hymns. These hymns playing in the background only added to the biblical aspect of Kee and her baby. It made them seem more important, and god like, then they were already portrayed. It especially helped almost exagerate the scene where the fugitives and the army stopped fighting in order to watch them pass through to safety. This music put an additional emphasis on the miracle of Kee’s baby, and added an extra sense of praise for both of them.