Children of Men (9/10) Movie CLIP - Miracle Cease Fire (2006) HD

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    Theo (Clive Owen) escorts Kee (Clare-Hope Ashitey) and the baby out of the building past soldiers who lower their guns at the sight of the miracle.
    FILM DESCRIPTION:
    Y Tu Mamá También and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón returns to the helm to tell this futuristic tale in which society is without hope since humankind lost its ability to procreate. The year is 2027, and women can no longer give birth. The youngest inhabitant of the planet has just died at the age of 18, and all hope for humanity has been lost. As civilization descends into chaos, a dying world finds one last chance for survival in the form of a woman who has become inexplicably pregnant. Now, as warring nationalistic sects clash and British leaders try to maintain their totalitarian stronghold on the country, a disillusioned bureaucrat (Clive Owen) is brought back into the fold of activism by his guerrilla ex-wife (Julianne Moore). Reluctantly, he takes on the daunting task of escorting Kee (Claire-Hope Ashitey), the refugee who represents humankind's last hope for survival, out of harm's way and into the care of a mysterious organization known as The Human Project. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, and Michael Caine co-star in this adaptation of author P.D. James's gripping 1992 novel.
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    Cast: Clive Owen, Clare-Hope Ashitey
    Director: Alfonso Cuarón
    Producers: Marc Abraham, Armyan Bernstein, Thomas A. Bliss, Pablo Casacuberta, Kristel Laiblin, Eric Newman, Hilary Shor, Iain Smith, Tony Smith
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  • @dannytheman1313
    @dannytheman1313 Před 3 lety +3533

    You can actually see fear in the eyes of the younger people unsure of what they are looking at. In the older people its pure joy knowing that there is hope for humanity again.

    • @HONORTONUMERIC123
      @HONORTONUMERIC123 Před 2 lety +37

      Yeah... That's true...

    • @almostunliketea
      @almostunliketea Před 2 lety +185

      Extras like these don’t get nearly enough credit sometimes. They can make or break a scene

    • @dannytheman1313
      @dannytheman1313 Před 2 lety +72

      @@almostunliketea You are correct in the words of Shakespeare "There are no small parts only small actors." Each person no matter how big or small a roll helps to emphasize the importance of this scene

    • @jostimantatarigan7657
      @jostimantatarigan7657 Před 2 lety +63

      crap you're right, I didn't notice it. The youngs look shocked in silence but the olds are full of joy. What a great detail.

    • @amandagoldsbury8122
      @amandagoldsbury8122 Před 2 lety +50

      Some of those people are old enough to have held thier own babies at some point in their lives. I think some of the older ones that wanted to get close were remembering that.

  • @Alexmatt5830
    @Alexmatt5830 Před rokem +1521

    It takes a moment like this to realize what children mean to the world. They mean hope.

  • @SpikedGamingOfficial
    @SpikedGamingOfficial Před 7 lety +4556

    When the first soldier realizes there is a baby and yells "ceasefire", and then when the two soldiers outside neal and make the sign of the cross after seeing the baby, those two scenes always fucking tear me up.

    • @Your_mom734
      @Your_mom734 Před 5 lety +75

      Same and people are still reading these old comments in 2018 👍

    • @idothings6908
      @idothings6908 Před 5 lety +40

      2019 now

    • @outcast566
      @outcast566 Před 5 lety +15

      Me too man.

    • @SS-ko5fo
      @SS-ko5fo Před 4 lety +13

      I liked this part and when the human genome project people finally find her

    • @caesarplaysgames
      @caesarplaysgames Před 4 lety +43

      SpikedGaming The two older soldiers on the left at 2:45 always get me. The first one looks so weary but happy at the same time, and I love how the second one ignores the frantic talking from the radio and just stares with his mouth wide open in disbelief.

  • @The1Floyd
    @The1Floyd Před 8 lety +4578

    I strongly believe this movie is one of the best ever made.
    And this scene is the best scene in movie I've ever seen. The power of the emotion, the tracking shot, the soundtrack, the acting from EVERYONE all the extras and main cast.
    It is simply a masterpiece of cinema, and Children of Men is so, so underrated.

    • @mikeleeson2026
      @mikeleeson2026 Před 7 lety +41

      Greatest film ever made.

    • @Colosphonium
      @Colosphonium Před 7 lety

      The1Floyd it is because you are naive as fuck. in real life they baby wasnt even born.

    • @Colosphonium
      @Colosphonium Před 7 lety +4

      The1Floyd you know why it is so great to you? ask me in private. Colosphonium in here im the composer.

    • @blainethemono7622
      @blainethemono7622 Před 7 lety

      Underrated??? Jesus

    • @lincolnschultz7482
      @lincolnschultz7482 Před 7 lety +17

      I agree - this scene IS extraordinary and I don't know why but every time I see the breaking of the ceasefire it reminds me of Manga movies.

  • @vladimirdragonov3138
    @vladimirdragonov3138 Před 7 lety +4384

    theres always that one guy who has to ruin a moment....

    • @jacobchanza5484
      @jacobchanza5484 Před 7 lety +249

      Sorry 0:48

    • @MACE_HINDU
      @MACE_HINDU Před 7 lety +86

      why did that guy fall

    • @je25ff
      @je25ff Před 7 lety +312

      Yeah, who is the fucker who shot the RPG out the window. Seriously.

    • @fishels3895
      @fishels3895 Před 7 lety +106

      Vladimir Dragonov ruin? He let them escape. The troops would have taken the baby after a few minutes

    • @hurt_eu
      @hurt_eu Před 7 lety +145

      No they wouldn't, when seeing that baby they received hope again. something that was missing in their lives so they were just ordered to fight against civilians/refugees.

  • @alexwright8585
    @alexwright8585 Před 8 lety +924

    No dialog, just facial expressions, body language. And it's still moving.

    • @paolastrange9903
      @paolastrange9903 Před 3 lety +14

      I hope to not sound too pretentious but, that's what they call "Cinema" (with the capital C), the opposite of "entertainment"... the old good rule of "show don't tell".

    • @antonboludo8886
      @antonboludo8886 Před 3 lety +3

      @@paolastrange9903 This is why I do not consider most "Hollywood" movies to be real Cinema ;-)

    • @danieldelossantos5750
      @danieldelossantos5750 Před 3 lety +1

      and no shootouts of closeups and zooms

  • @Trunkalunx
    @Trunkalunx Před 7 lety +3558

    It's right when the soldier immediately said, "STOP! CEASE FIRING! CEASE FIRING!" that really hit me and I bursted into tears. Not just the civilians who are just fighting for survival, but even the soldiers who were sworn into service will stop & ignore their direct orders just to pause for one moment and see a baby. THAT is powerful.

    • @anitaekka6454
      @anitaekka6454 Před 5 lety +96

      @@ericgori6051 Have you seen the film..?
      Because the context here is entirely different.

    • @ericgori6051
      @ericgori6051 Před 5 lety +24

      @@anitaekka6454 Yes. I enjoyed the film very much. I know it was the 1st child born in 18yrs. I just meant that from what I've seen overseas. I don't think it would have mattered. It(the firing) wouldn't have stopped, even for a few minutes

    • @woohoo1551
      @woohoo1551 Před 5 lety +69

      @@ericgori6051 I think that is the whole point. In a future where we cannot reproduce, humanity cannot stop killing itself. There is no evolution of consciousness. I will never understand humanities propensity for self destruction.

    • @matthewstevens4462
      @matthewstevens4462 Před 4 lety +25

      Eric Gori Yes but the situation is completely different. Slumping people in a desert is completely different to an extinction level event don’t you think?

    • @xxxxpandaxxxx
      @xxxxpandaxxxx Před 4 lety +2

      @@ericgori6051 liar

  • @europeanpizza7444
    @europeanpizza7444 Před 7 lety +5448

    Just look at the old soldiers and the younger soldiers.
    Those old soldiers look emotional because they are seeing a baby again after 18 years...
    Those younger soldiers look confused and scared because they never really seen a real baby...

    • @NYG5
      @NYG5 Před 6 lety +268

      European Pizza there aren't that many young soldiers either. The professional US military has a lot of late 20s-early 30s personnel, but you don't often see so many later 30s-40s men as ground troops kicking in doors. This world's population has aged quite a bit

    • @tehreporter
      @tehreporter Před 5 lety +146

      I think it has more to do with the fact that for the past two decades, everyone present's entire world has been defined by babies not existing.

    • @Cafetero_
      @Cafetero_ Před 5 lety +34

      NYG5 that was the UK military

    • @lukemakenize2356
      @lukemakenize2356 Před 5 lety +7

      yeet

    • @gicoleli7261
      @gicoleli7261 Před 5 lety +51

      They are looking at baby as if looking at their own new born child

  • @Vanic00
    @Vanic00 Před 7 lety +2134

    We take seeing new babies for granted, in a world were no baby has been born in 18 years, eventually the knowledge of babies slowly fades away. I love how this scene shows something we ALL have, a natural instinct to protect a child. Seriously everytime you hear a baby cry, you instantly react in someway, but most time, your very first impulsive act is to care for the child. This scene did a great way of showing that even after 18 years of infertility, that instinct is still very much alive and strong in the human soul.

    • @GlennTheSadMarinersFan
      @GlennTheSadMarinersFan Před 5 lety +85

      must have been 100 people in that scene that would have died for that baby.

    • @DiaperGranny11
      @DiaperGranny11 Před 5 lety +5

      Beautifully said!

    • @alexmonro1711
      @alexmonro1711 Před 5 lety +19

      My 1st instinct is to launch the baby from a giant catapult

    • @herbet3011
      @herbet3011 Před 3 lety +4

      @@alexmonro1711 Lol u made my day

    • @mrme4362
      @mrme4362 Před 2 lety +15

      @@alexmonro1711 Such an edgy comment. You are so cool.

  • @jmeszi4159
    @jmeszi4159 Před 4 lety +549

    The shock of the platoon leader ordering to cease fire after hearing the baby cry is enough to send you into a state of uncontrollable tears 😭

    • @Wattywatasaurus
      @Wattywatasaurus Před 2 lety +24

      That actor did an amazing job - both with his face (the initial shock as he realised what he was looking at), and his voice (the frantic urgency in his tone as he yelled to cease fire).

    • @HONORTONUMERIC123
      @HONORTONUMERIC123 Před 2 lety

      Yup...

    • @rixyz7013
      @rixyz7013 Před rokem

      Weakling

  • @manulito2
    @manulito2 Před 9 lety +3901

    as good as Gravity was, but this should've been alfonso cuaron's oscar winning movie.
    this movie is much better and more important in every way. especially in these times.

    • @Zombiesnyder13
      @Zombiesnyder13 Před 9 lety +48

      manulito2 Agree.
      It is also the closest comparassion Cuaron has from Stanley Kubrick

    • @jpossum
      @jpossum Před 7 lety +117

      manulito2 gravity was awful.

    • @JH-su9vl
      @JH-su9vl Před 7 lety +119

      Gravity was visually epic but thats it- this movie is far superior.

    • @eden20111
      @eden20111 Před 6 lety +5

      If Sandra Bullock gave birth in space, then it would be the best movie in the world

    • @marcolloyd2956
      @marcolloyd2956 Před 6 lety +21

      Gravity wasn’t even that good of a movie.This one was far better

  • @mashek331
    @mashek331 Před 8 lety +2211

    I can't help myself: I'm a grown man but my heart melts every time. You truly forget what a precious gift children are. A beautiful scene in a world of cold tyranny.

    • @drewhammond5203
      @drewhammond5203 Před 8 lety +48

      It shows the true nature of the rebels that they would take that moment of mesmerized peace to strike. What a great film.

    • @mashek331
      @mashek331 Před 8 lety +47

      Patrick Bateman They were filled with hate, probably as a result of the many years of frustrations with the government and the way the world was going. It offers an incredibly prophetic insight into a dying world, our world. A great film indeed. :)

    • @Camelwrestler
      @Camelwrestler Před 8 lety +17

      +Patrick Bateman those kinds of strikes are the only option when you are out-manned, out gunned, out-supplied, you get the idea.

    • @jarrettburch2477
      @jarrettburch2477 Před 8 lety +44

      +Matthew Penrose Indeed. You know, being a new father, I've been fascinated seeing a similar thing even today where you can walk through a super market and people that would otherwise not acknowledge your existence almost walk into things peering over into your open stroller as they pass by. It's one of those things that keeps your faith in humanity going.

    • @mashek331
      @mashek331 Před 8 lety +17

      Jarrett Burch That's nice to hear. I'm not a father, but I can't help but notice how beautiful they are when they're that young and small. Even has me smiling, despite not wanting any for myself.

  • @rogersmith3295
    @rogersmith3295 Před 5 lety +2885

    When you realize we're closer to when this movie takes place (2027) then when it actually came out (2006). Lol

    • @user-qi3lv5og4v
      @user-qi3lv5og4v Před 4 lety +38

      Ahuummm Covid 19 Ahumm ahumm

    • @zechariahhenderson9859
      @zechariahhenderson9859 Před 4 lety +33

      Especially now with all these riots

    • @yoy58913
      @yoy58913 Před 3 lety +66

      Thanks to the black lives matter and democrats we're already there.

    • @08_bagasbimobaskoro9
      @08_bagasbimobaskoro9 Před 3 lety +9

      i was born the same time when this movie came out
      Wow

    • @DidaxS
      @DidaxS Před 3 lety +144

      @@yoy58913 It astounds me how some ppl like you can watch movies like these that are so clearly sending a progressive message and think "lmao the progressives are going to cause this"

  • @mirandamcclain6820
    @mirandamcclain6820 Před 8 lety +2608

    The tears. Oh my god the tears. Despite the ugliness and cruelty of life and mankind - everything stops in the face of innocence. All humans want is the beauty and innocence of life. We are all one. My god, this scene.

    • @stevenmorris2234
      @stevenmorris2234 Před 6 lety +39

      Freddie Mercury so true. The world we live in is full of hate, wars and violence, such a heartbreaking masterpiece film.
      Everyone in this world should be watching this film.

    • @jaygee6738
      @jaygee6738 Před 6 lety +11

      I felt the same way the first time I saw it. We live in such a shit world right now. I gave up the thought of having a family because of it. I refuse to let anyone I would care so deeply about be in it. I wouldn't want them to suffer like I have.

    • @julianmx13
      @julianmx13 Před 5 lety +3

      Damn, really well said 😢

    • @krooskontrol3238
      @krooskontrol3238 Před 5 lety +12

      I literally came to the comments to see if anyone else felt the same way. This scene literally brought me to tears. Such a great scene and film.

    • @somerandomdumbass7433
      @somerandomdumbass7433 Před 5 lety

      Bruv thought you were dead

  • @angelmarrero1360
    @angelmarrero1360 Před 10 lety +1269

    This is a soul touching scene, this scene alone is what makes this one of my favorite films of all time. Also the long shot battle scene before this is brilliant.

    • @bigmarty11288
      @bigmarty11288 Před 9 lety +9

      Angel Valerio The book was a masterpiece. But the movie is better.

  • @Reaper419Darkangel
    @Reaper419Darkangel Před 2 lety +39

    the bleeding woman on the ground.
    She heard a baby cry and she began to sing. A lullaby for a baby in a world where there were no more births. A dying knowledge.
    Art born of the most beautiful necessity even as her life escaped her with every second her injury wasn't treated.
    That's not just any reaction you get in any movie anymore

  • @yashisawsome
    @yashisawsome Před 3 lety +568

    I love the really small details in this scene, such as at 1:55, where we see the civilian gently touch the soldiers shoulder, as they both sit together to witness the scene in front of them. Their conflict ceases to matter for those few minutes.

    • @nicogarrucha6060
      @nicogarrucha6060 Před 2 lety +10

      awesome eye

    • @theodddish1846
      @theodddish1846 Před 2 lety +2

      Blooper

    • @internetenjoyer1044
      @internetenjoyer1044 Před 2 lety +12

      @@theodddish1846 maybe but it works

    • @antonkrieg3708
      @antonkrieg3708 Před 8 měsíci +2

      That's a good eye and really lends this scene some more emotional power. Good catch!

    • @madlonely4040
      @madlonely4040 Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@antonkrieg3708 There's a really great video essay from Nerdwriter about the background scenes happening throughout the movie. This film is an absolute masterpiece

  • @melefono4273
    @melefono4273 Před 7 lety +796

    I literally shed some tears while watching this scene in class. The long take scenes in this movie really got me engaged with the film.

    • @alextrimm5964
      @alextrimm5964 Před 7 lety +9

      you saw this in class

    • @tyes77
      @tyes77 Před 7 lety +18

      the wonders of public schooling

    • @Coalemos
      @Coalemos Před 7 lety +8

      I watched it last night. I was choked up! Films almost never do that to me but this? Wow! I wasn't expecting that!
      I recorded from SyFy and it missed the last few minutes ARGH! I am trying to find the ending.

    • @gchovvard6265
      @gchovvard6265 Před 7 lety +2

      If you thought Children of Men was phenomenal for its direction, you owe it to yourself to also watch Gravity. The fear, the tension, the unknowingness of it all is so palpable. I'd label Cuarón as the best director of my generation (IMO)

    • @Coalemos
      @Coalemos Před 7 lety +9

      Alexandra Alexus Definitely!
      This was amazingly good. I saw it a couple of years ago on Netflix and didn't watch it, I am so glad I recorded it. What a film!
      I can't believe the emotion that came pouring out.
      The only other films that have done that to me are 12 Years a Slave and Schindler's List.

  • @okniceguy
    @okniceguy Před 9 lety +365

    I shed a few tears because of this scene. Particularly just before it when he told the rebel "...It's a girl." I couldn't hold it in any longer. Then the gunshots rang. The opera'esque music in the background, the baby wailing over all the music, continuing to silence, the soldier that got down on one knee...
    Amazing. Simply amazing.

  • @yaniva.7626
    @yaniva.7626 Před 6 lety +1087

    The woman cries "Ha tinok", which is "The baby" in Hebrew.

    • @barackobama5559
      @barackobama5559 Před 5 lety +173

      Theres a woman as well who says "bendita eres" which is "you are holy" in spanish.

    • @devannyblanco3309
      @devannyblanco3309 Před 4 lety +92

      @@barackobama5559 yea you are right. I'm a spanish speaker and when I heard the woman said that word it bought me to tears because it reminded me of mary with baby jesus

    • @wma1270
      @wma1270 Před 4 lety +3

      76 Yarich yeah *looks at insurgent*

    • @Zombiepull
      @Zombiepull Před 4 lety +17

      great.. every time i see this scene tell my self not to cry.
      and you are standing here , telling me this and... the river flows

    • @johnc.5600
      @johnc.5600 Před 3 lety +2

      Oh vey

  • @onemanband3461
    @onemanband3461 Před 4 lety +290

    *Missile fires
    "Current objective"
    PROTECT THE BABY
    Soldiers: *bullets fly at building

    • @seriphyn8935
      @seriphyn8935 Před 3 lety +12

      Interesting thing about this is that it can apply to both the rebels and the army.

    • @spencerhopkinson9874
      @spencerhopkinson9874 Před 2 lety +2

      @@seriphyn8935 no, because the rebels broke the ceasefire

    • @therealmr.incredible3179
      @therealmr.incredible3179 Před 29 dny +1

      Lmao, Irl the Entire Platoon would be dedicated to Protecting the Mother and The Baby 😂 Rebel who?

  • @emceha
    @emceha Před 7 lety +1403

    In 20 years this movie will be on the same cult level as 2001 and blade runner

    • @CitizenToxie72
      @CitizenToxie72 Před 4 lety +13

      Neither of those are cult films

    • @Todesmorgen
      @Todesmorgen Před 4 lety +46

      You never have seen 2001.....if you say that

    • @Jonmad17
      @Jonmad17 Před 4 lety +6

      @@Todesmorgen 2001 is still the best movie ever made, and by a lot too.

    • @awz2142
      @awz2142 Před 4 lety

      I hope so

    • @reflectingh9997
      @reflectingh9997 Před 4 lety +5

      It already kinda is

  • @MrMrDrumline
    @MrMrDrumline Před 9 lety +396

    I was absolutely amazed by this seen because for a moment both sides forgot that they were fighting and that their was hope in the world again

  • @therookie7401
    @therookie7401 Před 8 lety +1679

    You have to remember that alot of these people haven't seen a baby for a long time. Not because of war but becuase something happened to the human race where we can't reproduce. Imagine two decades or so of not seeing one baby or child. Really emotional scene.

    • @teiman
      @teiman Před 6 lety +184

      Is really more than that. Hope is crushed and everyone as turned cynical, self-destructive, or continue trough the motions like a machine. This baby is like some miracle that deny that and change that.

    • @danrez5670
      @danrez5670 Před 5 lety +7

      +teiman perfect comment

    • @glowinggold9488
      @glowinggold9488 Před 5 lety +22

      In real life this woul be improbable. We still woul have frozen eggs an thus babies woul still be born though perhaps only to the elite.

    • @johndoe-wd9fh
      @johndoe-wd9fh Před 4 lety +9

      That you for explaining what we already knew.

    • @marlona6642
      @marlona6642 Před 4 lety +9

      that's the point of the whole movie, it's not like a small concept u forget while watching??

  • @b__mart
    @b__mart Před 4 lety +163

    Uncontrollable tears. This is the most beautiful and powerful scene I’ve ever watched in a movie. The way the entire world stops, the crying stops, the gunfire stops, the conflict stops, the entire world stops and watches in awe as the last baby is carried out through a war field, giving humanity hope and everyone reaches their hand for the last piece of life left. Truly a masterpiece. Nothing will beat the power of this scene.

  • @jongon0848
    @jongon0848 Před 4 lety +127

    Such an absolute beautiful scene. Even in an ugly world filled with war, everyone stops when they realize what's most important. Life, innocence, humanity, and creation. This scene always has me in tears...

    • @bekhele
      @bekhele Před rokem +1

      what makes it even more brilliant is, the moment it passes, everyone just carry on shooting and killing each other, i don't think the human rce has ever been better represented.this is exactly who we are as a specie

    • @user-hn2yb4nu2f
      @user-hn2yb4nu2f Před 3 měsíci

      What are you trying to say?

  • @SargentoSuculento
    @SargentoSuculento Před 3 lety +141

    This is one of the most terrifying things to imagine. The world is crumbling, humans can't procreate, the army is at your doorstep blowing up your walls when you happened to land there by chance. Yet, it's beautiful, because mankind witnesses a flickering hope in that baby. Remember, many of the people born in this world have never seen a child. As one would say "I felt the world die when I could no longer hear the laughter of children. They all looked, they stopped, they felt joy again for a fleeting minute.

  • @markfrasier328
    @markfrasier328 Před 7 lety +239

    I got to admit this is one of strongest and emotionally intense scenes throughout this whole film.

  • @johnfarley2702
    @johnfarley2702 Před 11 lety +70

    when the solder kneels down and starts praying gets me every time

  • @jenniferweston7621
    @jenniferweston7621 Před 5 lety +107

    The expression on the soldier's face at 1:29 is amazing.
    My compliments to the actor!

  • @maxunkrich2869
    @maxunkrich2869 Před rokem +39

    This was the first movie that has genuinely made my cry, I was watching with my dad and during this scene I began sobbing uncontrollably. I thought I was soft or just too emotional because nothing had ever made me have this reaction before. However, I looked over to my dad and he was crying too. I don't know if it was the fact that I was sharing this moment with him or that It gave me the reassurance that it was ok have this sort of reaction but it just made me cry harder. After the credits began rolling I just walked over to him on the couch and starting crying into him, I couldn't stop. He is a filmmaker and this moment specifically made me finally understand why he made movies. Why he has the drive to make work that causes this sort of reaction from people. Emotions are such an essential part of our lives and to make a piece of work that could make a person feel the way that this movie and this scene made me feel is beautiful. I just wanted to share this because it was such a memorable part of my life.

    • @axelaquinomazariegos7968
      @axelaquinomazariegos7968 Před rokem

      Mis clases de duolingo están dando frutos! Entendí casi todo lo que dijiste

    • @callmebigpapa
      @callmebigpapa Před rokem

      I can't not cry when watching it even the 20th time, this film is a masterclass in film making

  • @ReconmissionFFWR
    @ReconmissionFFWR Před 4 lety +45

    I like to think that once the RPG fired that all the soliders simultaneously fired back with the objective of protecting the baby in mind.

  • @chriscarlone527
    @chriscarlone527 Před 3 lety +54

    The rebel that meets Theo on the stairs at 1:25 is the guy from the resistance house earlier in the film. I always assumed he knew that the leadership was dead and figured Theo would do the right thing. I saw this film when it first came out. One of the most touching pieces of cinema I've ever witnessed. Easily in my top 100 films of all time.

    • @Crunchy_Punch
      @Crunchy_Punch Před rokem +4

      I picked up on that after watching the film a third time. Besides yourself, I don't think I've seen anyone else mention it. Seemed like a good bloke, even if he had a job to do.

    • @bookeblade
      @bookeblade Před rokem

      In the script it was Patrick lol

    • @jal7852
      @jal7852 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Theo shared a cigarette with him earlier and tried getting to know the rebel’s background. He had no hard feelings against Theo.

  • @RagingRaven88
    @RagingRaven88 Před 5 lety +61

    I think this scene is probably the best in all of movie history.
    Just the sheer force of emotion in these 3 minutes far surpasses anything that a full length film has been able to that I can think of.

  • @fds7476
    @fds7476 Před 10 lety +104

    Okay, who fired that fucking rocket?!

  • @TheImmutableTruth
    @TheImmutableTruth Před 7 lety +37

    Children are tomorrow, a reminder of innocence, a reason to hope.

  • @sauceyeti4381
    @sauceyeti4381 Před 2 lety +16

    This scene just yells the concept of *'Hope'*
    Nothing more, nothing less...

  • @sharkeyes
    @sharkeyes Před 2 lety +15

    ‘Only the cries of a newborn could halt the hordes of hell’ - Nero

  • @L0WPEZ1
    @L0WPEZ1 Před 7 lety +1742

    steve buscemi

  • @toniquix
    @toniquix Před 9 lety +277

    Another Alfonso Cuaron masterpiece.

  • @pablerarav9016
    @pablerarav9016 Před 4 lety +31

    It was like 15 years ago and I was just a kid, but I've never seen more people crying in a theatre than in this scene.

  • @jaxtargaryen3869
    @jaxtargaryen3869 Před 4 lety +39

    "How is she?"
    "Annoyed."
    Love Kee's fighting spirit 😭💜

  • @katichdentist
    @katichdentist Před 5 měsíci +5

    If a tear fell down watching this scene ,the proof that humanity in ur soul not yet died fully

  • @samtaylor7279
    @samtaylor7279 Před 5 lety +51

    As a couple struggling to bear a child ourselves, rewatching this scene, is very emotional.

  • @connorohare2234
    @connorohare2234 Před 9 lety +801

    Seems so biblical

    • @octavianschaefer7294
      @octavianschaefer7294 Před 8 lety +95

      I thought poetic would fit it better. It's almost a brutal slap in the face of irony and reality at the same time. This is one of my favorite movies ever. It's quite iconic

    • @MatthewSomethingOrOther
      @MatthewSomethingOrOther Před 7 lety +9

      Shut up Nathan

    • @bulaluigi
      @bulaluigi Před 6 lety +137

      oh the allusions are definitely biblical, that she revealed her pregnant body in a stable isn't a coincidence

    • @Marcus280898
      @Marcus280898 Před 5 lety +28

      Joseph and Mary

    • @paniskano2422
      @paniskano2422 Před 5 lety +62

      The director confirmed it
      It was biblical where jesus was born in the face of war by the romans

  • @empowermentcenter1
    @empowermentcenter1 Před 8 lety +176

    What an incredibly moving scene.

  • @SpeSalviApostolate
    @SpeSalviApostolate Před 7 lety +329

    This scene is recalling the escape of Joseph, Mary and the Infant Jesus from Herod.

    • @whammersbach
      @whammersbach Před 4 lety +8

      @Starscream91 this movie is more real than joseph m mary and sweet baby jesus (wutang wu tang)

    • @mathewmaheo4806
      @mathewmaheo4806 Před 3 lety

      Man is it an original comment?
      That thought never crossed the mind

  • @gicoleli7261
    @gicoleli7261 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I like how some of the soldiers are looking at the baby like looking at their own firstborn

  • @stargazerlaurent6780
    @stargazerlaurent6780 Před rokem +12

    This remains the most realistic depiction of a world in disarray. No leather jackets. No cool adventures. Just confused people and indiscriminate violence halted only by a baby crying

  • @patrickm5217
    @patrickm5217 Před 4 lety +36

    This scene always gives me chills when I watch. The juxtaposition of the innocent baby and her mother in a scene of war sets such a stark contrast.. it reminds me of that legend about the christmas truce of 1914 when French, German, and British soldiers stopped fighting, exchanged food, conversation and then went right back to fighting a few days later

  • @MissBossy
    @MissBossy Před 8 lety +274

    I am not at all a fan of children or infants but this scene is very powerful and I love every bit of it.

    • @thegirlinquestion
      @thegirlinquestion Před 7 lety +6

      lmao same yet i cry at this scene

    • @Coalemos
      @Coalemos Před 7 lety

      So did I! Well not crying but choked up and tearing up! That never happens to me, men don't cry at films!
      The build up to that scene was really impotant to the over all weeping effect. I recorded this from a few nights ago and it missed the last few minutes! I need to find the ending or I will weep!

    • @drdoctor7351
      @drdoctor7351 Před 6 lety +1

      Miss Boss lol after all the emotion this comment made me laugh

    • @AugustKarmawillhaveitsretribut
      @AugustKarmawillhaveitsretribut Před 6 lety +4

      Miss Boss So I guess you wasn't a fan of yourself once.

    • @MissBossy
      @MissBossy Před 6 lety +11

      Well considering as an infant I didn't have the brain functionality to hate myself nor do I remember being an infant, no. Also everyone says that same thing, 'guess you didn't like yourself'. I didn't develop a dislike towards children as a baby, I started disliking them as a young teenager and still dont like them as an adult.

  • @AINGELPROJECT667
    @AINGELPROJECT667 Před 3 lety +10

    Imagine a war ended, not by a bomb or some horrifying weapon or even an unconditional surrender, but a baby's cry.

  • @Ivosferatus
    @Ivosferatus Před 5 lety +23

    Even the soldier who yelled the others to cease fire deserved the Oscar.

  • @HowToChangeName
    @HowToChangeName Před rokem +11

    You'll never see such miracle in cinematography nowadays. Its just heart stopping and put everyone speechless on their chairs

  • @nunyabusiness8510
    @nunyabusiness8510 Před 8 lety +20

    If I was one of the soldiers I would be crying tears of Joy, because that should have been a sign that there is faith for humanity.

  • @bcshooterfmjprime7540
    @bcshooterfmjprime7540 Před 2 lety +13

    The desperation on his voice when calling the cease fire. This such a perfect scene

  • @gibn1542
    @gibn1542 Před 2 lety +16

    Sometimes it's good to remind yourself "oh, they're all just actors, none of them died and there's no harm done" but god how everything in this movie is put together makes the scene so damn authentic and depressing. You can tell Alfonso is a great director cause he directed the extras excellently, they all look so dejected and devoid of joy, desensitised to war and death, until they see a baby.. And they light up, almost not knowing what the hell they're actually seeing, it legit looks like some of them can't even believe it. And even if the scene resumes, many people in that building died, they were all graced with the greatest sight of hope which is seeing a baby, and that was probably all they needed for just some ounce of peace.
    The scene tears me tf up cause for a brief moment it felt like everyone, refugees, freedom fighters and soldiers alike, was given a few minutes just to be the most human they've ever been in that cursed place

  • @alexbennett1340
    @alexbennett1340 Před 5 lety +34

    "Pull my finger..go on...pull it"

  • @River-yw3tr
    @River-yw3tr Před 2 lety +18

    Honestly, I cried a lot in this scene. The baby's cry was the purest and most powerful sound in the world.. Even in the middle of the battlefield.

  • @i-deni-i5138
    @i-deni-i5138 Před rokem +14

    The most powerful scene in cinematic history in my honest humble opinion

    • @VirusL4D
      @VirusL4D Před rokem +3

      One of the greatest for sure. For me, it’s the assassinations + baptism scene in the Godfather. Cinema is a powerful force

  • @shiz777
    @shiz777 Před 4 lety +20

    Probably one of the most beautiful scenes in cinema

  • @thatnflweeb7023
    @thatnflweeb7023 Před 4 lety +13

    There’s that one scene you always go back to watch a movie for. This is one of those scenes.

  • @karlboson4803
    @karlboson4803 Před 9 lety +432

    Wouldn't it be a tactical fallacy to blast the entire house when you got a squad of your own men inside?

    • @seantbr2019
      @seantbr2019 Před 5 lety +6

      True

    • @jeetshannigrahi5315
      @jeetshannigrahi5315 Před 5 lety +95

      They were on the ground floor. Going up.

    • @andyappleton3353
      @andyappleton3353 Před 4 lety +9

      @@jeetshannigrahi5315 True. And if they're taking fire from the upper floors through windows, their troops are clearing not in control of that location.

    • @tiberiius
      @tiberiius Před 4 lety

      They might shift small arms fire as they move through. Rockets are a different story.

    • @rune.theocracy
      @rune.theocracy Před 4 lety +4

      I also think it's a bad idea to fire an RPG inside a building, an enclosed space, a recoilless rifle, in a room, with alot of people probably.

  • @blyatman2370
    @blyatman2370 Před 4 lety +38

    I remember watching this scene for the first time and feeling emotional. Its almost transcendent, how biblical this scene seemed to me. The reverence radiated by the soldiers and bystanders alike with the score just completed the picture of the Son of Man descending into chaos once more to become a flicker of hope to those lost in pain and hopelessness.

  • @lukedaley17
    @lukedaley17 Před 3 lety +15

    Judging by how this movie was filmed you can tell it was directed by Alfonso Cuaron he did a great job with Harry Potter and the prisoner of Askaban also.

    • @mmwedeking
      @mmwedeking Před 3 lety +1

      That's true distinctive visual style.

  • @danielmercadosalinas6022
    @danielmercadosalinas6022 Před 2 lety +7

    Funny how Time rewards...just think of this: "children of men", "Babel" and "Pan's labyrinth" were on theaters the same year and the academy only gave some "meh" nominations for these three masterpieces, only few back then realized that many geniouses were just getting warmed up for the entire world to see and witness their true genius...i'm talking about Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo Del Toro, Emmanuel Lubezki, Rodrigo Prieto, Guillermo Navarro...Man, pure gold just getting in shape. Cheers for all cinema lovers and new talents enthusiasts !

  • @armystories1122
    @armystories1122 Před 4 lety +9

    The sounds of gun fire all stop for one sound, a precious baby first born into a world of conflict.
    I was actually crying 😭 😭
    Because this is the most precious clip I ever seen.
    Baby’s are shields of innocence of the world.

  • @t6kr958
    @t6kr958 Před 5 lety +23

    1:32 man that guy is really into his role 😂

    • @throwoutable
      @throwoutable Před 5 lety +1

      He actually looks like one of my cousins 😂

  • @JaniceCarter-ws7lu
    @JaniceCarter-ws7lu Před 6 měsíci +5

    Pray for all Children around the world😌

  • @matthewdiaz5874
    @matthewdiaz5874 Před 2 lety +6

    Hope personified in that baby.

  • @axlrose249
    @axlrose249 Před 10 lety +56

    i cannot stop crying

  • @edhoughton2609
    @edhoughton2609 Před 2 lety +5

    2:40 - all those squaddies holding back - the officer gives the order - cease firing - the miracle of life - those troopers, kneeling to the new life, their war forgotten - miraculous! the power of cinema - pure magic

  • @netotrx
    @netotrx Před 5 lety +10

    Soldiers had covered their position but also they were covering the baby. This scene is so powerful and moving.

  • @malcolmmorin
    @malcolmmorin Před 4 lety +25

    This is such a powerful scene. Imagine seeing a human baby for the first time in nearly 20 years.

  • @arthurmont-morency5027
    @arthurmont-morency5027 Před 3 lety +19

    This scene gave me one of the biggest and best chills I've ever felt watching a movie. A strong and prolonged shiver accompanied by a tear in the eye that never fell

  • @urdnotstark8270
    @urdnotstark8270 Před 4 lety +23

    I'm on day three of Quarantine right now during the corona virus and i just came here for a little hope and now I'm crying

    • @KendrixD
      @KendrixD Před 4 lety +3

      Urdnot Stark You and me pal. In this chaotic situation that we're experiencing right now, hope is the only thing we have. Stay inside and be safe.

  • @Saicofake
    @Saicofake Před 10 lety +314

    This movie would be a great game. There is that Metro 2033 feeling. With all the hopelessness and depression.

    • @Mister_Kourkoutas
      @Mister_Kourkoutas Před 9 lety +20

      Plus some of the newspaper cuttings you see in the background of the film state that nuclear weapons were used outside of Britain after Humanity became infertile. Metro 2033 was a great game.

    • @marcmurray1
      @marcmurray1 Před 9 lety +16

      It's called the last of us.

    • @Mister_Kourkoutas
      @Mister_Kourkoutas Před 9 lety +50

      ***** The Last of Us dealt with societal breakdown caused by a lethal fungus. In this film, Britain is the last nation left still functioning because Humanity has become infertile and both this film and Metro have seen the use of nuclear weapons.

    • @delboy-nf9ns
      @delboy-nf9ns Před 9 lety +6

      Yes, Metro 2033 and Half-Life is strong in this one.

    • @J_C_CH
      @J_C_CH Před 9 lety +25

      This film feels more like 'The Last Of Us' to me. A guy has to get a girl who is carrying humanity's last hope for salvation across the country to the only people who can help, while avoiding multiple individuals who would do them harm. E P I C !

  • @Tattletale97
    @Tattletale97 Před 2 lety +6

    The day when humanity find hope again.

  • @Zombiesnyder13
    @Zombiesnyder13 Před 9 lety +58

    Alfonso Cuaron didn't win the Oscar because of Gravity. He won because of his amazing movies the Oscar haven't noticed.
    Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
    HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
    CHILDREN OF MEN
    Such amazing and yet underrated movies

    • @jediknight73
      @jediknight73 Před 9 lety +6

      zombiesnyder13 lol harry potter?

    • @billdavis7577
      @billdavis7577 Před 8 lety +4

      Harry Potter is no where near underrated its actually overrated.

    • @Zombiesnyder13
      @Zombiesnyder13 Před 8 lety +10

      Bill Davis
      The third one is a bit underrated

    • @omarguty321
      @omarguty321 Před 8 lety

      +zombiesnyder13 Children of Men?

    • @Zombiesnyder13
      @Zombiesnyder13 Před 8 lety

      compachuy650
      No, the third Harry Potter movie

  • @bamby8279
    @bamby8279 Před rokem +6

    i hate that this film doesnt get the attention it deserves, this beats most hollywood blockbusters by a long shot

  • @damien036
    @damien036 Před 10 lety +75

    0:51, sudden ninja attack.

  • @bosslevel9992
    @bosslevel9992 Před 2 lety +5

    To think The only sound to stop a war dead on its tracks is the cry of a baby that hasn't been born in years. The look of disbelief and awe as the literal incarnation of hope is there before their very eyes in a world thrown into chaos. The only word I could use to describe this scene is biblical. Sends shivers down my spine every time I watch it.

  • @mysticfire5850
    @mysticfire5850 Před rokem +3

    The fact people were straight up willing to be shot just to catch a glimpse of the baby

  • @Bladestar7
    @Bladestar7 Před 3 lety +8

    thsi scene makes me tear up every time I see it.

    • @PIFFthePUFF420
      @PIFFthePUFF420 Před 3 lety +2

      Me too man. It's like a reflection of the world today. Deep down we feel like this is how we treat each other and maybe all of us are hoping for the baby to give us just one sign of hope.

  • @icelandisacoolcountry925
    @icelandisacoolcountry925 Před 3 lety +6

    We’re six years ago away from this reality

  • @tommyfortress7515
    @tommyfortress7515 Před 8 lety +105

    i Wonder WHO that idiot decided "Lets fire that RPG and destroy their tank. They might retreat" other guy: "what about the baby? There is a Baby!" idiot:"pff. I'll fire it"

    • @zachsfilms845
      @zachsfilms845 Před 8 lety +34

      Eh, shooting that missile near a the first baby in many years is kind of a stupid thing to do. The whole war basically began because of a lack of children and resources.

    • @damo7525
      @damo7525 Před 8 lety +6

      Do you know what the goverment had done to the girl?
      They obviously would use her as a breeding machine or even experiment on her.

    • @xvAlien
      @xvAlien Před 7 lety +2

      +Jim Maven Well i mean that's what the Human Project is going to do anyways, right?

    • @rednation149
      @rednation149 Před 6 lety

      Jin Maven wait really

  • @Dirtywhirl
    @Dirtywhirl Před 2 lety +13

    All throughout this scene you're watching countless lives lost, yet every person stands still at the sight of the newborn. The newborn promises hope. Future. Untainted by the ugliness those around her have grown to accept as reality. Stunning scene.

  • @Barth78
    @Barth78 Před 3 lety +6

    2021 and I think we will live like this in near future

  • @erenberk8975
    @erenberk8975 Před 3 lety +9

    This is truly one of the strongest scenes in cinema.

  • @Dexobite
    @Dexobite Před rokem +7

    Even though this scene is a work Of fiction, it still makes me tear up every time I see it. Something about this scene is so rawfully human, I don’t think I’ve ever seen something like it in cinema or tv. Beautiful movie.

  • @billabongjimmy56
    @billabongjimmy56 Před 22 dny +1

    It’s beautiful and heartbreaking to realize that every baby born today is just as precious as that baby.

  • @rfkexe
    @rfkexe Před dnem +10

    stalker and corpus

  • @ironsightsalexo1619
    @ironsightsalexo1619 Před 3 lety +8

    It makes me tear up to see for a few minutes a world full of misery and destruction became peaceful and hopeful just by the cry of a innocent baby

  • @nicolasdubus669
    @nicolasdubus669 Před 4 měsíci +2

    How great is this movie. Even the extras have their Oscar moment. So deep, this movie is underrated

  • @gurpreetsinghbrar4873
    @gurpreetsinghbrar4873 Před 4 lety +10

    One of the most underrated movie

  • @petsgamesandrobots438
    @petsgamesandrobots438 Před dnem +8

    ahhh i knew the Jade Shadows moment was familiar

  • @eye_straindigital
    @eye_straindigital Před 6 měsíci +3

    Imagine the thought of killing your fellow man knowing that there’d be nobody left to replace him/her down the line. Every life you take would just be furthering human extinction.

  • @Azammaza
    @Azammaza Před 9 lety +11

    Possibly the most amazing scene I've seen in any movie

  • @isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421

    I love the climax of this movie SO MUCH! This is how you portray this kind of story

  • @MrRedd-rp2uk
    @MrRedd-rp2uk Před 3 lety +5

    This was literally the hardest I’ve ever cried watching something. Thank god I was alone