Visible crew/equipment: After the roadside ambush scene, when the police pull the car over, Luke says "I can't outrun them" and the camera follows Theo looking out the back window. In this shot you can see the top of the head of a crew member wearing headphones crouched down in the small boot space behind Theo's chair. Also, after Luke shoots the two policemen, just before Theo gets out the car you can see a piece of the elaborate camera rig sticking out over the top of the car, above Theo's door. (00:29:40)
Children of Men (2006)
1 visible crew/equipment mistake
Directed by: Alfonso Cuaron
Starring: Michael Caine, Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juan Gabriel Yacuzzi, Mishal Husain
Revealing mistake: The infant baby was computer animated in every scene in which the face appeared. Even the feet were obviously touched up by computer in the hallway scene. The lighting isn't quite right, the skin texture isn't quite right, and the child's face is just too animated.
Kee: Dylan. I'll call my baby Dylan. It's a girl's name, too.
Trivia: When Theo goes to visit his cousin at his apartment at Battersea Power Station, an inflatable pig can be seen flying between the smokestacks, a recreation of and reference to the cover of the Pink Floyd album "Animals," whose vision of society the film mirrors.
Question: There are numerous instances where animals seem to like or be attracted to Theo, the dogs at the farm being the most prominent. Is this supposed to show or imply anything to us? Or is there any reason given for this phenomenon in the film?
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Answer: Alfonso Cuaron compared the character of Theo to biblical characters like Moses, so I would assume that the animals' attraction to Theo is a reference to Noah and the Ark, which represents several themes in the film.
Brad ★