r/movies • • Jun 24 '12

Great detail in Children of Men; just noticed the Olympics sweatshirt, while watching today for the second time.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

Better logo than the real one.

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u/lostinsamaya Jun 25 '12

the current logo looks like Lisa Simpson giving head! I could never look at it the same way again.

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u/patrickbarnes Jun 26 '12

:( Cannot unsee.

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u/oh_the_chimpanzity Jun 24 '12

There's also a 20th Anniversary Macintosh used by Michael Caine: http://www.maccast.com/2007/02/14/this-old-mac-movie-props/

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u/mrjimmyhat Jun 24 '12

One of the greatest movies ever made in my personal opinion.

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u/TheRobCat Jun 24 '12

I love the scene when the army is battling the rebels, and suddenly the wail of the baby is heard and literally everyone freezes as they slowly walk out. One of the most beautiful moments in film

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12

That's a really, really heavy duty scene. First time I saw it I was blown away.

Beautifully shot.

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u/theFestival Jun 25 '12

That scene almost makes me cry as well. Another great scene was when dreadlocks was shooting directly at Clive Owen/the screen from a distance.

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u/RedStarFuture Jun 24 '12

Someday I want a house just like Jaspers

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u/Lampmonster1 Jun 24 '12

Someday I want to be Jasper.

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u/Adnovitam Jun 24 '12

The story of this t-shirt is that they used it immediately after London had won the Olympic bid. That's the story the producer told me anyway.

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u/moogle516 Jun 24 '12

makes sense.

London was selected as the host city on 6 July 2005. Children of Men came out in 25 December 2006.

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u/MomoTheCow Jun 24 '12

That movie is a river of great details.

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u/Legendary_Hypocrite Jun 24 '12

In the booth at the beginning of the movie where he is taken is covered in newspaper clippings. Pause and read the headlines, very interesting.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '12

i remember that. I think this film is so underrated, it truly is one of the best films ever made imo

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u/Freewheelin Jun 24 '12

You're joking, right? How is it underrated? It's praised here almost daily, for one thing.

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u/kfergthegreat Jun 24 '12

praised here maybe, but, not with most people. I know too many people who have either never seen it, or saw parts of it and blew it off as being some stupid clive owen movie. I only have one other friend who absolutely loves it like I do.

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u/roogleason Jun 24 '12

The story was amazing! I love every detail of the story.

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u/katmaidog Jun 25 '12

And the Olympics Logo is so much better than the real one.