Continuity mistake: As Theo is sitting down at his desk, the camera comes up from behind the woman across from him, who has small knick knacks and figurines covering her desk. The shot zooms in on Theo and then switches to the crying woman. When the shot changes, notice the "fat-baby" figurine suddenly switches with two-smaller animal figurines. It's hard to tell what they are, but it's easy to see they've been switched with the baby.
Children of Men (2006)
Plot summary
Directed by: Alfonso Cuaron
Starring: Michael Caine, Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juan Gabriel Yacuzzi, Mishal Husain
In the future where women are infertile, a depressed man is chosen to lead the last pregnant women across a dystopic England to a special project.
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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.
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