I’ve been saying this since I first saw it back in the day: Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men is not just one of the best movies of the 2000s, it’s also one of the greatest films of all time. From its intense and poignant story about humanity getting a second chance after decades of infertility and the broken man thrust in the middle of it to outstanding acting performances to the technicality of the various one-shotters, it’s nothing short of masterful.
This great yet underrated movie, which somehow didn't win any Oscars, features some of my all-time favorite scenes, and there’s one that I go back to more times than not. So, you can only imagine how shocked I was when I recently discovered that this visually stunning white-knuckle action set piece was improved by a tiny yet magnificent mistake in the middle of a chaotic shoot. Let me explain…
