The second feature is a nearly half-hour-long documentary titled The Possibility of Hope, made by Cuarón. In it, different environmental and globalization activists, including philosopher Slavoj Zizek, offer insightful commentary against a backdrop of grisly news footage on how the dark future presented in Children of Men is a frightening possibility in reality.

The third feature is an interview with Zizek. He offers his own personal commentary and thoughts on the film and what he has to say is often quite insightful.

The fourth feature is a behind-the-scenes featurette titled Under Attack, which focuses on the intense and thrilling action sequences that take place during the film. It features great interviews with director Alfonso Cuarón and actors Clive Owen and Julianne Moore, as well as various crew members.

The fifth feature is a featurette titled Theo & Julian, which focuses on the relationship between the film’s two central characters. It features interviews with Cuarón, Owen, and Moore, as well as various production personnel.

The sixth feature is a featurette titled Futuristic Design, which focuses on the realistic art direction Cuarón wanted for his vision of the film. It has interviews with Cuarón, as well as various crew members who contributed to the design of the film. And rounding off the special features is a featurette titled Visual Effects: Creating The Baby which is an incredible visual step-by-step demonstration of how they created the CGI baby during Kee’s birthing scene.

While the film may be a bit too dark for some audiences and doesn’t always maintain its thrilling momentum, Children of Men is the most realistic future dystopia to ever be made. The special features of the film’s DVD provides plenty of exciting and interesting information that only adds to power of the film’s realism.

Movie Grade: A-
DVD Grade: A
Overall Grade: A