[SummerChild]

Thanks Drolefille. I still don't know why wouldn't go into more detail to give it a little more meat. I would have loved to have heard about a single, in-depth reason as to why the women were infertile. I was waiting for that. I was kind of intrigued by that concept and wanted to see what they would come up with. I think that there's still an opp to do a part 2 and deal with that and the Fugees and how things *led up to* what we saw in the current movie. Almost like showing you what happened before - like they did in Star Wars.

SC

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Only that the book leaves many of the same questions unanswered. The movie hints at many things that are described more clearly in the book though.

Basically when children stopped being born, people gradually lost hope. There were mandatory fertility tests, but nothing ever turned up. Suddenly, global warming, fossil fuels, rainforests, etc. didn't matter so much. Who cares, no one will be here anyway. A lot of the world disintegrated into war and hopelessness (again, why be nice or not use nukes?). Britain is one of the last standing, and only because of their fascist governement.

The 'fugees (short for refugees) tried to escape to England in hopes of a better life, but clearly this isn't working out for them. How much worse must their homelands be for them to suffer so much only to end up dead?

The final scene is different from the book (much after the farmhouse deviates, though it stays true to the spirit of the story I think) but you never know whether mankind is saved or if this one miracle remains just a fluke.

Sorry, long, but I really liked the book. It's hard to get into but then it doesn't let you go. It's by P.D. James, famous British novellist.