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Originally Posted by SummerChild
Why don't you think that they wouldn't make a second movie w/out the book? I guess that I saw so many things that were not addressed. For example, what led to civilization as it was? What happened after the final scene? More background on the development of the Fujis.
I needed more details! 
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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.
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