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One of the things I've come to really admire, especially on this rewatch, is how good the first third of the film is at delivering exposition. It's crucial that the audience grasps the premise immediately, but why would anyone talk about something so big, which everyone has known for eighteen years? Baby Diego is a good hook to hang things on, but risks being too convenient, too contrived. By having our protagonist be disinterested in the whole affair, the film puts some distance between itself and the device. Theo is also dismissive when he feeds us info on the Human Project, then it's softened further because he's got the wrong end of the stick; the point is for Jasper to tell a joke. Even when the film is more direct, it at least makes sure to be saying lots at once. Like "The world has collapsed...Only Britain soldiers on" tells us what's happened since the births ended, but it's equally telling that the government puts out a piece of propaganda like that. Or when Julian and Theo talk in the bus, we quickly infer that they had a child together, the child died, that pushed them apart, AND they still have strong feelings about each other. The film also knows when to leave something be - Theo's dependency on alcohol is visible, but the characters around him only make the slightest signs of acknowledgement.
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