Children Of Men directed by Alfonso Cuarón presents the fear of the population dying out through the idea that women no longer gain the ability to become pregnant. Cuarón has acted in the way of reflecting the zeitgeists of genetically modified pregnancies through science, whilst also reflecting the idea's of pollution and contamination, as well as poor international relations, ultimately reflecting the 'what if' situation, such as what if we didn't have science to counteract infertility. the term apocalypse is 'used to refer to the end of the world'.[1] Uses and Gratifications is the idea that people use the media to get specific gratifications, so audiences use media to fulfill their various needs. These needs serve as motivations for using media.[2] According to Steve Neale the 'typical repertoire of elements'[3] or recurring theme's/elements in an individual genre.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uses_and_gratifications - descriptions and definitions on the theory of uses and gratifications.
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uses_and_gratifications
[3] Neale, Steve (2002), Genre and Contemporary Hollywood
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