DVD Extra   “Children of Men” is nearly the antithesis of hope
Hopelessness is a common theme in drama; it strikes at the
emotional core of all of us. Who hasn’t experienced at one time
or another the feeling that everything is hopeless; that there’s
no point in going on?  Alfonso Cuarôn explores that in his
latest film, “Children of Men.” It’s the kind of film that makes
you want to hug your children tightly after seeing it, and pray
that its vision does not come true.  Theo (Clive Owen) is a
former radical that has withdrawn to a life of work and alcohol
as the world crumbles around him. One day, he is kidnapped by an
extremist group headed by his ex-lover Julian (Julianne Moore).
She needs his help to escort a young woman safely out of the
country. The woman is pregnant.  Cuarôn made a documentary to
accompany the DVD release, “The Possibility of Hope,” in which
he interviews a number of ‘futurists’ on what they believe will
happen in the future. The title is a misnomer, because there
really isn’t much o