Children of Men: A Tale of Two Trailers

For something a little different on TrailerSpy, we present you with two trailers for Children of Men. According to J. Hoberman of the Village Voice, the film has been the victim of a “nonexistent marketing campaign,” which would explain why the movie wasn’t high on my list of priorities. The first trailer, below, is the official trailer created by Universal Studios, which is distributing the film.

The second trailer was created by an enthusiastic fan who wasn’t quite satisified with Universal’s version. I learned about the grassroots version today when IMDb reported that despite being ignored by the studio, Children of Men was making more per screening than the top movie in the country. Blair Erickson’s trailer plays more like an Oscar consideration montage than a trailer, but he obviously feels passionately about the movie if he went to this much effort. Warning: the trailer below MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS.

So watch one trailer or watch them both, but either way I hope you say SEE IT. Children of Men is rated R and is in theatres now. (Official site)