[HD] Children of Men - Ark of the Arts - "I just don't think about it"

Justin Simmons · 269.6K views · 2016-05-28 · 4:29

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Overview

A scene from Children of Men in which Theo visits Nigel in the Ark of the Arts to get transit papers. It features Nigel's line "I just don't think about it" and a one-handed chorded keyboard.

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HN cites it as a film example of chorded input devices and as an analogy for wealthy indifference to suffering.

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Film & TV clips GUI, HCI & interface history

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HellsMaddy · 2025-04 · Reference
Is this by chance inspired by the one handed keyboard from Children of Men? [VIDEO] at around 2:05 One of my favorite scenes, by the way.
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spodek · 2021-10 · Reference
They're living in the rich cousin scene in Children of Men, where they dine in front of Guernica and the rich cousin says "I just don't think about it." Here's that scene: [VIDEO] . Sad that billions have to suffer the pollution.
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pault · 2017-11 · Reference
I keep wondering if chording keyboards could be the answer for VR text input. It would require learning a new input system, but I'm curious if one could eventually become proficient enough to reach average qwerty speeds. I can't remember the name but I remember seeing a google-produced chip that tracked small finger movements, and I imagine something like this clip from Children of Men could work: [VIDEO] I spent a few hours the other day searching for existing chording keyboards and they were all really clunky.
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