A massive inflatable pig can be seen floating between the chimneys of the Battersea Power Station in the background.

Category: Reference Homage

Timestamp: 00:41:10

When Theo visits the heavily fortified Ark of the Arts, the camera briefly captures the exterior of the Battersea Power Station. Floating between its iconic smokestacks is a giant inflatable pig, which is a direct, frame-by-frame visual homage to the legendary cover art of Pink Floyd's 1977 album "Animals." Director Alfonso Cuarón included this Easter egg to reinforce the movie's heavy themes of societal decay, authoritarian control, and class division.

A massive inflatable pig can be seen floating between the chimneys of the Battersea Power Station in the background. in Children of Men

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