Scene by Scene Breakdown, Children of Men | (Special Episode)

Stories Are Soul Food

Canon Press

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 787 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

You won’t want to miss Nate Wilson and Brian Kohl as they watch and break down Children of Men. This masterpiece has some of the most intricate and technically brilliant cinematography in movie history. See what makes it so special—and check out one scene that misses the mark.

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0:00.0	Okay, well, let's do what we're going to do.
0:02.0	Yeah, we'll jump through some of the main scenes in this movie.
0:04.0	I think the opening scene is one that we should talk about too, just watching what's going on with the camera.
0:09.0	Okay, let's follow your heart.
0:11.0	All right.
0:12.0	The world was stunned today by the death of Diego Ricardo, the youngest person on the planet.
0:19.0	Baby Diego was stabbed outside a bar in Buenos Aires after refusing to sign an
0:23.6	autograph. Witnesses at the scene say that Diego spat in the face of a fan who asked for an
0:29.6	autograph. He was killed in the ensuing brawl. The fan was later beaten to death by the angry crowd.
0:36.6	Born in 2009 2009 the son of
0:39.8	Marcelo and Sylvia Ricardo a working class couple from Mendoza he struggled all
0:45.5	his life with the celebrity status thrust upon him as the world's youngest person
0:50.3	the music that music so perfect
0:56.0	Diego Ricardo the youngest
0:58.0	person on the planet
1:00.0	there's one of the fur pets we discussed
1:02.0	20 days
1:04.0	16 hours
1:06.0	and 8 minutes old.... I'm gonnae. I'm sorry. I'm...
1:28.3	...their Why would you not do that in cuts?
1:56.2	I mean, you could, but the immersiveness of this is really, really effective.
2:03.6	One of the reasons why I like it so much is because you have this what if situation.
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