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ANDREW'S LIST:
the best movie scenes of the recent past, huh? alright, i can play. you guys pick valiant choices, with a few exceptions. the bag scene in American beauty is perhaps the most pretentious screen writing in history. that scene is probably the only flaw of the movie. the kitchen scene in jp, while wholely terrifying, is very painful to watch. ok, so steve accomplishes what he needed in that scene, but it is still a very uneventful scene in the end. and just too damn tense for my liking. now the scene where the kids get to eat everything. thats a good scene. AI was shitty. there were no good scenes in it. same goes with the untalent Mr. Ripley (believe it or not). keep that shit outta my email inbox, wouldya?
(in no order) (and prolly no surprises)
Signs- the very last scene, where mel puts on the priest outfit, and the movie turns from being about aliens, which is ultimately just its vehicle, to being about faith, destiny, and acceptance of one's role in the cosmos. a B-style movie with an A rate ending. MNight is not just a trickster director at this moment, but a purposeful writer with significant things to say.
Good willHunting- park bench scene, where robin puts matt in his place. to know that Matt wrote this scene, where his character is humbled, is perhaps the beauty of it. its great that he could write such a wonderful monologue for the other character.
LOTR3- when they all bow to the hobbits at the end-cheesy, yes, but it is the most emotional moment of the 10+ hours of the trilogy. it gives me hope that one day even i could be so brave, in hopes of gaining such respect. I tear up every time i see it.
the big lebowski- opening scene in the bowling alley. no one has ever written, and no one has ever performed, the vietnam vet character like john goodman's. i dont think anyone ever can top it. this is that scene where it is funnier on the 10th time than the first time. and that is not exaggerating at all.
american history x- the scene by the curb. i have never been as emotionally moved by a film as i was watching that. it is the most painful thing i have ever seen on screen, and to this day i still cannot seen it again. terrible. amazing.
Goodfellas (can i go this far back? sure, why not) - the restaurant scene, where ray liotta walks in on his second date with lorraine bracco, and the song "and then he kissed me" is playing as he says hi to all his friends. this scene, without dialogue, is so flawless because it develops the relationship of ray and his woman so efficiently that, as a viewer, we understand the depth of their love, equivalent to 6 months of courting, in just a matter of 2 minutes. scorsese might be overrated, but this scene is exactly why i will not argue against his greatness.
The Game - the reveal at the end. a movie with many twists and, every time i thought i had it figured out, i was tricked again. but the ending is well worth the foolery, because it might be michael douglas' greatest moment on screen. i believe him as a money-grubbing millionaire, with no soul, and the end makes me believe his whole-hearted change. he learns what it means to love (fraternally), and this growth is so well executed on screen.
Kill Bill vol2 - the coffin. this is the modern manifestation of sergio leone. with the glorious and triumphant music, and the dramatic nailing of the coffin, this scene, to me, is where Q elevated the movie from being just an action flick to being a significant work of art.
Unforgiven - any scene , really, but specifically the end scene in the saloon, when you really discover the true badass-edness of clint munny. the 40 year setup that his career provided for this one scene might be the greatest rising action ever in hollywood.
other scenes to consider - anything from waking life (yeah yeah, pretentious script and all, but still relevant dialogue). adaptation- you were right about that, plus you can pick any other scene from it with meryl and chris cooper, too. the hours - merryl's breakdown in front of jeff daniels. the shower/gas chamber scene in schindler's list is good, too. probably steve's most mature moment as a director. shawshank - when they drink the beers on the roof. freedom shows its face in many different ways, i tell ya.
the best movie scenes of the recent past, huh? alright, i can play. you guys pick valiant choices, with a few exceptions. the bag scene in American beauty is perhaps the most pretentious screen writing in history. that scene is probably the only flaw of the movie. the kitchen scene in jp, while wholely terrifying, is very painful to watch. ok, so steve accomplishes what he needed in that scene, but it is still a very uneventful scene in the end. and just too damn tense for my liking. now the scene where the kids get to eat everything. thats a good scene. AI was shitty. there were no good scenes in it. same goes with the untalent Mr. Ripley (believe it or not). keep that shit outta my email inbox, wouldya?
(in no order) (and prolly no surprises)
Signs- the very last scene, where mel puts on the priest outfit, and the movie turns from being about aliens, which is ultimately just its vehicle, to being about faith, destiny, and acceptance of one's role in the cosmos. a B-style movie with an A rate ending. MNight is not just a trickster director at this moment, but a purposeful writer with significant things to say.
Good willHunting- park bench scene, where robin puts matt in his place. to know that Matt wrote this scene, where his character is humbled, is perhaps the beauty of it. its great that he could write such a wonderful monologue for the other character.
LOTR3- when they all bow to the hobbits at the end-cheesy, yes, but it is the most emotional moment of the 10+ hours of the trilogy. it gives me hope that one day even i could be so brave, in hopes of gaining such respect. I tear up every time i see it.
the big lebowski- opening scene in the bowling alley. no one has ever written, and no one has ever performed, the vietnam vet character like john goodman's. i dont think anyone ever can top it. this is that scene where it is funnier on the 10th time than the first time. and that is not exaggerating at all.
american history x- the scene by the curb. i have never been as emotionally moved by a film as i was watching that. it is the most painful thing i have ever seen on screen, and to this day i still cannot seen it again. terrible. amazing.
Goodfellas (can i go this far back? sure, why not) - the restaurant scene, where ray liotta walks in on his second date with lorraine bracco, and the song "and then he kissed me" is playing as he says hi to all his friends. this scene, without dialogue, is so flawless because it develops the relationship of ray and his woman so efficiently that, as a viewer, we understand the depth of their love, equivalent to 6 months of courting, in just a matter of 2 minutes. scorsese might be overrated, but this scene is exactly why i will not argue against his greatness.
The Game - the reveal at the end. a movie with many twists and, every time i thought i had it figured out, i was tricked again. but the ending is well worth the foolery, because it might be michael douglas' greatest moment on screen. i believe him as a money-grubbing millionaire, with no soul, and the end makes me believe his whole-hearted change. he learns what it means to love (fraternally), and this growth is so well executed on screen.
Kill Bill vol2 - the coffin. this is the modern manifestation of sergio leone. with the glorious and triumphant music, and the dramatic nailing of the coffin, this scene, to me, is where Q elevated the movie from being just an action flick to being a significant work of art.
Unforgiven - any scene , really, but specifically the end scene in the saloon, when you really discover the true badass-edness of clint munny. the 40 year setup that his career provided for this one scene might be the greatest rising action ever in hollywood.
other scenes to consider - anything from waking life (yeah yeah, pretentious script and all, but still relevant dialogue). adaptation- you were right about that, plus you can pick any other scene from it with meryl and chris cooper, too. the hours - merryl's breakdown in front of jeff daniels. the shower/gas chamber scene in schindler's list is good, too. probably steve's most mature moment as a director. shawshank - when they drink the beers on the roof. freedom shows its face in many different ways, i tell ya.