Most Powerful Shot or Scene in a Film

[Eric Boellner]

 

[Jordan Scott Price]

The final scene of Saving Private Ryan, when he says, "Tell me I've led a good life."


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That whole movie is one powerful shot.

 

[Jordan Scott Price]

For emotional impact though, I have to go with What's Eating Gilbert Grape? The scene when Johnny Depp loses it and hits Gilbert - I felt physically ill.

You mean Arnie?

Good movie.

 

[TimurCivan]

That one had me holding my breath longer than anything else I've seen. For emotional impact though, I have to go with What's Eating Gilbert Grape? The scene when Johnny Depp loses it and hits Gilbert - I felt physically ill.

Goooood one....

Yea I have a cousin who is developmentally disabled, and that frustration exists. That movie is so underrated, its over time becoming one of my favoriites.

 

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[CallaghanFilms]

The dueling-anthems scene, in Casablanca. Holy sh*t, what a scene. Courage, defiance, and redemption all in one scene with no scripted dialog at all...

this one goes double for me. and it was my dad who showed it to me for the first time. some of the context is missing by jumping right into the scene, but the cut to the french girl who had been whoring around with german soldiers, singing the french anthem always hits me pretty hard.

Fellas,
this is the continuation of a beautiful friendship...

Best. Scene. Ever.

 

[CallaghanFilms]

 

[Drew Ott]

More Kubrick:

 

[Rippie]

The end of RUDY gets me every time. Very powerful in it's own way.

 

[Drew Ott]

Cinema Paradiso:

 

[CallaghanFilms]

 

[Batutta]

I always loved this crane shot in High Noon, starting tight on Gary Cooper, pulling back to reveal the empty streets and laying bare the solitude of his situation. Perfect visual storytelling--

 

[CMcMahon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyophYBP_w4

 

[Eric Boellner]

I love this topic. But s..t, I need to watch Casablanca...

 

[Sad Max]

Casablanca may be the best available nail to drive into the coffin of the auteur theory, where studio motion pictures are concerned.

 

[Sad Max]

"That's funny, the blood usually gets off on the second floor..."

 

[Sad Max]

The final scene of Saving Private Ryan, when he says, "Tell me I've led a good life."

This isn't indicative of anything more that the degree to which people's responses can vary, but for me that one line just about negated the film that preceded it. YMMV.

 

[drapeama]

Heat's final scene, with Pacino holding DeNiro's hand while he slowly dies:

 

[Jordan Scott Price]

Heat's final scene, with Pacino holding DeNiro's hand while he slowly dies:
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So there's this new spoiler function...

 

[Jordan Scott Price]

This isn't indicative of anything more that the degree to which people's responses can vary, but for me that one line just about negated the film that preceded it. YMMV.

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