Your favorite movie moments?

Self | 11/9/01 | Interious

[Interious]

[I'm posting this under Culture/Society since this category includes the Arts.]

What are your favorite movie moments? Why do I ask? I've been thinking a lot about the psychology of ideology lately: What makes the Rightist and Leftist mind tick? My movie moment query is inspired by a similar thread on DemocraticUnderground.com. Interesting reading, to see what lefties select. Star Wars is popular scene fave source, as is The Matrix.

I thought it would be interesting to see what my fellow rightists select, and then compare data (Also just for fun).

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My favorites:

1) "The Best Years of Our Lives":
Wilma has just put Homer to bed after lovingly, for the first time, helping him with his primitive prosthetic arms. She leaves the room, and we see Homer lying in bed with tears streaming down the sides of his face. Incredibly moving, the entire scene.

2)"BraveHeart":
Wallace's determined proclamation just before his beheading--"FREEEDOM!", followed by the triumphant swelling of the beautifully appropriate score. Amazing.

3)"October Sky": 2 scenes--
A) Homer is about to launch his final rocket. He thanks those in the crowd who made it possible. His Dad unexpectedly shows up. Homer's Dad, after having been given the honors of turning the launch switch, places his hand on Homer's shoulder as they watch the rocket gloriously ascend. At this moment, it becomes clear that the movie is not about a bunch of boys making rockets, but is a tale about the relationship between a Father and Son.
B) End of film. Actual home movie clips of Homer, his family and friends are shown. The final clip is of the actual, young Homer Hickum. Killed me.

4) "Ben Hur":
Final scene. Juddah sees his mother and sister Tearsa at the top of the stairs, cleansed of their leprosy. He approaches, and takes them into his arms. Deeply moving.

There are others which, of course, I can't think of at the moment. Yours?

[Maceman]

The scene in Goodfellas where Joe Pesci is telling a story in the restaurant, and Ray Liotta tells him he's funny.

Also, any scene with Pesci and Tomei in My Cousin Vinny.

[hispanarepublicana]

In Dr. Zhivago, when Yuri Zhivago returns after the revolution to find his home and the city in ruins, with 16 families to a home meant for 1 family, famine, disease, etc. One of the commies says to him, "It is much fairer this way. The revolution cut out the tumors of injustice." Yuri, a physician, replies, "But you tried to cut out the tumors of injustice without preserving life in the vital organs!"

I was 20 or so years old when I first saw that movie, and jumped up exclaiming, "REAGAN WAS RIGHT!!!! I KNEW IT!!!" My date just stared at me.

[hispanarepublicana]

Also, any and all scenes from The Godfather I, II, III.

[Partisan Hack]

Absence of Mallice: The scene where the old lawyer (Wilfred Brimley) is dressing down The room full of attorneys.

It's a classic!

[LaBradford22]

The scene from "Office Space" where Mr. Lumberg says, "Yeeeaaahhh...I'm just gonna see if I can't get you another copy of that memo..."

[eastsider]

Bonnie and Clyde:

Some day they'll go down together,
They'll bury them, side by side.
For some, it will be grief; for the law, a relief.
But it's death for Bonnie and Clyde.

[Kenyon]

Dr. Strangelove

Almost every scene, but in particular the scene near the end when Peter Sellers as Kissinger has to fight off his own hand and any scene with Sterling Hayden in it.

[TheBigB]

Do porno films count? ;)

[frmrda]

Wow. Great thought for a thread. Mine in no particular order:

1. "Rocky" - Scenes where Rocky gets up from being knocked down in the 14th and Creed can't beleive it. And when he makes it through the fight and screams "Adrian"

2. "Godfather" - The final scene when Kay looks at Michael shutting the door to his office in her face, and closing her off from a part of his life. Powerful. Also the scene where everyone gets shot while Mike is being godfather in church to Connie's baby.

3. "Saving Private Ryan" - Final scene where the Matt Damon character asks his wife 50 years later if he is a good person.

4. "True Romance" - Scene with Dennis Hopper and Chris Walken that begins with the phrase "The Moors conquered Sicily".

5. "Animal House" - Belushi - "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell No!"

6. "Vision Quest" - When Loudon pins Shoot and comes out to "Lunatic Fringe".

I'm sure I'll post others as I think of them.

[hobblemaster]

The scene In Blazing Saddles in which the cowboys are eating beans, the noises and faces are priceless.

Saw this movie when I was 8. My mother took me there because she thought this was a "comdey" you can take kids to.

I've messed up ever since.

[aomagrat]

The signing of the Declaration of Independence in "1776."

[r9etb]

Blues Brothers: "Who IS that girl?"

[SGCOS]

Black Rain: Nick Conklin is leaving Japan for the final time and leaves Masahiro Matsumoto with the printing plates.

Saving Private Ryan: Towards the end, when Captain Miller is sitting on the ground shooting his .45 at a German tank, and then the tank blows up. Miller gets 'a look' on his face as if to say "holy cow, did I do that?"

Wizard of Oz: When the Wicked Witch of the West melts.

Pretty much any scene from the Godfather series.

[Remole]

The final scene from "Cinema Paradiso," when the main character cries.

The final scene of "Big Night," when Secondo makes the omlette.

[Xenalyte]

The Christopher Walken watch speech from Pulp Fiction.

Gotta be the funniest five minutes on film . . . I laugh until my stomach hurts every time I see it.

The way your dad looked at it, this watch was your birthright. He'd be damned if any of the slopes were gonna get their greasy yellow hands on his boy's birthright. So he hid it in the one place he knew he could hide something: his @ss. Five long years, he wore this watch up his @ss. Then when he died of dysentery, he gave me the watch. I hid this uncomfortable piece of metal up my @ss for two years. Then, after seven years, I was sent home to my family. And now, little man, I give the watch to you.

[KC_Conspirator]

Your "Braveheart" scene should be replaced with the inspiring "Sons of Scotland" speech.

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

The Patriot, right before the final battle (paraphrased)

White dude: "Your 12 months are up"
Black dude: "Yep"
White dude: "You are a free man. You could go home now"
Black dude: "I'm here on my own accord now"
White dude: "It is an honor to stand with you"

I love it for exactly the reason that Spike Lee hated it.