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poignant movie scenes

Katie
about 10 years

this thread may or may not already exist but i wanna have a film discussion

in your opinion, what's the most touching movie scene you've come across?? i was listening to the american beauty soundtrack because i'm using parts of it in a short film and it made me want to talk about emotive moments in cinema

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OH MAN I FORGOT ABOUT THIS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc2cPuwpqTg

honestly this scene made this entire movie for me, it transitioned from being hilariously adlibbed to incredibly dark in no time at all
Sims
about 10 years
How about some scenes from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Rondar
about 10 years
My favorite part of Eternal Sunshine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okV2XFKeT-0Y

Gets me every single time. I've recited that part of the poem so often to myself. Gah.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGngVfAN6B0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEDNuuCoZYk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fE3aMmpcfI
Rondar
about 10 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWXgga6W7Vg

The last sequence of Grave of the Fireflies. =[
Sims
about 10 years
I fell asleep during shawshank
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kotNxb2YApk
this scene hits me like a harpoon every time
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Error's next post: Simba trying to wake Mufasa up after he gets pushed off the cliff.

NOT OKAY.
Sims
about 10 years
I'd post scenes from eternal sunshine/the Truman show but I'm on mobile and they're both popular enough
Rondar
about 10 years
Her was really a one-of-a-kind movie. I'd have trouble picking a single scene though.
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error says

thread nuke incoming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9inKtShHcI


WHY. NO.
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Sims says

the beach scene from Her for me. I really love that movie and the scene is just really warm, and the soundtrack compliments it perfectly. It's not sad or anything but it makes me feel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7t4r2G2XCE


this movie's incredibly underrated and hasn't been talked about enough
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oh goody i have lots
Sims
about 10 years

Katie says


Sims says

the beach scene from Her for me. I really love that movie and the scene is just really warm, and the soundtrack compliments it perfectly. It's not sad or anything but it makes me feel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7t4r2G2XCE


i loved her so much and i thought the casting was incredible. i didn't even recognize that the protagonist was joaquin phoenix until about halfway through and usually i find scarlett johansson really awkward but i thought her voice was perfect


yeah. the movie proved that Scarlett Johansson can act for me, and both her and Joaquin Phoenix both seemed like they gave it their all
projectmatt
about 10 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXzMLPV43mk

If we're doing TV, then the entire episode of "Mixology Certification" is beautifully poignant. It made you think that it was gonna be a hysterical drinking episode and turned into a sad drunken mess that revealed so many character flaws and didn't even try to redeem them. This moment at the end of the episode fits in so well because it's a moment of actual sweetness after seeing so much bitterness exchanged through the "circle of friends".

Also Rondar, nope =( You must be confusing me with someone else!
Rondar
about 10 years
Anyway, the final scene in Black Swan was pretty amazing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVO6VGqfWwQ).

My two favorites were already said by Steve and Apostasy. The Children of Men scene (you were the one who'd originally recommended the movie too) and the Reservoir Dog ending (welp).

And there was an Inception scene posted. A far more "poignant" one is the scene where Mod actually commits suicide.
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thread nuke incoming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9inKtShHcI
Rondar
about 10 years
Huh? I remember asking you recently if you'd seen it and you said no. Weird.
projectmatt
about 10 years

Rondar says

Also you hadn't told me that you'd finally seen it. How'd you like the whole thing?


I actually saw it when I was like 12, haha :) It was a really difficult movie for me to watch but I enjoyed it a lot. The performances are absolutely astounding.
Katie
about 10 years
my favourite part of requim is this scene (couldn't find it on yt)

Rondar
about 10 years
Also you hadn't told me that you'd finally seen it. How'd you like the whole thing?
Rondar
about 10 years
DAMMIT MATT I WAS JUST GONNA POST A REQUIEM ONE.
projectmatt
about 10 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipQAlFUGdGc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq0W-L1KKPg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqqSa9n2ZQk
Rondar
about 10 years

ScubaSteve says

This is an awesome thread with awesome opinions and posts.


I was just about to post this holy crap you guys have already posted most scenes I can think of.
jack
about 10 years
I'm disappointed in myself for not remembering more scenes at the moment so for now i'll go with the final scene from inception https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibX4WbnFdHo (spoilers). The music is beautiful and it's i think the perfect ending for the movie

edit: I second the dark knight clip thats a great choice