Moving Film moments (be ready for spoilers)

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:03 pm

Return of the Jedi - pan pipes!

Return of the King - "I can't carry it for you! But I can carry you!"

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - riding into the sunset!

Iron Giant - "You are who you choose to be!"

Cast Away - Wilson!

ET - need I say?

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:13 pm

Oooooh.

The Elephant Man - when Mr. Merrick 'sleeps like a normal human being'.

Good Will Hunting - Ben Affleck knocks on the door, but Matt Damon is gone

Léon - ...

Platoon - Elias!

The Royal Tenenbaums - The suicide - and the ending.

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Nice ninja-edit on the topic.

Scraplet · Post by **Scraplet** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:22 pm

Finding Nemo - The opening sequence, when Marlin finds the single egg left from the barracuda attack.

(Guess what I've been watching with the kids

)

Post by **Denyer** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:14 pm

"There, in the presence of God, I understood at last how my love could release us all from the powers of darkness. Our love is stronger than death."

It's a hackneyed line, but the soundtrack score fits perfectly.

Post by **snarl** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:23 pm

End of Midnight Cowboy.

Feeling Leon as well.

Oh, Truman show as well.

Hmm, Bladerunner.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:36 pm

Was watching Buffy last night, the one where Anya flashes back to the musical episode and she sings about how much she is in love with Xander, then it cuts back and she's got a sword through her chest.

Great stuff.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:42 pm

Watership Down.

'nuff said.

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:49 pm

The end of Glory

John Q : I will not bury my son, My son will bury me! (makes me bawl like a baby)

the end of The Green Mile

Post by **Best First** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:31 am

Spiderman - "I have a father..."

Fellowship - Boromere's death

Transformers - Scorponok's death, what? oh.

Leon - rock on.

Pleasantville - eh, most of the second half of the film.

Gladiator - When they step forward to carry him from the Arena

Serenity - the bit where Zoe goes postal after *something happens*

Shindler's list - the outburst at the end about saving more

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:58 pm

Best First wrote: Fellowship - Boromere's death

Good call

Bouncelot · Post by **Bouncelot** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:44 pm

Best First wrote:Shindler's list - the outburst at the end about saving more

Schindler's list is one of the two most emotional films I've ever seem (the other being The Passion of the Christ - but I'm a Christian so you'd expect me to say that). The scene at the end where it goes from black and white to colour was the moment that most got me.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:04 pm

In a strange sense, the start of Saving Private Ryan chokes me a bit.

The idea these guys got off boats, got slaughtered, and carried on amazes me no end. considering at Omaha the Yanks took 90% casultys on the first wave, im always at ends that these young men went in on the 2nd wave.

To this day I have so much respect for war veterans, and d-day vets, I think what they did in the face of such horrifying adversity is breath taking.

Makes me almost cry thinking about it.

Finding never land - jesus I cried like a baby at the end.

Man United 'The trebel' - oh to be great again!

IronHide · Post by **IronHide** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 7:26 pm

Tombstone - Doc and Wyatt at the hospital

Rocky IV - Rocky's speech at the end of the fight

Ladder 49 - "Get them out of here, it's too late for me."

Forest Gump - When he talks to Jenny over her grave

Armageddon - Yeah, it's cheesy, but when Bruce throws Ben back on the lift I get a little choked up.

The only one that didn't tug on the old heart strings was Rocky, but it's still a damn fine moment. Oh, and Platoon when Elias is running out of the jungle. I have the poster with him on his knees with his hands up. Great stuff.

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:25 pm

Strange that no-one mentioned the death of Optimus in the movie... I cried as kid...

-Batman Beyond - Meltdown. Mr Freeze's death and final words ("You're the only one who cares") are so touching, just like Bruce admitting in the end that he was wrong about Freeze.

-Boromir's death from LOTR.

-Star Wars - VI. - Death of Darth Vader... every time I rewatch-it, I'm always touched.

Heck, can't think of more at the moment... though I'm sure I know more.

Bouncelot · Post by **Bouncelot** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:51 pm

BB Shockwave wrote:Strange that no-one mentioned the death of Optimus in the movie... I cried as kid...

I didn't see it until I was in my teens in the early 90s. By which point I knew it was coming and I'd seen it done way more effectively in the comic.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:28 pm

BB Shockwave wrote:Strange that no-one mentioned the death of Optimus in the movie... I cried as kid...

I was more upset about Prowl than Prime, but anyway...

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:57 pm

Good suggestions!

BB Shockwave wrote:
-Star Wars - VI. - Death of Darth Vader... every time I rewatch-it, I'm always touched.

And what about the death of Yoda? So sad!

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:03 pm

BB Shockwave wrote: -Star Wars - VI. - Death of Darth Vader... every time I rewatch-it, I'm always touched..

Yeah me too.. I gotta stop watching that movie at strip clubs.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:24 pm

Superman - Lois' death.

The Fly 2 - 'Timex' being put down.

Donnie Darko - The car accident. And the second engine accident onwards.

Star Trek 2 - Spock's death.

Not film, but the Doctor's 4th and 9th regenerations.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:40 pm

Rebis wrote:
Donnie Darko - The car accident. And the second engine accident onwards.

And that music playing in the cinema when he talks to Frank is devastating.

The Fly II seriously freaks me out. Plain nasty.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:04 am

spiderfrommars wrote:
Rebis wrote:
Donnie Darko - The car accident. And the second engine accident onwards.

And that music playing in the cinema when he talks to Frank is devastating.

I'll have to rewatch it. Can't remember what it was (or even if it's the same in both versions). Was it soundtrack or score?

But it has reminded me of another:

Twelve Monkeys - the recurring 'airport dream'

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:15 am

Its a choral orchestral piece that also plays over the end credits. Not by the soundtrack composer tho.

Post by **snarl** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:55 am

I think Enemy Mine is also quality. The whole thing about chalk and cheese outsiders becoming best mates is great - hence Midnight Cowboy as well - just makes it all the more emotional when it goes tits up.

Shawshank - The Red Herring about Andy's death and the subsequent moments leading to the end in Shawshank - pure elation!

Same for Truman show - some **** uses the elements to kill you but you overcome everything to survive, to find out you're stuck in a goldfish bowl - but there's a door out!

Infact, I just love that movie - the bit in his basement when he's making his picture of Silvia is very moving as well.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:20 am

Most of Crash. The 2004 one, not the kinky car wreck one.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:50 am

Brendocon wrote:Most of Crash. The 2004 one, not the kinky car wreck one.

I didn't like how Crash told you "Hehe you are a moron so I'll just shove this most obvious thing right in your face"; when we get an extreme close up of the ammo box that says "Blanks".
Somehow, I figured that out myself.
******* ****

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:56 am

Yeah, that was the only part of it that I could have done without. It's blatantly obvious what happened.

Rest of it = gold, imho. Plus - Sandra Bullock! She can act! Who ******* knew?

Post by **snarl** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:36 pm

Hmm - cant believe I forgot this one, felt like a nonce at the time, but:

"I cannot self terminate"

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:40 pm

"You think I'm unemotional, don't you? I can be emotional. Jesus, I cried like a child at the end of Terminator 2."

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:58 pm

Another vote for the end of Leon, which is unbelievably touching.

I actually cried like a baby while watching Lost recently as well (season 2 episode "Collision").

The Crow - somewhat melodramatic, but the flashback scenes when he touches the ring always give me a shiver.

The bit in Deep Impact when they say "take the baby!"...dammit, welling up just thinking about that one.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:02 pm

If we're branching into TV, I was quite moved by the episode of ER starring a dying Ray Liotta.