The most powerful film scenes come from Green Mile, a star was born and Shawshank’s redemption.
By Jonathan Klotz | Published
The films are filled with lasting images and moments that persist long after the roll of credits, but the films on this list have been persistent for years and even decades. Hollywood wants each film to have the sustainable power of these 10 scenes, but we are lucky if a classic arrives every few years. From calm moments to heartbreaking novels, each scene from this list proved to be influential, powerful and, in some cases, defining the genre.
10. Praise in the fault of our stars | 2014
The fault in our stars is one of the most successful Ya adaptations of all time, with Shailene Woodley as Grace and Ansel Elgort as Gus, two teenagers who meet in a cancer support group. After a trip to Amsterdam, where they are looking for the reclusive author of an unfinished novel, the couple falls in love, which is complicated by the sudden return of Gus cancer. Although their love is interrupted with a tragedy, it is what comes then that haunts moviegoers and remains one of the greatest romantic scenes in Hollywood history.
Hazel and Gus wrote praise for each other, and at the very end of the film, Hazel receives the praise that Gus wrote for her. In voiceover, Ansel Elgort bed aloud, while Shailene Woodley can be seen on the screen crossing an emotional cavalcade in less than two minutes, a trip that the spectator experiences with her. No film before or since has better captured condemned teenage romance, and no film devastated viewers like The fault in our stars.
9. Shallow in a star was born | 2018
“Shallow”, interpreted by Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in their roles by Jack and Ally, is a great song Made Better by the first concert scene. Jack asks Ally to join him on stage, and in the best moment of the film, she does it, breathtaking the crowd with his song. A star was born is one in a long line of remakes, marking the fourth time that Hollywood adapted history, but it is in this first concert scene that the 2018 version exceeds all the others.
Lady Gaga, a singer awarded with several sure strokes, does an incredible job by pretending to be a nervous amateur, from the Warble opening to a high note later missed, but the song is hypnotic. This one -minute scene sells the public on the growing romance between Jack and Ally, fueling the rest of the film with the electricity produced by this performance. No film presents a better musical performance of its stars, and few can get closer to the chemistry between Cooper and Gaga, which makes this scene one of the greatest ever engaged in the cinema.
8. The last trip in furious 7 | 2015
No one knew how the crew behind Furious 7 would manage the death of Paul Walker during the shooting. The tragic car accident was in the mind of everyone watching his latest film, then, at the very end, Vin Diesel (he is not Dominic Toretto at the moment) who pushes with a digital Paul Walker from a previous film (and again, he is not Brian O’Connor). The following scene provides the cast, the crew and the public with Catharsis while Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth “See You Again” play on a collection of moments of the franchise, ending with the most beautiful poetic way of saying goodbye.
Instead of killing Brian, the road diverges, with its white car going in one direction while Vin Diesel continues to move forward, a simple and elegant metaphor communicating everything without words. When this has played in theaters around the world, there was no ocular drought in the house, and to date, a generation will begin to tear each time they hear “appointment”.
7. The circle of life in the king of the lion | 1994
The Lion King is filled with unforgettable moments, from the death of Mufasa to the pure joy of “Hakuna Matata”. However, it is the incredible opening scene with Elton John singing “Circle of Life”, the public is presented to life on the Serengeti for the first time, which remained with the public. The power of the films comes from the combination of an auditory and visual experience in one, with the visuals drawn by hand combined with the score to paint one of the most beautiful images in the history of cinema.
How many times have you seen the parodied opening scene? Almost 30 years after its original exit, maintain something high above your head to present it to a crowd brings back memories of this moment. The Lion King is a classic for a reason, but this opening scene ranks with some of the best in history.
6. Carpe diem in the dead poet society | 1989
THE Society of dead poets took a new meaning after the death of Robin Williams, and now a new generation has grown to appreciate the lessons taught by his character, Mr. Keating, the most important of which is simple: “Carpe Diem. Enter the day, boys. Make your life extraordinary. ” This scene, from 1989, turned out to be timeless. While the boys look, Mr. Keating whisper his advice as if the photos on the wall inspired the young men together, but really, it was the public who heard the words and took them to heart.
What makes one of the most powerful moments that stay with the public is that, well, how many people have never seen the scene itself but know the words? It is a universal theme, and this simple scene presents it so well, inspiring the public and reminiscent of everyone to a teacher who also inspired them. Few scenes can cause such a deep reflection on its viewers, but again, Society of dead poets is a different film from the others.
5. The execution of John Coffey in the green mile | 1999
Michael Clarke Duncan gives the performance of a lifetime The green mile As John Coffey, an innocent man accused of murder, waiting for his turn to be executed. Tom Hanks is Paul Edgecomb, the chief goalkeeper who saw Coffey perform miracles but is forced to pass with the execution. The long scene is the most powerful execution sequence of the films, with a pitiful plaid from Coffey not to wear a hood because he is afraid of darkness, increasing each rhythm that comes after.
Other executions occur during the execution of The green mileOne of which is normal, the other is horrible, but neither can compare himself to the sadness and the feeling of overwhelming loss like the execution of John Coffey. The pain on the face of the character of Hanks, combined with sadness and acceptance displayed by Duncan as Coffey, is juxtaposed at the gallery of insensitive spectators. The public’s reaction is not seen on the screen, because this execution remains with all those who look at it.
4. Lieutenant Dan finds peace in Forrest Gump | 1994
Perhaps the quietest moment on this list, which has been neglected when the film was published for the first time in favor of the wacky adventures of Forrest Gump through American history, but the one that stuck a sensitive string with viewers was when Lieutenant Dan went too far and swimming. Gary Sinise embodies the former abrasive army officer who lost his legs in Vietnam and was in drunk stupor when Gump, in the second appearance (but not the last) of Tom Hank on this list, found it, is an underestimated performance. There is little dialogue in the scene, but the narration of Forrest clearly shows what is happening, “he never said it, but I think he has made his peace with God.”
Lieutenant Dan continued to represent the wrong way in which America has managed Vietnam veterans and how the country could better make the future, Gary Sinise becoming a defender of all those who have put a uniform at the service of the country. This scene comes after seeing the anger of Lieutenant Dan several times, but the gaze on Sinise’s face while he swims in the water, combined with the magnificent ray of light percing the clouds behind him, creates an amazing visual. In a film filled with powerful moments, it is the quietest that stands out the most.
3. I did not do enough in Schindler’s list | 1993
Oskar Schindler, played by Liam Neeson, saved more than 1,100 lives during the Second World War. Schindler list is based on the true history of the German-industrialist who spent his fortune saving lives, but at the end of the film, he breaks down in a heartbreaking monologue on the way he could have sold a pin to save another person. For the meeting united and the public, it is clear that he has done everything possible to save as many lives as possible, by ordering all the ammunition to be defective and not to work to bribe German officials, which makes his emotions at the end all the more powerful.
Schindler list shone an important light on the only ancient Nazi buried along the slopes of Mount Sion, the highest distinction that can be given to someone by the government of Isreal. The monologue of Liam Neeson, barely doing words through tears and emotion, provided the last lasting impression of a film filled with striking and disturbing visuals.
2. The escape in the redemption of Shawshank | 1994
One of the greatest torsion ends in the history of cinema has just been Shawshank redemptionA film depressing on Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) unjustly suffering in prison for 19 years. Brutal blows of prisoners and guards with sadistic treatment in the hands of the director, Andy never loses hope, and just when it seems that everything is bad and that the film will have an end of Downer, there is a twist. Andy escapes, and in the final scene, Red (Morgan Freeman) monologues which happened after having ruled out for years to form a tunnel hidden by a poster really worked.
All the bad guys get their co-leaflet, and Andy and Red meet on a beach in Mexico, supported by the director’s money, and it is then that the film is never to abandon. Shawshank redemption is one of the greatest films ever made, with the incredible final scene putting an arc on the whole story, and if it has even changed a little, the whole film would suffer.
1 and 1 J-Day to save soldier Ryan | 1998
Many films have glamorous war, but Save the private Ryan was the first to present the show of the invasion of D -Day of Normandy, in France, in such a horrible way. Tom Hanks has given many award -winning performances, but as Captain John Miller, he shines during the long opening scene, the longest in this list. It starts with a photo of Hanks, then 40 minutes later, it ends with a stroke of Hanks, and between the two is the largest representation of the Second World War ever created.
Save the private Ryan was so realistic that he disturbed the combat veterans, with small moments, of the radio operator losing his face when no one pays a soldier who drowns due to the weight of the supply bag stuck around his body. No film never captures what Steven Spielberg made during this incredible segment, which should also be noted; He does not have a triumphant musical score, just the cries of men, the whirlwind of the bullets and the disturbing mention of bombs sailing in the air. It’s not just the most powerful moment of all time, but one of the biggest scenes of all time. The opening of Save the private Ryan still holds 25 years later.
