If you were going to make a montage...

[Annie Hall]

Alrighty folks, imagine it's your final for your...eh..."montage making" class. You are to put together what you believe are the 20 most powerful scenes in film history. The 20 scenes that affected you most as a human being, as a moviegoer, as a whatever.

Which 20 scenes would you include? What theme would it have, if any? Classic powerful scenes, unusual powerful scenes...or just...bloody POWERFUL scenes?

I think this belongs in Best/Worst, it is, in essence, a list question.

I'll be back later with my choices.

[Tagia_Romero]

Atticus Finch in the courtroom in "To Kill A Mockingbird"
The T 101 saying "I'll Be Back" in "The Terminator"
The T-Rex roaring in the rain in "Jurassic Park"
The pseudoped's underwater Ark in "The Abyss"
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader locked in lightsaber combat in "Star Wars"
Indiana Jones getting chased by the boulder in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
Count Orlok emerging from the tunnel of his castle in "Nosferatu"
ET and Elliot hugging in "ET"
Max Rockatansky walking to his V8 donned in his battle leathers to avenge his family in "Mad Max"
Priscilla with her pink streamer flapping against the outback wind in "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert"
Mickey Mouse whistling in "Steamboat Willie"
Metestopheles holding his top hat against the gale, his cloak flapping around him in "Faust"
"Here's looking at you kid" from "Casablanca"
"Tommorow is another day" with the whole red sky and silohette action from "Gone With the Wind"
Superman flying in "Superman: The Movie"
Jack and Rose on the bow of the Titanic against the romantic sunset "I'm Flying!" in "Titanic"
Olivier delivering the first lines of "To be or not to be, that is the question" speech in "Hamlet"
Bela Lugosi's entrance in "Dracula"
Vincent Vega and Jules Winfield walking all cool towards the camera in "Pulp Fiction"
Snow White dancing with the Seven Dwarfs in "Snow White"
Andy Dufrense in the rain in "The Shawshank Redemption"

[zeppelin]

In no order:

-Jake La Motta screaming and punching the wall in his prison cell
in Raging Bull.
-Kane trashing the room in Citizen Kane.
-The Star Child in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
-The "kiss" scene in The Godfather Part II (although you'd have to know a little about what's going on for it to be powerful)
-The assassination scene in Apocalypse Now
-Oskar Schindler claiming that he didn't do enough in Schindler's List.
-The riot in Do the Right Thing.
-The last Russian roulette scene in The Deer Hunter.
-Andy in the rain in The Shawshank Redemption.
-Trying not to give anything away for those who haven't seen it, the "choking" scene in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
-The end of City Lights.
-"I am not an animal!" in The Elephant Man
-Again trying not to give much away, the scene in Dead Man Walking where...well, if you've seen it, you know which one I'm talking about.
-As corny as it sounds, the "I'll be right here" scene in E.T.
-In Taxi Driver, from the moment where Travis says "Suck on this" to the moment where he holds his hand against his hand in the shape of a gun.
-The end of Rashomon. Maybe this one is one that not many people thought was that "powerful," I don't know, but it affected me for some reason.
-The end of On the Waterfront.
-The climax of Unforgiven. Another one that maybe a lot of people didn't find "powerful," but I thought it was.
-The cat in the doorway scene in The Third Man. Not powerful as in emotionally powerful, but powerful as in the "unforgettable" kind of powerful.
-The slow-motion bit of Alex walking with his droogs down by the river/lake and his voice-over and the music and...well, I just think it's an incredibly powerful scene for some reason, in A Clockwork Orange.

[Jon Lyrik]

Originally posted by zeppelin
In no order:

-Jake La Motta screaming and punching the wall in his prison cell
in Raging Bull.
-Kane trashing the room in Citizen Kane.
-The Star Child in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
-The "kiss" scene in The Godfather Part II (although you'd have to know a little about what's going on for it to be powerful)
-The assassination scene in Apocalypse Now
-Oskar Schindler claiming that he didn't do enough in Schindler's List.
-The riot in Do the Right Thing.
-The last Russian roulette scene in The Deer Hunter.
-Andy in the rain in The Shawshank Redemption.
-Trying not to give anything away for those who haven't seen it, the "choking" scene in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
-The end of City Lights.
-"I am not an animal!" in The Elephant Man
-Again trying not to give much away, the scene in Dead Man Walking where...well, if you've seen it, you know which one I'm talking about.
-As corny as it sounds, the "I'll be right here" scene in E.T.
-In Taxi Driver, from the moment where Travis says "Suck on this" to the moment where he holds his hand against his hand in the shape of a gun.
-The end of Rashomon. Maybe this one is one that not many people thought was that "powerful," I don't know, but it affected me for some reason.
-The end of On the Waterfront.
-The climax of Unforgiven. Another one that maybe a lot of people didn't find "powerful," but I thought it was.
-The cat in the doorway scene in The Third Man. Not powerful as in emotionally powerful, but powerful as in the "unforgettable" kind of powerful.
-The slow-motion bit of Alex walking with his droogs down by the river/lake and his voice-over and the music and...well, I just think it's an incredibly powerful scene for some reason, in A Clockwork Orange.

Ok, this guy took the words out of my mouth.

[Annie Hall]

Ok, here are mine, after much thought

Spoilers for American Beauty, Dancer in the Dark, Dead Poets Society, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Titanic, Reservoir Dogs, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Memento

~Fearless U2 song
~The Elephant Man "I am not an animal"
~American Beauty The shot of Lester with blood pouring onto the table
~Trainspotting "Perfect Day"
~Dead Poets Society Ethan Hawke running through the snow crying
~Dancer in the Dark You know.
~Citizen Kane Kane throwing the room around
~The Godfather Part II final shot
~One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest The choking
~Moulin Rouge! Final rendition of "Come What May"
~Say Anything... In Your Eyes
~Titanic Rose jumping off of the lifeboat back onto the sinking boat
~Glengarry Glenn Ross The ending
~Reservoir Dogs Harvey Keitel crying
~Casablanca The end
~Braveheart The final battle
~The Kid When they come to claim the kid
~The Pianist Wladyslaw walking down the empty ghetto street
~What's Eating Gilbert Grape The house burning

Final Shot

~Memento "Now...where was I?"

[Scarface98.9]

My choices, mostly in order:

-The end bathroom scene in American History X
-Apollyana in the exploding car in The Godfather.
-The opening shot of Alex looking up in A Clockwork Orange
-Marvin's death scene in Pulp Fiction
-Bill the Butcher's confession scene in Gangs of New York
-Oskar Schindler saying he could've done more in Schindler's List
-The Russian Roulette scene in The Deer Hunter
-The Fox being forced to leave in The Fox and the Hound (don't say anything)
-John Coffey being electrocuted in The Green Mile
-Joe Pesci being shot in Goodfellas
-"I am not an animal!" in The Elephant Man
-"I know now why you cry. It's something I can never do" in Terminator 2
-Kevin Costner playing ball with his dad in Field of Dreams
-The "Layla" montage in Goodfellas
-"You never got me down Ray" in Raging Bull
-Truman leaving his city in The Truman Show
-Plato being killed in Rebel Without a Cause
-Noodle's last words to Mr. Bailey in Once Upon a Time in America
-Sara's friends seeing her in the hospital in Requiem for a Dream
-The final shot in The Godfather Part 2 (a perfect way to end a montage)

[KornKidJedi]

The Shootout in the church from The Killer
Mr.De Niro delivering the "Here is a Man" speech from Taxi Driver
The "She's alive" scene from The Bride Of Frankenstein
"Gee,Officer Krupe" Song from West Side Story
The Phone Booth Scene from Punch-Drunk Love
The Restaurant Massacre Scene from The Godfather
The Basement Fight from Enter The Dragon
Pam Grier killing the pimp in Coffy
The Mexican Standoff in The Good The Bad and The Ugly
Chow-Yun Fat swinging in Hard-Boiled
The Chainsaw Scene from Scarface
The Hook Shot from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Christopher Lee dying and burning in The Horror Of Dracula
Eastwood and Van-Cleef getting beat up in For A Few Dollars More
Robert Patrick being blown into pieces in Terminator 2:Judgment Day
The Kiss from The Godfather Part II
The Ending of Requiem for a Dream
"Rosebud" from Citizen Kane
The 37 scene from Clerks
"How am I Funny" from Goodfellas
Chow Yun-Fat dying in slow motion from A Better Tomorrow

[dh1989]

01. Rocky. "ADRIAN! ADRIAN!"
02. Star Wars. Luke staring at the 2 suns.
03. Titanic. Jack and Rose on the ship's balcony.
04. The Deer Hunter. "We play with two bullets."
05. Beauty & The Best. Belle and The Beast dancing in the ballroom.
06. Apollo 13. "Houston, we have a problem."
07. E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial. Flying across the moon.
08. A Nightmare On Elm Street. The sound of Freddy's knives scratching along the wall.
09. The Lord of the Rings. Frodos hand grabbing Sam's and pull him into the boat.
10. Breakfast At Tiffany's. "How do I look?"
11. Man on the Moon. Kaufman's head, in B&W, peeking at the audience from the side of the screen.
12. Reservoir Dogs. The ear sequence.
13. Risky Business. Dancing in his underpants.

And, finally....

Here's looking at you kid!", Casablanca

I know we're supposed to do 20, but I was happy with this.

[Klownzilla]

-Godzilla being attacked by jets in Gojira (1954)
-Ghostbusters firing particle accelerators at Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in Ghostbusters.
-Batman dropping through the Art Museum to save Vicky Vale from The Joker in Batman (1989)
-The Wolf Man (Lon Chaney, Jr.) walking through the foggy woods in The Wolf Man.
-Dracula (Bela Lugosi) greeting Renfield in Dracula (1931)
-The Monster (Boris Karloff) and his mate (Elsa Lanchester) being acquainted with each other in The Bride of Frankenstein.
-Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) being stabbed in the shower in Psycho (1960).
-Obi Wan lightsaber-dueling with Darth Vader in Star Wars: A New Hope
-Jake Gittes' (Jack Nicholson) nose being cut in Chinatown.
-King Kong atop the Empire State Building in King Kong (1933).
-Arnold saying "Hasta la vista baby" in T2: Judgment Day.
-Jack Skellington in Christmas Land in Nightmare Before Christmas.
-Indiana Jones chased by the boulder in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

I'll try to think of more later...

[EvilDeadGirl]

Ok, so here's my list....

~MAY the doll case falling and breaking

~Dead Poets Society Ethan Hawke running through the snow crying

~Winona Ryder dancing in the "snow" in Edward Scissorhands

~Gladiator at the end when russell crowe is walking through the feild his hand playing against the grains.

~Braveheart when Mel Gibson's character see's the ghost of his wife before he dies.

~The blood swirling down the drain in the shower in Psycho (original)

~The Restaurant Massacre Scene from The Godfather

~A nightmare on Elm Street when the blood starts to shoot out of the bed when Johnny Depp's character bites the big one.


Once I think of the rest I'll post em.

[Squid Vicious]

In no order....

- The "baptism massacre" in The Godfather
- The end of Schindler's List (always brings me to tears...)
- The first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan
- The last 15-20 minutes of Requiem for a Dream
- The curb scene in American History X
- "Here is a man who would not take it anymore...." in Taxi Driver
- The Russian roulette scene in The Deer Hunter
- Andy in the rain in The Shawshank Redemption
- Jake LaMotta screaming and punching the wall of his prison cell in Raging Bull
- When Tom Hanks loses Wilson in Castaway
- "I am not an animal!" in The Elephant Man
- The Mexican standoff in Reservoir Dogs
- The "Layla" montage in Goodfellas
- The opening scene in A Clockwork Orange
- Harry Lime's entrance in The Third Man
- "Here's to lookin' at you, kid" in Casablanca
- The courtroom sequence in To Kill a Mockingbird
- The courtroom sequence in JFK
- The end of On the Waterfront
- The riot in Do the Right Thing

Shit, that weren't easy....

[Hannibal21]

Ok, I'll give this a try....

-Charles Foster Kane's firing of Jedediah Leland and both the "rosebud" scenes (one at the end, one at the beginning) in CITIZEN KANE
-Margo and Lloyd's fight in the theatre in ALL ABOUT EVE
-The starchild in 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
-The horse's head sequence in THE GODFATHER
-"You broke my heart, Fredo" in THE GODFATHER PART II
-"I coulda been a contender" in ON THE WATERFRONT
-The end to GONE WITH THE WIND ("tomorrow is another day)
-The courtroom sequence in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
-Elliott and E.T.'s goodbye in E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
-The shower sequence in PSYCHO
-"All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close up" in SUNSET BOULEVARD
-Oskar Schindler's break down at the end because he couldn't save more people in SCHINDLER'S LIST
-The opening and end to A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
-Slim Pickens riding on the nuclear bomb in DR. STRANGELOVE
-"I am Spartacus" in SPARTACUS
-The killing of Colonel Kurtz in APOCALYPSE NOW
-Bonnie and Clyde's death in BONNIE AND CLYDE
-Don Lockwood singin' in the rain in SINGIN IN THE RAIN
-Chief Bromden smothers R.P. MacMurphy with a pillow in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
-Rick and Ilsa's farewell in CASABLANCA (the best way to end the montage)

[notchreturns]

- Opening shot of A Clockwork Orange.
- Sheen's head rising out of the water in Apocalypse Now.
- Bruce the Shark jumping onto the Orca in Jaws.
- Norton being arrested by the cops in slo-mo in American History X.
- Pitt speaking to the camera with that shakey effect during his "You're not your fucking khakis" scene.
- Walters and Reilly's restuarant kiss from Magnolia.
- Mookie throwing the garbage can in Do The Right Thing
- The warden pulling away the final poster in Shawshank Redemption.
- POV shot of Hal reading the astronauts lips in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- Denzel getting whipped and shedding his tears in Glory.
- Woody smiling at the end of Manhattan.
- MacMurphy first entering the aslyum dancing and carrying on in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
- Indy shooting the big dude with the sword in Raider's of the Lost Ark.
- First shot of Hamlet in Branagh's Hamlet
- Shot of Turturro and friend shining their balls in Big Lebowski
- Stewart flashing his camera at the end of Rear Window
- Final shot in Boogie Nights

and to end the montage:

- Leatherface swining his chainsaw around like a madman in The Texas Chainsaw Masacre.

[RicochetShaw]

Originally posted by Annie Hall
Ok, here are mine, after much thought

Spoilers for Breakfast at Tiffany's


I didn't see that one on your list. I'd like to see which scene you picked, but I'm pretty certain of what it is.

[Strider]

- The final battle and ending in GLORY
- A teary-eyed Al Pacino grasping the hand of a dying Robert De Niro at the end of HEAT
- The star child in 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
- The ending of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
- The choking and ending of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKCOO'S NEST
- The ending of THE USUAL SUSPECTS
- The ending of APOCALYPSE NOW
- The final sequence (including Kevin Spacey's dialogue, and Morgan Freeman's final words) of SE7EN
- The ear scene in RESERVOIR DOGS
- The ending of PULP FICTION
- The restrurant massacre in THE GODFATHER
- The Kiss in THE GODFATHER PART II
- The death of Michael Corleone in THE GODFATHER PART III
- Batman looking out into Gotham City while the Batsignal shines high above the dark sky in BATMAN
- The ending of REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
- The breaking of the fellowship and the death of Boromir in THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
- The lightsaber duel between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
- The execution of John Coffe in THE GREEN MILE
- The ending of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
- The ending of FIGHT CLUB
- The departure of The Breakfast Club in THE BREAKFAST CLUB
- John Candy's wide, bright, heartwarming smile at the end of PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES
- Edward Scissorhands creating his ice sculptures in his castle all by himself in EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
- The "I'll be everywhere" speech by Henry Fonda in THE GRAPES OF WRATH
- William Wallace's final words before his execution in BRAVEHEART
- The final moments of GLADIATOR
- The "grand escape" and ending in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
- The "pea soup", "cruxifiction-stabbing", and "turning head" scenes in THE EXORCIST

I believe I may have gone over the limit, but it was really hard for me to narrow it down to just 20 choices... :D

Strider

[Annie Hall]

Originally posted by RicochetShaw
I didn't see that one on your list. I'd like to see which scene you picked, but I'm pretty certain of what it is.

Doy, I wrote that and then forgot.

SPOILERS for Breakfast at Tiffany's (for real this time)


I think the scene where her husband leaves. I always found that one particularly sad for everyone involved, not the norm, but...it's very depressing

[Trinity]

Casablanca - the scene when Ilsa tells Rick he doesn't know everything she went through in Paris and how she still loves him, ending with the kiss
Gone with the Wind 1. end of part one, "As God is my witness" scene 2. the ending starting with Scarlett asking Rhett what she'll do when he's gone, till the very end, with her black siloutte against the red sky with the music swelling (this would proably go at the very end of the montage)
Breakfast at Tiffany's - the beginnig
Moulin Rouge! - Christian's sobs turning into screaming, as he holds the dying Satine
All About Eve - something from the party, probably the "bumpy night" scene
Now Voyager - the ending
Far From Heaven - the ending
A Streetcar Named Desire - "I've always depended on the kindness of strangers" scene
Sunset Boulevard - "I'm ready for my close up" scene
Bonnie & Clyde - the shooting
Mildred Pierce - the final fight between Mildred and Veda
The Postman Always Ring Twice - the close-up of Lana Turner as she manipulates John Garfield into killing her husband, telling him how nice it would be with just the two of them, "without him."
The Shawhank Redemption - the ending
The Piano - Holly Hunter underwater with the piano
Thelma & Louise - the ending
Magnolia - "Wise up"
The Heiress - the ending
Gilda - "I hate you so much I think I'm going to die from it" scene

[Jules Winnfield]

*** SPOILERS ***

Not in any specific order...

- The scene at the end of Bamboozled where they're shooting at his feet, and when they stop, he keeps dancing.
- The riot scene in Do the Right Thing
- The ending of Fargo where Francis McDormand is in bed with her husband, talking about the 1 cent stamp.
- The end of Reservoir Dogs (not the ear scene, the final scene).
- The scene with Luke Wilson and Gwenth Paltrow inside the tent in The Royal Tenenbaums.
- The scene in Bringing out the Dead close to the end ("I'll get Sleeping Beauty")
- The last scene in Human Nature where he's throwing all his clothes off. It's just so... human.
- The execution of Marlon Brando at the end of Apocalypse Now.
- The melancholy ending of Rushmore.
- Andy standing in the rain with his arms wide open at the end of The Shawshank Redemption.

[flowrchild]

These are 20 of my favorite powerful scenes in movies.

***Spoilers****


1) The Juror changing his mind in 12 Angry Men.
2) Kate Hudson 'What kind of Beer' scene in Almost Famous.
3) Bag flying around scene in American Beauty.
4) Julianne Moore crying after losing her case in Boogie Nights.
5) Holly and Paul in the rain holding the cat in Breakfast at Tiffanys
6) Ben Affleck confessing his love to Alyssa in Chasing Amy.
7) Dustin screaming "Elaine!" at the wedding in The Graduate.
8) Alex going mad from hearing Beethoven in Clockwork Orange.
9) The end scene of Dead Man Walking.
10) The final russian roulette scene with Walken in Deer Hunter.
11) Elliott and ET saying goodbye in ET.
12) The "Streets have no name" U2 scene in Fearless.
13) The "I Don't Love You" scene in Good Will Hunting.
14) Setsuku kicking the bucket in Grave Of The Fireflies.
15) The 2 girls hitting the mom with rocks in Heavenly Creatures.
16) The whole end section of It's A Wonderful Life.
17) Hutton finally spilling his soul to the shrink in Ordinary People.
18) Ellen Burstyn's dinner-table speech in Requiem For a Dream.
19) Tim Robbins free in the rain in Shawshank Redemption.
20) River Phoenix's crying scene in Stand By Me.

[Puck Bond]

I have a question for all of you schmoes who have posted a relpy already! What music score would you use for your montage...I love thinking about all these possibilities for a movie montage but without music it doesn't quite bring the impact of the scenes to full effect!

OK here is my list and the the music I would use for the score! The opening theme from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves...huh? what? Yep...I just love that music and if you know it or heard it again...you'd recognize it is a good one!

Charlie Chaplin in the cabin with the dancing dinner roles from The Gold Rush(1925)

King Kong swatting at airplane while on Empire State building from King Kong(1933)

Snow White dancing with the dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937)

"Here's Looking at You Kid" from Casablanca(1942)

Orson Welles appearing from the shadows from The Third Man(1949)

Gene Kelly dancing in the rain from Singin' in the Rain(1952)

The ripping of the shower curtain with the silhouette of "mother" with the knife raised from Psycho(1960)

Peter O'Toole yelling "Come on men!" from Lawrence of Arabia(1962)

When Sean Connery first utters the words "Bond, James Bond." while sitting at Baccarat table from Dr. No(1962)

Slim Pickens riding the Bomb from Dr. Strangelove(1964)

"Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?" from The Graduate(1967)

Butch and Sundance jump off cliff from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969)

Sonny getting gundowned in car from The Godfather(1972)

When Jaws pops out of the water attacking the boat from Jaws(1975)

Darth Vader and Obi-Won Kenobi light-saber battle from Star Wars(1977)

The helicopters approaching the beach fromApocalypse Now(1979)

Indy running from the boulder from Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)

Willem Dafoe with arms raised from Platoon(1986)

Travolta and Jackson raising guns in apartment from Pulp Fiction(1994)

"You shall not pass!" from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)

[The 8 Ball]

1. a shot of Rheya (Natascha McElhone) in the train, holding her door knob, staring right at the camera in SOLARIS.

2. a shot of the streets and people of new york in the "fuck you" monologe in 25TH HOUR

3. a shot of NJ sitting by his son, Yang-Yang as he eats food at a McDonalds in YI-YI: A ONE AND A TWO

4. a shot of Mr. Chow (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) walking in the streets together in IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE

5. a shot of He Quiwu (Takeshi Kaneshiro) running through the busy streets of Hong Kong in CHUNGKING EXPRESS

6. a shot Emperor Puyi at age 8 running after his wet nurse in THE LAST EMPEROR

7. a shot of Lady Zhao (Gong Li) and Jing Ke (Zhang Fengyi) working in the fields together in their white robes in THE EMPEROR AND THE ASSASSIN

8. a shot of The Killer's Agent (Michelle Reis) masturbating on a bed while crying in FALLEN ANGELS

9. a shot of Maggie Cheung crying, while pining for Ouyeng Feng (Leslie Cheung) near the end in her red robe in ASHES OF TIME

10. a shot of the ending, Tony Leung Chiu-wai's gambler character combing his hair and getting ready in front of a mirror in DAYS OF BEING WILD

11. a shot of Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) looking left and right in the street, with a coffee cup in his hand, by the harmonium in PUNCH DRUNK LOVE

12. a shot of TJ Mackey (Tom Cruise) crying for his dying "cocksucker" father in MAGNOLIA

13. a shot of Marion laying on her couch, holding her bundle of money with satisfaction in REQUIEM FOR A DREAM

14. a shot of Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) hugging on the boat, near the end in LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

15. a shot in the beggining of the a winner of the year's battle royale, a young girl smiling with blood all lover her with a teddy in her arms in BATTLE ROYALE

16. a shot of Zhao Di (Zhang Ziyi) sitting on the hill, crying in THE ROAD HOME

17. a shot of Ying (Dong Jie) touching Zhao (Zhao Benshan)'s face in the crowded city with people walking by in HAPPY TIMES.

18. a shot near of the end of The Boss (Li Baotian) and Bjiou (Gong Li) laughing when they found who the rat was in SHANGHAI TRIAD

19. a shot of Moon (Zhang Ziyi) running in slow motion in the desert in her hite robe, falling on her knees and crying in HERO

20. the ending shot of Ju Dou (Gong Li) standing in the burning house/factory in JU DOU

[BadCoverVersion]

Originally posted by Annie Hall
[B]Alrighty folks, imagine it's your final for your...eh..."montage making" class. You are to put together what you believe are the 20 most powerful scenes in film history. The 20 scenes that affected you most as a human being, as a moviegoer, as a whatever.

Okay, this is purely based on my personal opinion...:)

*"You talkin' to me?", Travis gets lairy with his half-naked reflection in TAXI DRIVER
*"You've gotta laugh aint ya' sweetheart? Else you'd cry...", Cynthia Purley's words of wisdom in SECRETS & LIES.
*Ben croons along to 'In Dreams', BLUE VELVET
*Graf Orlok's shadow seeps around the corner in NOSFERATU
*"Where's your fucking tool?", Carlin fights to be top-dog in SCUM.
*McMurphy plays commentator to the ball game in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST.
*Laura and John shag like rabbits in DON'T LOOK NOW.
*James discovers the housing development and the lush fields in RATCATCHER.
*Harry Lime is chased like a 'doirty rat' through the sewers in THE THIRD MAN.
*"The path of the righteous man...", Jules Winnfield lets rip with 'Ezekiel 25:17' in PULP FICTION.
*"Always look on the bright side of life...", LIFE OF BRIAN.
*Kes soars high above North Yorkshire in KES.
*Scottie's dream sequence and jolt from his slumber in VERTIGO.
*"Jesus Christ NO...", Sergeant Howie meets THE WICKER MAN.

I shall edit later, I'm hard-pushed to decide at the moment...:)

[ColinM]

The song would be Come What May, but as for the scenes...that's a tough one. I'll have to put some thought into it.