The one that comes to mind is from Vanity Fair:
Oh, and the Sopranos:
It comes after a chapter which follows many of the main characters as they are caught up in a number of crazy situations in Brussels as the Battle of Waterloo rages miles away, and is followed by an account of the victory of the British and allied victory, then this:
'No more firing was heard at Brussels - the pursuit rolled miles away. Darkness came down on the field and the city; and Amelia was praying for George, who was lying on his face, dead, with a bullet through his heart.'
It's really terse and brutal after so many pages of colourful description, and it hits you like, well like a Frenchman's bullet.
'No more firing was heard at Brussels - the pursuit rolled miles away. Darkness came down on the field and the city; and Amelia was praying for George, who was lying on his face, dead, with a bullet through his heart.'
It's really terse and brutal after so many pages of colourful description, and it hits you like, well like a Frenchman's bullet.
Oh, and the Sopranos:
Tony's death in the final episode. It's just so incredibly shot, with lots of subconscious clues in it. In particular, the way that every time that someone walks in to the diner, we hear the ringer on the door go off, followed by a shot taken from Tony's point of view, seeing what he sees as he looks towards the door. Then the final time, the we hear the ringer, and are expecting Tony's point of view, but instead we get a black, soundless screen, since Tony's point of view no longer exists, since he's been shot dead. It's actually more scary and harrowing than any bloodbath scene could've been, in my opinion, because someday, it'll happen to us too. That's if I've understood it right.
