Powerful moments in film

[Frybird]

In Bruges, two scenes were very powerful for me. The first, about half an hour into the movie, the flashback sequence when Colin Ferrell assassinates the bishop, and he finds out he's accidentally killed a little boy. The second,

Yeah, thats an disturbing scene, when the camera first panned to the boy, i kinda did not realize what happened, followed by a second later with a "wait...WHAT? woah!"

Many great scenes being mentioned here.

Another mention, even if i don't know if it is very powerful from a cinematographical standpoint, but something that gets me everytime is the Scene in Aliens (as in Alien 2) where Ripley is shown an image of her (formerly child) daughter, now old and having lived a whole life while Ripley was drifting around in space frozen. It's just such a sad thing (i hereby nominate Ellen Ripley as the maybe most unlucky person in Sci Fi Cinema...i mean, how much shit can happen to just one person?)

EDIT: Oh, and i second Oldboy. The "Masterplan" of the Main Villan is just plain twisted and evil

I recommend the spiritual predecessor, "Symphaty for Mr. Vengeance", by the same director. One of the most nasty and mean storys i've ever seen, with some very disturbing scenes, for example.

Spoiler

The scene where the deaf main character buries his sister, while the young girl he kidnapped (in order to help her sister, who was terminally ill, but killed herself) gets killed and drifts down a small river while he is oblivious to all that. Seeing the Man crying his heart out in grief while the dead child floats around in the background is just sadness overkill

 

[The Blue Mongoose]

The end of Gardenstate... it always makes me feel happy and sad at the same time

 

[Vern]

I would go with the entirety of "Come and See" for the most powerful moment in film. If you haven't seen it, do so, it's the single best war movie ever made, and I would say the best movie ever made. I would reccommend seeing the entire movie but it's kind of rare at least in the US seeing as how it's a Russian movie with subtitles. If you can't see it first hand watch the trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMKwMzLj8Ow however it may ruin some of the overall effect.

 

[Sayvara]

"Scar! Brother, help me!"
"Long live the King..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXSMYQAfO8k

One of the few moments where Disney really pulls out the stops and manages to portray true evil in a way that does not feel comical or cartoony, yet still manages to make the scene so that children can watch it. That is an astounding feat. And Jeremy Irons's portrayal of the traitorous brother cannot be matched.

/S

 

[Jamanticus]

"Scar! Brother, help me!"
"Long live the King..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXSMYQAfO8k

One of the few moments where Disney really pulls out the stops and manages to portray true evil in a way that does not feel comical or cartoony, yet still manages to make the scene so that children can watch it. That is an astounding feat. And Jeremy Irons's portrayal of the traitorous brother cannot be matched.

/S

That was Jeremy Irons? Whoa- now you've made me have to go and watch the movie again....

Yes, Disney is pretty good at getting the villains right (or was, at least.... I haven't seen many recent Disney movies, but the ones I have seen haven't impressed me that much)...

I think the ending of Pan's Labyrinth was incredibly powerful; I never watched a movie where I felt both elation and extreme sadness at the same time.

 

[DannyDamage]

i doubt anyone has ever seen the movie oldboy, but
all of it. it is one of the greatist movies of all time.
the end, well if it dosn't destroy, then your a friggen monster

Oldboy is quite popular dude, Tarrentino got behind it and did his modern trick of riding a film to the cinema instead of making one. Have you seen Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance and Lady Vengeance? Two other great films from the Vengeance Trilogy. Lady Vengeance is my favourite TBH.

 

[Black yeoman]

Most of the butterfly effect, but particularly the part at 4.00, based on what happens at the start of the clip.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=zlexUWTi4mA

Am I the only one who thought Saving private Ryan was a bit pretentious?

 

[RufusMcLaser]

The entirety of the movie builds up to that last piece, and when it happens, oh do they leave you flat on your ass going "what the fuck".

I hadn't thought of it that way, but the movies that do that, the movies that you keep thinking about months after you saw them, are the ones I really remember. Especially when it's done well. Skeleton Key, Fight Club, Usual Suspects, even The Matrix Reloaded... The more it made me think, the more likely that I'll rewatch it. Edit: Thanks for reminding me about The Game. Time for a rewatch, methinks.

 

[jezz8me]

Let the Right One in where the kid is being held underwater by the bully's big brother. I was actually panicing for him. The suspense and sympathy killed me.

FANTASTIC movie though.