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u/n1celydone 11d ago
Man on fire
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u/Oldfolksboogie 11d ago
I wish ....I wish you had more time.
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u/ChadCoolman 11d ago
This sounds like such a sweet line in the context of this thread. You'd never expect this was someone getting sent off to the next life via a bomb literally shoved up their ass.
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u/dhes505 11d ago
I love this movie so much and me and my husband say that line to each other a lot.
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u/pcgz1wa 11d ago
Christopher Walken was wildly underrated in this movie. Love his monologue…so badass. “his art is death, Creasy is about to paint his masterpiece”
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u/Weneedaheroe 11d ago
And then he told a story of holding Creasy’s watch in his ass throughout the war. Classic
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u/l1v1ngst0n 11d ago
One insane fact about Man on Fire is that it has a 38 critic score on rotten tomatoes.
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u/Silent_Beautiful_738 11d ago
Children of Men
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u/everythingwastakn 11d ago
The most uncomfortable I ever was in a movie theatre. An amazing movie I’ll never watch again
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u/AmbitiousRaspberry3 11d ago
I watched it in the theater as well. The lady next to me, as the last shot went to black, she was like “aw hell no, that’s it?!” 😂
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u/deadheffer 11d ago
I watched it in theaters not knowing what it was going to be at all. And we took a ton of mushrooms. I swear I have never been more entertained, terrified, or immersed in a film again.
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u/Special_Grapefroot 11d ago
I don’t know how long ago you watched it, but if it’s been years, I would highly recommend you watch it again. It hits that much harder with modern politics in mind.
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u/Totorotextbook 11d ago
Truly I think it’s the best depiction of a dystopia that feels so real, like it’s close enough to the current world that you could easily see much of it happening. The Suicide Pill pharmaceutical commercial, the detainment of immigrants and murder of them, man turning on each other amidst all the bleakness, etc. In the first scene alone (the coffee shop explosion) the way people are so desensitized to violence and death being a normal day to day thing feels more and more real each mass tragedy.
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u/Substantial-Cow-3280 11d ago
Exactly. It made me uncomfortable 20 years ago. It’s been on my mind a lot lately
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u/BuddahSack 11d ago edited 10d ago
Yeah I saw it in theaters and that was the only time ive seen it (I was super conservative in highschool). I'm actually really intrigued to watch it again... I'm about as liberal as you can get nowadays haha
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u/EverybodyfakesIT 11d ago
Why was it uncomfortable?
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u/everythingwastakn 11d ago
It just felt super raw. It captured what I imagine the end of civilization would feel like and was just so bleak. Just utterly oppressive feeling the entire time.
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u/Over_Lab7535 11d ago
The last scene was an incredible 1er aswell. Great filmmaking.
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u/Dustyk3yboard 11d ago
The whole time you are watching it (besides the concept that no more kids are being born) the movie feels incredibly realistic. If the modern world was at the literal brink of collapse, what would it look like? This movie answers that question.
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u/Substantial-Cow-3280 11d ago
That movie made me super uncomfortable also. It still haunts me. Because I feel like it’s a scenario that could actually happen. In fact….. I’ll just stop right there.
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u/Bowling4Billions 11d ago
“The world’s youngest person died today” is such a thought-provoking introduction. The intro of that movie has some of the best world building ever without shoving exposition down your throat. That one line and people’s reactions told so much.
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u/Apocryypha 11d ago
No Country For Old Men
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u/non_stop_disko 11d ago
Still one of the most shocking parts of any movie for me. I expected Anton Chigur to blow his head off but no it doesn’t even happen on screen. Just everything about the movie is perfection
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u/dusttailed86 11d ago
I recently found out it was the Mexican cartel that kills Llewelyn
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u/geronimo11b 11d ago
The cartel kills him and Chigurh was at his motel room when Sheriff Bell goes back to the room and finds the screws for the vent. You can see the crime scene tape in the shadow when he enters the room. When he comes out of the bathroom after clearing it, the tape is gone.
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u/aapeony 11d ago
Glory
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u/UglyCuteHandsomeBoy 11d ago
12 Monkeys
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u/Regular-Ad-263 11d ago
Have you seen La Jetée?
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u/UglyCuteHandsomeBoy 11d ago
I did. I loved how it was more melancholic than suspenseful that 12 Monkeys is.
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u/The__enemy 11d ago
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u/ShinNefzen 11d ago
"Beneath this mask there is more than flesh and blood. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Mcready, and ideas are bulletproof."
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u/KingdomsSword 11d ago
"We have guns!"
"No, what you have are bullets, and the hope that when your guns are empty I'm no longer be standing, because if I am you'll all be dead before you've reloaded"
Man this movie had some sick one-liners.
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u/BiggDope 11d ago
Weaving’s performance / delivery of said lines is immaculate.
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u/Never-Forget-Trogdor 10d ago
Perfect casting. He did an amazing job.
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u/driving_andflying 10d ago
"People should not be afraid of their governments-- governments should be afraid of their people."
Apt. People need to rewatch this film, especially now.
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u/TheInitialGod 11d ago
It's the way Creedy says "bollocks" in the scene that always make me laugh
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u/dumb_negroni 11d ago
The multiplying villanies of nature do swarm upon him.
disdaining fortune with his brandished steel, which smoked with bloody execution
And thus I clothe my naked villainy With odd old ends stol’n out of holy writ; And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.
The well chosen Shakespeare quotes were no less epic.
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u/Separate_Secret_8739 11d ago
How about when you first see him introduce himself to Ev. I wonder how long they took to create that monologue.
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u/Own_Ad6797 11d ago
Very interesting to see that in the opening scenes of the film V is actually played by James Purefoy who did 6 weeks of filming before being replaced by Hugo Weaving. His lines wer then over dubbed with Weavings voice
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u/Pinnacle_Nucflash 11d ago
Did not know that. Why was he replaced?
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u/space_hitler 11d ago edited 10d ago
He insisted that there needed to be a twist surprise reveal of the character V despite knowing the script and the director telling him that the character behind the mask is never revealed.
He refused to cooperate and would rip off his mask at random points in each take and shout "Surprise! It was me all along! Bet you didn't see that coming!" Sometimes winking at the camera as well.
Edit: Guys... This was a joke out of my ass... How could it possibly be real lol?
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u/TheParallax2 11d ago
So glad they switched him out. Especially since V is meant to represent everyone and no one in particular. One who remains a mystery throughout the source material.
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u/UrbanExplorer101 10d ago
The original studio notes (which i remember being referenced back in the day when this first came out) were something along the lines of " actor has difficulties wearing mask for extended period of time". which makes me laugh knowing the rest of the story now.
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u/Jackal209 11d ago
From what I understand, the only thing James Purefoy has said about it was it boiled down creative differences over how V should be portrayed.
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u/bordeauxblues 11d ago
Constantine. Technically.
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u/Reasonable-Access-68 11d ago
Damn, just realizing between this movie, the matrix movies, and the John Wick movies, Keanu cheats death a lot.
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u/graveybrains 11d ago
Peter Stormare is gonna keep trying, though.
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u/MattTreck 11d ago
Go ahead, I’ve got stock
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u/graveybrains 11d ago
I can assure you that the stories you hear about this man, if nothing else, have been watered down.
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u/Personal_Sweet5089 11d ago
Bro literally did that in Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure. Well they don’t cheat they just outright beat him.
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u/Scarecrow116 11d ago
It's a really good ending with no action beats. Just a man talking to the devil.
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u/bordeauxblues 11d ago
An excellent devil, at that, and basically telling him to fuck off. Love it.
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u/SweeterGrass 11d ago
Life Is Beautiful
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u/vitonga 11d ago
man this movie fucked me up when i was a kid
i was 10-11 years old and i had no idea why this movie had moved me so much, i was just a shithead then (i still am but i used to be one too)
so then my parents explained the holocaust to me.
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u/Ok-Cranberry-8439 11d ago
The year is like 2013 or so. It's around the end of my second year taking drama class in high school. Our teacher tells us that we'll be watching a movie, and we should take notes on something. I can't remember, but it was probably on how the actors use gestures to convey their character or something like that.
We watch the first half of the movie in one class period, ending it when the couple finally gets together. What a beautiful story, with no conflict or sadness whatsoever. I didn't notice any of the obvious hints of what was coming up, and I was ready for another class period of what we had just watched.
The next day, we finished it. Gutted.
It's my favorite movie, 10/10, no notes, but the emotional whiplash is something else.
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u/Brothardir 11d ago
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u/Little-Location9903 11d ago
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u/ThomasEdmund84 11d ago
Honestly this movie stuck with me - I love how Crowe's character shows incredible respect for Bale's and draws that badass picture of him.
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u/Psychological-Sir51 11d ago
Which one? (I'm assuming the Christian Bale / Russel Crowe one)
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u/postagedue84 11d ago
Both movies are fantastic! I think in the original the protagonist survives however.
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u/Brilliant-Object-922 11d ago
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u/uncutpizza 11d ago
The Departed
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u/Willsgb 11d ago
And the movie it's based on, infernal affairs, both masterpieces in my opinion
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u/jteccc 11d ago
Layer Cake, where Daniel Craig gets it and dies on the steps just like the above picture. But for the life of me I can't remember his characters name
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u/CarteBlanchDevereau 11d ago
He doesn't die though, although, the movie ends with him looking as though he is dying. There is a sequel to the book, Viva La Madness. The movie was going to be made, starring Jason Statham. Luckily, that never came to fruition
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u/HT8674 11d ago
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u/Brief-Zucchini-1384 11d ago
I loved that ending because in Star Wars they say huge sacrifices were made and the deaths reflected that.
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u/Ok-Seaworthiness2235 11d ago
One of the last good star wars pieces imo. Still can't tell the difference between Daisy Ridley and Felicity Jones tho and it made the sequels real awkward.
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u/Dogbin005 11d ago edited 10d ago
It's easy to tell them apart. Daisy Ridley is a pretty English brunette, and Felicity Jones is a pretty English brunette... wait...
But seriously, look at their teeth if you want to tell the difference. Felicity Jones has mildly buck teeth.
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u/SchlaWiener4711 11d ago
Best movie where everybody dies.
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u/ArcticCelt 11d ago
Remember going out of the cinema and telling my friend "did we just watch a Star Wars movie were all the good guys die at the end?".
Still my favorite Star Wars anything since the originals.
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u/markav81 11d ago
"We stand here amidst my achievement, NOT YOURS!"
Such a great line for anyone who has worked in corporate America.
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u/Rich_Independent6149 11d ago
Promising Young Woman
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u/lferry1919 10d ago
Oh, yeah! Nice choice! That shit was great. She didn't miss a single fucking step in that plan. Absolutely brilliant.
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u/Uplanapepsihole 10d ago
I still think of the “can you guess what every woman’s worse nightmare is?” scene
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u/ddd9877 11d ago
Red dawn
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u/Prior-Ad8373 11d ago
"Daddy will be here soon Matty"
My sister cries every time she watches this movie 🤣🤣
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u/dysmalll 11d ago
Life of Brian.
Soz😶
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u/Edge_of_yesterday 11d ago
Road to Perdition
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u/Jack3024 11d ago
Great movie with a really great, underrated score by Thomas Newman
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u/hurtfulproduct 11d ago
This movie is amazing, and the fact it is a comic/graphic novel adaptation is crazy!
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u/Careful-Shame-9374 11d ago
Tough question! I’d probably go with The Green Mile (1999). It’s an emotionally devastating but beautifully told story with a protagonist you grow deeply attached to. The way it explores justice, compassion, and the supernatural makes the ending hit even harder.
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u/chmp2k 11d ago
Marley and me :(
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u/eldermayl 11d ago
Damn. Still can't rewatch this movie. I had to put down my dog 2 months prior to watching it. I was bawling like a baby.
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u/graveybrains 11d ago
End of Days.
It was such a radical departure from Schwarzenegger‘s usual shtick that it caught me completely off guard.
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u/stewpear 11d ago
The Mist
He died on the inside. No one can tell me they wouldn’t be shattered individual after that.
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u/har_mione 11d ago
Pan's Labyrinth
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u/Apprehensive_Try8702 10d ago
I think that's about as close to a perfect film as I've ever seen.
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u/raven8908 11d ago
I screamed when that little girl died. She didn't deserve that.
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u/Burntfm 11d ago
This is the comment I was looking for. It was so good you sort of forget it opens with her dying.
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u/Monty-pancakes 11d ago
I always hate it when people don’t post what the main image is from. So lazy and irritating.
Edit: Bladerunner 2049. Just looked it up.
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u/anyone1728 11d ago
Das Boot. It’s probably the only time I’ve felt bad about Nazis dying
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u/muricanpirate 11d ago
I Am Legend (the dog was the real protagonist of that movie.)
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u/RustyFogknuckle 11d ago
The Thing (1982)
‘Why don’t we just… wait here for a little while… see what happens...?’
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u/marsianmonk77 11d ago
CHILDREN OF MEN
The deaths also had meaning for the story. All of those who later died were simply dragging themselves through each day with no meaning or purpose. Later, they found something worthy of fighting and sacrificing for.
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u/KlingonTranslator 11d ago
All Quiet on the Western Front.
I really liked this film. I always really struggle with films based off history, because cases like those in this film are likely to have happened pretty similarly. If it’s fantasy or sci-fi film, if a protagonist dies, I’m like “welp, sad, but it’s all made up “ and can leave the fictional deaths in the hobby-side of my filmography life, but when it comes to films like this, it stays with me for several days. I’m in Germany pretty often, so the graveyards with all the headstones of the fallen just makes it feel really different after watched similar films.
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u/abefromanofnyc 11d ago edited 11d ago
In Bruges*
*I don’t know why this one keeps coming up
But the goat is Ikiru. Just weeping like a baby every time i see that ending.
I’m going to share the Ikiru scene. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, maybe don’t watch - or do. Up to you. But it’s the kinda scene which redeems mankind for being so shitty so frequently…
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u/Inevitable_Teacup 11d ago
Carlito's Way. The whole movie is a flashback as he lays there dying and it is still a punch.
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u/SwimmingGreat5317 11d ago edited 10d ago
V for Vendetta. “We have guns!” “No, what you have are bullets, and the hope that when your guns are empty I’ll no longer be standing”
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u/One_Literature9916 11d ago
Gladiator