This is from 1978’s Superman. This scene manages to be both earnest and self-aware in a way that few other movies are.
Category Archives: Scenes I Love
Scenes That I Love: The Dance From Prom Night
Thank you, Paul Lynch, for directing this classic scene for 1980’s Prom Night! Any director who can combine Leslie Nielsen and disco deserves to be forever remembered.
Remember everyone …. Prom Night! Everything is alright!
Scenes that I Love: Johnny Depp in Ed Wood
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy one-day late birthday to Johnny Depp!
Here he is, in giving his best performance, as the title character in 1994’s Ed Wood.
Scenes I Love: The Opening of Detroit: Become Human
The opening of David Cage’s video game, Detroit: Become Human, always gets me in the mood to either put down the machines or overthrow the humans. When I first played this game, my decisions led to Connor going over the roof with the deviant android. I was worried that the game had ended before it had even began but luckily, it turned out there was always a replacement Connor.
As for Kara being purchased by Todd and being driven to her new home, it is one of the strongest cut-scenes that I’ve ever seen. I know some players who have decided not to kill Todd while escaping his home because they think he’ll turn over a new leaf if and when he shows up in the game later. Don’t count on it.
Scenes I Love: The “Head Over Heels” Montage from Donnie Darko
This Saturday, while I was live tweeting 2001’s Donnie Darko, I was reminded of how much I enjoy today’s scene that I love. Not only does this scene introduce us to the film’s ensemble cast but it also makes perfect use of a great song.
A Scene That I Love: “This Is All I Need” from The Jerk
I’ve enjoyed sharing some scenes that I love over the past week. For my last scene (for now), here’s a classic from The Jerk, starring Steve Martin.
It’s good to laugh!
A Scene That I Love: The Allies Land At Omaha Beach in The Longest Day
Today’s scene that I love comes from The Longest Day. In this scenes, the Allies land at Omaha Beach and run straight at the Germans trying to hold their position. This scene was later recreated in Saving Private Ryan. I think both scenes serve as a fitting tribute to the soldiers who fought and sacrificed to liberate the world from the Axis Powers.
It was 82 years ago today.
A Scene I Love: Failure Is Not An Option From Apollo 13
Today’s scene comes from Apollo 13.
In this scene, Gene Kranz (Ed Harris) and the engineers of NASA try to figure out how they can bring Apollo 13 back down to Earth. There’s a lot of questions about what can and should be done but one thing is made clear. Failure is not an option.
That’s an attitude that we could use more of nowadays.
A Scene That I Love: The American Express Commercial From Major League
“Don’t leave home without it!”
The Cleveland Indians (yeah, I said it) are finally in the race for the pennant and, as a result, they get to star in their very own credit card commercial. The main reason that I love this scene is because, even when appearing in a commercial, each member of the the team still has their own personality and style.
From Major League, one of the greatest baseball films ever made:
A Scene That I Love: The Machete Fight from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
For me, there was no more touching film scene in 2007 than this one from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. After years of blaming Dewey for accidentally chopping his brother Nate in half, Dewey’s father finally realizes that it could have happened to anyone.
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