Blog Post 2: My Favorite Scenes

These are some of my favorite scenes in film. Hard to pick just 5.

1. Last scene of Fight Club where the buildings are being demolished and Ed Norton and Marla just hold hands and watch. Great cinematography and I love the use of The Pixies' "Where Is My Mind".

2. This scene from The Master is probably one of the only scenes I liked in the whole movie. Great performances from Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman (RIP). This is the scene where Lancaster is processing Freddie. Hoffman is just mesmerizing and believable and he just makes the scene very tense.

3. I couldn't find the entire scene but this shows enough. Rosemary's Baby is one of my favorite horror movies. I remember seeing this scene for the first time, not knowing what was going to happen and being terrified at what the baby might look like. I love that Polanski doesn't show the baby and only uses the look of horror on Mia Farrow's face leaving the rest to the viewer's imagination.

4. My next favorite scene is the part in 2001: A Space Odyssey where Dave is sent through this portal through space and time. My jaw hit the floor the first time I watched this scene. Still holds up today. The quick shots of Dave's frozen face are just glimpses at the psychological damage that is being done to him.

5. The scene in Pulp Fiction where Mia ODs on heroin. As soon as she pulls out the bag you immediately think "Oh God" cause you know what's going to happen. I love how Tarantino kinda draws it out with the back and forth shots of John Travolta in the bathroom back to Uma on the couch.