Hey, looks like the Guardian has been tracking GITS and our Great Scene series. Or maybe not. But in true Hollywood fashion, allow me to take credit anyhow for this article:
We all have film sequences that stick in our minds. Some are shared by many – such as the shower scene from Psycho – others are particular to us. Here our film critic and a panel of leading movie-makers reveal their favourites. What are yours?
Along with the aforementioned scene in Psycho, here are their other great scenes:
THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971) – THE SUBWAY CHASE
JULES ET JIM (1962) – THE BICYCLE SCENE
ALL ABOUT EVE (1950) – BILL’S BIRTHDAY PARTY
JASON & THE ARGONAUTS (1963) – THE SKELETONS SCENE
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) – THE FINAL SCENE
TAXI DRIVER (1976) – THE MIRROR SCENE
CARRIE (1976) – THE BLOOD AT THE PROM SCENE
REAR WINDOW (1954) – THE OPENING SCENE
These selections were made by an eclectic group of directors, writers, and animators chosen by the Guardian, each offering commentaries on said scenes.
Do you agree? Disagree? And while we’re at it, what scenes would you like for me to post as a Great Scene? Please bear in mind that I almost always post the accompanying script pages, so I prefer that the movie in question has a screenplay available online.
Great to see CARRIE getting some love. That's one of my favorite scenes of all time, for so many reasons.
I was just talking with Josh James the other day and he mentioned that Stephen King, who wrote "Carrie," had been making peanuts as a teacher when he got a phone call, informing him that "Carrie" had been sold for $4ooK. Nice phone call.
when I think of great scenes for some reason the escape in Shawshank Redemption always comes to mind.
@FanGirl: Oh, don't get me started about Shawshank, which I think is about as perfect a movie as possible. And the escape sequence is incredible.