In Saving Private Ryan......no, not talking about the carnage at the opening . Towards the end of the film during a raging battle.
American & German soldiers shooting at each other in a small room. Finally two are left alive and begin fighting with bare fist & knives.
A very young soldier and an older & much stronger German.
German gets the younger American down on the floor and begins to push his knife into the kids chest. The American knows he is about to die so pleads out a desperate: "...No! No! Please wait!"
But , the big German (as he pushes the knife into the guys heart)calmly says something in German and wispers: "SShhhhh!!" ...as if he's putting the young soldier to sleep.
This scene is just absolutely devastating. Very powerful.
Steven Speilberg at his best.
I realize most all have seen this movie...but perhaps there are a few who have not. It is a must see.My discription of the knife scene of course does not even begin to convey the edge-of-your-seat anticipation & emotion taking place on film.The fact that the soldier (earlier in the film) is Jewish, gives it even more poignancy.
I just watched S.P.R. the other night.
I've seen lots of people killing people scenes, but nothing in any other film I've seen contains a scene so powerful.
Just thought I'd remind everyone of a great film.
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Topic - Most powerful "death scene" in the history of cinema, ....... - RC 22:18:11 07/20/04 (51)
- Re: Most powerful "death scene" in the history of cinema, ....... - Pepe Le Loco 22:18:27 08/05/04 (0)
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- City of Angels - albee33 06:44:44 07/24/04 (0)
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- The Bush Presidency in Fahrenheit 9/11. (nt) - Audiophilander 10:26:24 07/22/04 (4)
- Re: The Bush Presidency in Fahrenheit 9/11. (nt) - RC 22:11:13 07/22/04 (2)
- Republicans have their "fair and balanced..." stalinist Fox news - eldragon 08:13:43 07/27/04 (0)
- So Hitler was OK too? - RGA 10:34:06 07/25/04 (0)
- Political snuff flick, eh? Your porno is different from mine. 8^) - albee33 16:22:48 07/22/04 (0)
- Lonesome Dove - Buckeye 08:29:13 07/22/04 (0)
- 3 more for list... - geoffkait 08:24:23 07/22/04 (1)
- Re: 3 more for list... - Analog Scott 08:44:37 07/22/04 (0)
- In "To Live"... - Cetaele 07:42:14 07/22/04 (0)
- Easy Rider should not be left off this list. - kanesays 06:24:37 07/22/04 (1)
- Wyatt Premonitioned It While @House of Blue Lights. nt - AudioHead 08:51:38 07/24/04 (0)
- Can't remember the movie, but... - draggcj 05:59:23 07/22/04 (1)
- Omen II - albee33 06:07:14 07/22/04 (0)
- 'Sunshine'..Little Big Man's wife..nt - Rich Jura 05:23:02 07/22/04 (0)
- Re: Most powerful "death scene" in the history of cinema, ....... - laznos 20:15:24 07/21/04 (0)
- Two in the same movie - dwill123 20:13:53 07/21/04 (0)
- I'm surprised.... - Cetaele 18:04:00 07/21/04 (0)
- Well, it's not a movie exactly, - J.R. 17:29:29 07/21/04 (0)
- Re: Most powerful "death scene" in the history of cinema, ....... - Klaaren 16:15:01 07/21/04 (0)
- In "Executive Decision", Steven Seagal's character is killed... - TAFKA Steve 14:54:52 07/21/04 (1)
- I was surprised his EGO accepted the part . . it was a shocker. n - albee33 07:13:56 07/22/04 (0)
- "Unforgiven" - dwill123 14:36:57 07/21/04 (0)
- Re: Most powerful "death scene" in the history of cinema, ....... - SR 14:27:06 07/21/04 (0)
- Re: Most powerful "death scene" in the history of cinema, ....... - Ears 12:58:21 07/21/04 (0)
- Sorry, I forgot one. - Auricle 12:23:29 07/21/04 (0)
- To me, and by a wide margin, the most powerful "death scene"... - orejones 11:46:05 07/21/04 (3)
- Do you have a daughter, perchance? - Auricle 12:22:39 07/21/04 (1)
- Two, thanks. And your description is so far from what I saw, that maybe... - orejones 02:25:34 07/22/04 (0)
- Re: Except - rico 12:11:58 07/21/04 (0)
- "Bambi meets Godzilla" gets my vote...talk about powerful...(nt) - mkuller 11:11:13 07/21/04 (1)
- very moving stuff...That and the deaths of all those plants in Outland when the greenhouse windows blow out - Rich S. 13:35:01 07/21/04 (0)
- Re: Most powerful "death scene" in the history of cinema, ....... - Auricle 10:48:55 07/21/04 (0)
- Probably either Bambi's mom, or Old Yeller based on effect on viewer. - David S. 09:29:23 07/21/04 (0)
- I don't think I have ever seen a powerful "death scene" - Rich S. 08:51:34 07/21/04 (2)
- I agree . . . but that wasn't the question. So, I tried . . . - Auricle 10:52:19 07/21/04 (1)
- Re: I agree . . . but that wasn't the question. So, I tried . . . - Rich S. 13:30:38 07/21/04 (0)
- That was the excellent Adam Goldberg, who is equally adept at comedy. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:09:20 07/21/04 (0)
- Re: Bonnie & Clyde was not too bad. nt - patrickU 07:32:20 07/21/04 (2)
- And a cinematic "first" in its depiction of death by firearms. Very dismaying at the time. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:10:30 07/21/04 (1)
- Re: Yes, it was shocking at the time...First the silence...the birds...nt - patrickU 08:41:19 07/21/04 (0)
- Re: Speaking of snow, The Shining (nt) - geoffkait 07:17:40 07/21/04 (0)
- Re: Most powerful "death scene" in the history of cinema, ....... - rico 07:14:14 07/21/04 (0)
- McCabe and Mrs. Miller. nt - tinear 05:19:27 07/21/04 (0)
- Re: Most powerful "death scene" in the history of cinema, ....... - RGA 23:54:41 07/20/04 (0)
- All Quiet on the Western Front - grinagog 23:48:05 07/20/04 (1)
- Wow, and I was sure you were going to go for the "flower reaching scene" at the end. - Audiophilander 08:22:11 07/21/04 (0)