This year has given us a lot of great movies. Some movies, while flawed, also had some great scenes. These are my favorite moments from the 2010 movies I've seen, all but two of which got at least one Oscar nomination.
10. The Social Network - Opening Scene
While I have posted many an issue with The Social Network, I don't want that to distract from the fact that I really liked the movie. I saw it twice in theaters, and the one scene that still sticks out with me is the opening scene in the bar, where Jesse Eisenberg's Zuckerberg fails at being a charming date, and instead offends the girl in question (Rooney Mara).
09. The Kids Are All Right - Dinner with a Sperm Donor
The first dinner between the lesbian couple played by Bening and Moore, and their sperm donor dad Mark Ruffalo, is one of the most awkward yet rewarding scenes all year.
07. Black Swan - Final Scene
The performance of 'Swan Lake' in the final few minutes of Black Swan were some of the most jarring, original, and moving in any movie this year.
06. Joan Rivers - A Piece of Work - 'Helen Keller' Joke
This is one of only two films on the list not to get nominated, but it would be a crime not to include this one scene in particular as it was so moving and frankly scary. When Rivers is doing a show and jokes about 'Helen Keller', it prompts an angry debate with an audience member who has a deaf child. The scene is very short, but packs a punch.
05. Animal Kingdom - The Safe House
The scene where an evil grandmother (Jacki Weaver) sends dirty cops to kill her grandson at a safe house ratcheted up the tension to a level rarely seen.
04. The King's Speech - Coming Home Early From Bridge
The scene near the end where speech therapist Lionel Logue's wife gets home early to discover her husband has been secretly working with the new king is hilarious is a heart-felt way.
03. Hereafter - Tsunami Sequence
Easily one of the most devastating scenes in any of the nominated films this year, the powerful tsunami scene at the beginning of Hereafter left people in my screening gasping in horror, and I even saw one person leave. It's emotionally powerful, as it is exceptionally shot.
02. Inception - The Revolving Hallway
The sequence with revolving hallway has already become an iconic scene of 2010, and I would agree.
01. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World - The Vegan Police
The most awesome scene in this most awesome movie (which was overlooked by Oscar in every category - crime!) was the scene where former Superman Brandon Routh's character gets busted for violating the vegan way of life. It sounds boring, but it's hilarious, and my favorite scene of the year.
I really loved that scene in The King's Speech as well!
ReplyDeleteThat person leaving the theater during Hereafter was me...I had to go to the men's room.
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