Tuesday, September 21, 2021

CINEMATIC HOLY MOMENTS: 2001

by Toby

[re-upload from the now defunct thewanderingimage.tumblr.com] 
 my personal favorite moments from films to receive a 2001 U.S. release. Not all of which made my actual “Best Films of 2001” list, but at least had incredible segments that stayed with me since first viewing. Scenes that I’m sure I’ll want to re-visit again and again.

+ = was actually featured on Toby's 2001 "Best of"


Hal's hypnosis wears off while visiting the Children's hospital. **it's a body shaming problematic movie for sure, but this Dickens via Rod Serling moment always hit me in the feels**
  - SHALLOW HAL (Farrelly bros)







Dragon Eye Morrison VS. Thunderbolt Buddha
ELECTRIC DRAGON 
     80,000 VOLTS (Sogo Ishii)
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Entire prologue sequence (Isildur cutting off Sauron's fingers, etc.)
- LORD OF THE RINGS: 
     THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING 
                                     (Jackson)
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Lenny’s "How am I supposed to heal" monologue about memory of his wife’s side of the bed being empty. For the longest time this had been Nolan’s most emotionally affective scene.. Until INTERSTELLAR came along
    - MEMENTO (Nolan)
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Watching a midnight screening of Raimi’s EVIL DEAD (1981) when "Frank" arrives
 - DONNIE DARKO (Kelly)
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"Moon on the rise.."
Rounding up rogue synthetics in the forest for that creepy-ass "Flesh Fair"
- A.I.: 
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
                        (Spielberg)
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"the nub man" crawls out of a burlap sack 
    - AUDITION (Miike)
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the dark figure that suddenly steps out into the basement corridor. **Lit via lone flashlight**
    - SESSION 9 (Brad Anderson)
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Ed's closing monologue. 
(shrugging off the UFO, electric chair, etc.)
THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE 
                                       (Coen bros)
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"The Cowboy" has a few cryptic words on things to come & casting choices 
- MULHOLLAND DRIVE 
                         (Lynch)
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Mo-wan whispers his secret into the temple wall at the close of the film 
 - IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 
                  (Wong kar-wai)
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The entire Ali VS. Liston fight
    - ALI (Michael Mann)
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An impulsive suicidal Richie shaves in the mirror.. The intercut images of his short life 
- THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS 
                (Wes Anderson)
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Royal brings Chas a puppy after the accident
**That single-take crane dolly of everyone’s conversations towards close of the film**
 - THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS 
                  (Wes Anderson)
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Dr. Ashford reads Vivian The Runaway Bunny to help distract from her pain
       - WIT (Nichols)
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"Silencio." 
Dream reveal at climax of the film. **the entire last act**
- MULHOLLAND DRIVE 
                         (Lynch)
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also;
both these bits from the twin comedy masterpieces of 2001
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Toby’s Favorite Movie Moments
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