Monday, September 20, 2021

CINEMATIC HOLY MOMENTS: 2003

by Toby

[re-upload from the now defunct thewanderingimage.tumblr.com] 
my personal favorite moments from films to receive a 2003 U.S. release. Not all of which made my actual “Best Films of 2003” 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 2003 "Best of"

The entire freeway sequence.. It's like a jade tinted highlight reel of anime & action cinema's greatest hits 
- THE MATRIX RELOADED 
                     (Wachowskis)

The family dog Bruno's black & white daydream of riding the locomotive that torments him daily - 
THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE 
                              (Chomet)
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The Rock VS Manito & his jungle rebels 
  - THE RUNDOWN (Berg)
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Nightcrawler's acrobatic blitz on the White House secret service 
- X2: X-MEN UNITED (Singer)
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Final 15mins, starting w/Willie's last safe hack 
- BAD SANTA (Zwigoff)
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Bob & Charlotte’s final embrace. 
          **Inaudible whisper**
- LOST IN TRANSLATION 
                 (Sofia Coppola)
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the Hulk's desert rampage against a smörgåsbord of military hardware 
    - HULK (Ang Lee)
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The Bride Vs GoGo & the Crazy 88s 
- KILL BILL VOL. 1 (Tarantino)
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The highway pile up premonition. There's some Saul Bass-level staging and framing going on here
 - FINAL DESTINATION 2 
                     (David R. Ellis)
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Jim wandering abandoned London streets
 - 28 DAYS LATER (Boyle)
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Retracing their steps in a sand map.. The sinking existential dread of being lost. **cue ominous Arvo Pärt**
    - GERRY (Van Sant)
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The demonic scarab beetle attack
- BUBBA HO-TEP (Coscarelli)
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Francis returns to the lumber yard after an altercation.. Then continues to work. A testament to patience & grace
    - THE SON (Dardenne bros)
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Noel’s swing-set confession + montage thereafter 
- ALL THE REAL GIRLS 
          (David Gordon Green)
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Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd chase each other through famous Dali, Seurat, & Munch paintings @ art gallery 
- LOONEY TUNES: 
  BACK IN ACTION (Dante)
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The cannon battle centrepiece within fog 
- MASTER & COMMANDER
THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (Weir)
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Saying goodbye to Frankie passing the moon 
  - IN AMERICA (Sheridan)
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also;
these pancakes
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Toby’s Favorite Movie Moments

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