Ask Adam Savage: Movie Scene That Had the Biggest Emotional Impact

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In this live stream excerpt, Adam answers questions from Tested members Patrick Casey, Charles White and Kerry Shanahan about which movie scene impacted him the most emotionally, the art direction in "Dune: Part 1" (2021) and what TV show or film Adam would choose if he could watch it again fresh. Thank you for your questions and support, Patrick, Charles and Kerry! What are YOUR answers to these questions?
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[@gordieparenteau6555]

For me, it was Spock's death in Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan. "I am, and always shall be, your friend. Live long and prosper."🖖🏼

[@gildad2000]

@@gordieparenteau6555 💯 yep

[@JaketheJOATGOAT]

First emotional moment I can think of is the death of Tony stark in avengers endgame. There wasn't a dry eye in the theater.

[@glenriches4779]

Return of the king, the moment where the riders of rohan arrive. The riders knowing they can't win but bellowing 'death!!!' And charging anyway. Gets me every time. Think it has something to do with family war stories but I know it's weird I tear up to they scene😅

[@NemesZoltan87]

Till this day, the movie that was the most epic for me is Baraka (1992) by Ron Fricke. And the strongest feeling comes from the scene where a Japanese monk is about to ring a huge bell, but at the moment he'd hit that bell... OH GOSH, just by remembering that part, makes my hair stand. Also... when you see the mountains of trash... or the river Ganges... etc. I also recommend some wine with this movie.

[@rilloroc]

3 scenes in "A Knights Tale" get me every time. When he goes to see his dad. When the prince knights him, and when his dad hears him being announced at the joust. I know it's not that kind of movie, but really enjoy it and those scenes get me every single watch.

[@captainnwalps6689]

You have been weighed. You have been measured. And you have been found wanting.

[@gunslinger2566]

Robin Williams' monolog in Good Will Hunting to Matt Damon. A prefect example of the difference between intelligence and wisdom.

[@mrbrandonmartin388]

The sequence in Shawshank Redemption where Brooks has to move back out into society as a career prisoner. Absolutely heartbreaking especially seeing Red later go through the same thing.

[@captainnwalps6689]

If you notice when Brooks is released we see him through the bars of the gate showing that even though he’s being released he is still imprisoned. However with Red we see the field in from of him showing that he is truly free

[@bpaddack1]

That is one of my favorite movies…I have to skip that scene every time.

[@philmcclenaghan7056]

Who cares about that??

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

Also Gattica, Captain Phillips, Spartacus, Saving Private Ryan, Children of Men

[@joseph_b319]

@@captainnwalps6689 or when he is on the bus. He has the look of a child who is lost while holding on to the bars for comfort

[@arwanrhys5186]

Roy Batty's explanation to Decker, in the rain, on a rooftop. The (remembered) line "Everything I am, everything I was, everything I saw and did.... Are just tears in the rain." Release dove. gets me everytime. Cheers

[@dylanziemer5975]

I was looking for this

[@Beer_Dad1975]

“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."

[@akajon01]

The ending to the mist . David Drayton's character alone watching the military go by minutes after killing his own son and the other survivors always gets me.

[@mythyc9604]

King absolutely loved the director’s choice there

[@repletereplete8002]

That is an absolute gut punch. Him left alone desperate, screaming and trying to shoot himself (yet knowing the gun to be empty but through grief trying to conjure a different outcome where it's loaded) in silence then the wailing music starts will stay with me forever.

[@Earthenfist]

Ooh.. Oh yeah. I banish that from my head whenever I can.

[@hobodann]

By far best movie ending for me

[@rubix444]

The movie "signs" still gives me chills everytime the movie builds up to the part where the camera shows the alien at the birthday party.

[@SaraNerys]

I think Signs is a perfect movie

[@MisterDoughboy]

Tears in the Rain from Blade Runner. The music, the words themselves, and the delivery all from a "villain" who has suddenly become revealed to be a sympathetic focal point all come together to kick my feelings in the dangly bits.

[@Woodklgr]

I was just going through the comments to see if anyone else thought so.

[@jacizaci_3]

The “where are his glasses?!” Scene from my girl, is still one of the most devastating scenes ever.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Yeah, that was a kick in the guts !! Great choice !

[@captainnwalps6689]

He can’t see without his glasses 😭😭

[@projekt6_official]

Thanks for reminding me of *that* kick in the stomach...

[@rizdalegend]

"Tell me I'm a good man." Saving Private Ryan... So much built up to that quote in that end scene.

[@bryansmant870]

Beat me to it. That one gets me every time.

[@philmcclenaghan7056]

Lame

[@gtv6chuck]

Spock's death in "Wrath of Khan" really hit me.

[@AlanCanon2222]

Every frame of it. Yes.

[@greenatom]

"That was a hell of a thing when Spock died." - George Costanza

[@mollyroberts2458]

Kinda b4 my time but still. Still. The best Trek movie imo

[@billbrydon3725]

Exactly

[@Psychlist1972]

For me: - The scene in Interstellar when Cooper watches the videos of his kids growing up without him because they took too long on the planet - The end of Your Lie in April, and the revelation of what the lie was. - The game scene at the end of the Chimera Ant arc in Hunter x Hunter "Komugi, are you still there?" All of those are instant tears for me.

[@jeffshows2209]

Ending of Inception, the kids windmill taken out of the safe and what that did for the son as the father died. Gets you in the feels.

[@cursedscar8610]

The ending of Saving private Ryan when the old man asked “Did I leave a good life?” Like he had to prove to them all there loss was not in vain overwhelms me every time.

[@kylew4675]

When Wade was calling out for his Mom as he was dying

[@lordofthemound3890]

Contrived and manipulative. Like most of the last 3/4 of that movie.

[@MartKencuda]

@@lordofthemound3890 How was any of that contrived?

[@steverino6954]

The scene that really got me was at the end of Schlindler's List, (spoiler) when Schindler, while speaking at a gathering to thank him for his help during the war, he breaks down on stage, in remorse for not doing enough. I'm literally fighting back emotions as I type this, thinking about that scene. Very powerful.

[@Hollywoodbadger]

“Superman” in the Iron Giant 😢 - every time. (Although I was bawling at the end of Ghostbusters: Afterlife too) Seem to find myself crying more at movies as I get older

[@hyperdragon001]

I find the discussion between Hogarth and the Iron Giant about what it means to be alive/to die touching as well, especially when Hogarth acknowledges that the Iron Giant "thinks about things" - that being a metric to decide that the Iron Giant is a living thing. It's a very simple thing to say but speaks volumes about what life is.

[@theomnipresent1]

I still remember Iron Giant as the first movie that made me cry as a kid.

[@cummerou1]

Man, The Iron Giant gets me every time, amazing movie

[@SophiaAphrodite]

Grosse Point Blank is one of my favorite "secret" movies of all time.

[@craigrobertson9667]

I'm a big fan. Excellent soundtrack.

[@dbadilotti]

"No Meetings"

[@daddynitro199]

“Thank you for the pen.”

[@ericy4522]

So many great scenes & much quotable dialogue!

[@mattray4876]

The scene in Richard Donner's Superman when he finds Lois after she died from the cave-in. Hearing him plead "No, no, no" as though he could will her back to life, only to then see her body go limp was heartbreaking. The scream he makes just before taking flight is as though years of guilt for not being able to save his father and, now, Lois, has been boiling beneath the surface and losing the love of his life is too much for him to bear.

[@jasonbungard7484]

Also Jon Kent's heart attack. When young Clark says "All these powers, and I couldn't save him", that one line beats every other Superman movie made. That one scene makes Superman as powerless as any other person who has ever lost someone. It makes the movie.

[@AlanCanon2222]

@@jasonbungard7484 Both those scenes hit me hard in the theater, aged 9.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

His face just before he did the rewind... Christopher Reeve was an incredible human being and actor...

[@iangregory3719]

For me, it can only be the "Green Dragon Inn" scene in Return of the King, where the four Hobbits sit silently at the table and just look at each other, each with that shared experience of what has happened to them, how they've changed, how, for each of them, it'll never be like it once was, and how all those around them, in blissful ignorance, simply cannot comprehend what they have been through. It's almost like that one scene was written by a veteran, one who knows what it's like to come back from that sort of experience, physically undamaged, but inside...... It's how I felt, and, I dare say, many others too. As Country Joe said "and the girl next door will never be the same".

[@Beer_Dad1975]

Peter Jackson is a huge war history buff, he knows the cost of war. My other favorite scene from Return of the King is also in the book - "I may not be able to carry it for you, but I can carry you!"

[@dannymac6368]

First 10-20 minutes of ‘Up’ usually gets me. 😮‍💨

[@autumnprovidence]

Matthew McConaughey and Mackenzie Foy in Interstellar. When Coop says goodbye to Murph in her bedroom followed by Hans Zimmer’s song, “Stay” with the countdown to launch as he drives away in his truck. My favorite score from any movie and probably one of my favorite scenes of any movie. Exquisite brilliance from the whole ensemble.

[@nerdingforfunprops4487]

The scene in E. T. when Elliot sees the flower grow and pretends to cry really loud, absolutely fills me with emotion.

[@BRCIce]

That movie (The Abyss) is my go to date test. If my date doesn't get at least teary eyed during the resuscitation scene, that pretty much seals it for me. You've got to be dead inside not to be moved by it. Water leaks from my eyes every single time I watch it.

[@AlanCanon2222]

We showed it in 35mm at the University of Louisville in 1989, and even though it was a student theater, and performance venue we dragged all the stage monitors out to the sides of the hall so there'd be side fill (alas, the projectors only had mono sound pickups, but we tried our best to make it an event. The sound really thundered.)

[@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka]

It's great emotional scene but as a kid aliens and specialy water alien scared s$%t out of me! Although filming Abyss was pain in the ass for all actors - they literally went trough hell filming it so sad that Abyss is so underrated!

[@AlanCanon2222]

@@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka I was 20 when it came out, so mature enough to "handle it", but it is still a very spooky movie. The aliens are "mysterious" (my word for them) and enigmatic, so although it's not a horror film, it still has scenes that take you to those same places. I hadn't thought about it before your comment, but I can well imagine it being a frightening movie for children.

[@matthewbrown435]

One of my all time favs is the Abyss and I'm with you there Adam for that scene. Also I'm a sucker for the scene in "I am Legend" Will Smith realises his dog, his only companion, is infected and he has to suffocate her. 😭

[@thanksfernuthin]

Henry Fonda getting lost while picking blue berries in "On Golden Pond" and his wife Katherine Hepburn finding him. The emotion is so perfectly communicated by both it floors me.

[@mertz7305]

I don’t think there’s a person alive that would not LOVE to watch Henry Fonda picking blueberries.

[@dudeism400]

Inglorious Bastards and No Country For Old Men I would like to see for the first time all over again. The intensity in both movies draw you in so much but its never the same as the first time.

[@HowVeryOdd]

I absolutely love your explanation of how having already seen a show or movie once can improve future viewings. It really does allow you to relax and enjoy the story rather than being terrified of missing out on a key plot point.

[@kylebernard7755]

The ending for the original Blade Runner and Roy's passing on.

[@patsaunders2062]

The end scene of 'Saving Private Ryan ', at the French gravesite of Tom Hanks character. Gets me every time.

[@mikepetersen2927]

I bawled my eyes out in the theater at that point. The best movie I'll never watch again.

[@libertyauto]

My dad invited me to attend a movie review group, where folks were invited to bring a dvd and play a strictly time limited portion of a favorite movie scene for discussion. I brought and showed the same scene from the Abyss, starting at the purposeful drowning, and the strictly enforced timer ran out just as resuscitation was getting started. There was almost a riot as the attendees demanded the never-before-broken timer rule be set aside to allow them to see the final result. My dad said that was a first in all the time they had been meeting.

[@CrashingThunder]

I was literally nodding when you mentioned The Abyss lol. Wouldn't have thought scene of that on my own, but it is really powerful.

[@D3REZINATOR]

the sons story at the end of BIG FISH destroyed me emotionally when he takes his father to the river and everyone is there to say goodbye. chokes me up just writing about it.

[@rexdink]

Yes, one of the best stories told.

[@RogueA.I.]

This is mine. It really hits home.

[@D3REZINATOR]

@@RogueA.I. yeah i have not watched the film since my dad died in Feb. I'm not sure how id handle it now.

[@Tinderchaff]

A TV series where I could get a memory wipe and watch again? Easy, Babylon 5. I adore the character arcs and how much everyone changed over the series. It also has one of the scenes that had the biggest emotional impacts on me (yes I know it was for movies but I'm cheating here because it was so awesome), the episode is called 'Sleeping in Light'. Even just thinking about it is bringing tears to my eyes. Wonderful performances by Bruce Boxleitner and Mira Furlan.

[@nekocookiee]

I think I’m more sensitive about this scene because I have younger siblings and have worked in childcare for a long time, but the scene in the anime “Erased” where the girl gets a home cooked meal for the first time ever and she just starts crying always makes me burst into tears. It makes me think about what I take for granted and also breaks my heart that some kids never get that kind of love from their parents.

[@MrKingofbos]

Silent running was mine; Huey, Louie and Dewey had me in tears then and now. I cried over robot's!

[@AdventCloudStrife]

Re-entry in Apollo 13. You know things work out, but that doesn’t stop you from feeling COMPLETELY the jubilance and the relief everyone feels. And the music matches it so completely that I can’t imagine a more perfect melding of visual and audio to elicit an emotion.

[@sclogse1]

Here's to you, Ed Harris. The ships in Lynch's film are marvelous and shown off extremely well, especially on the arrival to the giant navigator entrance, and the arrival on Dune. Screen grabs of the best scenes in Lynch's Dune are very impressive.

[@Batman1016]

From the "biggest emotional impact" thread (I can think of at least five scenes that I will NEVER forget), and the "building an elaborate universe just to discard it or gloss over it in shots or only film what you need and move on" perspective, AND the "I would love to get memory wiped and see this all over again" standpoint (and ALSO coincidentally, a series with which Adam is INTIMATELY familiar) . . . . . . . From start to finish (sadly, last episode this week), "The Expanse" is the most cohesive, coherent, INCREDIBLY consistent quality, beautiful, flawless pieces of sci-fi I have EVER seen in my life. I feel it is a MASTERPIECE overall, and particularly with regards to the points made in this video. Just perfection.

[@deeschoe1245]

Not a movie, but when Radar comes into the operating room to say that Col Henry Blake's plane was shor down. Seeing Radars face breaks my heart every time!

[@TenBear]

A film scene scene that gets me every time is Coffee's electrocution/execution, I connect with Coffee and Tom Hanks acting really drives home how horrible what's happening.

[@stanfordcoffee]

That movie, and that scene destroys me every time. PS: "Coffey, like the drink, only not spelled the same. :)

[@AlanCanon2222]

OMG, I now know which movie you mean, but the villain in The Abyss (played by Michael Biehn) is also named Coffey, and he also has a pretty gripping death scene. He comes to his senses and realizes the situation he's put himself in at the last possible moment: it's redemptive, in a way, and nicely rounds out his character in a movie that is known for being character driven.

[@Qubic3D]

I feel very much like you, it‘s the reason why I watch your formats for centuries now. Your makings, your skills, I identify myself with you. As I saw the topic of this video, for me, it took 1 second, I thought of the rescue scene in „The Abyss“ so I was very excited what you have chosen… Then I clicked the video. As you mentioned the same scene, I could not believe and my tears began to ran… wow Adam, what an impact. I agree to almost all your comments and taste, but this was a perfect match! Thank you for being such a honest and emotional artist…

[@mooferoo]

John Coffey being executed in The Green Mile. I cried like a baby the first time i saw it, and still struggle not to every time since.

[@ClownOnVacation]

Yeah. That destroyed me for days.

[@Merennulli]

There are moments I would like to relive where I was excited about something coming up where I had so much hype for it and then the hype paid off, but I honestly wouldn't want to forget the films or shows and rewatch them. Those were each moments in time that went well beyond the media that I wouldn't get back just watching it with a blank slate. Waiting months to learn what would happen to Locutus of Borg, watching Blazing Saddles with dad, sitting through a lot of TV I would never watch today to get to a finale or even a random episode that made it worthwhile. There's value in the second, third, etc. watching of a show that isn't there in a first viewing. But there's also a comfort in it with many shows. There are shows I'll go back and rewatch and be comforted by knowing what's going to happen. It's like coming home and everything is where I expect it.

[@williamaaronhicks2198]

Was just talking about The Abyss a couple of days ago. It was the first movie that made me realize I was going to be a lifelong SciFi fan. 💁🏻‍♂️🤓

[@glaxko2]

The movie that had the largest emotional impact on me was the end of Inception, when Leo (and us) sees the kids faces for the first time in the entire film, they reunite and the camera pans to the top and...

[@danabean4408]

Several scenes in Hacksaw Ridge. Possibly the scene when the C. O. is apologizing to the Desmond Doss character “We didn’t know who you were “ - hits the hardest. Tears me up!

[@AlanCanon2222]

I'm one of those people nodding along with Adam's invocation of that scene in The Abyss. It's amazing. In the novel there's the suggestion of alien intervention to save Lindsey Brigman, I think: in the film, there's an overhead shot of the Moon Pool that shows a flickering underwater light whose purple color is suspiciously suggestive of the NTI's livery.

[@RadioactiveLobster]

For me it's Schindler's List. It's a movie that I am glad I've watched (and I think everyone should watch) but it is a movie that I don't want to watch again. That said, I try to watch it at least once every few years just as a reminder of what we need to fight against and what we can never allow to happen again. It's an emotional gut punch every time, I cannot make it though the film without tears.

[@timothykelly5588]

yeah! I don't get this fascination with fictition/make believe (comedy excepted), all the best stuff is from true stories-way to many to list

[@repletereplete8002]

the scene under the latrine is heart breaking.

[@linson2010]

Like all the scenes in that movie, but for some reason, I keep thinking back to Schindler and his family about to run and looking at the pin and realizing that is one more life that he could have saved. That will haunt me until I die.

[@x_pure]

@@timothykelly5588 What do you mean you don't get it? The idea of escapism is far from a difficult concept. Not to mention it is one thing to enjoy historical films, learn from them and grow. But Jesus how many times can one watch something about WW2 before one actually dies from boredom?

[@timothykelly5588]

@@x_pure Star Wars is WWII in space; fact is stranger than fiction; I highly recommend Mark Felton's KZbin channel and I haven't died from boredom

[@MikeVanHorn]

Loved to hear that you connect with Grosse Pointe Blank. It's one of my all time favorites.

[@spridgejuice]

for me the end of Arrival - and then rewatching it the whole movie is back-filled with all that emotion so I'm just in tears all the way through!

[@repletereplete8002]

I recently saw the uncut version of Possessor by Brandon Cronenberg and the final few minutes has really stayed with me especially as I recently became a father and the film's conclusion haunted me for a week and had me in tears the next day.

[@devildriverrule111]

That last little section of Grave of the Fireflies.... that gets me every time.

[@tiagokang639]

This movie is a hidden gem.

[@kiwibonsai2355]

Bicentennial Man hit a few notes for me. Miss ya Robin ❤️🇳🇿

[@mythyc9604]

Yes! That movie hits my tear button every viewing!

[@yodatw]

I always found the end of Gladiator Poignant. "Honor him" Yeah My allergies make my eyes water in those final scenes. No no no they are allergies Chiefs never cry.

[@tbrasc0]

For me the scene that got me was the destruction of the Enterprise in ST3:The Search for Spock, as the remains of the ship streaks across the sky Kirk asks "Bones what have I done?" And Bones replies "what you had to do, what you always do, turn death into a fighting chance to live" I was 10 at the time and absolutely nothing prepared me for that, it's first time I ever cried at a film. Remarkably brave storytelling. That scene you picked out Adam is also quite simply amazing, Cameron did a great job with that film. I introduced my wife and my children all separately to Bladerunner, each of them reacted differently, it was a joy to see their reactions and discuss the film with them afterwards.

[@josephkielar1190]

The end of Vanilla Sky gets me every time.

[@iamjtbe]

I have watched this movie (The Abyss) so many times. Dozens. This is my scene too. I got all choked up just having you talk about it! My second....Iron Giant when he tells him at the end he can choose who he wants to be while staring at the barrel of a huge gun. Thanks Adam!

[@thewinenut9800]

The opening scene from Star Wars Ep IV. Stunning.

[@SuperBommer1]

The end wrapping up of Shawshank Redemption is my favourite and then the end of the Usual Suspects turned an Meh story into one of my favourite and enjoyable

[@gordonstark6538]

"Kitty" reaction at the end of Monsters Inc., or Morgan Freeman feeding pie to Jessica Tandy at the end of Driving Miss Daisy get me every time. Emotional punches to the gut.

[@MontanaMetal]

There are several scenes in the movie, "the Worlds Fastest Indian" that get me every time. I fear it's more of me taking stock in my personal life than the movie itself. Chokes me up every time and I look forward to it every single time.

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

Yep, and that was a great movie, too!

[@neilperry2224]

Yes, I agree with you on that one scene in the movie. The brutality of the resuscitation of Mrs brickman, and the tension of the final part where she comes back to life, it bitch kicks you to almost stopping you from breathing. I adore Dune #1 but haven't seen the new version yet but I am looking forward to it. I've read the doorstop of a book, and how it's more 'fleshed out'.

[@scottmantooth8785]

*good choice of consuming what appears to be the Australian beverage Bundaberg ginger beer...personal favorite...as is Vegemite*

[@RobRogersOnline]

100% spot on! I do the same thing when I watch The Abyss. Thank you for sharing.

[@LostButMakingGoodTime]

Lots of them, but the one that immediately came to mind was Field of Dreams. I have probably seen it 50 times and there are half a dozen moments that STILL choke me up. I hadn’t thought about it until just now, but there is an amazing and unique musical score that accentuates each of those moments as well.

[@princelewd3019]

The scene when the iron giant "sacrifices" itself...gets me every time...let alone more so now a days after I read how Brad Byrd sister passed

[@may.d.a.y]

Smoke Signals. "Do we forgive our fathers?" i had a strained relationship with my dad for years, and right as i tried to connect with him again, he died. there was so much i never got to say to him, now i have to live around that feeling

[@willv7868]

The scene on the park bench in Good Will Hunting. Robin William's speech gets me every time.

[@tonyk421]

Titanic, the older couple in the bed, with the water coming in.

[@markwelch7975]

The Abyss is a classic movie!!!! The line “ Touchdown the crowd goes wild” when they drop Cab 3 from the Explorer I use on a semi-daily basis!!!!

[@seif412]

"A Silent Voice" There are several scenes I have to stop and cry every time, but the final scenes with the "X"s falling away and he is completing his character arc. So fulfilling.

[@supimbob12]

I'm surprised to not see people talking about Arrival. It's this beautiful, bittersweet, somber emotion that is so rarely captured.

[@matthewblanchard9805]

Adam, you just don't hear nearly enough love for Grosse Pointe Blank - which is a shame because it remains an incredible movie. I remember seeing it in 97 and immediately going back the following weekend to see it again to kind of track Martin Blank's strange and quiet arc. So good.

[@drmorqWarrenProject]

2 of my favorite scenes... Edward G. Robinsons death scene in Soylent Green. Gale Sayers speech about Brian Piccolo in Brians Song... and ... Robert Blakes sililoquoy in 'In Cold Blood'....

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

LOL, "like it's a pair of scissors," as he picks up a screwdriver. 😄 Great questions, great answers - not my normal flavor of video, but I'm glad I watched it!

[@Sommertest]

Tom Hanks “Earn This” line from Saving Private Ryan. Every time he says it, I want to become better than I am and earn it.

[@casstippit766]

Finding out that Adam is as huge a fan of Gross point blank as I am is the Xmas gift I didn’t know I needed but much appreciate.

[@scoobertmcruppert2915]

It’s probably quite ridiculous but when Bruce Willis stays in Armageddon, I’ve always just had tears streaming down watching it. Haven’t seen it in a bit, but that’s what jumped out at me. Edit: Definitely not the biggest emotional impact now that I think about it, but AN emotional impact lol

[@markwelch7975]

I thought the scene right after Bruce and Ben go down in the lift where the rest of the crew were just walking around beat and worn out was a great scene even though it was only 5-8 seconds long!

[@tomiselepe7066]

Yeah Armageddon is a movie me and my friends decided to never watch together again cos it made us tear up one too many times.

[@edwardchester1]

Honestly difficult to recall a specific long running example but a recent one (other than basically nearly bursting into tears at the opening scene of Dune cause of how damn good it was) is the ending of Dunkirk. I'm definitely a sucker for musical emotional impact and that combination of Elgar's Nimrod variation and the plane coming down. Man that got me.

[@starwalker3488]

So scifi of me, but the 'like tears in the rain' speech in Bladerunner gets me still to this day. On a TV note, the Star Trek TNG 'The Inner Light' episode when Picard plays the tune at the end - it's so painfully brilliant.

[@dolphstarwind1183]

For me, among others, would be the scene near the end of Return of the King where Aragorn is being made king and he walks out to to the Hobbits. They start to bow to him and he stops them with "My friends, you bow to no one." And he kneels in front of them while everyone else follows soon after. Gets me every time.

[@IamCurrentlyAscending]

One of the best lines ever!

[@Sairin13]

One of the reasons star wars worked so well was from taking those exact reference shots and matching them up one to one. Which captured that same sort of energy, this is a spaceship but if we want it to feel real, we can't treat it like it's special. It's like the atmosphere of the cantina scene, where it's got to look weird, but it has to FEEL familiar. I'll stop but I could go on about this all day, I loved Sports Night and I'm glad to see it talked about by anyone. Also, speaking of scenes with emotional impact. "Eli's Coming" Or at the very end when Coulson has let Dana know what is going to happen to them and she relays it to the crew. that's a great scene.

[@MtnBadger]

I can't think of anything better. The Abyss is a great movie and the chemistry between those two is awesome. It really tells all sides of the story, not just the action line.

[@Raniko2020]

Oh. For sure. That scene from Abyss definitely hits you right in the feels!!

[@topgun5054]

Mine would have to be ... not even a scene from a movie per se. It is the final interview at the end of Band of Brothers when the real WWII vet talks about the grandson asking if he was a hero. His response, and the feelings it generates, is epic.

[@multieyedmyr]

Barring movies based on real events like war, the most heart wrenching movie to me is What Dreams May Come. I bawl the whole movie!

[@danielland3767]

The emotional scene to me is in Avengers. When the Avengers actually "Assembled" & that pan around, with the soundtrack still makes me cheer & gives me goosebumps when I see it. I could cry everything in happiness. Another set of scenes are the final 30 mins of Endgame...from the 3 fighting Thanos & when Dr. Strange finally assembled everyone for the final battle.. 2 of the best most emotional best moments for me in movies

[@eckharteric]

I know it’s low hanging fruit but the montage in Up gets me bawling like nothing else.

[@jasonway407]

I agree about the abyss. However I’ve always been curious about why she didn’t swim out of the sub as far as she could make it before drowning.

[@afg122602]

me too

[@willinwoods]

I really appreciate your view on re-watching versus mind-wipe. I'm of the opinion that really good movies and series simply CANNOT be spoiled.

[@frenettaoneal2482]

When Private Trip (Denzel Washington) is whipped in GLORY. I had the dvd with “extras” and in the interviews every single actor became tearful talking about the scene and how difficult it was to film. It triggers sadness anger and lots of other emotions.

[@personatodo]

The same feeling Adam gets from rewatching Breaking Bad is similar what I'm feeling when I rewatch the 2003 Battlestar Galactica reboot knowing the context and arc of the entire series. The only thing I remember from Grosse Pointe Black is that fight between Cusack and Benny the Jet(Cusack's martial arts sensei in real life)

[@bound2thefloor1]

Cliffhanger...! The very beginning when the girls harness breaks and Sly goes out to save her. I remember seeing that on the big screen. I remember holding my breath that whole scene unintentionally, and when it was over taking a huge breath.

[@bumblebee4245]

Adam's sentiment about being able to show someone something you love for the first time is so true I was able to show my wife avatar the last Airbender for the first time when we first got together and she fell in love with it (after saying she probably isn't going to like it) but just the joy I got from showing her something that I love (enough to get the four nation symbols tattooed on my arm) and watching her slowly over come any preconceived notions and enjoying it with me was beautiful

[@tst4eko]

Grosse Pointe Blank is my favorite John Cusack film... Love the line: "It's Not Me"

[@JarrodFrates]

If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.

[@DenisRyan]

Oh my goodness! I adore Grosse Point Blank! The soundtrack was the first CD I bought because it wasn't available on cassette. It's such a fun, wonderful movie, filed with great moments, masterful writing, stunning acting, and, obviously, a great soundtrack. On that, I'm very jealous of people who's first experience of the Star Wars universe is The Mandalorian, or the Filoni Clone Wars series.

[@richard-likes-to-travel]

Yup, Grosse Point Blank is my “seen it thirty times” in the action-comedy category. In the rom-com category another John Cusack film, Serendipity.

[@braedan51]

Adam - you're so right about The Abyss. Powerful damn scene.

[@OGBobbyJohnson605]

The ending of of John Q when he's driving by his son and he does the flex... that gets me EVERYTIME.

[@xxxCrackerJack501xxx]

The final sequence of The Truman Show when Jim Carrey talks to Ed Harris for the first time is among the most impactful movie scenes for me

[@tatwho]

Don’t know why but so thrilled that grosse point blank was mentioned let alone loved