The Shots of the Decade

[@KJRunquist5]

what's your shot of the decade/?!?!?

[@SteveDCM]

Barry Lyndon came out this year, you cannot convince me otherwise.

[@eandrsn]

Past Lives match cut

[@ultimaidyt]

past lives stairs shot is up there - and this’ll sound cheesy but the i saw the tv glow “there is still time” shot. MAN!

[@liamwaytoovalid]

Tory Lanez’s shot at Megan thee Stallion

[@EthanButler]

The shot in all of us strangers of Paul Mescal standing in the elevator that's endlessly reflecting

[@muffyshome1375]

One of my favorites is the shot of the Osage dancing around the oil from Killers of the Flower Moon. That shot alone sells the movie to me, I knew instantly that this is going to be a classic

[@maxlerner10]

Super powerful moment and I had that same feeling. All the hairs on my arms shot up and I knew I was witnessing a banger.

[@keeganmet257]

Yes!

[@blondiesaband]

That’s the one.

[@Bladeebaby]

The song is so good too

[@sliferskydrag3055]

The backshots of the decade

[@steveskonntent]

Am I right folks

[@unboiledegg5765]

Am I right folks

[@vichoespinola3674]

Am I right folks

[@sufixx_17]

Right am I folks

[@Arawn505]

This Isn't Karsten Runquist: A XXX Parody

[@gxner5427]

glad to see madame web get some love in this!

[@George_Nakhle]

A shot =/= a still frame With that being said, the last shot in Aftersun absolutely clears everything from this decade. It always brings out this involuntary, pavlovian response out of me that no other film has managed to do. The 360 degree pan from the camcorder footage to Sophie in her apartment and then to Calum at the airport is just the perfect marriage of the different perspectives in memory that the film was trying to get at. I think it's normal for people to walk away from the movie and not immediately understand it, but that last shot absolutely makes you feel before it makes you think and that's what the best movies are all about

[@mattb2704]

Agreed, that shot completely changed my first experience of that film and it's now an all-time favourite

[@malikastlaurent]

the long tracking shot at the end of past lives absolutely destroys me every time

[@Arawn505]

Yes! I also had to think of this one

[@shravansreekumar1608]

Absolutely agree!! I was hoping Karsten would bring this one up

[@finickiest4940]

The end of Killers of the Flower Moon for me. Right after Marty closes the movie’s script on the radio show, we’re hit with a gods-eye view that consistently pulls back to reveal the Osage people singing and dancing in the modern day. There’s a song in the background and beautiful colors on the costumes, all in a circular pattern. No matter how many wolves got into their barn, you can’t kill the flower moon.

[@dionsmith2405]

Mine was the DUNE 2 explosion with Paul Atreides in the foreground. Such a cool shot.

[@Tyler12905]

The one of him walking thru the crowd takes the cake for me tbh

[@billyfox1468]

@@Tyler12905easily. When I got a copy of the movie I immediately went to find that shot first.

[@jcmurie]

Great shot, but I'd argue the shot of the worms behind him is better

[@dionsmith2405]

@@jcmurie also a phenomenal shot

[@canehdianbehcon]

​@@jcmurieThis is immediately what I thought of. How can you not include a shot of the 2020's without a bit of CGI in the background 😂

[@blakeO34]

My pick is unironically the shot from At Eternity’s Gate of Van Gogh in the blue landscape looking up at the sky with an expression of overwhelming emotion (the meme shot if you will). Not only is it a hauntingly beautiful shot, it has taken on a cultural meaning (through memes) of displaying the feeling of being overwhelmed. If there is anything I take away from the past decade of visual media, it’s being overwhelmed and having to take in everything we are constantly bombarded with.

[@davidsendinlloreda]

anatomy of a fall can't go wrong with blood over snow

[@darthsomething]

This video better just be 11 minutes of you talking about Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania

[@HBICTiff]

I really like that low-angle shot in Poor Things when she first explores Lisbon, showing the unique buildings and a skyline travel system. It feels historic and futuristic, whimsical and curious.

[@PauLtus_B]

What I like so much about the designs in Poor Things is that so much looks like real things as if you weren't familiar with them.

[@space_1073]

Oh my god the nope shoe shot was my pick before I even saw this, I’m so glad you brought it up.

[@KansasViking]

Came here to talk about Nope, we always gotta be talking about Nope!

[@theamazingsam1954]

The first scene zoom in for Past Lives always sticks with me

[@retrogradedly]

I love the shot from Challengers within the ground of the tennis court, where the netting line acts as a divider between both players. It's just such a unique perspective, and also directly ties back to the story and main themes of the movie.

[@PauLtus_B]

Challengers has so much wild creativity in that last sequence!

[@lrw.13]

YES SPENCER LOVE!!!!!!!!!!! one of the most gorgeously shot films of the decade!

[@RuSlavik]

1. Past Lives. The diverging paths in the beginning. You know the one. Beautiful and meaningful. 2. Perfect Days. There's a lot of cool stuff, so it's hard to pick. The final shot with Koji Yakusho is one of them. The part where he reads a book under a lamp on the floor. Etc. Many of them are also framed in a way that underlines isolation. 3. Blade Runner 2049. Also many great shots. K lying in the snow as well as his lit up face while he's listening to the holographic ad both look great and double as some quality meme material. But this film is also obsessed with hands, the same way the first one was obsessed with eyes. So I'll pick one of hand close-ups too. 4. Anything from The Boy and the Heron. I love animation and I don't want to exclude this masterpiece. I could go on on mind-blowingly gorgeous backgrounds alone. The shot of their house, for example. The sea, the field, etc. The characters looking at the floating rock is a memorable moment. 5. Across the Spider-Verse. Also an insane amount of great dynamic and static shots. The moment with Miles and Gwen looking at the upside-down city skyline captured my mind especially.

[@quake9213]

blade runner 2049 is not this decade. You could include something from Dune 2, id say anything from the Feyd Rautha introduction! That shit was masterful

[@RuSlavik]

@quake9213 I saw people in the comments naming films from the last 10 years, so I thought we were picking shots since late 2014 or something. I haven't seen Dune 2 yet. As for Dune 1, I actually didn't like it as much as some previous Villeneuve films 😁. I didn't care for it as much.

[@daphneblake13]

The second I saw that shot of Aftersun, I got teary. That's the power of cinema, baybee.

[@steveskonntent]

@@daphneblake13 the films my entire personality atp

[@mattb2704]

It's so perfect

[@andresanchez2000]

I feel like Taste of Things is so underrated from this decade. The cinematography in it is breathtaking. The early long cooking shot and last shot of the film are phenomenal.

[@rachaelneilan6646]

True

[@sadiehill2851]

I just watched this movie for the first time a few weeks ago and all I could think was "WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THIS????"

[@johanneskraglund2795]

For me its the sand shot from Desicion to leave, that you made a video on. The way the waves crash into the sand with the sun shining through is perfection

[@screwtapee]

a movie that has nothing but good shots

[@ThomasCuerden]

Anything from Across the SpiderVerse, pretty much, but especially Miles and Gwen under the bridge/on that tower.

[@udaysingh-wr2kw]

the whole movie should be shot of the decade

[@nunodias3791]

Dune and The Batman should also be included in this conversation

[@gotabonetopick2942]

Paul and Feyd Rautha positioning for the fight with the backdrop of Arakis in the Emperor’s ship was spine tingling incredible. Greg Fraser has quickly become one of my favorite working cinematographers.

[@toboclash]

Dude, the shot with the penguin upside down and batman in the background is awesome.

[@TheGimbishGlob]

The gyattman

[@harrisonstanton5152]

I also love the final scene in The Penguin, the close up of his facial expression on the park bench, was absolutely chilling

[@loganfortune7990]

Both are by the same cinematographer, Greig Fraser

[@JustforNow-ty5zt]

The shot in RRR with the guy holding a gun and rockets going off behind him goes incredibly hard. The way it contrasts with the shot immediately before is so awesome.

[@romansoto9644]

I'm so glad you mentioned the shot from The Fabelmans. That is one of my favorite shots off all time. The other one this decade is the one from Dune 2. The overhead shot where Paul is walking through the crowd and it they look like grains of sand.

[@rockomundo]

The upside down NYC shot from Across the Spider-Verse has to be mine, it's so so good

[@MetaBro]

OMG FABLEMANS LOVE YES‼️ I think of that shot so much I’m so happy it gets the attention it deserves. It’s really tragic too knowing the Fablemans somewhat represent Spielberg’s life

[@ftlasse7497]

Karsten this second channel is so fun I get more excited to watch this channel than the main

[@willemdaho3]

Every time i see a new trend on twitter, I immediately ask myself, “i wonder what Karsten thinks of this” then boom a video appears in my feed

[@erasespace]

FIlms from the video: Oppenheimer Aftersun Spencer Crimes of the Future Nope The Zone of the Interest The Fabelmans Great Freedom Days

[@GoldenGyroBalls]

Going for a unique choice here but mine comes from the very end of Napoleon when we get that backshot of him sitting in a char, drunk and implied to be getting sick, and how he just falls over with no sound effects whatsoever. It's so cheeky, I love it.

[@GareBare90]

Hey plant! But seriously, I think the next best shot will be the Nickel Boys looking up to the ceiling. Innovative at its finest.

[@thewhatness]

A recent consideration for me is the final shot of Maddy from _I Saw The TV Glow_ where she is standing in the middle of the street with her chalk writing of the thesis: *THERE IS STILL TIME*

[@joanserentill6688]

You`re doing some of the best content and most interesting on this channel discussing very cool topics. Thanks! Please keep going!

[@jamiemartin6603]

I know some others might have said this but Greg Fraser with The Batman and Dune have been the standouts for me. Especially, the shot with Batman coming out of the Batmobile after chasing Penguin, him and Selina on the roof and him guiding the people out of the flood with a flare. Then in Dune Part II, Paul standing on the cliff watching the explosion, him over the massive crowd of Fremen and the duel with Feyd-Rautha. Any of the these are worthy to me.

[@nixonhanna]

All of these shots are amazing but the Zone of Interest one is still so powerful it made me sit up straight

[@SeansMovieCorner]

I love the final shot of the second act in Kinds of Kindness. It gives you so much to chew on while still being haunting in the moment

[@miamu328]

love that shot from the fabelmans. the final shot in the fabelmans is beautiful as well and really stuck with me after i watched it

[@BagelGabe]

You definitely forgot the shot from Babylon where they’re shooting the kiss with the battlefield going crazy in the background. It’s so damn good

[@jennafay8256]

if we’re talking decade as in the last 10 years, 100% the last shot of The Irishman

[@kennethkidd3388]

Hot damn I love the idea of this video 😭 For the sake of discussion, some of my favorites by year from 2020-2024 2020: "Pieces of a Woman"--That opening one-shot scene is just ulcer-inducingly stressful and SO well done. "Saint Maud"--Without spoilers, that ~worshipping/angelic~ shot on the beach in the final scene? Incredible. "Sound of Metal"--Those last few shots of piece in the park are sooo moving. "The Father"--A few shots are just among the most devastating of this year/decade, but Hopkins breaking down for his mummy and then the final shot before the credits are just remarkable. "I'm Thinking of Ending Things"--The beginning of that dance scene in the gymnasium, as well as that chilling final shot that leads into the credits. "Another Round"--He dancin'. 2021: "Nightmare Alley"--Honestly I think a lot of moments from this are pretty damn underrated, but that final shot of Bradley Cooper and his performance? GodDAMN what an ending 😤 "The Power of the Dog"--Beautifully shot in nearly every frame, but Phil and Peter looking at the mountainside and seeing ~The Image~ within it together, as well as Peter helping Phil with his smoke, are such exceptional moments of visual storytelling. "The Tragedy of Macbeth"--Honestly, the whole thing, but especially that final battle on the rampart and that DAMN opening with the witches and the fog?!? Stunning. Spielberg's "West Side Story"--That elongated silhouette shot before the climactic gang fight is truly an all-timer, imo. "Dune: Part One"--Again, hard to choose within a movie this epic and beautifully shot (and which won an Oscar for cinematography, notably), but the two shots that stick in my mind most fully are Paul and Gurney running to the ship as The Sandworm approaches, and then Paul looking down on The Sandworm's gaping maw from the ornithopter; I mean come ON. "The Green Knight"--Can't even pick a specific shot from here, it's just so fucking beautiful throughout that it's gotta count for something, right? 2022: "Tár"--Once Again, just stunningly shot throughout, but that lengthy one-shot with her student during the lecture is something damn special man. "The Batman"--So horrifically underrated (in general, but especially visually), and the shots of Catwoman and Batman on the high-rise as the sunrises, as well as the shot of Batman leading Gotham's citizens with a flare, are just stunning. "Aftersun"--That camcorder shot is something else of course, but also that shot of her and her dad hugging during the climactic dance scene makes me feel a kind of tender pain that no other movie has ever accomplished honestly. "Everything Everywhere All At Once"--Those shots of Ke Huy Quan in the "In the Mood for Love"-style universe talking about how his kindness and seeming naivety are strategic and "How He Fights?" Lifechanging. 2023: "John Wick: Chapter 4"--A silly choice maybe, but that overhead "Hotline Miami"-style action shot? Unlike anything I've seen an action film accomplish, incredible. "All Of Us Strangers"--That Final Shot™ leading into the credits immediately became one of my favorite final shots of all time, and only becomes more beautiful and heart-stabbing every time I watch this. "Poor Things"--I just goddamn adore the way this entire thing is shot, but if I were to choose a specific moment/shot, it would be when Jerrod Carmichael's character shows Bella the suffering of the "Lesser Class" beneath them as they travel in luxury, leading to Bella rushing out onto that broken staircase and Carmichael holding her back as she cries while that gut-wrenching score plays. A worthwhile piece of art in itself, that shot. 2024: "Challengers"--TENNIS BALL POV TENNIS BALL POV (And sweaty boyz) "Nickel Boys"--Particularly, THAT Scene with The Hug, and the scene where that odd third-person-in-the-future perspective finally makes sense. "Dune: Part Two"--The Harkonnen Battalion floating up the mountain in the opening; the black-and-white infrared gladiator fight on Giedi Prime; the three sandworms bursting out of the sand in the climax; that silhouetted shot before the final knife battle; Paul lifting his blade on the ledge before his army; etc. etc.... But SPECIFICALLY, that shot of Paul in the foreground, waiting for The Grandfather Worm to ride, as the worm rapidly approaches from the background? Creates a sense of scale and epic excitement unlike anything I've seen in a Blockbuster before, amazing. I love movies I love cinematography I love this idea :)

[@timrenz6889]

The Batman upside down shot in the rain is a strong contender for me, but i agree with the Oppenheimer shot, immediately iconic.

[@stewyyishim]

Idk if you forgot but the final shot in Aftersun has a lot more going on in it than you mentioned. It starts as the old camcorder footage of Calum saying goodbye to Sophie, then the frame freezes and reveals it was being watched on a TV. It then pans around the room of adult Sophie watching the tapes on the tv into the wall, where it flows into a perfect transition of the airport hallway to Calum. Then as he walks back through the door, the darkness of the room he walks into is shown to be the rave. All of this in one (or the illusion of) shot. I would say it's the shot of the decade so far.

[@connorbullock1669]

Her daughter also crying in the background. Just a perfectly constructed ending

[@JonPorcasi]

The shot from Parasite in that iconic montage of Yeon-Kyo walking up the stairs

[@VTTVpsycho]

I’m shocked there’s not a shot from Poor Things in here. It’s one of the most visually stunning films I’ve ever seen.

[@bkizzle401]

My favorite shot from Nope is the exterior shot of the house in the rain at night, with Jean Jacket spilling blood over it.

[@amycarpenter1187]

The parachute behind little Owen in “I Saw the TV Glow”

[@lanamac3053]

There's multiple shots from The Worst Person in the World, that I think about all the time, like the looking out to the sunset scene near the end of the movie, when everyone is frozen in time, or when they inhale each others smoke, so good.

[@Nerdtoggles]

The oil burst from killers of the flower moon

[@teddysquid9556]

How did I forget about the Fabelman's shot, it's so amazing, I think that has to be my favourite. It's incredible that Spielberg is still at the top of his game.

[@quboqut]

dang that spencer shot is Beaitiful, i was blown away by the beauty dang

[@yt.byliam]

i’m one of the few people who actually really dislikes the fablemans but that scene is one of my favorites of that year. that shot is crazy and honestly somewhat relatable. i saw the fablemans was coming and im happy it was this shot.

[@Tyoxy]

Oppenheimer & the Nope shoe are definitely some top ones for me too

[@brandon_jens6620]

Roger Deakins is still unmatched. Take almost any shot from 1917 or 2049 and you can easily make a case for it.

[@16bitstudios]

Oppenheimer has to be my favorite, but a close second is the Batman looking through the coffee shop window shot

[@EuSouLC]

when i think of shot of the decade my mind immediatly goes to the rob pattinson climbing the building near the end of 'good time' .. also miles morales upside down by the second act of 'into the spiderverse' or pretty much any shot from the last evangelion movie

[@williamthegeckowallace3573]

For popular movies: Miles falling upwards, Paul looking at his nukes being dropped, The Batman walking towards the camera upside down in the rain, Kendrick dancing over hopscotch while A MINORRR plays 🤭, The dad from parasite staring angrily ahead while driving

[@coolbeanz1090]

I would say the dancing scene at the end of Another Round definetly struck a lasting nerve with me

[@keithvillarreal9876]

Transformers one has a really nice shot when Orion is descending into cybertron to his rebirth

[@bestfedoracontentonyoutube7485]

The shot in Portrait of a Lady on Fire where Adèle Haenel's character stands alone on the beach in her green dress, with roaring waves behind her, is one of my favorites.

[@alifpr]

The final shot from Close by Lukas Dhont, that look got engrained in my brain for days…

[@mattb2704]

Ohhh good one!

[@cs1264]

The fact that you didn’t talk about the man peeking up from the stairs in Parasite is going to haunt me forever. Genuinely so scary.

[@alexmueller828]

Half of The Batman would also probably be in the running for me.

[@ianharris7686]

The night-vision sequence, particularly the start with the soldiers in front of the open dusk sky in Sicario is stunning. Fucking awesome movie. Love it to death.

[@theartofcarny]

I don’t know if I have a favorite of the decade but I definitely noticed the wide angle supremacy trend in Longlegs and I think the eerieness you’re talking about definitely could be felt in that one due to the lens choice.

[@TaffyXZ]

My favorite this year has to be from The Brutalist when the statue of liberty goes from upside down to upright

[@JaySmith_]

the wicked tweet is mine. this was satire. I literally qt and tweet a photo of a text chain of me and my friend saying “its one of the ugliest scene ive seen ever”

[@ttin0]

I like most of the outside shots in Drive my Car, the highway shots and the cigarette in the through the roof shot.

[@BadlyOrganisedGenius]

The shot from Dune where the Atreides first land on Arrakis, and we see them from behind as the spaceship's doors open. There's such a weird charisma in that shot

[@JpaulSinquefield]

The opening shot from MM fury road is burned into my memory

[@MatthueLoose]

The final shot of Perfect Days is so beautiful, the cameraman apparently couldn't actually see the shot because he was crying so hard...! The director, Wim Wenders, has said he'd never seen the emotions that actor Koji Yakusho showed in that moment, someone fully laughing / smiling, deep sadness in their eyes / crying at the same time...!

[@existentialdiet279]

the closing shot of Kōji Yakusho in Perfect Days

[@crimson-violetproductions86]

Probably agree with the Oppenheimer example. Although I think multiple shots from I Saw the TV Glow deserve recognition as well.

[@jjdriessen]

If we're talking about the past 10 years; almost anything from Portrait of a Lady on Fire (especially the titular scene ... when she's on fire), Phantom Thread (e.g. NYE party).

[@masterpieceoneday8321]

I notice the theme with “representing the decade” is usually something claustrophobic/isolated/sterile all words that remind us of the pandemic

[@Sillos09]

I feel like you treat these as stills. We should talk about the actual shots. The power of the medium comes from the moving image. The Aftersun shot is not just him in the corridor. The shot is effective and meaningful because it packs so much information and emotion into the full 360 rotation move and the sound design. Starting on her freeze frame on the TV, all the way through her home ending with him going into the "club". I get that this is often the trend because pictures are shared more easily, but I feel like it is unnecessarily reductive to talk about movies like this.

[@stewyyishim]

I didn't even see this comment but I mentioned the exact thing as well. Not sure if Karsten just forgot but I wish he would have mentioned the complexity of the final shot in Aftersun. It has so much going on and shouldn't just be dumbed down to a neat looking corridor shot.

[@lycheejelly564]

not from a movie but theres that one shot in the show "the curse" where nathan fielder and emma stone are arguing outside a window and the camera is inside the house with the elder local just staring at the wall. it was a funny moment, but also very frightening. i remember the colors of the room being bold too, i loved it

[@chateaulobby]

one of my fav shots of the decade i can't give it away but its knives out the killer has a knife going towards someone and the like game of thrones style like glass bird looking painting is so beautiful

[@chateaulobby]

lol i could say it just don't name the characters

[@VTTVpsycho]

My shot of the decade is the final shot of Poor Things (2024). It makes me teary eyed every time I see it.

[@mariacarrasco3863]

The car scene in Parasite is always a favorite

[@gavinod3272]

I have no clue who you are but this popped up on my KZbin homepage and this was a great vid! Good stuff

[@MatthueLoose]

Choosing just 1 shot from anything feels crazy, so I'll stick with How Do You Live? (The Boy and the Heron) because it is artistically perfect. Miyazaki's standards are almost too high, but here it is, every frame exactly the way he wants it, the timing of edits and every frame's movement... I loved the story but that's a different, subjective discussion!

[@dr_volberg]

But...like...who picks the shot of the decade only after half the decade has actually passed? 😃

[@thomaseccles2059]

In the apprentice with Jeremy Strong staring at Trump through the crack in the door.

[@jacobdawes6405]

Might be basic opinion but my favs are Paul staring up at the sandworm at night in Dune (2021) and Zendaya and Josh O'Connor making out in the storm from Challengers. Both shots give me chills!

[@WaterMeLoan64]

Drinking Game: Take a shot for every shot in this decade.

[@MetaBro]

I don’t know if we’re going by amazing movies with the shot of the decade or no matter what movie it is if it has an amazing shot, but dude it’s so hard to beat The Batman when walking from the Batmobile in front of the fire

[@udaysingh-wr2kw]

i think the shot of the decade is in Avengers Endgame during the final fight when Captain America is facing Thanos and his whole army standing alone with a broken shield

[@shonna_77]

Is the decade 2014 - 2024 or..??? That train shot in "Atlantics" is so memorable. So romantic and beautiful!

[@jakel8136]

2020s

[@medpool7858]

one of my fav personally was the final shot in the lighthouse!

[@Josh_Mo]

I'm also sitting on the floor right now while watching this video, but there isn't a plant next to me.

[@user-th3zy7xp8q]

There’s a couple of great shots from whiplash I can think of, but if I had to choose one it would be the shot of Fletcher smiling at the end

[@muanjoca]

Saltburn. The grave.

[@ashbtn]

the one in parasite where they're divided by the line of the window pane

[@historical_punk]

I like your plant

[@Itsalwayscloudyincleveland]

Best shot of the decade is the final shot of I'm Thinking of Ending Things. The car completed encased in snow outside the school.

[@chickenlegsTV]

Every frame of Into the Spider verse or Across the Spider verse.

[@Arlyn7]

Torn equally between the two rocks on a cliff and taxes and laundry shots from Everything Everywhere All At Once.

[@karsonknudsen]

If we’re going from 2015-2025 party scene from phantom thread has to be in there.

[@GlizzieMcGuire]

The balloons are sewn into the fabric of my mind

[@hamburger9335]

I could’ve watched an hour long version of this

[@bkizzle401]

Dune 2 when Paul and Chani just hit the copter with a rocket, then it hits you with the shot of them running away with Chani kind of laughing in victory, then the copter crashes down behind them and the score blasts in.