Manchester by the Sea - Powerful Michelle Williams Scene

[@jaredlenormand7199]

Brilliant scene when he says there is nothing there he means he is empty inside and he can't bear the thought of being around her or anyone else's from his past life. He is not angry at her at all just dead inside because he blames himself for the accident. So few words but so much content awesome

[@mat704]

Thanks, i was going to ask what he means with "there's nothing there" but you just explained it already. thankssss

[@thedeparted1991]

Jared Le Normand or by that he means there's nothing there against her , he's not carrying any grudges for anyone, he's only putting the blame on himself for what happened to the kids, this made him hate himself, which led to hate everyone else, that's why he can't stand talk or being around people.

[@notabot835]

When he says "there's nothing there", he's lying to himself.

[@cmteh1]

I take "nothing there" as telling her he has no feelings for her or for anyone else. She wants to be in his life, but he cuts her off every time, not even lunch. Her saying that's not true is that she's asking him to not reject everyone from entering his life.

[@Jared_Wignall]

Jared Le Normand I think also, him walking away when she wants to keep talking and even have lunch with her, is that he doesn't want to have her change his mind, as he's made up his mind on nothing being there and he feels this is what's best for himself and others, even though him acting like this would have a negative effect on himself and to those who care about him, and doesn't want a conflicting argument of hearing anything that isn't already made up in his mind. This is a great scene as well as a very important scene in the film.

[@alvifadhollah]

Possibly the most dramatic lunch invitation in movie history

[@afrosamuraiwarrior]

agreed

[@tandriants]

Welp, consider what happened between them in the movies, there's no reason not to be dramatic..

[@ronytavares2257]

lmfaoooo

[@ItsJoeHut]

@@tandriants thanks for explaining, we would be lost without you

[@juggmusic7846]

agreed

[@thestranger4812]

This is so fucking real. No long elegant monologues about grief and redemption. Just two broken people who're too distraught to find their words.

[@The3rdGunman]

This scene tore me apart. I got divorced over some F#cked up circumstances, right around the time I saw it. Incredibly authentic acting!

[@ravifonseca8]

This is so true. This scene made the movie for me.

[@christianwebb5653]

You nailed it

[@CJLOVE23]

@@The3rdGunman Holy crap- so did I. It was brutal

[@kikegalo6154]

This scene, finally great acting that doesn’t involve a dialog that makes ordinary people seem like script writers too. This is exactly what people in pain would say to each other and not perfectly put together wording

[@BlizzyFoxTF]

Some great scripts aren't flamboyant; they are just too real

[@vLinko777]

So gaddamn true

[@MalphasMikaelson]

Hell, people often don't speak perfectly in any scenario. Just look at so many interviews between celebrities. You're right that movies tend to be too perfect in their writing.

[@BlizzyFoxTF]

@@MalphasMikaelson True, but I would say there's a large spectrum of great scripts, with some opting for the smarter, witter, denser, more "perfect approach", examples being Aaron Sorkin and Tarantino's scripts. They are still fine, if not even better.

[@robertosucci1151]

Like I always say. A best actor winner has one great scene. This was his

[@jesseike416]

"My heart was broken..... it's always going to be broken" this scene is painful

[@jieoymr]

Cade Estep was I’m crying.....

[@IndustryHarm]

Im crying watching this clip

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Y'all moved because Williams portrays real grief so effectively. This is the best acting you'll ever see. If i could write a scene like that my life would be complete.

[@thedeparted1991]

"You can't just die..".

[@waynechriss]

Man that line hurt so much to hear. I hate that they both have to go through this and I'm heartbroken that Affleck's character pretty much embodies that line she says.

[@JakeMasterss]

Abdeldjalil E. why does she say that line?

[@premsun]

Abdeldjalil E. guilt ..

[@JakeMasterss]

Eric de Llamas thanks!

[@pitatiba]

"There is nothing there..."

[@Apudurangdinya]

The worst thing about trauma is the world keeps moving on, even when you doesn't

[@FlappyBelly]

The Tennessee parents are feeling this now

[@RAAM90]

I know that everyone is cheering Michelle's performance in this scene, and rightfully so, she was amazing, but Casey deserves some props, too. Any lesser actor would've thought that this is "the" scene were they get to cry and get emotional in order to show their range and acting abilities, and also to be on par with what Michelle is doing, but not Casey. Zero ego. He stuck to his character's truth, which was to push any sort of emotional reaction or establish an intimate human connection so that he won't feel vulnerable again - particularly to the woman he loved whom he gave the worst heartache imaginable. We later see how this moment affected Lee on an emotional level. This is actual human behavior, not some movie fluff, which is why I love this film, the writing, the directing, and especially the performances.

[@BlizzyFoxTF]

blissismyname i agree. The title shd include Casey as well

[@loveanimals6981]

Superb critique -- spot on.

[@joewhitehead3]

blissismyname Casey’s acting & the screenplay didn’t win the Oscars for nothing

[@hd-xc2lz]

@Macdealerx Except that the script here calls for her to be the more emotional of the two, and for him to largely react to her and his character to resist the emotional moment her character wants from the encounter.

[@KartikeyaDutta]

Thanks for the stuff you wrote

[@BubblyJubbly]

OH MY GOD. HE SAID THE BABY WAS HANDSOME. That’s exactly what he said to his son the day he died in the fire.

[@johnnashguzon9116]

Yeah and the look michelle williams gave him after :(((

[@callumbrady88]

didnt notice that before. thank you

[@billykhoabillykhoa7844]

Cmon you didnt have my consent to break my heart like that...

[@joannc3373]

Hahaha! Same here. He told me my son was handsome. On a flight from yvr to Lax.

[@oriamir8994]

I don't recall did they show a ring or say she got remarried? either way it could be his child right?

[@YuriusSan]

The way she bends her neck back when she says "But honey" and she says it so softly and with so much pain mixed with love. shit. Look at how she holds her hands folded, so damn humble.

[@punkiller666]

It made me feel like nobody has felt that way about me

[@hd-xc2lz]

So nicely described Yuri. Really wish she was making more films, best to be selective, but of course there's such a thing as being too picky.

[@saidmehdi3435]

Very sharp notice, mr too i rewatched that point

[@Wot50202]

She’s moved on, so has lee. Kinda sorta. This is lee’s way of moving on :( she knows it too

[@baffled_hawk]

@@Wot50202 I don't think lee has moved on. In the end he says to his nephew that he can't beat it, the guilt will always be there

[@sleepyazathoth5238]

"I love you" Fuck, I never thought those words could be so fucking devastating.

[@loganl8643]

Your God Wilfred It's worse when it's in real life man.

[@longapathy6949]

“I should fucking burn in hell for what I said to you...” This is what killed me. She truly felt that. They went through such a tragedy and she said some things she knows she can never take back, just adding to the torture he already brings upon himself. Truly a crushing scene, but so real.

[@9hills48]

Yeah ridiculously powerful scene, her acting is just superb, almost cried watching this... The conversation felt so real, it was painful to watch. Truly a masterpiece

[@josesilva-kr6mh]

this is beautifully written , the pain we feel from them talking , the way they dont finish their sentences like they know what the other will say , it brings out so much feeling, Michelle totaly stole the scene but Affleck stole the whole movie , that "you cant just die" just killed me, they dont say much , they dont even complete a line of thought is just like ramdom stuff , "u cant" " no no no" but that what makes it real , in a true situation you cant even talk right , pure genious

[@joannoriol6444]

The most moving scene I ever saw in any picture ever. If you lost a child, this hurts so much, but it is so true. Like she said, she is broken, always will be. So true, so well acted, amazingly acted. Every time I view this scene I cry., sometimes I just watch it to relieve my tension about losing my son. You keep going on, but you are broken, you can laugh, joke live a good life, but you are broken and always will be till you see the child again. 🌻

[@dansnyder2494]

O my God...

[@javiertorres9114]

Joann Oriol Im truly sorry for your loss Joann. I can’t imagine how anyone can go through life with this amount of pain. I came across this video exclusively for its performance. This was a really good performance. The dialogue was perfect. In any given show or movie actors would struggle with interrupting lines. My heart goes out to you.

[@CINTERPOL]

Well you are not lying

[@Arlow2DF]

I never would have thought a KZbin comment would make me cry. I'm so sorry you had to go through that, I believe in heaven and I believe you will see your son again.

[@MalphasMikaelson]

@@addiegrg How is the kid in a better place? I hate that saying.

[@hunrazc]

"I don't have anything big to say" "I should burn in hell" "I love you"

[@hadiputraw8083]

That's why this movie called dark comedy,full of satire haha

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

@@hadiputraw8083What is it satirizing?

[@bruhmomento6691]

@@winstonmarlowe5254me

[@baffled_hawk]

​@@hadiputraw8083 Satire? I'm pretty sure that's how most conversation go, especially in such an emotional situation. If anything, I'd say the film was portraying reality.

[@kataisa3]

KILL ME NOW. I'd love to know how many takes the director took. This singular scene is so perfect in every way. It should be shown in every acting class, every directing class, every writing class, every editing class.

[@bluebird28tl]

Lonergan has a background in theatre. He has the cast do readings at the table for a few weeks before shooting the film. This scene was completed in a couple of hours. He said tye actors were very ready when it came time to shoot.

[@KingTabor]

Agree

[@afrosamuraiwarrior]

id say its close to perfection

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Why show it in acting class? It will make any other actress quit, since this cannot be topped

[@agnezabarutanski1963]

What Michelle WIlliams pulled off here might easily be the best performance of the past decade. This is so organically devastating, and it's so devastating because it so simple, brutal and realistic. There are no big words when you're broken, there's only sorrow and pain. This motion picture is a god damn masterpiece!

[@alvifadhollah]

The best of the decade? No. But one of the best? Hell yeah..!

[@skylersuwankoshittte1077]

Agneza Barutanski she looks like she’s trying to fake a spasm stfu

[@BlizzyFoxTF]

@@skylersuwankoshittte1077 haha

[@paulguevara6321]

Agneza Barutanski not even top 10 sorry

[@agnezabarutanski1963]

@@paulguevara6321 I meant Hollywood. As long as there'e Isabelle Huppert, no place for others lol

[@burhankhalid288]

Whoever keeps coming to watch this masterpiece of a scene has found cinema in my opinion.

[@BlizzyFoxTF]

I watched this video way too many times in the past three years

[@ClosedProductions]

I wanted to watch this scene again and googled "manchester by the sea best scene." Seems we many of us wanted to experience this again and agreed on it's quality.

[@stevevalkos6308]

it is left to our imagination the terrible things she said in shock and grief and anger, because we remember her kick-ass personality when they were happy........now she grieves not just for her lost children, but for the broken ex-husband she still loves.........very powerful scene

[@longmemory1620]

called him a sex offender

[@michaelrichardson8755]

Trump 2020 is that what those high school kids meant by “ all those stories are bullshit”?

[@BPBrutalPenguin]

I assumed the “rumour” was that he purposefully burned the house down.

[@senthilvelan544]

​@@longmemory1620feckin hell. Hating all the way😂😂😂😂

[@josephseiler1878]

Joe was the man who carried the sorrow of his family upon his shoulders. Every flashback and comment about him explains the integrity of his character as the absolute rock of their community. With his death, no one is left to support this awful grief and sorrow. This film is already a classic.

[@nanadaimehokage9934]

Care to elaborate? Cuz I don't really see it.

[@jbernaola1457]

Yeah, Joe is a very deep character, very underrated character in this fantastic movie

[@krishashah3577]

Joe, actually took care of him. He took care of things. He took care of his son, even though his wife was alchoholic, even after he was told that he had limited time, he didn't show remorse, he was being funny. He took care of Patrick, he had the boat, the guns collections, took care of Lee's furniture. Accepted his misery, but stayed by. He even in his will wanted Lee to move on by taking care of his child. What a big brother!

[@wsjustice]

Agree. Joe was the glue that brought everyone together. Kyle Chandler gets overshadowed by the other performances but his was just as strong.

[@joem2130]

Absolutely perfect analysis

[@natalietorres8047]

When he keeps saying “There’s nothing there”...when there used to be so much. He had a wife, he had children, he had a beautiful life. He realizes that their only connection now is the death of not just one of their children but all of their children. Forever. There is just no coming back from that. I mean to see how they were in the beginning, and then to see them now...there are just no words for it. All the love and affection that was once between them, is replaced by profound guilt, utter heartbreak and terminal remorse. It’s like they’re not even alive anymore, just ghosts wandering the earth.

[@user-ye6ge8kt4l]

😢

[@LH-id2te]

Michelle Williams it's amazing. She robbed the atenttion with one scene

[@THOMAS2910able]

3 scenes and this is what got her the nomination.

[@bobbyaaassah1901]

rape? have you looked at any of the case at all? get your fact straight kellyanne.

[@LH-id2te]

That one scene that got her 4th nomination to the Oscar. That's what i was talking about

[@appleslover]

LH she is so understand and talented, people don't notice her existence in Hollywood

[@bryancee5150]

LH I think that she is one fantastic actress who manages to elevate every movie in which she stars. Her grief in this scene is heart-wrenching and I feel that she steals the scene. It has brought me to tears everytime I've viewed it.

[@ChrisWolff2013]

These two are just so talented. Their vocal tones and body language are just brilliance.

[@7ussam2007]

I can't get over this scene ... i keep coming back here 2 or 3 times on a weekly basis to rewatch this masterpiece ... one of the greatest acting scenes in movies history

[@ballguy13]

7ussam2007 that might be a bit overboard.

[@joan2942]

@@ballguy13 its not, at all

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Yes, it is. Unbearable grief for all concerned.

[@neilpemberton5523]

Yes, I've never seen anything better. It's almost impossible to get this sort of scene exactly right. But the director and these brilliant actors absolutely nailed it.

[@w.p.innman2821]

Without Viola Davis "Fences" on Oscar night. Its Michelle Williams Oscar's to lose its a shame these two great actors were on the same category on both outstanding movies.

[@samosullivan1744]

This scene is so devastating because it’s so real. The way they overlap each other’s lines and don’t push for the emphasis is so convincing and so beautifully done. Michelle Williams NEEDS an Oscar!

[@hamishbrown2357]

I love how in the wide shot the wall creates a visual line between the two. Over the conversation Randy moves closer to it but Lee stays exactly where he is. Showing us how Randy is able to carry the burden of losing her children, move forward with it, but with Lee overcoming that sorrow is literally a line he cannot cross, it’s broken him forever.

[@valentinaa0.054]

Woww. Yeah.👌🏻

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

She's not over it at all. She's going through the motions, as do many of us do.

[@joem2130]

@@scottslotterbeck3796 you're right!

[@danngenesispilapil1384]

I agree, the wall definitely is intentional.

[@Ringperfect]

Have watched this scene so many times and that is the first time I truly noticed, so powerul

[@mat704]

by far my fav scene in the movie. made me cry like a baby. Insane acting btw, poor man.

[@regul8or71]

Aizen me, too. I've watched the scene over and over again.

[@ThomasFoolery8]

Me too. My girlfriend in the theatre was shocked to see me crying like a baby haha. This scene was so powerful though.

[@ronaldososa]

The scene when Casey is in the police station is just as good as this one for me

[@getitnowjl]

I was in relationship for three years when i saw this movie with my gf...that was the only time she saw me cry.

[@cristhiantv]

Same here

[@scordero12]

She should get the oscar for her performance. Every scene she was in was so powerful

[@andrescepeda1259]

Viola was amazing in Fences... that's why she won.

[@JansenHardage]

Andrés Cepeda Viola also should've been nominated for lead actress instead of supporting though. She was definitely in much more of her movie than Michelle and Viola's character was definitely one of the lead's of Fences

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

Viola also got it because she was seen as 'overdue' even though this was only her 3rd nomination. (This was Michelle Williams' 4th nod.) But Davis was most likely runner-up 5 years ago when Meryl Streep beat her, but Davis sure did give her a run for her money. Many people afterward and ever since were saying that Davis was robbed. So, she more or less had the Oscar sewn up once this project was announced, especially since it won her a Tony in 2010. It was a baity role, she was great, and she had the sentimental vote and 'overdue' factor. Not to mention that Viola's 3rd nomination was historic. Until then, Davis and Whoopi were the only black actresses with multiple Oscar nods, two each. But now Davis broke that record, so no way was the Academy going to let her go home empty-handed.

[@richardgross5852]

Nominated in the wrong category. Should have been in the Best Actress race.

[@richardgross5852]

5 people saw Fences

[@alfredwu4392]

He wants to believe there is nothing there. But there's something there, there always will be. No matter how much he tries to bury this tragedy, something will always be there. Even nothingness counts as something in this case, like the hole in his heart. She knows there's something there too, and she "understands" how much he suffers and how he's trying to bury it, and she knows that he's torturing himself this way. But they both come to an understanding too that the tragedy is just so vast, so overbearing that it is irreparable. And they must keep living, trying to move on but never getting to.

[@Robbie56306]

@Alfred Wu, Excellent comment, Very well stated

[@alfredwu4392]

Thank you Robbie.

[@DCI-Frank-Burnside]

True. He'll never be able to un-star in Soul Survivors, but maybe he'll learn to be able to live with it.

[@alfredwu4392]

Hahahha, I'm afraid you just can't get over tragedies like that x)

[@Davidjune1970]

Actually she feels massive guilt for her actions and realizes she threw aside something wonderful when she was overly emotional. He feels the pain of losing his kids the most. And her betrayal was so scarring that he has cut out any idea of being close to a woman again. This is why he just ignores all the advances from other women as he has zero trust for women. Seeing her reopens old wounds and he wants nothing to do with her. She wants to reconcile. He is angry at the original betrayal and just wants to be by himself.

[@sandothemando8924]

The expression on Randi's face says when she says 'but honey' and just before is probably the most heart-wrenching part because you see the undeniable love she still has for him. She's trying so hard to penetrate the emptiness of the man she loved and still does despite the tragedy that happened, but Lee doesn't know how to respond through his long-harboured guilt and disarray from the world around him. Powerful, complex stuff.

[@oakland439]

when I accidentally have too good of a day, I come and rewatch this scene

[@BlizzyFoxTF]

same here

[@Dangling-Participle]

There’s a handful of scenes in movie history that make me cry… this is arguably number one. Michelle should’ve won the Oscar for this scene alone. Every best actor/actress winner has “the scene” they win it for. Christoph Waltz in the intro to Ing. Basterds was his. This should’ve been hers.

[@cornerentertainmentbad4902]

She deserves Best Supporting Actress.

[@superlex611]

Corner Entertainment, Bad i hope so

[@lopido775]

She deserves it. She won't win for obvious reasons

[@maxwelter9545]

Now we know who won! Michelle is not black, not to knock Viola Davis but really!!!!! Michelle totally deserved this Oscar but, ..........she's the wrong color.

[@maxwelter9545]

Actually no. Viola is an incredible talent and you're right, Viola did deserve the Oscar. My comment was not cool. I'm not being sarcastic I was totally in the wrong.

[@scheckdj3350]

Viola deserved it for The Help and yes Michelle deserved it for Manchester.....she's a brilliant actress!

[@rooster3266]

" hey Dillan , very handsome ". The way she looks at Casey reminds her of the day he picks his son up and says exactly the same thing before the tragedy , gets me every time .

[@saidmiranda1989]

That pause and look was some great and painful piece of acting by Williams.

[@joannoriol6444]

Priceless

[@Onigirli]

@@saidmiranda1989 I was going to point that out too, I love the way she looked at him when he complimented the baby

[@saidmiranda1989]

@@Onigirli Just imagine this whole situation happening in real life, it would be like hell. And these actors took us as close as they could to that hell through their magnificent acting.

[@Onigirli]

@@saidmiranda1989 But Said, this... IS real life. OK no it's not but I remember getting into the zone watching this film that I ended up treating it like a documentary. Even with that wonderful classical music. It was also oddly funny at small moments, like the "NICE PARENTING!" scene when that random passerby mutters at Lee and his nephew bickering. "Are you mentally deficient?" Really, really good film

[@harrisfathir2843]

She shouldve won oscar for this role, DAMN IT

[@MrChaotic4]

There was no way Casey Affleck wasn't going to win.

[@Michael-ny6lk]

I think she won best supporting actress no?

[@MrChaotic4]

Your boy Shay Sharpe She lost to Viola Davis for Fences.

[@Michael-ny6lk]

Jake Voronkov Ohh you’re right..Viola was spectacular though I’d say she deserved to win

[@harrylimeracketeer]

@@Michael-ny6lk Viola was a leading actress though. Didn't make sense to put her in the supporting category.

[@stevencocky19]

This might be one of the most visceral, raw, honest, and real scenes I’ve ever seen. Legitimately amazing. They murdered this.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

True. Absolutely true.

[@funkymunky]

Pun intended.

[@ParanoidParkProject]

I think a lot of people was hyped for this movie and went out disappointed. But this scene, along with the near suicide scene at the police station, everything all comes together to tell a story, not an action-packed one. Not overly dramatic, but a story that is as close to how real things can get. This movie is hyper-realistic, it does not get more real than this. It might as well have been a documentary, but THIS scene, explains it all. It gets so real it almost hurts

[@ParanoidParkProject]

And i think Casey Affleck's oscar was well deserved, i only wish Michelle Williams would have gotten some kind of nod, but her role was too small, but soo god damn vital, as shown in this scene

[@mattrodriguez1743]

I thought this movie was good, but for me the soundtrack killed it. I hated hearing it it took me out of the experience

[@jdyoung5331]

Not true. Her role was critically acclaimed. She was nominated for a Globe, a Critics Choice Award, and an Oscar, not to mention just about every Broadcast Critics Circle in the nation gave her a nomination as well. She just didn't win.

[@borisbabic4360]

How can anyone be dissapointed with this masterpiece?

[@randywhite3947]

Matt Rodriguez to each their own I guess the soundtrack was great imo

[@yasmin9479]

This fucked me up

[@elwingy]

same same...

[@john_carter8243]

"You don't understand"... I RAPED WOMEN but they still gave me the OSCAR over Denzel... and then blocked black Nate Parker WHO WAS ACQUITTED from even getting a nomination!!!

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

John Carter, false equivalency. You're quick to point out that Nate Parker was acquitted of rape (on a technicality, I might add), but failed to mention that Affleck was NEVER charged, prosecuted, nor convicted of rape. In fact, the accusations were about sexual harassment (e.g. invading personal space, sex talk), not rape, and the matter was settled out of court (which, btw, is not an admission of guilt), so none of us knows all the details. Yet, people like you are quick to fill in the holes and make up scenarios based on little or no evidence. But you clearly have an agenda.

[@john_carter8243]

Nate Parker WAS ACQUITTED...over a DECADE ago... yet no nomination for "Birth of a Nation" which he produced, directed, wrote, starred in .. yet the Academy KNEW of Casey's "sexual harassment" BEFORE the Oscars... and propped his gloomy boring ass up OVER DENZEL??? Dude your racism is showing!

[@strongwise1255]

John_ Carter here we go playing a race card lmao

[@RKH991]

lee chandler is probably the most broken character ever...we can actually feel his pain... incredible acting

[@longmemory1620]

humpty dumpty

[@gravelor78]

@@longmemory1620i Literally broken

[@wahabah4981]

One of the best scenes I've seen in my life! I've cried watching this! I never knew he won Oscar for the me! Only after watching I had known that!

[@jchexpress]

A “sick to your stomach” scene. Literally. This scene, imo, is one of the greatest in cinema history (in terms of reaching the utmost of human emotion and compassion). Lost my late wife to suicide over Christmas and have two boys to raise, now. I can honestly say I feel that emptiness in everything I do. Just nothing there but each day that goes by. Great flick.

[@serenitybeats1677]

@@jchexpress sorry for your loss, sending love ❤️

[@jossanchez9513]

- "you can't just die"... it gets me every time.

[@MLSoll]

This scene...this all movie really. But this scene was brutal

[@SuljoAllTheWayTRT]

Best scene in movie history. Period. Casey deserved 3 oscars.

[@modernape9878]

These two don't look each other in the eye more than a few times in this scene. One looks away, the other looks up at them. 1:52 he's watching her and she's looking to the side. About 1:56 she looks back at him, he looks away again. When she starts pleading with him, you only see his eyelids, and she doesn't take her eyes off of him. She even leans in and under to make sure he sees her. Until 3:34 when he says "there's nothin' there." They're both looking at each other, for the first time in the scene, and it only serves to show her how hollow he is. He can't even let someone tell him they were too hard on him. No punishment will be good enough for Lee.

[@DAS1962]

The point of being an artist, whatever form that may take, is to shine a light on the human condition that the viewer is able to relate to. It can be so personal it burns you to your very core - that is great art. This scene is great art, from the writer, director, the actors.

[@olddude1800]

That scene is just too real. Two broken people, one just staying alive to punish himself.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

I don't think so. He has his nephew to take care of.

[@neilpemberton5523]

He can't forgive himself. He really needs to reconnect with her so he can heal as much as he can, but he thinks his suffering is deserved.

[@paulvest3157]

She never disappoints. She gets her scenes down. Her accent is spot on and not over-cooked like you see with too many supposed method actors. She's truly one of the world's top actors.

[@twilightblue8566]

Amen. Michelle Williams is the best.

[@rchenson9110]

When she says “you can’t just die” I find that oddly inspiring. Let us not let grief and sadness keep us from experiencing the joys of life.

[@FlappyBelly]

No...if you are responsible for others grief you deserve a long life of that same grief.

[@amitkenan3878]

@@FlappyBelly It was a fucking accident

[@FlappyBelly]

@@amitkenan3878 No...an accident doesn't involve alcohol or cocaine.

[@SukiFilms]

Everyone gangsta until Casey shakes his head, deeply sighs and holds back those tears. This scene is so naturalistic you can feel it within your mind, heart and soul.

[@Captainmarex]

With friends* Friend: let's watch a great movie Me: Manchester by the sea Friend: what's that about Me:oh you'll see

[@vs71597]

Master Epps glad I’m not the only one who has airhead friends... this comment hit me

[@lailanoble2047]

Alex McMovies q

[@CodyJLee0123]

Damn what a movie you picked to watch with friends. If they truly understood good cinema, they will love this movie.

[@madhavjariwala4548]

Lol maybe we all should be friends.. because my friends also doesn't appreciate these movies

[@harmie1743]

Master Epps well I’m lucky I have at least 2 closer friends who have better taste in movies than most teens and similar taste in movies

[@BreeZieDoesiT]

I saw this movie when I was really in a low point in my life and I could honestly say I don't regret watching it. It was such a great movie about shame and guilt that you think it would of made my pain worse but it didn't. The comedy and deepseeded love between all the characters showed me that there is always light in the darkest of tunnels and I came out of the studio with appreciation. This scene however hit the hardest of all because I was the same way at one point and alot of my family was scared for me and my well being saying how "your just existing" and it hurt them to hell. This movie isn't for everyone but those who have been through guilt and hardship can for sure have a connection in this film especially for how well it was filmed.

[@BlizzyFoxTF]

Some grief cannot be overcome, and it is exemplified in the film. You can both relate and strive to do better than Affleck in the movie, and I believe you can do both.

[@Inmedoasred31]

hope you're doing better :)

[@PalmurcioWorld]

Michelle Williams just needes 3 minutes to deliver one of the most hearthbreaking performances of the last decade

[@joewhitehead3]

PalmurcioWorld There was also the scene of the house fire & she was screaming hysterically. That one really hit me

[@dakotab291]

How real this conversation feels and how natural it flows is really what gives it that emotional, crushing depth. Such a beautifully acted scene, gets me everytime.

[@isaachaze1]

this guy really captures clinical depression, hence the oscar. it is an odd feeling. other people going about their jobs and living their lives and someone is home, and the're alive still. depression just feels like an emptiness when everyone else is present and there. you feel like someone talking to you like she is talking, and they want to interact with you and you feel like they are wasting their time talking to you because there really is nothing there for them. he did an amazing job portraying that. in the end, you see there may be some small hope of him having at least a relationship with his nephew, which will amount to occasional phone calls and visits. this man can't be cured.

[@serenitybeats1677]

Facts

[@tubecrazy77]

"There's nothing there" That heart-wrenching moment when he finally just says it. Also kudos to Michelle Williams for delivering a cliched line 'My heart was broken' in such a powerful way.

[@VijaySiva34]

When grief is chokes you, this is how it sounds. You just won’t have the words to explain it. This scene broke my heart to pieces.

[@markw4418]

What a powerful scene. I do not recall crying for a movie scene. I am a grown man but man o man. This scene I remember watching for the first time, I cried my heart out. Tears wouldn't stop coming. Unbelievable. Well deserved Oscar. Luckily back then awards are based on the actor performance and not "external" variables.

[@TheSpenceAcles]

If hers and Heath's kid takes up acting... We are in for a fucking treat.

[@AzWazzZa]

The genes that little girl inherited is unbelievable. Talk about hitting gene jackpot.

[@gadsenkersczwyk9121]

that's one of the most ignorant, self-absorbed things I've ever read, thanks.

[@serenitybeats1677]

@@gadsenkersczwyk9121 how?

[@493HZ]

@@serenitybeats1677 Because it's dehumanising. Like celebrities are just toys made in a factory.

[@serenitybeats1677]

@@493HZ I see

[@christopherbarber5283]

that's why you be kind to stangers. you never know what someone's going through, this is just a slice of real life and everyone needs love

[@StefanSaba]

barely any words spoken, none needed, everything was said and he earned that Oscar :)

[@MrCapone1996]

Stephen Russell it's amazing how C. Affleck was able to do a great job while not getting so much material as in delivering lines

[@THOMAS2910able]

The kind of talent it takes to pull off a scene like this is ... The way I see it good acting is like the bass in a band , you don't really notice it but you'll know if its not there but great acting , you won't notice it till a point when its too believable that pulls you out and you realise these are actors . Some of the best acting ever put to screen.

[@ConanObrien22]

Agreed, casey has been around too much with this kind of acting, he was solid on out of the furnace you know that scene when he face to face with woody Harrelson I just can feel his rage

[@danialsheikh2460]

"There's nothing there" This always breaks me.I don't know why

[@hedidabsolutelynothingwrong]

perhaps the very contradiction between "is" and "nothing"

[@RickSanchez-ex7ym]

"My heart was broken. Its always gonna be broken." That line hits me so hard every time. 😔💔

[@BSpearPRODUCTIONS]

I think it’s a very important line because she’s technically “moved on” but it underscores the reality that she will never be able to truly move on and is broken at her core just like him.

[@arjanluhar]

Glad Casey Affleck won the Oscar for this movie. It was well deserved.

[@richardgross5852]

...but she was far more deserving.

[@roygbiv2146]

this is one of the most amazing scenes in all of cinema. This woman can make me cry like no one else ever has. This is beyond acting. It is so real to life.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Well said.

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

waiting for a day when Michelle Williams gets her Oscar

[@kathconserv]

siddharth nagar nah. She sucks.

[@longmemory1620]

then dedicate the oscar to a baby she aborted ?

[@michaelbeam3151]

@@longmemory1620 Are you out of your mind? Answer: Yes, BIGLY!

[@EgbertWilliams]

I've seen thousands of movies and this may be the most heart-wrenching scene I can recall. So much subtlety and surprise in such a short, almost mundane encounter. How much pain in his forcing out "very handsome" to describe the new baby of the love of his life with someone else? How much weight on it of "their" babies no longer there? That "I love you" which escapes her was such a surprise. Not that she felt it, but that she let it spill out of her in words. And his "There's nothing there." Not meaning that toward her, but toward himself - that he's just a shell full of pain and the person he was is just a walking ghost. Sweet Christ, it's an absolute killer.

[@LSUguru420]

One of the most powerful 4 minutes in movie history.

[@uchihaangel]

2019. Everytime ... like everytime I watch this scene. It makes me cry. I wonder how many years more will I be crying from this scene.

[@BlizzyFoxTF]

As long as this video remains up

[@omarma5099]

“There’s nothing there” i know what this mean; he has no feelings, he can’t hate, can’t love, can’t cry cause the tears just don’t wanna come out, can’t forget, can’t live a normal life and just passing the time! I know cause i am like lee too. My fav. Movie for all time I love u lee my friend so much🖤

[@BasedOnParody]

This scene is sooo fucking good and Casey and Michelle Williams did a terrific part in this moment and the feels and struggle felt so real.

[@dudeurfugly5653]

I love how Lee softly sighed when Randy said "I loved you"

[@TheGrades90]

"Thank you for sayin everything that you said..." Jesus. So hard. So good. He's not able to break open again. There really is nothin there.

[@robertwong4060]

I disagree. There is something there. But he can't open up. That's why he goes to bars to pick fights. So he can get beaten. The beatings are a way for him to be punished, which helps him live with his guilt. Getting beaten physically makes him feel better. Not "good", just better.

[@rayaqin]

@@robertwong4060 yeah, he wants to think and he has to think that there is nothing there, because if it's something, then it's immeasurable pain

[@susanttt]

@@robertwong4060 I agree 💯 percent! It’s almost like what a “cutter” does, they cut themselves to feel pain cause otherwise they don’t feel anything. Lee uses the fights to punish himself, to feel pain...any other emotions he ever felt- prior to the horrific incident, he will not allow into his heart- he doesn’t want to heal, cause he refuses to forgive himself. He doesn’t know how and he thinks he doesn’t deserve it.

[@ksutton1207]

This scene is just fucking devastating and subtlety in the performances is what makes it. How she's apprehensive at first but clearly she's thought about this for a long time... about what she'd want to say to him, if she ever had a chance. The way she looks at him when he calls Dylan "handsome." The way she blurts out "I love you" and starts calling him honey. Her love for him is so deep that this tragic accident, a new marriage and baby couldn't change that, even all these years later. And he just can't accept it or forgive himself. Truly heartbreaking, but brilliant acting by both here.

[@jillmayer9501]

when she tells him she loves him i feel how much that hurts him - because he clearly loves her too but he doesnt think he deserves it

[@nikelodeon6852]

He does not love her. That's the point...he feels nothing

[@jillmayer9501]

@@nikelodeon6852 lmao piss off

[@nikelodeon6852]

@@jillmayer9501 lol this fool took a year to come back with the most lame ass reply to a fact I stated. Pathetic..

[@michaeljmobley]

There are some different interpretations to this but he is 100% saying that he is dead inside. His heart is gone. He hates himself and he is just living life out dealing with his constant guilt. Thats why he didnt want to get any furniture for his new place. He didnt want to do anything special for himself because he hated himself.

[@eddierox0009]

This was the scene that got her nominated for the Oscar! Brilliant performances from both actors but Michelle Williams is nothing short of amazing.

[@mltris1815]

I haven't seen the movie yet, but read the synopsis. Her vulnerability is crushing. The fact that she still loves him and he probably still loves her. I would like to think I wouldn't say anything cruel to my husband if I were in this situation but it's also understandable. I hate the idea of ever hurting my husband when he already feels bad. The pain she shows makes me want to be a better wife.

[@waynechriss]

If you see the movie and witness what both of them went through, you can't help but respect her strength to reconcile with him in this scene. Def recommend seeing the movie, it definitely does an amazing job setting up the characters and what brought them to this moment, its just heartbreaking beyond words.

[@Commievn]

I'm sure you have watched right now so i think i can say this. He's def love her, that's why he never sleep with other women, cuz he still loves her very much (and probably still feel guilty about what he did). I really like this movie, it's very realistic, depressing but actually full of love, everybody seems to really care about each others.

[@stormblessed2321]

Want to be a better wife? Go in the kitchen and make him a sandwich, clean the house, other sexists stuff, then give him a bj.... ha! Jk..... but seriously.... go make him a sandwich.. no pickles!

[@cheerfulyank]

I felt the same way! After watching this, I told my husband that awful things happen in life and we should just be good to each other and appreciate what we have and... I was a MESS. And yes I think he still loves her, but I also think that that isn't the whole reason he doesn't sleep with anyone else. I think he just doesn't want to feel better. Not ever, even for a minute.

[@AndTheRoadGoesEverOn]

And THAT is why art exists.

[@acea44]

Shame on the Oscars for her not winning.

[@tomt6142]

I was pulling for her but I think she's just in it too little. This is almost her whole role

[@harrylimeracketeer]

@@tomt6142 It's a supporting role

[@millymillymilly]

Mario Lanzas excuse you? And why shouldn’t it?

[@millymillymilly]

Mario Lanzas nah I lived under a rock... of course I remember 🙄 and no, black panther was an incredible movie that empowered millions of people.

[@millymillymilly]

Mario Lanzas just because your uncultured ass didn’t love it, doesn’t mean Black Panther wasn’t an excellent film. I’m so sick of comedies and fantasy being considered as “less than” picking the saddest or the slowest paced movie is lazy. It’s easy. The oscars are so pretentious and that’s why it’s failing. Green Book was so problematic. Black Panther was gripping, visually beautiful, inspiring, fully engaged with modern issues, thrillingly zeitgeisty and with TERRIFIC performances. It deserved it.

[@ryebread7224]

The symbolism is so well done in this film. I kept noticing how it showed "the sea" frozen over, especially when he is at the attorney's office and remembering the fire. The sea is like his heart.. being frozen and "nothing there". In the beginning of the film shows him on the boat with his brother fishing, and the sea is not frozen. This is also true at the end of the film, which is just beautiful to me. Showing him fishing with his nephew. To me that shows that there is some hope that he will be able to finally move beyond his grief. The Sea in this film is his heart.

[@maxbenj011284]

"there's nothing there", and there was a quick pause., that was a true emotion, how can an actors and actress rehearsed on that?

[@DDCCCCOOOPP]

Benjie Teng this cannot be rehearsed, that’s why it’s called talent!

[@williameyelash8053]

You don't, ideally, you feel it for real . This is probably the best acting I've ever seen

[@rayaqin]

@@williameyelash8053 I love how there are people out there who feel the same way. I saw some great acting and great scripts from so many people and so many angles, but this is somehow more real than anything else.

[@applefan2151]

This movie was so powerful that when I saw it in theaters, I went home after and actually was afraid of my house burning down.

[@caydeolander6804]

Possibly one of the best acting scenes I have ever seen.

[@Lehmann108]

When you see this scene in the context of the story it just rips your heart out. This now divorced couple went through the most horrific tragedy you can imagine and could not continue together. Randi (Michelle Williams) has moved on and begun to build a second life, but Lee (Casey Affleck) cannot get out of the guilt and loss of his past. She still loves him and he still loves her but he cannot allow himself to feel because his grief and guilt are too great.

[@tonystark1491]

I don't want anyone to go through this feeling. It sucks man. It's just you're breathing, feeling nothing. I feel him and it's not good.

[@eversun77]

This is one of the most realistic, powerful and emotive scenes in modern movie history. The combination of everything in movie making gels together perfectly in this most magic, powerful and perfect moment.

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Exactly. Powerful.

[@regul8or71]

The way he says no and shuffles uncomfortably at 1:59, in my opinion, shows the inner pain and anguish, almost like he doesn't even want to have the conversation because it's too painful and involves discussing things from the past that he would maybe rather forget. Amazing/heartbreaking scene.

[@splinter360]

Acting really doesn't get better than this. Honestly the performances in this film were so real. These two in particular.

[@YesPlease1]

Way to go, Casey! Congrats on the Oscar, you deserved it

[@nithinmatheweapen3323]

this is probably the best scene i have seen in any movie

[@romanxxxxyoutube]

The whole scene is so emotionally powerful but it's when she says "I'm sorry" after Lee walks away as she wipes the tear. So crushing. The acting is just so on point and very realistic. I live in England so I see the way people talk, depressed or not, and the writing is incredible. Casey Affleck was amazing. I ask everybody I know to watch this film. Such a great one!

[@rug699]

I'm a 22 year old guy and I've never cried in a movie up until i watched this. Then i just saw this clip and it made me cry again. This is probably the only movie that has made me feel what the actors are feeling.

[@JoshMarshain]

This scene is too much, its too painful, but every year I come back to it at least once to feel this pain over again and take in this performance and this brilliantly crafted piece of art that excels so very much at making me feel for characters like few pieces of media can. Exceptionally well done

[@watchdog304]

I'll never forget the first time I watched this film.The scenes of tragedy, the police station aftermath and this specific scene are so well acted that it hits you as real. It's there a better comment anyone involved could recieve? I don't think there is. When the tragedy hits in the film it will knock the wind out of you! So brutal trying to live a happy life after that. I don't know if it is even possible to be truly happy after an incident of that magnitude.

[@davynolan182]

I honestly can’t tell who’s better in this scene

[@londonfoggy]

Holy crap those are the realest tears and crying I’ve ever seen in a movie... it’s like when you can’t breathe and your talking fast cuz your breath is short... it’s so tragic because you feel it. It’s not the pretty fake tears, it’s the heart wrenching “I will never be healed tears”. And I’ve never seen them in a movie before. And the LINES. It’s like actual talking not a script. You can’t finish what you’re saying, some of it doesn’t make sense, but they make sense when you’re saying them. It feels so real. Damn

[@fusionxframes.]

When Randi said "You can't just die." Damn it broke my heart. She knows Lee is suffering and depressed so much and living in guilt of what happened to their children 😭😭😢

[@Thrillseeker8922]

I watched this movie for the first time a few weeks ago, and I think Cassey Affleck’s performance has become one of my all time favorites.

[@jimmyl324]

When she says “I’m sorry” at the end it is heartbreaking.

[@dpyxl]

you cant understand the burden of this scene unless you've watched the movie, how these two soul ends up into this, and how can we go back from grief in time and deep loss.. really a heartbreaking film.

[@mreditor5273]

This is why the Academy and all these other guilds/awards shows need to come up with some sort of regulations for the supporting actor roles. In a matter of minutes, Michelle Williams has given one of the best, if not the best, performances of the year, across the board, and yet, she's not received any recognition, because someone in a leading role (or the production team backing her movie) decided that she wants to run in the supporting category. It's super annoying! It is also annoying to read these article saying that Viola Davis has been winning these awards (and will win the Oscar), because "she's due to win." She is an excellent actress, but so is Williams. AND Williams has been nominated 4 times (to Davis' 3) without a win, so who is really due to win, if we're judging based on that? When an actor can elevate a supporting performance (she couldn't have more than 12-15 minutes of screen time, right?) to that of the performance of the year, how can it not be recognized?? My heart aches every time that I watch this. Anyways, at least she'll have this clip for her film reel....

[@LH-id2te]

MrEditor brilhant! That's all that i think

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

Honestly, the Oscars are worthless. Not completely, the award nowadays is more a sign of propaganda than recognition of the craft. I glad I watched this movie, very good performances and etc.. And the Oscars did just that for me: propaganda, exposition. Now, the so called "honour"... This is non-existent. You don't need to be upset about something that has no true valour.

[@SWWonders]

Although Moonlight is one of the best movies I've seen this year, this one is right there with it...you had to know Hollywood would kowtow and give lots of awards to black films/actors/actresses after the whole #OscarsSoWhite BS that was pulled last year...it shouldn't matter your skin color, whoever is deserving should win instead of Hollywood handing out Oscars to people because some woman started a Twitter hashtag...FYI she's been doing the same here lately trying to stop Confederate from getting made (by the GOT writers no less) before anyone even sees the damn script

[@SilentDanDisney]

There’s only room for five and somebody is gonna get snubbed. It’s just the way it is.

[@jeffkraus643]

Viola should have won for lead in 2017 and Michelle for supporting. Nuff said.