The Long Take: The Place Beyond The Pines - Opening Scene

[@username3365]

Not enough comments praising this intro for how it was shot in one take. It shows incredible coordination of everyone on set and is exceptionally impressive camera work.

[@currywithstheshotboy3619]

Because it’s not that impressive. It’s not hard to act like you are at the circus. There’s entire movies and scenes way longer than this that are basically one take and in settings way more difficult than a fair/circus where all you have to do as an extra is stand there and not completely fuck it up.

[@Hoghauler]

It's a great opening scene. Fk whoever isn't impressed

[@Johnnycash23_]

Felt the exact same it really reels the viewers immediately into the movie

[@derrickforeal]

I like the opening but it truly isn't as difficult as alot of other one take long shots

[@Johnnycash23_]

@@derrickforeal oh that’s for damn sure.

[@Jalerbo]

You may be cool but you’ll never be Ryan Gosling in this movie level of cool

[@Magwahthen]

He makes me wanna be better

[@Spartansrule118]

@@Magwahthen what do you mean

[@davidmckesey7119]

I give this but raise you Drive

[@musicandpoetry_8]

😎😎😎

[@stevezisk3415]

Cool in Remember The Titans

[@evileye47]

To be honest the best movie intro I ever seen how the follow gosling from behind to showing his face smoking riding motorcycle just to show what type of person he is

[@sethlinnell2514]

This is such a good movie, its deep and the themes of choice and the sins of the fathers passed down to the sons resonate with people.

[@InfinityandEternity]

I just saw two dummies who couldn't get with the program 😂😂😂

[@kostar500]

Sins of the fathers… oh i get that very well

[@InfinityandEternity]

@@kostar500 First world brats. Making problems for themselves.

[@_Tizoc_]

The last 3rd is garbage

[@ManCity-5Peat-Loading]

The intro is amazing, the ending part of the intro shows the metaphor is going around in a circle.... Over and over. The sons turn into their fathers. Fate.

[@califinn]

deep take, nice Pat

[@jaythor92]

It's a nice thought, but I seriously doubt the director had this scene as a deep metaphor. This is an introduction to the character. If it was a metaphor as you suggest, we would get some sort of hint of the life of his father. We are only introduced to his son in the last quarter of the film, and his son only begins the "cycle" at the end of the film.

[@slayerhuh404]

@@jaythor92 I seriously doubt your serious doubt.

[@darcezillious]

I saw an analysis video that stated that the two daredevils following each other is an analogy to justice trailing behind Ryan Gosling, and the third daredevil going in perpendicular to them is referencing Ryan's son, with their paths never intersecting but having his dad's presence felt.

[@ManCity-5Peat-Loading]

​@@jaythor92you really think they scripted this movie in pieces without a story behind it.... Lol

[@marcoscali8045]

One of the best openings from a film ever.

[@maxb7194]

lol

[@andzso]

RIP Ray Liotta. He was incredible in this role.

[@Johno1992]

And is the reason why rockstar don't cast a list actors anymore dude was a complete diva😅

[@leonidas4998]

He was terrifying

[@Nevadaskiies]

he had me anxious everytime he would show up

[@califinn]

Total natural as a crooked cop

[@mattturner7531]

Maybe the best to play a gangster, maybe the best playing a crooked cop...hell, even a good cop (see Copland).

[@workingshlub8861]

this was a good movie.

[@z1205]

I’m totally down with Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider.

[@davidmckesey7119]

He would kill it

[@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454]

@koonie5409 How about the drag bike Spider-Man?

[@owenjames6308]

I ai even think of this you’ve got a good imagination and I totally agree

[@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454]

@@owenjames6308 Yeah. Larry Robinson. Races in a Spider-Man suit. Part of a long tradition of wild names for racers in the US. Big Daddy Don Garlits, the Swamp Rat. Jungle Jim & Jungle Pam. Not awake enough to remember all of them, but mostly I’m into drag bikes these days. It was top fuel car drags when I was a kid, but lately I’m more into motorcycles.

[@Johnnycash23_]

Haha this is great

[@JohnnyNiteTrain]

“If you ride like lightning, you’re gonna crash like thunder”

[@lg7720]

Stunt double slides in at 2:17

[@bbishyy]

Leo Gastel thanks for this hah was searching for it

[@brotherbrod]

dude idk y but i always thought Gosling just did the entire take lmfao

[@lg7720]

@@nataliajaf Yeah when Ryan leaves the shot around 2:17 he doesn’t come back in

[@Wetcamerainc]

Nice

[@paulsummers2640]

You can tell it's someone else because the bike gets in the globe and is ready too quickly. It's still an awesome opening.

[@zimbraundertone4075]

I’m glad the kid looked for his past, at least he felt some love for his father

[@blakekeys3830]

I like the guy in the orange shirt looks at the camera then right back at what he's doing. He literally comes into view on purpose lmao

[@antp5275]

I’ve watched this clip everyday for the past 6months

[@bukirispj9911]

The first other person you see in the orange shirt when Ryan walks out is my uncle Joel. He was working at the Altamont fair in 2011. he was 24 years when he passed in 2015, due to opioid addiction. he was the coolest man I ever knew and we all were so excited when we found out he was in the Final Cut of the movie. RIP Joel, RIP Adam my other uncle and Joel’s brother🕊️ Both legends ,like this scene. F*ck opoids I know the same struggle myself. Love y’all forever

[@ricardorivas5955]

no way dude

[@uttaradit2]

he fits right into the opening

[@icharlycharly9430]

Oh yeah six pack abs, all shred and muscle but hey he just smokes and drink jack daniel, and eat pizza!

[@mafumango]

😂

[@judaychop]

Carlos Garcia irritating as it is i know ppl who do that or worse and still stay ripped and decently muscled.

[@bretthendrix1445]

ya the 2 biggest dudes i know eat a lot of candy mcdonald’s monster energy drinks twinkie’s snickers and shit but they eat a lot of calories and workout so they’re ripped

[@enragedroider9502]

Genetics, sometimes people have god gifted genetics that literally overpower anything including hard work

[@mschored487]

God there was an era where the over the shoulders tracking shot was in EVERY movie

[@zacharypopadin9718]

I'm intrigued but not at all surprised to see that Mike Patton scored this movie, given how fucking good the music is

[@davidmckesey7119]

What a stack cast and this movie is amazing

[@savagenoob2832]

Genius work of art. My favorite film

[@VBC_Records]

this and children of men have the best long takes imo

[@sergeantswizzy]

I love this movie. Gosling’s performance was amazing, so was Ben Mendelsohn.

[@drewforeman5025]

best opening scene to a film ever.;

[@jarredscott9729]

This is a very influential and important intro.

[@kalandrin_]

Came here looking to see if someone had noticed... But he plays with the butterfly knife at the rhythm of In The Hall of the Mountain King

[@junkhead1109]

What is the trick he used with the knife?

[@Bethune_Groundstaff]

My Sharona*

[@xMoDzProductions]

How tf did you realize that xD imdb trivia?

[@kalandrin_]

@@xMoDzProductions I'm a musician...

[@xMoDzProductions]

perfect @@kalandrin_

[@calebladd4082]

This is me except instead of motorcycle stunts I'm a high school graduate at McDonald's

[@uttaradit2]

up there with the opening scene of 'drive'

[@burtturdison4445]

3 minutes is all it takes to be completely invested into Luke as a character. In 3 minutes that movie got me caring for him more than star wars managed to make me care for any of their new characters in a trilogy.

[@deerheart87]

Great cast great film

[@ThatGuySarabia]

At 1:18 you can see SpongeBob which never existed since the events of the movie takes place in 1997 lol Plus the show first aired in 1999

[@FakeFriendsForever]

Lmao

[@LA-lq1zf]

Lmaooo

[@henrymaguire2876]

Think it was 95

[@nms7872]

It may have been even earlier cause I think the movie deals with Luke (gosling) for 2 years (95 -97). Otherwise the ages of the sons wouldn't make sense later on Good catch

[@thomaslee2558]

one of the few if only errors in this movie still great opening scene tho good call on that tho

[@joericci4094]

I LOVE Long Takes

[@JonWilde2105]

2:15 Ryan Gosling heads to the right, while the stunt double is already in the cage I guess.

[@GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

amazing!!

[@MakoGo]

Guy in orange @0:25 keeps looking at the camera lol

[@bluesummers5051]

Yea, I hate that. He even sees the camera man coming from afar and seems to position himself to get a better view.

[@minoritytracks4666]

​@@bluesummers5051It's cause they didn't hire any extras they did the scene with actual people to give us a better view on how people view Luke

[@bluesummers5051]

Red jacket>>>>>scorpion jacket

[@mclovinlife4018]

SUCH A GOOD FILM

[@dervincent]

there'll never be a hotter opening scene to a movie. Never ever.

[@impersonal6650]

0:01 When you are preparing for a school test. It's literally me.

[@Whoyouwishyouwere]

Best opening ever

[@mcleanedwards7748]

Nothing GOES without the stuff

[@MarcusHalverstram]

Anyone know the name of the stunt driver who actually does all that?

[@nataliajaf]

Wasn’t that Brian Smyj? EDIT: Now I’ve read a bit further into it and Brian was a stunt coordinator, Rick Miller was Ryan’s stunt-double! www.motorcyclistonline.com/news/ryan-gosling-can-really-ride/ that’s an interesting article!

[@bluesummers5051]

My fatass sitting here eating tamales while watching this: LITERALLY MEEEEE

[@junkhead1109]

What's the name of the trick he did with the knife at the beginning?

[@the_legend_2763]

It looks like hes just opening and closing a butterfly knife

[@johnanderson8284]

feel like the cage is a metaphor for sure

[@MrMickeyQ22]

I think it’s about lives going full circle and how he affected two lives, represented by the other two riders, without ever really making contact with them.

[@PrintedTrooper]

I just saw the brothers at Moto GP 2024 in Austin TX. Same exact cage

[@theirishbandit7301]

This intro is so fucking bad ass brilliant really!

[@kwisatzhaderach1458]

This is filmmaking.

[@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454]

As a reasonably skilled rider who grew up around circus and carnival people and families, I am most in awe of how these globe of death guys could do it. -Matt’s dad

[@sludgerat444]

Heavy truama

[@kenweis7913]

4stroke bikes with a 2 stroke sound lol

[@vegasbaby666]

+1 for the soundtrack by mike patton

[@ryanarcher1584]

Powerful

[@johnlogomasiniII]

Sleeper performance in this was Emory Cohen. He played the punk new kid at school so well it was frightening.

[@sussybaka5565]

what butterfly knife trick?

[@dankbro420]

The girl taking photos, I wonder if she got any cool ones

[@Aljjocol]

That's one of the good looking fitness form a man would kill to have and mantain. Damn.

[@Vakator-29]

lol has bro ever not been shredded? 🤣🤣

[@zack8865]

this scene feels so badass if you play it with metamorphosis at the same time

[@dayseelizabeth3599]

Ryan maravilhoso um de seus melhores filmes!

[@christopherseat9871]

Ryan Reynolds looks like my step father. May he RIP. Ray Liotta ❤. RIP

[@I1IIV9]

Why would they ruin this incredible opening with all those credits

[@EDMiens]

John Mac who cares lmao the art is in the movie not their names not to mention bradley cooper ruins the whole movie

[@UncleBooty]

Kiss711 he ruins the movie because he kills luke

[@caffeinatedbuffalosauce883]

He’s just like me

[@lukethekuya]

Real

[@kroon275]

Motorbikes in balls must be the nonsensical thing humans have ever done in their history

[@randomvideos7295]

How did thry do this?

[@nataliajaf]

There you go-> www.motorcyclistonline.com/news/ryan-gosling-can-really-ride/ ! :)

[@thongquehanoi]

Upland Films Corporate Limited/Bona Film The Place Beyond the Pines 2012 HK

[@batmansillo]

This movie is so damn sad. Ryans character was a good man deep down. He just made a bunch of really bad decisions...

[@JesseRiley-l7b]

Ryan gosling actually met his wife in th is movie

[@JacksTestimony]

Ryan should find himself in the Batman universe maybe as scarecrow or something

[@jaylau5636]

He’d be perfect as Jason Todd when he becomes Red Hood

[@jessevaneman473]

@@jaylau5636yeah would have been perfect but he is too old by now

[@MrMickeyQ22]

Bruh… dare I say, I could see him as a good Joker 😮

[@mcleanedwards7748]

You GREASE

[@mcleanedwards7748]

Oh relax my love

[@maniacodepresiv0]

showtime

[@mcleanedwards7748]

I SAW!

[@mobiz711]

Did Ryan Gosling do the riding here? He seems like the type of guy he wood. Absolutely nuts if he did. Riding in that cage like that is straight up insanity.

[@spiton]

No, he does ride in the scene where he goes off camera. But they already have a guy inside of the metal globe that plays his double. As for the other scenes like when he gives Ro a ride home, yes he's riding

[@joeyquewezance5837]

Ben mendolsan!

[@mcleanedwards7748]

Abs

[@mcleanedwards7748]

Gee says all the girls like abs

[@mcleanedwards7748]

I saw

[@wcsdiaries]

Is it just me or is a lot of this scene out of focus?

[@ahorsebrother2755]

This is cinema, not a youtube video. The fact that Cianfrance and Bobbit don’t give a fuck if the focus is not sharp during all the shot is a way to help the narrative. Remember, Cianfrance and Bobbitt are not just yt creators ;)

[@wcsdiaries]

@@ahorsebrother2755 how does being out of focus help a narrative if you're not focus pulling on purpose? Pretty sure that matters lol

[@ahorsebrother2755]

@@wcsdiaries it can help if you analize the character. His way of thinking and living are not cristal clear, and this drives the whole film. In this 3min longshot you have the whole film summarised. This is the language of cinema. In addition, in a 15 mln budget film, you really think they could stay out of focus by mistake in the opening scene? lol

[@Kai_soze]

These people can’t think of film in that type of way and depth. Don’t bother explaining it to them

[@mcleanedwards7748]

You like abs

[@uttaradit2]

'andsome

[@RoadTripperrr]

is it just me or would that bike thing be really boring to watch

[@harryhernandezcubanharryst5073]

Spider man , tamayac comedy , volleyball , sex, jehehehejehejejrhaha,

[@mcleanedwards7748]

Jesus christ

[@bobojenkins5805]

People miss the subtle cultural brainwashing of this movie, the white guy is some trailer trash and the upstanding black dude in a suit steps in to take care of the kid, give me a break

[@employee472]

some people are just like that lol its not brainwashing its just showing a story that could happen

[@jugheadjones2588]

Touch grass

[@gi_cassalatti]

U just woke me up from the matrixn😮😮😮

[@Skier10]

@@employee472 yes it could happen, but his point is still valid in that I bet you can’t name one recent film or show that depicts it oppositely

[@MrMickeyQ22]

As someone who is neither black nor white, I can tell you that you are viewing it through your own lens, bro.

[@satnav1980]

Average movie

[@ruelpile]

Boring intro