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Here is the Last 5 entries to my list of the top 10 movies that will make you want to work in film. These last 5 were tough ones, I know there is some great scenes that are out there that I missed but I picked the ones that were closest to me. Send me an email or go to MatchFlick's Myspace account and let me know what your top 10 are.
SOME SPOILERS!!!!!!!!
Number 5: Lucky Number Slevin
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman
Directed by: Paul McGuigan
I was never a Josh Hartnett fan until I watched this film. Lucky Number Slevin to me was a sleeper film of 2006. I really think this film was great and deserved tons more credit then it received. Josh Hartnett plays Slevin a man who's mother and father were murdered as a young boy. An assassin (Willis) was hired to kill him as well but instead he takes him in and teaches him the art of killing. Slevin spends his whole life planning his revenge for what was done to his parents. The scene when Slevin kills Brikowski, who is the man which pulled the trigger that killed his mother, you see the hate and the emotional battle in Barnett's eyes. He is sitting behind Brikowski in a car, he places a silenced pistol to the back of his head and mutters the words "Bad Dog." The scene then cuts to a lovely shadow style camera shot which shows Slevin walking down an alley. Not only is the music just angelic but the whole scene will knock you off of your feet how evident it is that you know as the audience that Slevin has accomplished the one thing that he has wanted his entire life.......REVENGE!
Number 4: Armageddon
Starring: Bruce Willis, Ben Fleck, Live Tyler
Directed by: Michael Bay
Yes I know this is really the girliest action film ever made. Michael Bay is great at making big explosions and heart racing chase scenes but in this film he also delivered some great dialogue as well. This is another film that has a few really great scenes but specifically the scene when Bruce Willis pushes Ben Fleck into the elevator so that he can live to be with his daughter. Willis sacrifices himself so that his daughter can be happy and go forward with the love of her life. Its a very sad scene but its sad in a very respectful way.....you especially understand what he is doing if you are a parent because parents will do ANYTHING for their children. The music is great but I think that Ben Affleck's performance showing his emotion towards the man that was a father figure to him was astounding.
Number 3: Road to Perdition
Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman
Directed by : Sam Mendes
Road to Perdition is really a remarkable piece of work. Although not critically acclaimed for one of Hanks best films, I think that the movie was overlooked at the time it was released. I like a lot of aspects of this film but the one scene that is really unique is when Tom Hanks comes to kill Paul Newman. The entire sound of any action is taken out while Hanks kills Newman's henchman. It is also raining which is shot beautifully with slow motion gun fire and deaths. Hanks then walks to Newman which is the man that he considers his father figure in life. Newman tells him that he is glad that he is the one to do it. At that second the loud fire of the Tommy gun that Hanks welds kicks in and the vendetta is over.
Number 2: Return of the Jedi
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Directed by: Richard Marquand
I worked at a movie theater when the first 3 Star Wars films were re-released back around 1997/ 1998. I worked projection so I got plenty of time to watch films while there was nothing else going on. When Return of the Jedi came back out I can literally remember walking into the theatre it was playing in over 50 times right when the scene of Luke fighting Darth Vader would come on. This scene means so much more 
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then what it is. It is probably the best personification of good VS evil in cinema history. Darth Vader begins to tell Luke that he will hunt out Princess Leia (his sister) and get her to the darkside since Luke will not join him. The camera cuts to Luke's lightsaber coming on and him screaming NOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Then you see the battle from a distance with probably one of the greatest scores ever compiled for a film titled the best name ever "The Final Duel," People who have never seen star wars (yes they exist) know this scene.......
Number 1: The Green Mile
Starring: Tom Hanks, Michael Clark Duncan, David Morse
Directed by: Frank Darabont
The Green Mile is just a film masterpiece. It is a popular film among many but I think it still deserves more attention and credit then it received. The scene for me that makes me want to move to Hollywood is John Coffey's execution. With actors such as Tom Hanks, David Morse, Barry Pepper, and Michael Clarke Duncan even the worst director could not have messed this scene up. What particularly strikes me as great is first the camera shots to each of the guards eyes. Then the music playing, music can make or break a scene, and the score is beautiful. Paul (Hanks) stops and shakes Coffey's (Duncan) hand and it will overwhelm your emotions. Then to put the cherry on top of the sundae, the lights explode and the film speed slows down. This scene is perfect in every way and makes me want to be a part of something so great.
So there it is. Wether you agreed with my picks or not I hope that you get the message that I am trying to get across about how films can impact your life. Films mean so much more to the people that can let themselves get sucked into the movie for the two hours and feel as if they are a part of the scene rather then watching it on a screen. Thanks for reading!
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