Sunday, February 10, 2013

Great Movie Scenes I


This is a scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.  It is, in my opinion, one of the greatest movie scenes of all time.  I love the song that goes along with it, and I think it's so awesome to see the great triumvirate channeling their inner child one last time.  They begin the scene by joining in with the child chain, smiles on their faces as if it's the best thing ever.  Then we see the priceless works of art, centered in the frame, in their full glory.  While Sloane and Ferris are losing their childlike playfullness under the Starry Night, Cameron is finally reverting to his non-existant childhood.  He's staring at the child in the painting, deeper and deeper, as if peering into the very soul itself.  Cameron, it seems, is struck.  His younger days were full of yelling and distrust.  He felt useless, courtesy of his parents' ignorance.  But he sees this child, carefree and innocent, and forms a bond.  He reaches a connection.  It clicks.  Beautiful filmmaking.

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