Right after Samuel is shot by the german troops and Tristan is pulling him off the fence.
"You're doing good, you're doing good."
I've cried I don't know how many times. There's something so real about what he says and how he says it to his little brother that catches me off guard every time I see it.
The early scene of the colonel protecting his hired man by lying about his whereabouts from the "private business" of the corrupt sheriff and O'Banion. This helped establish the colonel's perceptiveness of human nature and his loyalty.
Illegitimus!
Thanks for your reply Lace and a warm welcome to the board!
Always nice to hear the views of others where this movie is concerned
Welcome!
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I've been taken by this movie since it first came out. Whenever I see it playing on TV, I have no choice but to once again, experience the story all the way through. It exemplifies a lost way of life and deep family culture that most people today can only yearn for
Illegitimus!
You are so welcome Lacedemonians!
Yes my friend, it was indeed a gripping movie and for all the right reasons.
I think we have all felt both pain for Susannah and also some arguable irritation for her and her dilemma.
She had lost her family and was given refuge. Some say she was "greedy" for working her way through all the brothers (lol), but can we really judge her character given the circumstances?
The story aside, let us just isolate the stunning cinematography! Not unlike Brokeback Mountain it dazzled in that regard and the narration was also inspirational!
Brokeback Mountain really falls into this category in terms of sadness - but not the shallow sadness of the likes of Titanic characters jack and Rose. Both Brokie and Legends of the Fall were more profound tales and equally well-written and presented.
I didn't initially "get" Legends but on subsequent views I have certainly derived a lot more from it's deliverance.
You may also enjoy the remake of Lolita with Jeremy Irons and Dominique Swayne. That is equally gripping and so well produced!
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Brokeback Mountain really falls into this category in terms of sadness - but not the shallow sadness of the likes of Titanic characters jack and Rose. Both Brokie and Legends of the Fall were more profound tales and equally well-written and presented.
Hi again!
You may be surprised to know that the biggest fans of Brokeback Mountain are married middle-aged women! Just visit the BBM board! Mind you, a lot of the regular, lovely women have ceased to post there due to an ongoing "troll" fest.
But any movie such as BBM is bound to attract controversy.
Yoy really ought to have a squizzo at the Lolita remake.
Here, for your perusal, is a look at the trailer.
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un3UmapyAAQ
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“Brokeback Mountain” was a well-made movie. I thought the performances were very good, especially the emptiness of the Heath Ledger character and the reaction of his poor wife. But that movie was really meant to appeal to a gay male audience and to annoy the revered American cowboy culture.
Uh, no. Brokeback Mountain was not designed to appeal in any way to a gay male audience, and that is why it made 85 million and won every major international award under the sun (and all of the critics' awards) before being robbed of the Oscar by Lionsgate's PR blitz for Crash, a film nobody (except Roger Ebert) thought was the year's best movie.
I am free. But life is so cheap.
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Crash won deservedly
But on to what matters 'Legends of the Fall' is a truly gripping drama, succeeding on every level!!
for me the most heartbreaking scene was actually when he couldn't save the cow. it was so packed with symbolism and regression and... it was just so trivial but so not at the same time. i'm not going to lie, 45 minutes into this movie and i'm bawling for the rest of it.
shareoh, and another heart wrenching scene for me is when tristan comes back after being gone for however long and sees his father for the first time since his stroke. i cry every. time.
shareThe first time I saw the movie, the scene where Susannah runs into Tristan, Isabelle and their children in town. She doesn't say anything but you can just tell what a torture that is to Susannah to see Isabelle having everything and the only things that she ever wanted. It's a fine performance by Ormond. Without dialogue you can tell just how devastating it is for her.
Whenever I re-watch it, the scene that gets me is the scene where Ludlow is saying goodbye to his sons and he wishes Alfred and Samuel luck and tells them to take care of themselves. Then he gets to Tristan he very quietly tells him "You take care of Samuel."
Who knows why? Some premonition? Or maybe he just knows that Samuel is the idealist and innocent of the three, perfect cannon fodder. He even says he's going to come back with the Kaiser's helmet.
But of course Ludlow also overestimates how much Tristan can do. Ludlow gives Tristan an impossible task and Tristan naturally feels horrible guilt when he fails at this task. And that of course is a big contributing factor to the chain of events that is the tragic rest of the story.
And you can't really blame Ludlow either. He knew Samuel was the most vulnerable of the three and Tristan was the most capable. He just wanted all his sons to come back safe. But he just couldn't shelter his sons from the world, even on a huge ranch in the middle of nowhere, the world came calling and his sons went.
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This scene breaks my heart too! This is one of the reasons why I think Julia Ormond is a phenomenal actress. When you're watching it, you believe that she is in-love with Tristan, you believe that her heart is breaking, you know how devastated she is inside. It's amazing to take a step back and realize she is just acting! She's such a natural.
shareIsabell Two's death. Hands down. That scene and Brad Pitt's reaction was heart breaking!
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Man, I haven't watched this film in a very long time (great film with all-round great performances, as I recall), and yet seeing this thread title automatically brought back vividly the many tragedies endured. I haven't sifted through all the replies -- the replies I did view seemed to have the common denominator of the Colonel's "am happy" chalkboard scene -- but the most poignant scene, for me, is when Tristan is at Samuel's grave crying and saying "I couldn't save him!". Extremely powerful scene, imo.
On a little side note, I was a 19-year-old kid when this film first reached the UK shores, and I always thought Brad Pitt looked very cool as the cowboy with that devil-may-care attitude. Any other guys on the board concur?
Such a powerful movie!
The two scenes that really get the waterworks going for me is when Tristan is crying over Samuel's grave, but especially when Isabel gets shot and he holds her. Beyond heartbreaking, it's soulbreaking. *tear*
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"Am happy"
shareActually, the scene that gets me the most is Susannah's funeral. When Alfred says "I followed all the rules-of man and of God's, and you followed none of them. Still they all loved you more. Father, Samuel, even my own wife."
That scene just broke my heart because I finally understood Alfred's character at that point. It didn't excuse his actions throughout the movie, but it just really showed the core reason of why he was the way he was, constantly trying to prove himself to those around him. It was very tragic and it made me look at Alfred in a different light the second time through the movie.
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