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I feel like one of the many great aspects of demonstrating the nature of the characters of the film exists within scenes like this. A lot of the events of the film that lead up to this point do a great job at displaying the humanism of Andy, Red, Brooks, and Red's prison buddies. Even though we have been shown that Hadley is a brutal and harsh man, this scene really shows us how his harsh ways are not merely part of his job - he really is a man with no sense of understanding and he is not capable of things like regret and empathy. Even when one of his fellow guards says he is sorry to hear of his rich brother passing away, Hadley makes it clear that he couldn't care less and is audacious enough to be angry at him for leaving him a decent supply of cash.
I feel like the fact that the Warden is humanized early on (his scene with Andy during the inspection when they both discuss their favorite Bible verses, the scene in his office where he shows Andy the needlepoint picture that his wife made in the church group, etc) really makes it more of a gut punch later in the film when he throws Andy in solitary for a month, has Tommy killed, and adds on another month to Andy's time in solitary. Yet, we know from early on that Hadley is an evil bastard who is capable of carrying out anything with no ethical sense of self control.
Honestly, I think it should be Gettysburg vs. The Last of the Mohicans vs Braveheart
Gettysburg really feels like a cousin of The Last of the Mohicans, I feel like Dances With Wolves is really not the epic that people say it is.
He had a pedo vibe to him. Definitely reminds me of somebody who would be told by Chris Hansen to have a seat.
They are both at the total opposite ends of the western genre. Comparing Unforgiven and Tombstone is like comparing Blade Runner and Wrath of Khan; both are great staples of their respective genres yet one is a sullen/brooding disillusioned character study (Unforgiven and Blade Runner) while the other is a full on celebration of the genre full of action and adventure and heroism and fanfare (Tombstone and Wrath of Khan).
Apocalypse Now, The Longest Day, The Thin Red Line, The Hateful Eight
Apparently Doc had 40,000 bucks on him when he came to Tombstone (in real life). So yeah, Kate wanted that cash as soon as he passed away.
No - it is the fact he refers to the 70s as "the 70s", this film was made and set in 1980 lol. It feels bizarre to hear somebody refer to it as the "the 70s" when it is only the first year of the decade that follows lol.
My dad was an extra in the film, he was an extra in the barn/field hospital scene where Longstreet visits Hood. You can see his boot in the bottom left corner of the screen in the shot where Longstreets first enters the barn/field hospital lol.
Gotcha. If there was ever a story that would turn a person into a complete lone wolf, it is this one.
Summer of 2003 is when I first became acquainted with the Dollars trilogy, I was 12 years old and about to enter the 7th grade lol.
I think a big part of his bizarre appearance in this film is the fact that his hairstyle here is almost the exact same hairstyle that he had in Godfather II, along with the suits he wears. The fact that he is twenty years older here while keeping those styles really makes him look a bit strange lol
The opening story arc of season 7 involves the revelation that Sisko's biological mother was one of the prophets. Joseph Sisko reveals that she disappeared completely after he was born.
I also love this movie and yes, that scene is just terrible lol. What gets me is the fact that the Pacino character totally could have avoided that entire confrontation and just pretended like he didn't recognize those guys. Idk about anybody else out there, but causing a confrontation at your girlfriend's workplace by giving two random clowns a stare down is just silly and avoidable lol
I watched the movie for the first time lastnight. This was something that struck me as being odd. I re-watched the scene several times, I got the impression that it was left ambigous on purpose. One of the aspects I enjoyed about the overall style of the movie.
Oddly enough, I have always thought that Nimoy and Pacino looked like each other. Hell, Spock could very well be a descendant of Michael Corleone lol.
So let's say that Waingro never killed the first guard and the crew got away without killing the other two - the LAPD would still have Neil and his team on the radar pretty prominently for the heist and for causing the guards to have their eardrums blow out, right?
Kleinfeld had the gun stashed under his pillow, he reaches for it when Carlito walks in and Carlito grabs it and is like "what's this?"
I see what you mean. In that aspect, I have always viewed Sean Penn as being similar to James Caan: both are incredible actors who are known and loved for both their films and their lovable roguish ways. Despite both actors being insanely taleneted, they both are not really the types to headline a blockbuster, even though it could easily be done by them.
I guess it can be compared to whenever Tarantino states in an interview that he would like to direct a 007 film and/or a Star Trek film? (Wishful ideas, but no promising proof that it will happen lol)
I see what you mean. If the arms dealers insisted on the team going inside the tunnel, that most certainly would raise a few red flags. I feel like that particular bridge/tunnel is a location in Paris that is often shown in films as being the location where some sketchy transaction is about to take place lol (the ending of Frantic comes to mind).
One thing about this scene, is how Sean Bean's character gets more and more hilarious to me each time I watch the film - that and it is more and more clear how Sam was totally livid with him during the"cup of coffee ambush" scene.
If this film took place in today's world, I can totally picture Sam pulling a Don Shipley and pulling out his cell phone and filming the Sean Bean character fumble his way through basic questions that anybody who is prior service would know. Lol.