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I still cry like a baby . . .

posted 14 years ago by jmcody
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Make fun of me all you want . . .

I showed the "Knocking on Heaven's Door" sequence again the other day to my film as literature class and the salties opened up. That is one of the most beautiful marriages of image to sound in the history of cinema.

And as I continue my journey into middle age, that scene carries even more weight . . .

I had to leave the classroom and compose myself. IT really slammed me hard.

And of course it ALWAYS has! I was foolish to think this time it wouldn't . . .

Keep The Change Bob.

"The Maestro says its Mozart, when it sounds like bubblegum."

[–] www.wedd 14 years ago

I tend to weep all the way through this film, one of my favourites. That bit in particular...the way Slim Pickens as the sheriff looks at his wife, Katy Jurado, and the way she looks at him...

[–] beevee-1 13 years ago

Yep, that there really pulled the heart strings.

[–] balthazar_bee 13 years ago

Hell, I'm tearing up just reading about it.

I also love the cut back to Coburn, solemnly watching from the sidelines, moved, but determined not to let it happen to him. And knowing it will.

[–] dyahrmarkt 13 years ago

it IS an amazing use of music. Really, those two minutes are the heart of the entire film - just that short scene sums up what this film is all about.

Please nest your IMDB page, so you respond to the correct person.

[–] Ghenghy 12 years ago

Seriously? You people are pathetic, thats a Top 5 Funniest Movie
Scenes of All Time, and you guys are crying like little simpering
socially engineered woosies!

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[–] balthazar_bee 11 years ago

Your mama.

[–] monsieurzy 11 years ago

Yes, one of Peckinpah's greatest scenes, and one of the most beautiful pieces of cinema ever!...the "preview" print only has Dylan's song playing mostly as an instrumental...the Turner print has the song with lyrics as it was meant to be heard...when is someone going to release the definitive version of this film?

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[–] TheArgentinian (7180) 3 years ago

It's a beautiful scene but the problem is they did not do enough to establish a connection between the audience and the couple. They were introduced like 10 minutes before their final scene.