isn't when he died or anything.
It was when Tom Hanks comes in to Denzel's office and Denel follows his hands and everything he touches.
It just shows the judgement that people couldn't handle when AIDS became a known disease.
I agree with the OP that the scene between Andy and Joe in Joe's office was absolutely fantastic. Not only did Joe (Denzel) follow Andy's hands but he also backed up several feet after shaking Andy's hand. A very telling scene and brilliant direction by Demme. Philadelphia is one of my favorite movies. I still cry every time I see it.
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the two most powerful scenes in the movie for me are the wedding anniversary party and the hospital scene at the end both show restraint and the great love between a mother and her dying son and especially the hospital scene cause you see her trying to comfort one of her other sons as she herself wants to cry but restrains the tears until she says goodbye to Andy for the last time and you see a few little subtle tears coming down her cheek not many actresses could do that scene as flawlessly as Joanne Woodward did witch is why it paid that Mr Demme and company begged her to be in the film
"You know where I was? Taking a bath in champagne" Mimi from A New Kind Of Love
Many people have already said it, but I think it was that shot of his face when he comes out of the office after being told no again. The look on his face! It's just awful!
There is a Simpson's quote for every situation in life.
For me it's the memorial service. Seeing the old photos and videos with the backdrop of Neil Young's Philadelphia is absolutely heartbreaking. At the point, the loss of Andy's life and the magnitude of that loss really sunk in for me,
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I always liked that final scene very much. To me the video was showing how he, just like all of us, start out as perfect, innocent little tykes, and no one knows what direction our lives may take us.
Maybe having a baby daughter myself put that into perspective for me.
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For me, it was the scene where it looks back on his childhood (end scene). Very powerful song too.
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The opera scene, classic
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"Philadelphia" was the kind of film that had me looking myself in the mirror.I questioned myself:"What would it be like if I had AIDS?" After watching the film,I realized that the film is not just about AIDS.It's about Humanity,discrimination and how each person looks at themselves on the inside.You could be gay,you could have AIDS.That shouldn't stop those from being human.In my opinion,we are all human."Philadelphia" teaches us that lesson.For that reason, "Philadelphia" is a great film.
sharefor me it was andy asking with his family on his parents anniversary.
"they should give nicole kidman an oscar for being able to show any emotion after THAT much botox".
I liked the scene when Andy was in the hospital dying and Denzel (I forget his characters name) helped him adjust his mask. It was a big change from the beginning of the movie where Denzel didn't even want to go near him. It was touching.
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