Some obscure awe-gasmic movie moments

Recently I had the good fortune to see the Avengers movie on a 3D cinema hall. It was absolutely brilliant, well it was brilliant at that time, with all those hi-fi gadgets, stunts and gymnastics, and prowess of the superheroes, Tom Hiddleston and Robert Downey Jr. umm.. you get the gist of it right. But when I reflect on it in my mediocre dorm room the memory seems awesome, but the plot line.. not so much. In essence, the awesomeness of the movie moves away from the plot line to the moments in the movie that our brain is capable of remembering.


So basically, what I am going to do in this post is to list the totally awe-gasmic movie moments in some obscure movies or obscure scenes in famous movies. I will try to find the Youtube videos which are there and try to link them up as well. If you have not watched these movies before please be warned that this post contains spoilers.

1. Wanted

This movie is panned by some of my friends just because it has James McAvoy. But I loved the movie. The movie is about a sceret society of assassins called "The Fraternity" (now you see why I have placed this movie at the top of the list) and how it's members are instruments of fate. The movie introduces some novel concepts like, the path of bullet maybe bent, flies maybe shot with guns, and time is not constant for everyone, that it maybe stretched and shrunk as one wishes it. It's a totally awesome movie. And add the fact there is lots of shooting and people dying, brilliant!


There is one scene which is entirely from another planet, the scene where Angelina Jolie and McAvoy have a competition, where whoever takes a flag planted on a bridge wins the race and mind you all this whilst on top of moving train. The scene was completely surreal. I am sorry I could not find that particular scene, but here is the theatrical trailer of the movie.

2. The Quick and The Dead


As far as Westerns go, this move is not talked amongst the same league as the Man With No Name trilogy but it had some very very awesome moments. It has Sharon Stone, who is more known for her ahem ahem other movies, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and a very young Leornardo DiCaprio. 


The awesome moment comes right at the end of the movie where there is a stand-off between Crowe and Stone, and someone has to kill the other. Only one survivor is allowed and Crowe kills Stone, or so we think. Anyway, I love the advice Crowe gives Stone; Listen to the tick, watch with your ears. 
Here are two scenes from the movie.

I love the waiting in the movie, the quickness of hand slights and of course Russell Crowe. 


This is it for now. I shall update this post sometime soon with the rest of the awe-gasmic moments I have in mind. 


Part 2


3. Collateral 


OK, seriously what's not to love about a pepper and salt haired Tom Cruise who comes as a hired assassin? But the movie bombed and God only knows why. I find the movie exhilarating simply because the idea that you resolve yourself to killing for money is a wonderful notion. And then there's Jamie Fox who comes as a taxi driver who has more intelligence that what is good for him. It all adds up to a wonderful movie. Then there is this one scene which takes place inside the taxi whilst Jamie Fox is driving it, right after Cruise has killed four people. There is this one line Tom Cruise says which is just awesome


Get with it. Millions of galaxies of hundreds of millions of stars, in a speck on one in a blink. That's us, lost in space. The cop, you, me... Who notices?


Here is the scene below.

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