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Glorfindel

(9,719 posts)
2. Thanks, demmiblue. Absolutely breath-taking.
Sun Mar 20, 2022, 10:05 AM
Mar 2022

I was amazed at how many movies I recognized, and I wanted to see the ones I didn't.

Karadeniz

(22,468 posts)
3. To me, they forgot THE most beautiful scene: Zhivago looking through the frost covered window
Sun Mar 20, 2022, 01:03 PM
Mar 2022

glass. Also, the frozen interior of the house the family flees to. Dr. Zhivago is a treasure trove of cinematic excellence... surprised it wasn't included!

Coventina

(27,057 posts)
4. Meh. I was not impressed.
Sun Mar 20, 2022, 01:31 PM
Mar 2022

I found many of the shots not beautiful, but disturbing.

People about to be shot? A clip from Nightmare on Elm Street?

That racist Scarlett O'Hara mourning for the Old South?

No thanks.



petronius

(26,596 posts)
8. I agree. A lot of great movies (and some less so) but few of these are "the most beautiful"
Sun Mar 20, 2022, 08:38 PM
Mar 2022

outside of context...

yellowdogintexas

(22,222 posts)
9. That is the scene where Scarlett eats the bitter radish
Mon Mar 21, 2022, 01:12 PM
Mar 2022

and says "As God is my witness I will never be hungry again."

This is where she changes from the shallow flirt in the beginning of the film to the mature woman who fights for her family's survival. She does a lot of things after that which would not be "seemly" for a woman of that time, but she is determined to survive.

There are a lot of racist things in that movie no question about it but this scene is not one of them.

highplainsdem

(48,902 posts)
6. Nothing from Lawrence of Arabia? Nothing from Dune? Nothing from
Sun Mar 20, 2022, 06:29 PM
Mar 2022

Dances with Wolves? And lots of other stunning films.

Those are nice scenes in that video, but not the most beautiful.

petronius

(26,596 posts)
7. The sunrise around 1:23 is Lawrence, isn't it?
Sun Mar 20, 2022, 08:32 PM
Mar 2022

Although a tiny snip really loses the impact of that scene...

yellowdogintexas

(22,222 posts)
10. I am wondering if the idea is technical beauty and skill rather than physical beauty
Mon Mar 21, 2022, 01:20 PM
Mar 2022

the one above is gorgeous. The sunsets are gorgeous. The underwater scene is gorgeous. I agree about Dr Shivago.



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