5 favorite film scenes

1. Butterfly Circus. This is a scene from my favorite short film. In this scene the protagonist, Will, who is a limbless man, discovers that he can in fact swim as well as do other thing he had not known before. This is the major turning point in the entire short, and this is the scene that begins the transformation process of Will. You can really start to see the story of the film run parallel with the metaphor in the title of the short, in the transformation a butterfly must undergo from caterpillar to butterfly.

2. Princess Bride. This scene is compelling in that it displays dramatic irony. Princess Buttercup is talking about the love of her life who was supposedly killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts, when in reality the man she loves, Wesley, has in fact become the Dread Pirate Roberts without her knowledge.

3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off. In this scene of the movie Ferris and Cameron are at a baseball game while skipping school. This entire movie is compelling because it let's the viewer's mind get carried away with the fun and childish possibilities about skipping school. Also in this scene the dean of students, Ed Roonie, is on a hunt to catch Ferris skipping and when Ferris catches a ball hit into the stands, he is put on tv. The tv channel Ferris is broadcast on is being played at the bar Roonie is looking around, and Roonie misses seeing Ferris and Cameron by no more than a second.

4. Remember the Titans. In this scene Julius goes to visit Gerry in the hospital once he was in a car wreck that left him paralyzed. At the beginning of the movie Julius and Gerry do not like each other one bit but as the movie continues their friendship grows into a very strong bond. In this scene in particular when Julius goes to enter the hospital room the nurse tells him that only family is allowed in the room, to which Gerry says to the nurse, "Are you blind? That's my brother." This brings together the entire movie into one short scene showing that hate can be over come by understanding.

5. Silence of the Lambs. I choose the scene where agent Starling visits Lecter in his cell. This is when she first meets Lecter. The relationship between Starling and Lecter has always been one of the most intriguing character relationships to me. This scene is so compelling because there is this brilliant man who is trying to cope with being locked up, mentally more than anything. Here comes this young, semi timid at first, woman who sparks his interest. He respects her and would never harm her, but at the same time the audience is left trying to figure out this dynamic relationship. It varies between a slightly romantic relationship, and one that has a bit of a father/daughter feel to it.