20 More Incredibly Satisfying Moments In Movie History
4. The Dark Knight - The Dark Knight
Considering the love that most film buffs of this generation have with comic book films, an entire list could easily be written for moments in film that satisfy comic book fans. But for your average Jo Blow who doesn't know his Tesseract from his Infinity Gauntlet, in order to be engaged, it is important that comic book movies don't just become MacGuffin driven, exposition messes. The nigh on three hour running time of The Dark Knight is extremely audacious yet Director Christopher Nolan pulls it off with great skill and flair, creating a film that is both layered and stupendously entertaining to watch time and time again. One of the best scenes of the film - And one that is guaranteed to have sent shivers tip toeing up your spine if you were lucky enough to see the film in sound booming IMAX - Is the very end shot of Batman escaping from the Gotham police for a crime he didn't commit in order to preserve the memory of man who was corrupted by grief. Gary Oldman gushes out to his son, and in turn us, about how he isn't the guy we deserve. Hans Zimmer's score climbs to crescendo as shots of the Bat disappearing into the night after the words 'he is the silent guardian, the watchful protector, The Dark Knight...' are bellowed with total conviction by Oldman and the film cuts to black.
3. "In Case I Don't See You..." - The Truman Show
After a life time of being controlled by Ed Harris in a terribly pretentious hat (who wouldn't go nuts) and living a complete lie in an idyllic utopian prison, Truman Burbank finally plucks up the courage to escape the world that has been created just for him, opting to live a real life instead of one that has been entirely manipulated since birth. The producers and director of the show really don't want him to go however, using his fear of water and bad weather conditions that almost kill him, they attempt to keep a hold of the worldwide phenomenon that he has become. As he finally gets to his worlds end, with freedom just a step away, Truman faces the camera one last time to utter the immortal line he once said every morning to his acting neighbours: 'In case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening and goodnight!'
