50 Greatest Movie Scenes Of All Time

38. Full Metal Jacket - Opening Scene

Again, another long shot. The introduction of R. Lee Ermey to the film is so cool to watch. It makes you go €œOh yeah€ as soon as you see it. It teaches you a lot about the English language, and it makes you feel proud to be a moviegoer. Kubrick struck gold again. http://youtu.be/5TNhS81w4bM

37. M - Opening Scene

Fritz Lang allows his camera to work so lucratively in this powerful opening scene. I€™m sure anyone that has watched it would have known a little about the plot, but if you didn€™t, that harrowing song was a sign of things to come. M is considered to be the first great talking picture, and as many have explained, that€™s because it doesn€™t always talk. It gives the right sense of terror in its silence €“ as evidenced here. http://youtu.be/0VMgLJJKiaA
 
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Godard and Bresson > Spielberg and Tarantino