Favourite Scene

Discuss a favourite scene from a film. What is it about the sequence that makes it memorable for you?

My favourite scene from a film would be the final scene from titanic when the boat is sinking. It is one of the best filmed scenes I know. The soft sound of the violin is playing at one point in the background during the scene to indicate the sheer sadness and despair the people are faced with as they prepare for death and watch their loved ones die. In addition to this there are film cuts from different groups of people preparing for death such as an old couple cuddling up in bed together and a mother laying her two children to sleep to steer them form the darkness that follows.

In regards to the lighting, the film is set at night which adds to the danger and despair of the scene. If the scene was set in daylight, the scene would not have had that dangerous and dark effect.

 The costumes in the scene and throughout the film represent the class you are in. Ranging from first to third class, where first class costumes are generally expensive suits and second and third class are generally raged, old clothes.

 Lastly and most importantly the most extraordinary part of the scene is the last few minutes of the sinking before it has completely vanished under the sea. There are several different camera angles on people, the boat and certain objects. The camera angle is taken from up above the boat so the viewers also feel like they are falling too, which adds to the greatness of the scene. Even just seeing the boat, vertically as appose to horizontal and floating like we had throughout the movie, captures the remarkable use of camera angles. Overall it was a fantastic scene and everyone should watch the movie at some point in their life.