Your Favorite Closing Shots

[redhawk23]

The other the side of the coin to another recent thread what is your favorite ending shot to a film?

Mine is Fight Club. Its nuts, the movie finally loops back in on itself, you've had time to reflect on the whole reveal and you finally see that the whole thing was born out of "Jack's" subconsciously wanting to be with Marla. Finally despite everything that happenned they are truly together.. as they stand and watch a terrorist plot carried out. The music is also perfect especially the way the explosions match the drum beats, that and I just love the Pixies.

Also, I love this shot because I think this movie was made in bascially the only time it possibly could have been. I really don't think it would be made today, and if it did it'd be so neutered it wouldn't even be worth watching. This scene especially simply wouldn't fly.

 

[JTStarkiller]

I have a ton, but to list one... Spider-Man 2.

This was the only film of the three I enjoy, and I still don't think it's an amazing film, but that final shot is simple, and unbelievably effective. Spidey swings away and you get your standard Elfman heroic cue, but it then cuts to a close-up of Mary Jane with a slightly worried look on her face. It was the perfect way to end that film. Too bad Spider-Man 3 didn't deliver.

 

[JTStarkiller]

Double post.

 

[Solidus]

A lot. I would say TDK's ending left me begging for the next one, and I liked it in a mechanical way kinda the Cowboy/Knight riding off into the sunset.

But one of my favorites is The Two Towers, though it ended differently then the book, I loved the music and final shot of Mordor, and Mount Doom. And you can see Barad Dur with the Eye of Sauron looking about. I just love that final shot, I remember how much I could not wait to see Mordor from the inside.

Many others come to mind as well:

-Inception
-The Godfather
-2001
-Psycho
- The Thing
-Alien


I know there is many I'm missing but there are a lot I like.

 

[DarthDaveBanner]

Silence of the Lambs.

 

[DACrowe]

double

 

[DACrowe]

1. The Searchers:



Other great ending shots:

The Godfather:

Part II has a great closing shot, but i couldn't find it quickly enough

Star Wars:

Raiders of the Lost Ark:

The Third Man (which Scorcese used an abridged version of in The Departed):


Casablanca:

Inglourious Basterds (I know this not the actual one but it's the same shot ):

Juno:

For horror fans Sweeney Todd and An American Werewolf in London had amazingly great tragic final shots, but they're too bloody for me to post here. The closing shot of Halloween is also superb and creepy, as well.

Gangs of New York:


That is enough for now.

 

[Hush]

Batman Begins

 

[JAK®]

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[DCW]

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Jurassic Park.

The Two Towers.

Attack of the Clones.

Casino Royale.

 

[DACrowe]

BTW If we're doing Batman final shots, while TDK is king, nothing has topped this shot:

 

[Carmine Falcone]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest - Such a powerful image, this huge guy running towards his freedom. Tearjerking.

Aguirre: Der Zorn Gottes - One madmen still left standing, waiting for his death like the rest. Great camerawork.

The Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call: New Orleans - Such a strange image, a bizarre ending for a bizarre film.

The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three - The funniest facial expression I have ever seen.

 

[Kurosawa]

Last American Virgin:



On Her Majesty's Secret Service:

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

I love the ending to Rocky II.


"Yo Adrian...I did it!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgScBiXkO9Y

 

[PyroChamber]

Last American Virgin:

Damn, that's a harsh ending.

 

[VenomVsSpidey]

Spider-Man Trilogy had nice closing shots
Kick-Ass
Home Alone
Hook
Apt Pupil
Iron Man
All 6 Star Wars
Harry Potter, HBP

 

[DCW]

 

[Doctor Jones]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest - Such a powerful image, this huge guy running towards his freedom. Tearjerking.

Aguirre: Der Zorn Gottes - One madmen still left standing, waiting for his death like the rest. Great camerawork.

The Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call: New Orleans - Such a strange image, a bizarre ending for a bizarre film.

The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three - The funniest facial expression I have ever seen.

This one right here. Hilarious.

 

[CGHulk]

Batman Begins
Star Wars 1-6
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

 

[Doctor Jones]

Jaws - just a very calming last shot, with John Williams music. It's like a huge sigh of relief after all the terror that's happened. I just love it soon before, it's just two guys talking small talk.

All the LOTR films.

The Dark Knight of course

The three Spider-Man films.

The Departed

Goodfellas - ****ing kick ass.

Batman (1989) - like TDK, it perfectly captures the iconography of the character

Batman Returns

All the Indiana Jones films

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Star Wars III, IV, and V

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - it's like ESB which makes it even better

Iron Man

X-Men - perfect ending

X-Men 2 - like Wrath of Khan but even better

X-Men 3 - the movie is bad, but this last shot is awesome

Zodiac

Se7en

Watchmen

The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three

King Kong (2005)

No Country For Old Men

Rocky I, II, and Balboa

The Usual Suspects

The Bourne Ultimatum

Batman Begins

Casino Royale

Men in Black

**** it, Lost's series finale closing shot

The Aviator - Love it so much

Shutter Island

Gangs of New York - really stunning with U2's song in the background

The Shawshank Redemption

Snatch

There's Something About Mary

Halloween

2001

The Last Samurai

A Serious Man

Barton Fink

Saving Private Ryan

Brokeback Mountain

The Prestige

Inception

 

[Brother Jack]

The Dark Knight
Fellowship of the Ring
The Godfather
The Searchers
The Last Crusade

I need pics.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Ones that haven't been mentioned yet-

John Carpenter's Halloween

A Clockwork Orange

Shaun of the Dead

 

[darkseid26]

2001: A Space Odyssey

 

[batman11]

Some of my faves (yes, I know most are the typical answers you get on the hype...LOL):

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Batman
Batman Returns
Inception
The Prestige
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Iron Man
The Godfather Part II
Taxi Driver
The Matrix
No Country for Old Men
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Casino Royale
2001
T2: Jugement Day
District 9
Avatar
Scarface
The Empire Strikes Back
American Psycho
LotR: The Two Towers
HP: Chamber of Secrets

And based on the reveal of the split, I have a feeling I'll be adding HP: Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 to my already long list.

 

[Brother Jack]

And based on the reveal of the split, I have a feeling I'll be adding HP: Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 to my already long list.

That depends on how well it's done.