We get a heart-warming close-up shot of the kid Coogan and Chaplin’s face pressed together. ![]() The Tramp runs after the kid and after a roof-top chase finds him. This is where Tramp’s adopted son is taken away by the authorities. The Kid (1921) Image Source: Ĭharlie Chaplin’s first feature-length comedy film also contains one of his most emotionally-charged scenes. The Babylonian Temple sequence is highly impressive even in the era of CGI. Moreover, Griffith pioneered the dolly shot (by attaching a camera to a balloon) while capturing the marvel of ancient Babylon. Some of these pillars were said to be as massive as ninety-feet high. The set was created after careful research. For Intolerance, he built an enormous set to portray the ancient Babylon city. Griffith, the pioneer of silent-era cinema, was so inspired by the Italian spectacle Cabiria (1913) that he set out to make a similar epic movie. Yet, here’s my humble attempt to pick the most iconic film moments in the history of cinema: Of course, compiling it all in a list is not only a difficult task, but also would instigate fierce debates. Griffith to Bong Joon-ho have inspired, awed, and shocked us with many iconic individual moments. In over 100 years of cinema, filmmakers from D.W. But when narrative cinema took root and cinema became a storytelling medium, the power of individual scene units were fully realized. ![]() Porter are some other early movie pioneers who left us with astonishing imagery. From Lumière Brothers’ 50-second clip The Arrival Of A Train (1895) to George Méliès’ whimsical A Trip To The Moon (1902), early cinema’s potential was understood by its ability to make memorable imagery. In fact, a single scene can change the idea of cinema for good. They become a cultural milestone that’s often referenced, re-created, and parodied. Sometimes a scene or a moment in a film gains life outside the narrative framework. From the train wreck scene in Buster Keaton’s classic silent comedy ‘The General’ to Daniel Day-Lewis’ iconic “I Drink Your Milkshake,” here’s our pick of the most famous movie scenes in film history.
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