Scenes We Love: 25th Hour
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One of my pet peeves about the movies is that they can never seem to get nightclubs right. Usually, it's too bright, the music isn't loud enough, and you just never feel like you are in a honest to goodness night-spot -- except for Spike Lee's 25th Hour. In today's installment of Scenes We Love, I decided to avoid the obvious choice, and went with one of the many fantastic scenes that take place in the oh-so-hip night club on Monty's (Edward Norton) last night of freedom, and Jacob (as played by Philip Seymour Hoffman) lets his flirtation with his student (Anna Paquin) go a little too far -- and we even get not one, but two of Lee's trademark dolly shots.
25th Hour is easily one of my favorite Spike Lee films, but I chose today's scene for three reasons: first off is the club (as I've already explained), the second is the song from Cymande, Bra (and if this song doesn't make you want to dance, you might want to check for a pulse), and the final reason is what Lee called on the DVD commentary, (I'm paraphrasing, here) the "Oh F**k face". Usually, when you see these sexed-up Lolita scenarios, it's all very erotic and taboo. But in Lee's version the whole thing is just ill-advised, and Hoffman brings that all home in one facial expression. Lee uses Paquin's ability to play a little girl messing with adult behaviors to every advantage, and what might have just been an inappropriate kiss with an 'E'd up teenager becomes something so much worse, and Hoffman makes you feel the panic as reality comes crushing in on him.
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9-28-2009 @ 6:54PM
Kate said...
Oh fuck YES! This is an incredible scene and an even better movie! I think I downloaded half of the songs used in the movie and I'm still looking for Terrence Blanchard's score. (Easily some of his best work.) This is a really beautiful, really deep movie. The montage at the end, the fuck you speech, Naturelle's dance in the club, the junkie at the beginning and what he looked like before he went off the deep end, the brilliant opening credits, just everything about this is so beautiful. Even with the creepy scene above. It works so well. Of all the movies I've seen about New York, this is as real as it gets. This is the city I know.
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9-28-2009 @ 7:03PM
emersondartagnan said...
You guys should do a favorite montage of Ed Norton's racist tirade and future pathways montage.
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9-28-2009 @ 7:07PM
Kate said...
Oh yes. Kevin Smith was inspired by the blue lighting in the club scene here to use it for the donkey show in 'Clerks II'.
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9-29-2009 @ 10:55AM
Dan said...
Good pick. I absolutely love this movie. It's underseen and it's a shame because it ranks high in my collection.
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