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Best opening scene in movie history

posted 12 years ago by Trimac20
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The opening scene when he's walking out of the diner through the town, with Nilsson's 'Everybody's Talkin' is, IMHO, the best movie opening/credit/musical sequence in movie history. I love the song, it just fit in with the whole mood/tone of the film so well, carefree, wistful...just perfect. Anyone else feel the same?

[–] tthomaslew76-234-269609 9 years ago

The best scene hands down in the opening, thanks to Schlesinger and Voight's timing is when he says "I really would" in his room and he turns simultaneously with the camera to his mirror and snaps his fingers to his reflection.

That was a 2 day discussion in one of my production classes. It is genius that small scene.