This week on Episode 598 of the InSession Film Podcast, in preparation for our upcoming Best of the Decade Awards, we decided to talk about our Top 5 scenes of the 2000s. Where does one begin when trying to narrow down all of the great scenes from 10 years of great movies? We’ve done this once before for the 2010s, and while it was a ton of fun, it was one of the most challenging exercises we’ve ever done. The 2000s was equally full of great movies and moments that will unequivocally go down as some of the best of all-time. Whether it be artistically, emotionally, comedically or intellectually, or a combination of all those aspects, these are the scenes that provoked us in the deepest ways in the last decade. It’s been almost 10 years leading up to this moment, and it was fun to begin our Best of the Decade Awards with this list. That said, here are our lists:
JD
1) Miracle Cease-Fire – Children of Men
2) Final Role Place Scene – In the Mood for Love
3) Ending Scene – A.I. Artificial Intelligence
4) Lake Fight Sequence – Hero
5) Cab Ride Conversation – Before Sunset
Brendan
1) Ego’s Final Review – Ratatouille
2) Ending Scene – A.I. Artificial Intelligence
3) Oil Rig Explosion Scene – There Will Be Blood
4) Luisa’s Catharsis – Y tu mamá también
5) Making of “It’s Hard Out Here For a Pimp” – Hustle & Flow
Honorable Mentions (Combined)
Fight Scenes – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
“Been a Rough Year” – The Royal Tenenbaums
Bell’s Spirituality – No Country for Old Men
Ending Beach Scene – Where the Wild Things Are
Uncool Scene – Almost Famous
Tiny Dancer – Almost Famous
Ending Scene – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
“My Favorite Things” – Dancer in the Dark
Ending Letter Scene – The New World
“Go Get ‘Em Tiger” – Spider-Man 2
Aunt May’s Speech – Spider-Man 2
A Man of Constant Sorrow – O Brother, where art thou?
Falling Slowly – Once
Buckbeat’s Flight – The Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Yelling “Expecto Patronum” – The Prisoner of Azkaban
“You’ll Never Know Love” – The Order of the Phoenix
Dunkirk Tracking Shot – Atonement
Robbie Finding the Dead Children – Atonement
Space Dance – WALL-E
TV Show Satire – Bamboozled
Ending Scene – Wendy & Lucy
Hallway Fight – Oldboy
“Thou Shall Not Pass” – Fellowship of the Ring
Helm’s Deep – The Two Towers
Sam Carrying Frodo to Mount Doom – Return of the King
Asthma Scene – Signs
Jack Sparrow’s Entrance / Final Fight Scene – The Curse of the Black Pearl
Will Finishes Ed’s Story – Big Fish
The Rest of the Film – Hero
Joker Scenes – The Dark Knight
Kym Talking About Younger Brother – Rachel Getting Married
Opening Sequence – Up
Club Silencio – Mulholland Drive
Ending Sequence – Moulin Rouge!
Joel and Clementine – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Bob and Charlotte – Lost in Translation
Exchange Between Japanese and American Soldiers – Letters From Iwo Jima
Other Scenes from The Wrestler, Synecdoche New York, Pan’s Labyinth, Adatpation, Punch Drunk-Love, Solaris, City of God, Finding Nemo, Master and Commander, The Incredibles, Kill Bill: Vol 2, Cache, Nobody Knows, Man Push Cart, Brick, Juno, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Hunger, Fantastic Mr. Fox and many others
Hopefully you guys enjoyed our lists, and if you agree or disagree with us, let us know in the comment section below. There are obviously many more scenes from the last decade that we didn’t have time to mention. That is to say, your list could look very different than ours given the amount of great films we saw during the 2000s. That being said, what would be your Top 5? Leave a comment in the comment section or email us at [email protected].
For more lists done by the InSession Film crew and other guests, be sure see our Top 3 Movie Lists page.
