That old man in Shawshank Redemption that hangs himself. It's so sad
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That old man in Shawshank Redemption that hangs himself. It's so sad
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And I will never forget the death of the 1st mountain man in Deliverance. You know, the one who said, "Squeal like a Pig!" Always brings up a chuckle.
Another good one was Jackson in Gods and Generals. I really feal bad for that poor guy. Being shot by his own men. Must have been really painful, emotionally and physically.
And another classic is Joe Pesci's character Nicky in Casino. Got beat to death with baseball bats by the guy who played characters in several scorsese films which pesci beat the crap out of (Billy Batts in Goodfellas, that dude in Raging Bull)
Another emotional one is Crockett at the end of the new Alamo film.
And the kids in the Patriot. Makes me laugh though I felt sad when the British Dragoon dude died (yea I am usually the type of person who cheers for the bad guys)
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Old Live Skins (Chief Dan George) in Little Big Man
Brian in Monty Python's Life of Brian
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A couple more that come to mind:
The guy who is flicked out of his crashing chariot in the race scene from Ben Hur
King Kong in the original movie.
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Yep, I would agree. His name was Brooks no? Anyway that is a sad one.Originally Posted by Ironside
That old man in Shawshank Redemption that hangs himself. It's so sad
However it is so hard to choose, as there are so many of them.
GARCIN: I "dreamt," you say. It was no dream. When I chose the hardest path, I made my choice deliberately. A man is what he wills himself to be.
INEZ: Prove it. Prove it was no dream. It's what one does, and nothing else, that shows the stuff one's made of.
GARCIN: I died too soon. I wasn't allowed time to - to do my deeds.
INEZ: One always dies too soon - or too late. And yet one's whole life is complete at that moment, with a line drawn neatly under it, ready for the summing up. You are - your life, and nothing else.
Jean Paul Sartre - No Exit 1944
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