Movies have given us so many moments over the years that have become a part of our collective memory. These days, you can't see the Philadelphia Museum of Art and not think of Sylvester Stallone charging up the steps in "Rocky." How many times have you seen someone re-enact Jack and Rose's loving embrace at the front of the ship in "Titanic"? And no spaghetti dinner is complete without at least attempting to eat your meal like the two adorable dogs in "Lady and the Tramp."
Now you can enjoy these moments and many more in this supercut of the 100 most iconic shots in movie history from the folks over at CineFix. In almost rapid-fire succession, the clip shows the 100 movie moments that have stood the test of time and have become a part of our cultural conscience in just under five minutes. Not too shabby, huh?
The supercut includes everything from silent films to musicals, romantic tearjerkers to slapstick comedies, and sci-fi adventures to period dramas. Pretty much everything in the supercut falls into the category of "iconic film shot." There's Harold Lloyd dangling from a clock over a city street in 1923's "Safety Last!" Audrey Hepburn chows down on a pastry — in the chicest way possible, of course — in 1961's "Breakfast at Tiffany's." And Neo's gravity-defying backbend from 1999's "The Matrix" also makes the cut.
Try to guess all of the films as you watch the supercut below, and find all of the movies used here.
But as is the case with any "definitive" list of pop culture items, not everyone is going to agree with this round-up. I for one have a bone or two to pick with it. For instance, the horse head scene is the representative for 1972's "The Godfather" in this video, but I probably would've gone with either the opening scene where we first meet Marlon Brando's Don Corleone sitting in his office or the final scene where Diane Keaton's character Kay has the door closed on her. Also, the rainy kissing scene from "The Notebook" made it into this supercut. Really?
And if I wanted to get picky (and why not?), I'd say the ape scene from the beginning of "2001: A Space Odyssey" is sorely missed from this collection. But then again, we all probably have a film or two we think deserves a spot on this list.
At least we can all agree that this supercut shows that movies, whichever ones tickle your fancy, just make life that much better.
