Happiness

And the end of Together.

Alright, now hear me out on this: There's a scene in Chicken Run where the chickens are have a party, thrown by the rooster to avoid the fact that he's about to betray them. The two semi-crim rats Nick and Fetcher (that are probably based on rich archetypes blah blah, but are basically Delboy and Rodney from Only Fools and Horses) are sitting watching them. The camera switches to scenes of the dance, and then when it returns Nick is staring at Fetcher, who's sobbing into a hanky.

Nick: What are you sobbin' about, you nancy?
Fetcher: Little moments like this, mate. It's what makes the job all worthwhile. Wanna dance?
[Nick stares at Fetcher for a long moment.]
Nick: Yeah, all right.

And makeup and lingerie too, right Ned? : )

Plus Pinball popping up from behind the settee in 'Sweet Sixteen', my film moment of the year.

The last scene of "Together" does it for me too.

Flirting in a train's restaurant car like Cary Grany and Eva Marie Saint in North By North West.

Yes, the end of Together.

Being part of Barcelona's international smart set.

On the beach in Local Hero talking to a marine biologist in a wet suit.

Me and my girlfriend getting drunk on shots with another couple in Betty Blue.

Running through the long grass to my new home in Ratcatcher.

Lying in the long grass in A Canterbury Tale.

That rather depends on how you enjoy the moment, no?

Er, what's this from?

There's got to be some archetypal "hero's best friend comes back to save him" moment (which is not exactly what the question is), but the only one I could think of (_before_ Nick's post) was Han Solo turning up at the end of Star Wars.

Of course, now I'm picturing Nick as Han Solo and Pete as Luke Skywalker. My eyes!

Some more:

Having the moment your life has been leading up to with Margot
in The Royal Tenenbaums. Yeah, I know - it's frowned upon.

Escaping from the awful club to hide out, talk and kiss with Julie Christie in Billy Liar.

Having a secret wedding in the Alps with Diana Rigg (until it all goes horribly wrong, obv.)

Hmm.. these are all a bit romantico aren't they? Well anyway.

You judge me by your own gutter-based standards, Hopkins.

How could I possibly forget Billy Liar?!

Tag, it was the 'taking some beating' thing, I think.

"I'm crying," said Anne in a tone of bewilderment. "I can't think why. I'm glad as glad can be. Oh, glad doesn't seem the right word at all. I was glad about the White Way and the cherry blossoms--but this! Oh, it's something more than glad. I'm so happy. I'll try to be so good. It will be uphill work, I expect, for Mrs. Thomas often told me I was desperately wicked. However, I'll do my very best. But can you tell me why I'm crying?"

playing american football with friends and beating the bullying major's team using methods fair and foul.

driving golf carts around a mini-golf course

Digression: The only Kustarica film I've seen is Black Cat White Cat and one of the things that makes it so lovely and gorgeous is the enveloping embrace of nature. So how does Underground make up for the lack of leaves and lakes and so on?

Dancing in films - YES. One of my favourites scenes involves Roberto Benigni in "Down by law", he meets an Italian girl in a cafe in the woods and they dance and it's great. And there's a good bit of endearingly amateurish dancing in Godard's "Bande a part" (I think). And the dancing to Sonic Youth in "Simple Men".

How about singing? I like it when Adrienne Posta and Maureen Lipman sing their little hearts out in "Up the junction".

This is my favourite thread ever.

(Who?)

- the end of Waking Life, where he floats up, lets go of the car door and floats into the sky.

- Or the scene in Donnie Darko where Gretchen finally kisses Donnie (thats my idea of a brilliant and well timed first kiss, that... makes me all mooshy).

- the end of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, jumping off the wall/cliff and flying off.

Hmm I seem to have a thing with flying/floating away.

"So, how does it feel to have a fruitcake for a son?"
"It feels... It feels wonderful."

I don't know whether it's a good thing or not that I don't have a pat answer. Consideration is required.

< /rockist >< /canon >

But isn't this a scene of Grover sitting alone, drunk, and miserable in his house listening to his ex calling him from france and really wanting to talk to him, but he won't pick up the phone? I guess people have divergent definitions of "happiness".

I'd have to say the scene in A Vertical Ray of the Sun when the one husband goes off on a fishing expedition and ends up in a fabulously beautiful lagoon with completely clear blue water and mountainous rock formations thrusting up out of it covered in greenery, where he has another family living in a house that floats on the water in the lagoon and all they do is fish and swim about. It is exceedingly peaceful.

Also, the scene in Godard's Band of Outsiders when the two would-be thieves and the teenage girl they've recruited are hanging about in a cafe and start playing the jukebox and dancing the charleston after moving a few tables out of the way. They haven't done anything illegal yet, and are just hanging about being rebellious without any cares doing whatever they want. Since I like dancing and hanging about in cafes with nothing to do, particularly where cute french girls are involved, this is ideal as far as I'm concerned.

(I don't have an answer quite right yet but I will go and think of one, to try and match up, or nearly)

(Czn you should post Mario's boot!)

Then there's me, I still love my answer! I think maybe I'd also include the party in the woods scene in Pink Flamingos -- such a great song playing too.

James Stewart's monologue about the night he first met Harvey--everything about it; from the bit about his drunk friend 'needing convying' to his subtle resistance of the Dr's questioning.

His scene with the Dr Chumley character: "I recommend 'pleasant'" Lovely!

Also, in The Big Sleep, the first time Lauren Bacall comes to Bogart's office and threatens to call the police. You know the one. The call is made, Bogart snatches the phone, the tension dissolves and it becomes one of the greatest 'friendship-developing' scenes ever!

Happiness.... a warm gun

Also, a couple moments in A Hard Day's Night - the first "Can't Buy Me Love" sequence, and Ringo talking with the kid.

Ooh, just thought of another one - riding around on the motorcycle with the girl in If...

In Rushmore, when Max asks the Scottish guy to be in one of his plays.

I wonder if Jerry The Nipper has had any further thoughts on this matter since starting this thread, or indeed any other thoughts. I am a bit bored, you see.

::insert predictable answer about the Regency period and sea captains and creaking timbers and billowing sails and gold braid::

If I remember it correctly, in the final scene James Stewart walks through his house gate and out of the screen. The camera lingers on the gate which suddenly opens and then closes as if touched by an invisible hand, which seems to prove Harvey does indeed exist outside James Stewart's mind.

The whole ending is lovely, though, especially when....

*SPOILERSPOILER* you think he's 'left' Harbey with the psychiatrist, only for him to 'come back'.*SPOLIERSPOILER*

when Denis dances with Yo Yo in "Un Air de Famille" - amazing

::insert predictable answer about the Regency period and sea captains and creaking timbers and billowing sails and gold braid::

― The Lidl Shop Of Horrors (kate), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 11:36 (2 years ago)

Yes.

Happiness is having one more bar to go to after the one you're at

living alone is happiness

so like barfly and... home alone?