sometimes you’ve got to take things slow
really slow welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten dramatic slow motion scenes
in movies for this list we’re looking at
slow-mo moments that elevate emotions
ratchet up the tension or leave us with
a sense of awe but since we’ve already
done lists on both action and comedy
scenes don’t look for any slow-motion
explosions or big laughs today it’s all
about the drama and heads up there are
spoilers ahead so spoiler alert
number 10 the darkside cave star wars
episode 5 the Empire Strikes Back
there’s something not right it’s usually
a bad idea to hang out in creepy caverns
and that’s something Luke Skywalker
learns the hard way what’s in there only
what you take with you when this Jedi in
training ignores Yoda’s advice and heads
into the darkside cave with his
lightsaber he’s in for one scary
showdown in a scene ripped out of a
Padawans worst nightmare Luke faces the
specter of Darth Vader and in horrifying
slow-mo learns he isn’t far from the
dark side himself
number nine the bloody prom
Carrie hi Carrie some girls never catch
a break take poor Carrie white for
example tormented by bullies and abused
by her mom Carrie is finally named prom
queen only to end up the victim of a
vicious prank in excruciating ly painful
slo-mo a friend tries to warn Carrie
about the bucket of blood that’s
teetering over her head but she’s too
late as the bucket slowly tumbles down
we know things are about to get really
messy
number eight the last dance Rushmore so
what do you think of Max’s latest opus
it’s good but let’s hope it it’s got a
happy ending Wes Anderson is the king of
quirky comedies and his films have more
than their fair share of poignant
slow-motion moments but in Rushmore the
bittersweet slow motion scene is put to
its greatest effect after failing to woo
an older woman precocious teenager Max
Fisher finally gets to dance with his
ladylove she likes dogs yeah but I’ll
see if the DJ can play something with a
little Reuben by slowing things down
Anderson lets audiences and Max enjoy
the last moments of our hero’s first
romance number 7
Wendy’s vision the shining
when struggling writer Jack Torrance
decides to move into a haunted hotel he
and his family including his psychic son
Danny and his put-upon wife Wendy start
seeing some scary stuff come play with
us Jenny
and in one of the film’s most
frightening sequences
Wendy envisions gallons of slow-mo gore
bursting from the overlooked elevator
not only does this flood of blood fill
the hallway it also fills viewers with
mounting dread like the Torrance family
we aren’t sure what’s waiting at this
hotel but it’s probably not a
complimentary breakfast here’s Johnny
number 6 when robots collide Terminator
2 Judgment Day hey from nightmare fodder
to epic send-offs director James Cameron
knows how to slow things down
to build up suspense and in this scene
he turns the tension up to 11 running
through a hallway future resistance
leader John Connor finds himself trapped
between two terminators one good one bad
get down audiences in 1991 were unsure
which cyborg was the villain and the
scenes agonizing pace makes things even
more thrilling
number five let’s keep going
Thelma and Louise you said Jimmy was
gonna get out of town and for once just
really let our hair down
well Darla look out cuts my hair it’s
coming down after accidentally becoming
modern-day outlaws these two gals end up
robbing and shooting their way across
the u.s. use Interpol an asshole oh I’m
gonna splatter your ugly face all over
this nice car and much to their surprise
they’re pretty good at it you say you’re
sorry I’m gonna make you sorry but their
crime spree comes to a crashing halt
when they find themselves surrounded by
cops at the edge of the Grand Canyon oh
my god
looks like army fathers Brad unwilling
to spend their lives behind bars these
female Desperados decide to go out in
slo-mo style hand in hand and free as a
Thunderbird
number four thus Spoke Zarathustra 2001
a Space Odyssey before he gave us a
bloody elevator Stanley Kubrick showed
us the wonder of the cosmos over several
million years 2001 Wow’s viewers with
graceful satellites and LSD fueled space
flights however it’s the opening slow-mo
scene that really stands out
you
with the shots houses score pounding
away the camera slowly reveals the moon
Earth and Sun in perfect alignment
displaying the universe in all its glory
and setting the stage for the marvels to
come
number three in the ring Raging Bull
now here’s a Martin Scorsese movie that
embraces slow-mo even more than Mean
Streets
this sports classic starts with boxer
Jake LaMotta dancing like a
rough-and-tumble ballerina and that’s
just the opening credits
whenever Jake goes to war Scorsese slows
things down so we can witness every
painful blow
whether LaMotta is destroying an
opponent or trapped against the ropes
the slow-mo captures all the blood all
the sweat and all the rage inside the
ring
number two Elias is death
platoon yo sang it lock and load
war is hell especially when your own
guys want to kill you it’s gonna get
everybody in the splatoon of deep shake
somebody oughta frag his ass after
witnessing a massacre of maile
proportions the good-hearted Elias gets
fragged by the murderous sergeant Barnes
left for dead he runs for a nearby
helicopter only to be gunned down by the
Vietcong coupled with a soul wrenching
score this heartbreaking scene sums up
the brutal reality of war death comes
for everyone even the good guys
before we slowly unveil our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
number one running on the beach Chariots
of Fire
remember those few young men with hope
in our hearts and wings on our heels who
would have thought a scene about jogging
could be so iconic coupled with Ben
Jealous oscar-winning score this slow
motion scene has become one of the
all-time greatest movie moments
as they slowly sprint down the sand we
see how much running means to these
white clad athletes exercise makes most
of us groan but it gives these guys joy
and purpose
despite the endless parodies the scene
has elicited this slow-mo run has earned
its place in cinematic history
do you agree with our list what are your
favorite dramatic slow-motion scenes for
more amazing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
I pray you find Jesus
really slow welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten dramatic slow motion scenes
in movies for this list we’re looking at
slow-mo moments that elevate emotions
ratchet up the tension or leave us with
a sense of awe but since we’ve already
done lists on both action and comedy
scenes don’t look for any slow-motion
explosions or big laughs today it’s all
about the drama and heads up there are
spoilers ahead so spoiler alert
number 10 the darkside cave star wars
episode 5 the Empire Strikes Back
there’s something not right it’s usually
a bad idea to hang out in creepy caverns
and that’s something Luke Skywalker
learns the hard way what’s in there only
what you take with you when this Jedi in
training ignores Yoda’s advice and heads
into the darkside cave with his
lightsaber he’s in for one scary
showdown in a scene ripped out of a
Padawans worst nightmare Luke faces the
specter of Darth Vader and in horrifying
slow-mo learns he isn’t far from the
dark side himself
number nine the bloody prom
Carrie hi Carrie some girls never catch
a break take poor Carrie white for
example tormented by bullies and abused
by her mom Carrie is finally named prom
queen only to end up the victim of a
vicious prank in excruciating ly painful
slo-mo a friend tries to warn Carrie
about the bucket of blood that’s
teetering over her head but she’s too
late as the bucket slowly tumbles down
we know things are about to get really
messy
number eight the last dance Rushmore so
what do you think of Max’s latest opus
it’s good but let’s hope it it’s got a
happy ending Wes Anderson is the king of
quirky comedies and his films have more
than their fair share of poignant
slow-motion moments but in Rushmore the
bittersweet slow motion scene is put to
its greatest effect after failing to woo
an older woman precocious teenager Max
Fisher finally gets to dance with his
ladylove she likes dogs yeah but I’ll
see if the DJ can play something with a
little Reuben by slowing things down
Anderson lets audiences and Max enjoy
the last moments of our hero’s first
romance number 7
Wendy’s vision the shining
when struggling writer Jack Torrance
decides to move into a haunted hotel he
and his family including his psychic son
Danny and his put-upon wife Wendy start
seeing some scary stuff come play with
us Jenny
and in one of the film’s most
frightening sequences
Wendy envisions gallons of slow-mo gore
bursting from the overlooked elevator
not only does this flood of blood fill
the hallway it also fills viewers with
mounting dread like the Torrance family
we aren’t sure what’s waiting at this
hotel but it’s probably not a
complimentary breakfast here’s Johnny
number 6 when robots collide Terminator
2 Judgment Day hey from nightmare fodder
to epic send-offs director James Cameron
knows how to slow things down
to build up suspense and in this scene
he turns the tension up to 11 running
through a hallway future resistance
leader John Connor finds himself trapped
between two terminators one good one bad
get down audiences in 1991 were unsure
which cyborg was the villain and the
scenes agonizing pace makes things even
more thrilling
number five let’s keep going
Thelma and Louise you said Jimmy was
gonna get out of town and for once just
really let our hair down
well Darla look out cuts my hair it’s
coming down after accidentally becoming
modern-day outlaws these two gals end up
robbing and shooting their way across
the u.s. use Interpol an asshole oh I’m
gonna splatter your ugly face all over
this nice car and much to their surprise
they’re pretty good at it you say you’re
sorry I’m gonna make you sorry but their
crime spree comes to a crashing halt
when they find themselves surrounded by
cops at the edge of the Grand Canyon oh
my god
looks like army fathers Brad unwilling
to spend their lives behind bars these
female Desperados decide to go out in
slo-mo style hand in hand and free as a
Thunderbird
number four thus Spoke Zarathustra 2001
a Space Odyssey before he gave us a
bloody elevator Stanley Kubrick showed
us the wonder of the cosmos over several
million years 2001 Wow’s viewers with
graceful satellites and LSD fueled space
flights however it’s the opening slow-mo
scene that really stands out
you
with the shots houses score pounding
away the camera slowly reveals the moon
Earth and Sun in perfect alignment
displaying the universe in all its glory
and setting the stage for the marvels to
come
number three in the ring Raging Bull
now here’s a Martin Scorsese movie that
embraces slow-mo even more than Mean
Streets
this sports classic starts with boxer
Jake LaMotta dancing like a
rough-and-tumble ballerina and that’s
just the opening credits
whenever Jake goes to war Scorsese slows
things down so we can witness every
painful blow
whether LaMotta is destroying an
opponent or trapped against the ropes
the slow-mo captures all the blood all
the sweat and all the rage inside the
ring
number two Elias is death
platoon yo sang it lock and load
war is hell especially when your own
guys want to kill you it’s gonna get
everybody in the splatoon of deep shake
somebody oughta frag his ass after
witnessing a massacre of maile
proportions the good-hearted Elias gets
fragged by the murderous sergeant Barnes
left for dead he runs for a nearby
helicopter only to be gunned down by the
Vietcong coupled with a soul wrenching
score this heartbreaking scene sums up
the brutal reality of war death comes
for everyone even the good guys
before we slowly unveil our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
number one running on the beach Chariots
of Fire
remember those few young men with hope
in our hearts and wings on our heels who
would have thought a scene about jogging
could be so iconic coupled with Ben
Jealous oscar-winning score this slow
motion scene has become one of the
all-time greatest movie moments
as they slowly sprint down the sand we
see how much running means to these
white clad athletes exercise makes most
of us groan but it gives these guys joy
and purpose
despite the endless parodies the scene
has elicited this slow-mo run has earned
its place in cinematic history
do you agree with our list what are your
favorite dramatic slow-motion scenes for
more amazing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
I pray you find Jesus
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