.
These are all so enjoyable to experience. Thank you.
A film scene that at the time gave me an epiphanic jolt was “The Choice” scene in
Sophie’s Choice. What makes this scene so great upon repeated viewings is not the noir-tinged, wide-angle camera work that portrays the utter banality of evil that was so eviscerating, nor was it the flawless acting of Streep, but rather the acting of the child, Sophie's daughter, in her arms. It is incomprehensible to me how a child that age can so perfectly embody the character they are playing. The displaced scream that is shown on Sophie’s face but heard as the child’s scream is cinematic magic. I am forever grateful for having seen it.
Here it is.
.