![]() ![]() Read More: Best Investigative Journalism Movies of All Time 10. It’s a long scene that painfully depicts the sheer brutality of rape and manages to leave a harrowing effect on you long after the scene is over. Noodles attempts to impress his love Deborah and tries to mend their broken relationship and the two kiss passionately but in a moment of weakness, Noodles rapes her and leaves her in the car. I cannot think of any other filmmaker (barring Gaspar Noe probably) who has brutally managed to capture the true pain, disgust and horror of rape. Sergio Leone made us realise what it really feels like to be raped. Once Upon a Time in America (1984) – Deborah’s Rape Read More: Best Christian Movies of All Time 11. The scene is shot with breathtaking intensity and in many ways the cry of the kid encapsulates everything the film was all about. It’s unbelievably realistic and in a moment makes you feel how hopeless human lives can be. What’s incredible about the scene is the acting by the kid who got shot in the foot. ![]() The kid then reluctantly shoots one, killing him instantly. The scene that shook me the most in the film happens somewhere midway through when Li’l Ze shoots two kids in their feet and asks another kid to shoot anyone of them. It is, in my opinion, right up there with likes of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘The Goodfellas’ as one of the greatest gangster films ever made. ‘City of God’ blew me away with its brutal realism and raw energy. Read More: Most Controversial Movies of All Time 12. It’s bizarrely surreal and nightmarish in the way it just manages to crawl on to you and though it may seem like it is intended to provide mere shock entertainment, the impact just stays on and you could never forget what you just saw. Max watches himself on television, murdering and uttering the words “Long Live the New Flesh” before shooting himself in the head as the television explodes and shatters into pieces. His cinema was more of a physical embodiment of human horror and this is perhaps best depicted in his 1983 sci-fi horror ‘Videodrome’. His obsession with human fears has often produced some of the most bizarrely frightening and viscerally affecting movie images of all time. Videodrome (1983) – “Long Live The New Flesh”Ĭanadian horror master David Cronenberg is probably one of the most controversial filmmakers of all time. Read More: Best Courtroom Movies of All Time 13. It’s dark, brutal, tragic and painful beyond words. Scorsese masterfully makes use of silence that lets us sink in on the emotions behind the scene, intensifying the madness of the moment. We finally see La Motta losing out to himself and confronting his own inner demons in a rare, human moment of vulnerability as he accepts defeat inside the ring at the hands of his greatest rival. And what makes this scene so powerful is the emotion that’s running through it. It’s extremely painful to watch this man destroy himself, his life and the people who cared for him. Raging Bull (1980) – Jake La Motta Loses to Sugar Ray RobinsonĪrguably Martin Scorsese’s greatest work, ‘Raging Bull’ is one of the most harrowing cinematic experiences I’ve ever had. Read More: Best Sex Addiction Movies of All Time 14. Like Roger Ebert said, we are scared of him and want to look away but we also care for him and he’s there, right there. And the gun mimic he does at the end feels truly liberating in every sense. He is truly lost and playing vigilante was his only way out. Much of what happens in the climactic shootout still remains effective because of how much we are able to connect with Travis or empathise with him. ![]() But what’s stunning here is the sheer intensity of the scene. Much of the violence in ‘Taxi Driver’ might not have the same effect it had more than 40 years back. This article takes a look at the list of top most violent, shocking and disturbing movie scenes ever. But as the great Michael Haneke once said, violence is too brutal and painful to even talk about and many filmmakers, who often regarded as provocateurs, make their viewers aware of the realities encompassing their existence which, contrary to popular opinions, makes them a lot less cynical and more optimistic. ![]()
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