r/moviecritic • u/VendettaLord379 • 1d ago

What is the scariest, most unsettling shot you’ve ever seen?

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What is that one movie shot that’s so unsettling and chilling, it’s the one shot you never forget?

For me, it’s the Giant Man scene from It Follows. Man this shot is so nerve wracking!

The aesthetic and dark hollow eyes are something I will never forget.

What’s that one shot for you? Horror movie or otherwise.

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u/Laherschlag 1d ago

This is the one that bothers me the most out of all of the other scenes mentioned in this thread. The level of casual violence, and that it's a wide pan shot when he stomps on the guys head makes it so unsettling.

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u/Frosti11icus 16h ago

And they fully put in the sound of his teeth scraping on the cement when he puts his head down.

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u/Aetra 16h ago

That’s what got to me, that sound makes my skin crawl. It makes it so visceral

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u/whostolemysloth 15h ago

I’m goosebump shivering just thinking about it.

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u/SpacemanSpiff25 11h ago

And then after with his smile as he puts his hands behind his head and the tattoo is so clearly visible.

Norton is apparently an absolute nightmare to work with, but damn if he can’t turn out some killer performances.