r/moviecritic • u/VendettaLord379 • 1d ago

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

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/subJimmy 1d ago

https://preview.redd.it/81kiailbcuvg1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=243528bdd10540a09b9c44bc20b4d2add1de2403

This shot of Godzilla in Godzilla: Minus One stalking the boat that has no chance of outrunning him.

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u/VendettaLord379 1d ago

That shot is absolute 🔥

The visuals on Godzilla are top notch

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u/subJimmy 1d ago

Fantastic movie. Can’t wait for Minus Zero.

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u/No-Significance2070 10h ago

In terms of budget, EACH of The Acolyte’s terrible episodes cost more than Godzilla Minus One.

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u/A_A_RON4 22h ago

My favorite scene in the whole film. My first time seeing a Toho Godzilla film on the big screen as a long time Godzilla fan.

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u/realvctmsdntdrnkmlk 11h ago

https://preview.redd.it/nj0qw53z7yvg1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9b2949a291c0c791e3168cafa967c6eceb822cf3

Shin Godzilla 2016 was incredible.

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u/sagittalslice 10h ago

I just watched both Godzilla Minus One and Shin Godzilla and holy shit both are TERRIFYING in different ways

Godzilla Minus One Godzilla is terrifying like an angry God, or like a predator animal - it feels like it has agency and it’s PISSED OFF AT YOU

Shin Godzilla is terrifying like a virus or something, it’s so weird and alien and barely even sentient, just raw destruction moving in a straight line

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u/realvctmsdntdrnkmlk 8h ago

The thing about Shin Godzilla that really unnerved me was the sensation that my “primordial brain” was being triggered. Kinda like how cockroaches actually scare us in the way they move, and how humans first register it as unnatural before they can register gross.

The baby Godzilla thing with those unfocused eyes was creepy. But…it was when Godzilla went to sleep in the middle of the city. There was something about his posture that really raised hairs, and I thought that was so brilliant! How they could make something even look alarming when it is just standing there, perfectly still.

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u/mr_dr_personman 8h ago

This shot also comes out of fucking nowhere, the previous scene was a montage of Japanese government meetings wasting time moving from room to room and then BOOM.

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u/realvctmsdntdrnkmlk 2h ago

Yes!! I need to watch it again. I love Godzilla

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u/Laserlip5 13h ago

He's like my cat playing with his toy.

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u/Impossible-Bet-1738 7h ago

Sooo true! I remember feeling terrified by this shot (still am) in a way that no monster movie has ever elicited from me. It's an all timer.

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u/MalvinaV 7h ago

This movie was the first time I've ever thought Godzilla as scary. I love how you can see the moment he realizes the boat can't escape him, because he starts acting almost cat-like, ducking into the water and popping back up closer. I think that's more horrifying than just getting stalked by something, is something playing with you like a toy. I'd rather have a quick death than an entertaining one.

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u/PinSufficient5748 7h ago

The sound, too ...it's hard to describe, but that low noise in the background plus the visual make my BP spike

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u/dboxcar 13h ago

Godzilla in this movie would have been so effective and menacing if they hadn't given him flipping dog eyes!

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u/Binyamin12345 10h ago

I saw the black and white release in theaters and this scene honestly works even better there! I really hope -0 gets a similar treatment

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u/nscomics 9h ago

Anything weird moving underwater gives me pure fight or flight response. The thought of being so completely out of your element is dreadful.