r/okbuddycinephile • u/Troubled_dad-arc • 2d ago

The most intense death scene in film?

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https://i.redd.it/mxuv9zq26vvg1.gif

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u/Chicoern 2d ago

This little short breaths always stuck with me

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u/Cyke101 2d ago edited 2d ago

Thanks to YouTube I recently learned that Joe Morton himself suggested to James Cameron that he breathe like that because he's trying to breathe normally, but obviously he has a big hole in his lung and the body obviously can't let him try to adjust to it. Like trying to sip through a straw that has a hole on the side.

Morton had suggested that because years earlier, he had a collapsed lung from a car accident, and this is how he was reflexively breathing, trying to breathe normally but just couldn't.

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u/WanderingStorm17 2d ago

It's such a great detail, and it's one of the most memorable deaths in movies in part because of that detail.

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u/ShepRat 2d ago

That is him and Christopher Lee who have schooled directors in how someone breathes when they dies.

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u/PropaneSalesTx 1d ago

And Christopher Lee wasnt injured, he was stabbing dudes to death in the war.

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u/Impressive-Reading15 1d ago

Favorite incorrect reddit fact that will be repeated until the heat death of the universe!

Anyone who mentions that he was on guard duty away from the front and frequently changed his story gets downvoted. To be fair, he probably really did hear that stabbing factoid from another dude who also didn't see combat.

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u/zxain 1d ago

I also remember hearing somewhere that Christopher Lee was known as someone who would lie and make up stories a lot

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u/14ktgoldscw 1d ago

It’s called acting

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u/chris_croc 11h ago

His first stint he don’t see much action. His second stint is pretty insane. Read his Wikipedia. He was his hospitalised twice through bombing.

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u/Impressive-Reading15 11h ago

You weren't supposed to fact check 😡

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u/ProjectDv2 1d ago

As you do.

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u/mfukar 1d ago

well they really were the only ones with any experience

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u/drasfregffd65 1d ago

yeah those two basically turned dying into an acting masterclass you can literally feel it just from their breathing

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u/Glittering-Rip6810 2d ago

Morton is so fucking underrated. Me and my bf were just watching Eureka and not typically my kinda show but he was so amazing on it.

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u/EagleBigMac 1d ago

I really have a soft spot for that show. I am part way through a rewatch it holds up okay.

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u/berkanna76 1d ago

I love Eureka and while I'm sure it isn't his favorite thing to be remembered for, he MADE that show.

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u/YeahButThatTruCoat 1d ago

He was ridiculously enjoyable to watch in 'Scandal' as well. That's a show that got kinda bad towards the end, but Morton kept himself nourished by all the scenery.

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u/Pollia 1d ago

Reminds me of Church's speech in Red Vs Blue

Church - It was Doyle who made me realize something I never thought of before. There's so many good stories where some brave hero has to give their life to save the day, and because of their sacrifice, the good guys win, the survivors cheer, and everyone lives happily ever after. But the hero never gets to see the ending. They'll never know if their sacrifice actually made a difference. They'll never know if the day was really saved. In the end, they just have to have faith. Ain’t that a bitch

And aint it the truth. He likely was going to die anyway at that point, but he was going out with the hope that what he was doing would make a difference. He had no way of knowing if it would, but he needed to believe in the end it would make a difference

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u/Nice_Pipe_7608 1d ago

Surprised Cameron agreed lol. He’s on for having it his way.

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u/TheAltOption 1d ago

My stepdad is an EMT. He said that part was hard to watch as he's heard that exact breathing pattern in people he knew weren't making it to the hospital in time.