Steve Coombes - My Top Three Moments

My top three moments are as follows.

Number 3 - I Am Your Father - Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back 
Directed by Irvin Kirshner 
Written by George Lucas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lOT2p_FCvA

An oldie but a goodie, this scene is what many people talked about when walking out of the film, the scene in which Darth Vader reveals that he (Spoiler Alert!) is Lukes father and Lukes reaction. I remember first watching this film and feeling the shock when this was revealed. 


Since Star Wars is my favourite movie franchise, this is one that sticks in my mind. I particularly like how this isn't revealed as they fight but after Vader defeats Luke and chops of his hand.

This adds more suspense and thrill to the scene which rightly has gone down as one of the best moments in film.

When talking about moments my understanding is that a moment is something that you talk about after, that key scene or scenes which almost represent the film, such as the rose petal scene in American Beauty. In a way the reason Number 3 is a moment for me is the plot twist, it isn't necessarily the artistic shots or lines.





Number 2 - You Were The Chosen One! - Star Wars Revenge of the Sith - Written and Directed by George Lucas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3DOAyKhoTs

Again this moment is from the Star Wars franchise and I am committing a sin by taking my favourite moment from the prequels. This is the scene in which student battles master, with Anakin Skywalker turning to the dark side and being confronted by Obi Wan Kenobi. Even though if you watched the original films and you know how this ends, I could not help but be moved by this scene, it cements Anakins turn to the dark side. 







Although they battle with lightsabers there is more conflict than good vs bad, since Obi Wan looks at Anakin like a brother and has an internal conflict, being unable to kill him and instead leaving him to die.

Number 1 - KHAN!!! - Star Trek Into Darkness - Directed By J.J Abrams - Written By Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yESWsgJ__dY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ymcq7BNgiI

One of my favourite scenes of all time, the whole experience technically spreads across a few scenes but roughly ten minutes of film, The first part is where Captain Kirk is realigning the warp core, knowing that in doing so he will die. 




The second part comes into play when Spock is present when Kirk dies each placing their hand on the window and making the Vulcan "Live long and Prosper sign" with their hand.







 Spock who is a logical and cold person then loses control of his emotions and then screams Khan! as the USS Vengeance falls past the Enterprise, This is my favourite moment because