EMBED. The performances in it are absolutely 100% top-notch, flawless. / "At one time I thought of giving up, but now I think differently" / "You can help change things, by learning more about your culture report. If you like the score, you should check out Blanchard's score to Spike Lee's Katrina Documentary "A Tale Of God's Will". But recently I've been told that it hasn't aged as well, so I've been staying away from it for a while now. Hes put together an impressive list and 25fh hour is right up there with the rest. When he writes, he comes off as incredibly angry, like you said. Write stuff... Ed Norton. Follow Edward Norton "Extraordinary" 25th Hour Review. You've never been west of Philly, have ya? That Brian Cox monologue is beautiful. Really liked this one, which is saying something since I don't really like Spike Lee. I really liked 25th hour and feel like it isn't included enough in lee's legacy of films. Ending / spoiler for 25th Hour (2002), plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. 75% Upvoted. In Roger Ebert's review, he mentions how it seems James Brogan gives Monty the option to run to make himself feel better, knowing he won't take it. Hes put together an impressive list and 25fh hour is right up there with the rest. How to Find a 25th Hour in Your Day. Please note that the rights belong to the owner. It doesnt really come across as a Spike Lee film. I love 25th Hour. Spike Lee has a tendency to promote blacks in all types of genre, but his weak stories and screenplays really don't benefit him. When I clicked on this post I was expecting Monty's mirror monologue, Brian Cox's narration over the ending, the club scene, Monty being made ugly or the Ground Zero scene. I'll second lmfoley79 and say that Barry Pepper should absolutely get more work. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! A film adaptation, for which Benioff wrote the screenplay, was directed by Spike Lee and released in 2002. Graphic Violence ; Graphic Sexual Content ; movies. I always really liked it when I used to watch it years ago. and Malcolm X, which Washington deserved the fucking award for. The bathroom monologue stood out to me as ill-fitted to the rest of the film, and felt like it far overstayed its welcome. Post 9/11 was a great choice. This is a must-watch for Ozu/Koreeda/Rivette fans. Pardon my language. 4. Can someone explain the ending with George Floyd? Trust in The 25th Hour to lead you toward your vision. It has been a while since I watched the 25th hour, but I remember feeling a pretty strong sense of disappointment at the whole spectacle. cert 15. I think the film is a fantastic one. I did read the book, which is no different, really, other than it reads like the writer is imagining himself to be this cool drugdealer guy! Ultimately, The 25th Hour was kind of a let down for me, but I say “kind of” because, a) it was really well-written, and b) really short. I don't know who these "someone"s are confusing the ending for you, but it's far from ambiguous. There are films out there with endings purposefully left open for interpretation and speculation, but The director manage to break the fourth wall even without us realizing it. I would like to know others thoughts on the film and how it compares with some of Lee's other films. In 2020, Rebecca became a Certified Online Business Manager®. When added to his filmography, it sticks out from its uniqueness, as Inside Man does. 25th Hour (2002) Brian Cox: James Brogan. I still crack up at this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWlik4rPU8M. So even t I holy-shit-loved David Benioff’s second book, City of Thieves , back when I read it in 2009, and I’ve been book-pushing it to friends ever since. I was truly brought to tears this most recent time watching it. Spike Lee's "25th Hour" tells the story of a businessman's last day of freedom before the start of his seven-year prison sentence. Share to Reddit. It's one of my favorite Lee films but still not as good as Do The Right Thing? It was May 25th! Head out to the middle of nowhere, take that road as far as it takes us. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? That version is edited. Before we know Monty Brogan (Edward Norton) is headed to prison on a seven-year sentence for drug dealing, he rescues a wounded dog left for dead at a roadside construction site. When he isnt the writer, his films....are better. Good discussions down there. Email. I thought the post 9/11 atmosphere worked when it came to the tone of the film. Brian Cox's heartwrenching (albeit rather brief) monologue at the end of the film as he plans out his son's salvation. I liked it. The 25th Hour 1967. And I just noticed how Brian Cox contradicts himself in that monologue, giving more proof it's just a fantasy. 25th Hour soundtrackTerence Blanchard2002I do not own the rights for this music. Work-life fulfillment. Good film with a phenomenal ending. We get the ending we want then gets torn away from us. share. I feel like this film just flew under the radar and there wasn't much discussion about it at the time of its release - or maybe there was and I just didn't catch it. Spike Lee blends characters together perfectly (not in all his films though). So I'm not the biggest advocate for his films (Although I am excited to see what he does with Oldboy), but I watched The 25th Hour today and found it a very impressive film in his filmography. There's much to discuss about it, and they do a pretty good job praising it and exploring its themes critically. I think it might be because spike now is pidgeonholed as an angry angry individual who only makes films for the black community. During this day he will need to say goodbye to his girlfriend, his father and his two best friends. The film was just released on Blu-Ray for the first time a few months ago, as a two-fer with He Got Game. It probably is there to cover up that this is not a very Spike Lee movie, in that it's not about race relations, poverty or any real political issues or anything. In World War II, a Romanian gentile peasant is denounced by the village gendarme and sent to a concentration camp for Jews where, due to an error, he's drafted into the S.S. The summary says he wakes up Monty is going to prison, but I feel that he wakes up and THEN he has a decision to make: go to prison, or try to run away. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWlik4rPU8M, conversation between two of their writers about the film. No_Favorite. But a good ending is really hard to craft and it can sometimes be really hard to know exactly where and when to end your film, and those are the films that we will be examining in this list, the films that didn’t quite know when to end. The article and a conversation between two of their writers about the film. Agreed for the scene under the bridge. It's a fantastic movie. It's the dynamic between the four leads, the intimate details we come to know about them and how their relationship changes over the course of the story which is what makes it so weirdly riveting. Background. Rental and DVD rental, Buena Vista Cert 15. It was a left turn of a film, but a great one. Love that movie. There is a sense, in Spike Lee's "25th Hour" (2002), that he's experiencing his last day of freedom in a heightened state. Sort by. Comment. Keep driving. I think it might be because spike now is pidgeonholed as an angry angry individual who only makes films for the black community. I enjoyed it when I first saw the film in theatres, but on rewatching the film a few weeks ago, I really felt that it hadn't aged well compared to the rest of the film. Ending. The film is somewhat dark, considering subject matter and the novel it is based off of. 25th Hour Lyrics: "Oh, it's you again! It's also the last Spike Lee film that I really loved. I began waking up an hour early every day with no expectations or agenda for how that time would be spent, and instead let my actions be guided by how I felt in that exact moment. This list will obviously be filled with SPOILERS for all featured movies as I’ll be talking about their endings and how they failed. Also scope the comment section. Lee adding in the post 9/11 NYC atmosphere was a good choice even though sometimes it felt like the story didn't need it. 25th Hour. Lastly, since almost every time I see a conversation about this movie there is confusion about the ending: the story the dad tells is pure fantasy, and he is taking Monty to the prison in Otisville. Fark. I remember feeling sick after seeing that scene. Quotes [last lines] [On imagining an alternate ending for Monty] James Brogan : We'll drive. To back this … Adapted by David Benioff from his own novel The 25th Hour, it tells the story of a man's last 24 hours of freedom as he prepares to go to prison for seven years for dealing drugs. Everyone is on their fucking game here, even Patrice O'Neal (RIP). I liked Inside Man quite a bit, but haven't seen much of Spike Lee's stuff other than those two. The sense of regret and the longing for a new life he'll never have is poetic and completely satisfying. Reddit. He has his ideas about how he got here and who may have been involved, but there is little he can do about that now. But I like the interaction in general between the three 'friends'. One of my favorite movies of all time. flag. That scene was PIVOTAL for one of the film's messages on friendship and loyalty and Pepper killed it. Share to Popcorn Maker . Stick with the original. Rebecca Scheetz likes to get things done. It was unpopular at the time to say so, and still is, but many people felt that we were reaping what we'd sown--as much as we may have wanted to blame others. Showing all 7 items Jump to: Photos (5) Quotes (2) Photos . The only actual Oscar winners were Anna Paquin and Philip Seymour Hoffman. I love the ending of 25th Hour. S pike Lee's grotesquely macho-sentimental paean … It's all about norton's character coming to terms with what he did and taking responsibility. Absolutely. Peter Bradshaw @PeterBradshaw1. It doesn't need the 9/11 atmosphere, but I don't think it hurts it. It failed to measure up to the former's quality, IMHO. 65.219.235.164 04:32, 14 November 2006 (UTC) I wholeheartedly agree. Yet this was not something we could run away from or fight; we just had to shut up and take a beating and hope for the best. Why 25th Hour is the Most Important Film Ever Made About 9/11 Today is a lot of things. Can someone explain the ending with George Floyd? Share to Facebook; Share to Twitter; Share to Linkedin; Time (Photo credit: Alan Cleaver) More than 20 … I read several reviews at the time that expressed the same opinion, most memorably Devin Faraci's, although I can't find it now. Thu 30 Oct 2003 21.13 EST. And the bathroom monologue is pretty cool, I think they lifted the slavery bit from American History X. For many, it’s treated as a date of reflection. One of my absolute all-time favorite films. I can expand on that if anyone needs, but it's actually not ambiguous or open to interpretation, which people sometimes like to claim. Probably like a lot of people, I'm not a huge fan of Brogan's monologue. I may be way off base, but I felt the main plotline was an allegory for America and 9/11. I expect it to be three eventually, but it should be four. It includes that commentary and a brand new one with Spike and Ed Norton. I really think/hope this movie gets rediscovered in the next couple of years. Honestly I only remember Inside Man and Miracle at St. Anna, and out of those I only remember enjoying Inside Man. Thu 24 Apr 2003 21.22 EDT. I truly believe that the ending of this movie is open to interpretation. Posted by 15 hours ago. I call this practice the 25th hour. In comparison to other Spike Lee films; it is the last great movie he has made. I don’t understand the timeline. Even before she was an OBM, for more than 25 years, Rebecca has brought keen … But when looked upon with a keen eye, you start to sense some things that could have definitely been changed. The man's business was selling drugs, but his story could be a microcosm for the Enron thieves. I was truly brought to tears this most recent time watching it. I haven't seen many of Spike Lee's films. With Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, Grégoire Aslan, Michael Redgrave. I would say it is a very good movie held together by two great scenes, those being Edward Norton's monologue in the bathroom, and Brian Cox's at the end. ABOUT REBECCA, CEO. Directed by Henri Verneuil. Leadership. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, News & Discussion about Major Motion Pictures, Press J to jump to the feed. And the cast… two Oscar winners so far. His other films feel like Spike has something he wants to say, but doesnt have the skill or entire understanding of how to convey it. I like the ending bit by Cox a lot. Great movie. Such a great ending. Barry Pepper is impeccable in this one. Don't you ever give up?" I will say it's one of Norton's weaker performances I've seen, but the directing is superb. He goes through this epic diatribe blaming everyone in the city for everything, and ends with the realization that al Qaeda didn't send him to prison; he did. Share to Tumblr. Share to Pinterest. Barry Pepper should get more work. Brian Cox's heartwrenching (albeit rather brief) monologue at the end of the film as he plans out his son's salvation. They are anticipated to bear discomfort silently, reduce their emotions easily, and dominate their particular women. I watched it immediately after viewing "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" which is vaguely similar in tone/subject material. As phenomenal as everyone in the movie is, Pepper's face in the scene under the bridge is just fucking frightening and you feel every ounce of pain in his soul, every bit of love, hate, contempt, regret and fear for his childhood friend. I didn't believe this could be true, given the near-overload of talent, but it is. It's one of the best commentary tracks I've ever heard. Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) (Video) Featurette about the making of the film She Hate Me (2004) the character of Agent Flood first appeared in 25th Hour The Squid and the Whale (2005) The scene where Anna Paquin's character reads a risque poem to her literature class references a very similar scene early in '25th Hour'. Interesting bit of trivia: that rant (and actually, most of the movie) is almost entirely verbatim from the original (phenomenal) novel by David Benioff, who later went on to create a little show called Game Of Thrones. hide. 12 comments. 25th Hour, described by Increase Lee, shows men partly in a normal way. The film ends with Monty asleep in the car, true. The typical representation of men in Hollywood film defines them as being aggressive and powerful. I'd never really thought about this scene being key but on my next re-watch, which no doubt will be soon since I can't get enough of 25th Hour, I will definitely pay close attention to this scene. 25th Hour (2002) Music by Terence Blanchard IMDb: http://goo.gl/jGbpxD Rob Mackie. The 25th Hour is the 2001 debut novel by David Benioff. Loved the film, possibly my favorite of Spike Lee's work, which says a lot given the caliber of Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X. Knockaround Guys was one of my favorite movies with Barry Pepper. 25th Hour. It's perfectly clear that it's a fantasy. Everything comes together perfectly. The acting and soundtrack is phenomenal, but what I admire the most is how restrained Spike Lee is. There's something interesting about him knowing his life is over, and the reactions of all the people around him. I haven't watched it in a long time but when it came out on DVD I watched it a ton of times. We're confronted with the imagery of post-9/11 New York and the operatic score by Terence Blanchard, each scene weighs us with the burdens of each characters' lives, and then that ending hits just the right note of promise and devastation. share. 25th Hour starts with redemption before it gets to the sins. I'd link them here if I knew how (I'm using Alien Blue). The Dissolve actually featured it as their Movie of the Week not too long ago. For me, anyway. And because my general reflection on most everything somehow manages to fuse film into my thought process, I thought this would be a good opportunity to explain with Spike Lee’s 25 th Hour is the most important film ever made about 9/11. Grow your business with peace of mind. Spike Lee took what could have been a very small film about these peoples' predicaments and makes it a grand American portrait. Although they probably are a bit too far in their respective corners to be realistic. The only real issue I had with it was the subplot with Philip Seymour Hoffman and his student, which didn't really gel with the rest of it, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. I like a lot of his movies, but they can really beat you over the head, I'm looking at you School Daze. The 25th Hour depicts the last day of freedom for a young man before he begins serving a seven-year jail term for drug dealing. Happy Hour (2015) See above except 5 hours, however this is probably lighter in tone than An Elephant Sitting Still. Write stuff... Ed Norton. Samantha Ettus. Also the film has some holes that it could cover up, but for the most part it is pretty good standing by itself. Directed by Spike Lee. It's one of the few times I prefer the movie to the book. save. Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term. As well, typical males usually don’t pay any attention to all their sicknesses and try to prove … Sharp dialogue, precise directing, strong acting by everyone and an engrossing score by Terence Blanchard. Log in or sign up to leave a comment Log In Sign Up. Astounding that Ed Norton has never actually won an Oscar, even more shocking that Rosario Dawson has never even been nominated. The 9/11 bit was crucial to the monologue. Personally, I don't think it would've mattered if it was fantasy or not, either way his life is over. 14 hours ago. With Edward Norton, Barry Pepper, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosario Dawson. It feels like Spike Lee was working on the movie, and 9/11 happened and he felt like he needed to add it in, because it seems that so many of his films are a reflection of NYC at a given moment. By Amit Asaravala. It gave me chills when I saw it the first time. I really liked 25th hour and feel like it isn't included enough in lee's legacy of films. Prowling through the city until dawn with his two close male friends and his girlfriend, he is forced to re-examine his life and how he got himself into his predicament, which leads to a shocking, disturbing finale. Most of his films are pieces on black culture of varying quality. The 25th Hour allows you to focus on the what and why, while we focus on the how. Were they referring to the Incident? It allowed the film to maintain the tone without having to shift on and off. They discussed it and wrote a few articles about the film. Share via email. However, like you, 25th Hour does contain my favourite monologue (if we discount the entirety of Network because, fuck, was Chayefsky a brilliant monologuist). I recently watched one of my favourite films again recently and just wanted to know if there was any love for one of Lee's best films. Chillingly, when it was recorded Philip Seymour Hoffman was still alive but struggling with his addictions, and at one point Spike and Ed both wish him well with what he's going through; by the time the set was released, Hoffman had died of a drug overdose. The Spike Lee joint 25th Hour is an extraordinary film with a powerful message. Have you ever listened to the solo commentary Spike did for the DVD release? However, like you, 25th Hour does contain my favourite monologue (if we discount the entirety of Network because, fuck, was Chayefsky a brilliant monologuist). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, If that's a mask, either take it off now or leave it on forever. Found a couple of links. 1 . And thanks for the heads up on Blanchard's score to the Katrina documentary, I'll be sure to check it out. And he will need to find someone to take care of his dog. 1. best. Everything is more focused, more meaningful, sometimes dreamy. Only watched it once though. 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