Night of the Hunter Under Water

[vanquine]

There are so many ways the scene could go at :54, after the old man realizes what he's seeing. But rather than do something that advances the plot, the soundtrack cuts out and we get the eerily beautiful tableau of the mother--her body unnaturally lit for our benefit, her hair gently swaying along with the seaweed reaching out to her like great tentacles from the abyss. The old man sees only horror; we see beauty.

[Judex777]

@snoops4ever You have to remember its a big lake in a little town. Besides, its clear she had an accident and ran off the road...yeah...an accident...

[phil1958uk]

Now I know what the blue line on the map was.

[Ukka68]

Somehow both beautiful and macabre!

[snoops4ever]

You've gotta be kinda stupid to think no one would find that.

[CDBigShow]

@snoops4ever the thing about this is, its really scary, think of how audiences felt when this came out.

[Karosanyo]

@snoops4ever Well, he was a reckless psychopath... I'm glad that he was. This is one of the all time great shots in cinema.

[missjanehudson]

saw this at 5 years old,scarred me for life

[CDBigShow]

@josh2xx Idiot.

[gav0123]

dont try and start it for a bit it looks like its flooded.