Half Nelson - Motel scene (BSS: Shampoo Suicide)

Half Nelson (2006) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468489/

The breathtaking motel [broken social] scene, my favourite one.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• half
• nelson
• broken
• social
• scene
• shampoo
• suicide

[knobylob]

favorite scene. when he slumps down, it's as if he is saying with his eyes "i'm sorry i let you down, but this is the real me, i'm not good enough for you"

[jordanslannan]

It's really disturbing that amazing films like this receive such little attention, while movies like Avatar The Last Airbender and the Expendables dominate the box office.

[taigajewel]

@jordanslannan maaan! i was so disappointed with the last airbender and the expendables! >_<

[stephantom]

@zacenroe Regarding Frank, he's subdued because he saw the way Drey must have walked out of the motel and over to the car. After the first job, she came running and smiling, all proud of herself. He knows something is up.

[stephantom]

@zacenroe I did not get the feeling that Dan and Frank came to a consensus at all. It seems like Dan just gives up and says, "I don't know what's best." He's depressed and completely lost.

When Dan glances at the woman smoking crack, I think it's just to say, "Yep, that's crack. That's what I'm doing here." And then he hands out a dollar bills, because that crack is for him too. He's not warning her -- he's resigned to being incapable of guiding her anywhere.

[wangsta678boi]

@zacenroe I think you make a good point. However, at the end of the movie you see Drey riding her bike out of school and Frank tries to talk to her. But she rides away. It wouldn't make sense that Frank and Dan collaborated this if Frank was still trying to talk to her

[he4rtsp4rk]

I cry every time in this scene. I'm an addict, and I've tried so many times to rise above this. This scene is heart breaking for me.

[kaloo123]

That look on his face... it gets me every time.

[beautifulybrainsick]

The music is just so perfect.

[TokyoDogz]

@knobylob jup, youre right. cuz as soon the door closes you hear him sayin what the fuck or something like that.

[zacenroe]

DId anyone else feel like the entire scene was set up for Drey? I thought that when Mr. Dunne went to confront Frank and they had a drink that they came to a consensus that Drey needs to stay away from that shit. Go back to earlier in the film when Drey asks Mr. Dunne if she could end up like her brother. In the motel room, he glances and nods to the stripper smoking crack, looks back at Drey and nods(as if to say that could be you). Then there was Frank's subdued reaction in the car. Amazing

[susanmozda910]

I can't even begin to describe why this scene is so brilliant. Such an underrated movie, and anyone that thinks Ryan Gosling is just a pretty boy needs to see this scene and his whole body of work. He's an amazing actor. The music is the icing on the friggin cake.