I couldn't imagine the film without this scene, but I also couldn't imagine why such a scene should be included if a only saw it in the script. It purely comes to life through its performance.

one of the strongest scenes in cinema history

well thats not really true. Mads didn't think it would work just having him dance shot like a normal scene. He thought the dance would be better from his point of view.. dreamy.. translucent...watching it through his eyes But the director wanted it this way.

Sometimes you just have to dance it out

Still think it's dumb et unnecessary

Oscar's are a joke

It’s criminal

No surprise, they are a corrupt organization pushing their own agenda.

@@AZARDIABO Won't stop him accepting one though.

True. The film did win, though

Yes He used to do the FRIGGIN SPLITS, MAN

@@justjaguar2314 was very surprised when i found that gif among the many hannibal meme in pinterest

@@kzzzz7846 oh but have you seen his can can abilities? That is one heck of a sight to behold

Yes...but he was not too good dancer but famous.

@kurozke I LOVE him.... I just wanted say that he is a great actor...better than dancer

That's what I was wondering! Thanks for saving me the research myself :)

Yeah, it's plainly obvious he has had some kind of dancing education.

I didn't know about his training, was completely taken by surprise by his stunning performance here 😍

You can see the tonic muscle control and grace. It stands out! Musicality like that doesn’t happen overnight! I love this scene!

Exuberant

This song is going to make me to drink 🍸 🤪

Me neither

Same. Perfectly stated 🙏

Is it a good movie?

@@martini668 It’s amazing

*proves

@@jamesanderson6373 Oh, thanks, sometimes I forget, haha

He majored in dance in college.

@@judithhaley3161 That makes a lot of sense!

@@judithhaley3161 oh really haha

It depends on your interpretation. One could argue he didn't learn anything and continues drinking despite the consequences it had on his life and friend's ones as well . As if, in the end, humans will remain humans

uplifting? without a context, sure, this scene seems to be very positive, but when you actually watch the movie and understand what this scene means, It’s actually sad af

@@cumberbitch4084 You aren't getting what I had said. Uplifting in the sense- his dance, the song, the vibes and his letting go of all the sad part of his life for that single moment and just celebrating life.

What was he texting while on the bench?

​@@cumberbitch4084 thats your interpretation. For me it was very positive. He overcame his vegitative state (basically auto-living, in depression, which he had in the beginning of the movie and later relapsed into) and started to live his life again. The alcohol was not the main point of the movie. Getting out of your comfort zone was.

👍👍

I’m genuinely interested in other people’s opinion. The ending is so powerful because it will speak to you and your relationship to life and drinking.

I saw it exactly like you described. there was nothing uplifting there. thanks for sharing

It’s definitely not a “happy” or uplifting ending and people who think that really need to pay more attention to movies. It’s a fucking gut shot of an ending. He’s lost his wife, kids and friend. Probably his job too. He’s drinking again with his friends reminiscing. And here comes the fake euphoria again, so he gets smashed with a bunch of kids. A complete slave to his addiction. The saddest part is, he was texting with his ex wife (IF we believe those messages) right before and instead of running back to her, he runs for the booze. The quick cheap thrill. Please note, that after starting the dance, he sits down and pulls his phone out. We see him from behind. He texts. This is his decision. And what does he do? He goes all in. For everyone who thinks he looks like he’s a million bucks during this scene, that’s just in his head. Running the last mile and fans spraying him with champagne. Not what happens. Truth is, he’s made his decision and it’s alcohol. He will probably not die at the end but give it time and he will. The students will move on, he’ll still be downing cheap beer at the pier. It’s a MASSIVE downer ending. The euphoria you see is alcohol, the allure, the dance, nothing more. It’s also why it’s such a great scene, it finally nails the problem. I find it humorous that so many people miss it but that’s also the allure of drinking. Anyway, it’s not a fucking happy ending, it’s a horrible ending. He will be dead and alone in ten years tops.

Considering that when he starts to dance he isn't even drunk yet. I don't think the Jaeger students gave him had an effect that fast. So, the man is letting go and enjoying a certain freedom and also allowing himself indulge in alcohol as part of a celebration.

Well said! The ending is extremely sad to me. Like you said, it is him once again accepting the fact that alcohol will make him feel good in the moment. I think the fact that it ends while he is mid-air tells us that it’s supposed to be a sad ending. It felt great until he hit the water and realized there are consequences to his actions. I’m going through the same struggle, stay strong

For being

Yes! That’s beautifully put

Fly? I don't think it's showing that... He let go of life and ended it. It's a sad scene.

@@drkrishnap It's definitely up for interpretation! I feel like there's both a feeling of hopefulness for the future and relief (as if he's letting go and at peace with that). But when he texted his wife earlier, you get the sense that they're trying to work it out and get together again (i.e: "I think Tommy is rooting for us" - it brings a sense of new hope and a new beginning for them. This isn't the end). I'm choosing to interpret it with a positive mindset and say, that he made it out. But if you'd asked me a year ago, I would have come up with a different, darker interpretation of the ending. That's what I think is the beauty of this movie - it has an open ending, which people can interpret in many different ways. The scene is just so beautifully acted and shot!

@@sinebachrenleff847 didn't Tommy die..? My thoughts were "bored guys find a random reason to start drinking, depression, 2 ended up dead, yeah sounds right" 🤣 LoL Probably time to watch it again then 👍

We all believe in you 💛

same friend same. watched with dried tears from 3 full days of anxiety and a most panicky interview. somehow the scene gives me a sense of calmness to fight the suffer everytime i watch it

@@kathrynnzhang419 this Is the Power of cinema! We Will find our way, and we will dance

Keep beliving it Will happen, it May take time but you Will get there, ive been there myself, and im still stranding 😀✋🥳

Standing

What...? He literally commits suicide. Edit @those replying The person who made the movie after his dead daughter said so. So... May be stop being idk tone deaf? English isn't my mother tongue

@@drkrishnap No he doesn't. You're crazy.

@@drkrishnap Damn, you're very immature. Grow up please.

@@richardsantanna5398 agree. He's not killing himself.

I hope u will also love cinema paradiso and hunter

Yup I feel inappropriate when I saw him dancing because it was a sad moment but then that what Tommy wants if he was there. For his friends to enjoy life as much as possible. His friends passed the alcoholism test and he did not. I want to know what happened to Laban. Poor thing had to watch his parent died on the boat. It's tragic.

@@mieraj.1081 The dog is probably sailing somewhere haha

@@GavinRamonShow even the song sounds just sad, but really transports the naivety of the youth when finishing school

​@@mieraj.1081 Where I'm from, people actually hire these specific music instrument players and dancers, to give a proper "farewell" to the passed one. As they carry the body to the cremation grounds and such. They dance and play music along the way. So I think, like that, he's not dancing out of full joy. So it can be appropriate when we think of him as just embracing all the emotions, letting it out. Both pain and joy, in the drunken state of it all.

At first, I felt mostly happy rather than sad, cuz this guy was already coming off as a almost-suicidal teacher, not the least bit interested in life, stuck in the rat cycle, just too responsible to end it all. That age his friend died at? A lot of people often get the high cholesterol based heart attacks and die anyways. It seemed nice that instead of just sorrow, he rediscovered his passion for life, which his friend would've been really happy for, especially given how his friend knew how depressing this guy was. BUT What started to make this scene a little bit gut-wrenching for me, every time I watched it was, Knowing that the director's daughter was about to make her debut in this movie, at this scene specifically, as one of "tipsy dancing fresh graduates", She was elsewhere, her dad sent the script over, she said she loved the script so much, very excited to be a part of this, etc. She was 19yo, another vehicle's driver was distracted by his mobile phone and crashed against her car. She died while this movie's filming had only recently begun. This reminded me of, how, in the movie, in this scene, the students and the teachers, they all experience the pain from the passing of their beloved teacher, but also happiness for the young graduates at the start of their lives. In real life too, as they are all filming the ending scene, it was a beautiful movie overall, it was a joyous moment-- this dance and all. Yet, they also felt sad about how a girl, who was literally supposed to be celebrating amidst them, has left the world a bit too soon. Hence, they truly felt whatever they were supposed to pretend to feel, in that very scene. The gut-wrenching sadness, yet the glimpse of happiness and hope, all at once, in their drunken states.

Same

Same here

Your not the only one 😊🙏

Same

Irony of life

It's just Scandinavia and Denmark in a nutshell, a country that do not even have stray dogs living in the streets. It's like living on another "planet", having it's own issues but being disconnected from the darkest of darkness in this World. Being born in Scandinavia is kind of like having won "the lottery of life".

@Jk .. Denmark is now far beyond any progress any other nation has made so far on this planet. It's the country that has been rated the least corrupt country in the World since 2012, except for 2017 when we came in 2nd behind New Zealand. I suspect the main reason being that multinational corporations hold no political power around here and you do not need to be rich to get elected for parliament. In fact, you have no chance of getting elected in Denmark, if you do not comply to the unwritten "Jante law" (you are no better than the rest) and if you do not act like a 'next door neighbor' or a relative, so a "God bless" rhetoric at the end of a speech or trying to seem like a strong man, rich and on top of the World will do you no good, but only make sure that you do not get elected due to lack of humbleness. And then you are not only entitled to a college University education for free, but are actually paid up to $850 a month to study, to keep the younger generation well educated and enlightened, which is something that especially the real "owners" of the USA and their rich and corrupt puppet politicians would not like, because they are only interested in obedient workers receiving "handouts" to barely being able to make living and are not interested in highly educated people able to think for themselves and demand a better life.

@@agffans5725 im born in norway, is it good?

Correction, he is an international treasure! He is a treasure for the whole WORLD!

Same. Dancing before my eyes. What a captivating actor.

I thought I was the only one that experience the same when listening the song at work with a glass of wine

Same for me to.

Pięknie napisane, pozdrawiam rodaka.

What is your consequence?

Yeah I totally agree. I'm glad that this movie touched very well on the bittersweet nature of alcoholism rather than just being a one-sided and frankly dishonest focus on just the downsides of alcoholism. Getting drunk can and often times is undeniably fun. Yes, it definitely has its plethora of downsides, but to dismiss the upsides because of that is just absurd imo. I think that having a nuanced view on the reality of alcoholism is the best way to tackle it, rather than just doing some silly black and white BS "misery porn" as you put it.

Well said!

​@@aliG2500100%!

Obviously we see that once he started drinking as an "experiment" things were good at first then they get tragic... I haven't seen this movie in about two years.... but I remember this ending VIVIDLY. The thing that puzzles me about the ending is... HES STILL DRINKING OBVIOUSLY... And he's having a ball OBVIOUSLY. So what's the conclusion here? Did he find the balance to life by drinking socially.. and knowing alcoholism can and will kill you as what happened to his friend ... That's kinda what I got from it initially. But after reading all these comments..IDK what to make of it. Awesome scene... YES. But does anyone have a conclusive answer to this ending??!

He started as a professional dancer

Same

Which movie?

Brilliant!!

fr

lol what? a guy that had a major successful tv show plus starred in movies like james bond and star wars as well as AAA video game? really?

He is a Human bring, I guess

Being

Down to Earth.. as most Danes

It doesn’t represent any of that

I have the same feelings with you about this scene.Your comment is all that i am thinking and feeling when i watch this scene.

@@RonkleBonk it does

@@trytonottoshit it 100% does not, the meaning has sailed straight over your misshapen head

@@RonkleBonk you are wrong, I'm right. that's too obvious.

Watch “green butchers “ i think you will Like it

That jump from the bench on to the cobbled pavement would have been way too risky with smart shoes that have no grip.

It's a magic !

GOOD FOR HIM !

he is a dancer before becoming an actor, i reccomend watching his interview in danish, i think it's here on youtube, it's quite great

Every evening in front of Albus

Thats Dr.Hannibal Lecter after eating his own p_n_s.

It's because it resonates with something deep within you. A longing to express your true self.

Or how should I know lol

congratulations, you are indeed human.

What is the name of the film?

Да, да. Но всегда есть и положительные стороны

Kishibe when... (spoiler) Makima dies.

@@Adoozy kishibe when kwanshi agreed to be his wife (never)

And he kicks that beer can because he doesn't need it anymore. No one has noticed that. He's finally happy and can laugh!

But okay Anthony Hopinks was incredible in The Father so yes

Then he should take his Oscar like a real Viking

Who cares about Oscars, it’s even worse than Ballon d’Or. Results make no sense and get even more inaccurate every year...

@@slamdunk2270 I 100% agree. Specially after the awful hosting this year. The speeches for the most were the good part, the anniversary tributes, in memoriam was too fast but yes this year’s oscars I grade them a C-

Yep but I don't care about the award shows

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