Scorsese is known for many things, but no one talks about how he makes great courtroom scenes. This, Goodfellas, Casino and The Irishman all have great courtroom scenes
@Wes McGee Courtroom hearings and Senate hearings abide by the same set of rules. You can be indicted and sentenced if proven guilty. The only difference is most senate hearings, especially famous ones, are more open to the public. To say this is far from a courtroom is not even close to correct.
uh no sorry, there is only one good courtroom scene and that is in the film "My cousin Vinny". everything else as entertaining as it is accurate compared to my cousin vinny.
@@jon8004 This scene was really good because of the cinematography and editing. Most of them are because of the acting. The screenplay matters but not if the characters aren't believable.
@@jon8004 The shaky leg, swooping camera, angles, camera moving between the masses, the lighting, the black to white transitions even showing his skeleton for a brief moment. These are all cinematography and editing choices which make this scene what it is. If you were trying to make the case for Primal Fear or A Few Good men, then I would agree but not for this film. Robert Richardson is one of the best cinematographers ever.
"Juan Trippe isn't a man who's interested in making money". The last time I checked I'm pretty sure every corporate executive that has ever existed has been interested in making money.
Hence Hughes follow up line "Well I'm sure his stockholders will be happy to hear that!" meaning Trippe would be shitting bricks if the stockholders found out he was running PAM AM for charity and the less unfortunate.
For me, this movie cemented the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the finest actors working today. He _becomes_ the person he is portraying. Very well done movie.
@@AdityaSingh-ej7zv tarantino is boring and irrelevant for me after his last two movies...so full of himself yet so depleted...i hope he proves me wrong
@@BeefPapa Me three. I guess its been a while now, but i used to think of Dicaprio as just another 'pretty face' male actor. The dude has good acting chops for sure. Hes an awesome actor.
I always loved how this film gradually increases in visual style along with film photography itself. It begins in black and white, gradually a few simple color strips are introduced and finally it's full blown Technicolor. It's a really clever way of portraying a passage of time and a crucial time for innovation.
Hughes literally ended Brewster's career. After this hearing, he convinced a guy to run against him in the primary, bankrolled his campaign, and watched Brewster lose the primary. He never returned to politics after being ousted from the senate.
@@williamrowlett740 so howd that disinfectant injection go willy? cleaned ya up good did it or did ya have to do that light therapy we have been hearing about?
I sat next to Alan Alda on our way to Beijing in 2003. We were in Business Class. He had the aisle seat, I had the window. We exchanged small talk and I told him how I watched M.A.S.H. growing up. Later I ran into him the next day at the St Regis hotel breakfast. He stopped at my table and in front of the folks I was eating with said, "Good Morning Brad, how'd you sleep." I'll never forget that. There are certain memories I will hold dear forever. I am sure he doesn't remember that, but I do.
Crazy more often comes in episodes and not a constant state
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Howard Hughes: Now I put the sweat of my life into this thing, I got my reputation all rolled up in it, and I have stated several times that if the Hercules fails to fly, I will leave this country and never come back! And I mean it!
@@Brodyjaxonthe problem with wolf of wall street was Matthew McConaughey. He was in it for 5 mins and killed everyone. Seeing Leo get outclassed like that took away his Oscar
77gravity That’s why some attorneys, cops, and soon to be federal judge hates me. Not only do I ask questions, I do it with confidence as though I am a multimillionaire. Lastly, when responding to their questions, I end it in question form.
Di Caprio is one of those "pretty boy actors only the girls could like " that actually earned the respect of grown men because of his sheer skill, range and humour.
One of my favorite pictures of all time shows an Apollo astronaut standing on the moon with the Hughes Surveyor 3 moon lander next to him and the Apollo 12 moon lander in the background. The Hughes lander went to the moon first, two years before Apollo. A magnificent accomplishment that is almost totally unknown.
@@TheSgriffith2 The incredible thing is that Pete Conrad was able to land his LM within walking distance of the Surveyor. His first words on the surface of the moon were, "Whoopee! That might have been a small step for Neil but it was a big one for me!"
@@cameltanker1286 Sorry bud he didn't stand up to anyone. He started immediately surrounding himself with pro Isreal swamp people and then went along with all the hype during 2020 that allowed his defeat. When we needed a leader he followed.
@@cameltanker1286 Please name one swamp person he prosecuted or even fired that is not currently back working for the government? As far as Israel. Our support of them costs us 3 billion dollars every year and we get very little if nothing valuable in return. The unseen costs are our sour relationships with middle eastern countries simply because of our support for them. This results in higher oil prices which is hard on middle class which hurts us. In fact our foreign aid to all countries needs to stop. I single out Israel because our support of them since 1947 has cost us dearly in dollars and diplomatic relationships. Our nation is broke. It is time we accept that and act accordingly.
At 29, Leo should have won his Oscar. Should have won when he was 31 for Blood Diamond. Should have won again for Great Gatsby too. But this, at his late 20s, no actors could play such an intense role other than Leo. Shit, I almost forgot. I was hoping so hard that he won for Departed but he was not even nominated.
This is a True story unfortunately there are still many senator Brewster exist todays and lives in pockets of corporate America, however not that many Howard Hughes to fight, imagine if Hughes lost this battle and we would be paying toll on skies
If given a choice of favored Billionaires, I would choose Howard Hughes over current contenders, Bill Gates, Elon Musk. Hughes went forward with no limits into the unknown, many times on his own risk of wealth & health.
that scene is fantastic, this is exactly how the world of politics works, it is not about representing the interests of the population, it is about protecting the interests of those who pay the campaign
What a great back and forth, maybe the senators of today should be treated as such by the American Public when they screw up, after all they do work for US!!
The film is about a business man getting fucked harder than rape by the mutha fucking government and even by his closest friends. Why the fuck didn't Leo get an award? Read my comment and answer your fucking question. It's all a game and it only gets more funnier the more people it harms.
0:56 very difficult to catch but if you pause at just the right moment for one frame you can see the shot is in black and white and with the camera flash Hughes is seen with his skeletal structure. To catch the skeletal structure you’ll have to slow the playback speed down to 0.25
@La Onda All representative democracies can be bough out by special interests. Don't get high and mighty thinking your country is any better in that respect than America.
Yes. Not just that but the war profiteering that other companies did. All of the bombers paid for but not delivered, and tanks, too. THAT is the nail in the coffin.
And let not forget that Hughes also roasts the senator by naming other pet projects that Boeing, Lockheed, North American Aviation, and Douglas were working on which also failed to enter service.
One of my favourite DiCaprio roles for sure. It's funny that he won an oscar for The Revenant, that is far from his best roles. Not that he did a bad job with The Revenant, but the role just didn't allow any complex acting. It was just a very uncomfortable role with lot's of crawling in the mud. The thing that makes Howard Hughes role stand out, is that DiCaprio is physically very different from Hughes who was tall and with strong physique. DiCaprio looked more like a skinny boy next to real Hughes, but he played the role so well that the physical difference part didn't mean much.
No shit. I was watching this film at a bar a few months ago and i was like damn leo must have gotten the oscar ( I was tipsy since i knew he got the oscar for revenant) But damn
Hughes is badass, guy overcame his OCD temporarily just to put these bastards in their place. Even touching things he'd normally wouldn't touch due to his Germ phobia when putting emphasis on words. Lord knows the guy probably went home scrubbing himself raw after that, but that doesn't make it less badass.
Not saying that his performance in The Revenant isn't Oscar worthy, but for some reason I find DiCaprio's acting much more impressive in his other nominated roles, especially This, Wolf of Wall Street, Django Unchained and Once upon a Time in Hollywood ( Even though he was nominated, I don't think it gets enough praise )
Love the Hughes Hercules and Hughes FX-11! Way ahead of their time! Look at/study every line of the design attributes of today's "like" aircraft, and you too may see some of the H-4 and XF-11. So glad he got the Hercules into the air and that there is great footage to share it
The blocking and using the flashing with the lights was a great choice by Martin Scorsese, using the lights flashing for transitioning between cuts. Also to build tension
The whole movie was Oscar worthy and Leonardo was best actor worthy (for that scene alone), but Million Dollar Baby won and Jamie Foxx won. Something's wrong with the system.
"No, I Don't Think I Will!" I Love This Whole Scene! Leo Played Howard To A "T"! What A Beautiful Verbal Boxing Match! Alan's Really Feeling The Heat! I Absolutely Love How Mr Hughes Went From Being The Prosecutor To Being The Accused! He Totally Owned Brewster & Had Him Tripping Over His Own Words! Howard To Brewster:" Catch Me If You Can!"
The one thing I've always been impressed by is just how talented Leo is in allowing the audience to forget it's him and become immersed in the character and story he's portraying. A great deal of actors break the 4th wall if they go overboard with method or underutilize source material as to remind us constantly that we're watching an actor performing in a film.
I found this movie boring when I saw it back in the day but rewatched it today and realized it was a good movie. Leo gave an Oscar-worthy performance and Scorsese did a great job👌
would you ask him to return ?! No i don't think i will will you try to have him return ?! No i don't think i'll try..no i don't think so . Leonardo's response and his composure and calmness are magnificent in this sequence 👌
Had Howard Hughes not been a crazy billionaire, he would have been a brilliant trial lawyer. He simply took that politician to the cleaners. He was well prepared and just sarcastic enough to get the job done far more effectively than his lawyers might have done.
I don't know if this actually happened or not but I like how in this scene Howard Hughes basically makes a fool out of this Senator. I do know that in reality Hughes did have a Senate Hearing but whether or not it played out the way it does in the film is what I'm uncertain of.
Scorsese is known for many things, but no one talks about how he makes great courtroom scenes. This, Goodfellas, Casino and The Irishman all have great courtroom scenes
@Wes McGee Courtroom hearings and Senate hearings abide by the same set of rules. You can be indicted and sentenced if proven guilty. The only difference is most senate hearings, especially famous ones, are more open to the public. To say this is far from a courtroom is not even close to correct.
uh no sorry, there is only one good courtroom scene and that is in the film "My cousin Vinny". everything else as entertaining as it is accurate compared to my cousin vinny.
duh .. so does "my cousin vinny"
@@jon8004 This scene was really good because of the cinematography and editing. Most of them are because of the acting. The screenplay matters but not if the characters aren't believable.
@@jon8004 The shaky leg, swooping camera, angles, camera moving between the masses, the lighting, the black to white transitions even showing his skeleton for a brief moment. These are all cinematography and editing choices which make this scene what it is. If you were trying to make the case for Primal Fear or A Few Good men, then I would agree but not for this film. Robert Richardson is one of the best cinematographers ever.
"Juan Trippe isn't a man who's interested in making money". The last time I checked I'm pretty sure every corporate executive that has ever existed has been interested in making money.
That's was the intended joke.
Obligated is more like it. They have to act in the interest of making money (ethically). If they don’t, the stockholders can sue.
Hence Hughes follow up line "Well I'm sure his stockholders will be happy to hear that!" meaning Trippe would be shitting bricks if the stockholders found out he was running PAM AM for charity and the less unfortunate.
Dat's da joke
@@ibeturface Happening with Disney these days
For me, this movie cemented the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the finest actors working today. He _becomes_ the person he is portraying. Very well done movie.
Does he have any upcoming movies?
Yes!!!!! Once Upon a Time in Hollywood! Alongside Brad Pitt...directed by the legend Tarantino!
Same here. This role convinced me as well.
@@AdityaSingh-ej7zv tarantino is boring and irrelevant for me after his last two movies...so full of himself yet so depleted...i hope he proves me wrong
@@BeefPapa Me three. I guess its been a while now, but i used to think of Dicaprio as just another 'pretty face' male actor. The dude has good acting chops for sure. Hes an awesome actor.
Hughes turns the tables and HE is the one asking the tough questions at HIS hearing.
@Wes McGee Interesting story! I have always loved Howard Hughes ever since seeing this movie. I live in Texarkana too so small world lol
Right, awesome. Well them senators are as cricket as a hind dogs leg.
Gee thanks for explaining for us.
Yeah, pretty ridiculous. I guess that's why they call it fiction.
Except this is all wrong, Brewster was nowhere similar to how Alda is portraying him. 99.99% of this never happened.
Senator Brewster: I'll be the one asking the questions.
Howard Hughes: *REVERSE UNO*
"Mr Hughes..."
*SKIP CARD*
"Mr. Hughes, I must insist --"
*WILD CARD, CHANGE COLOR*
"MR. HUGHES!"
*WILD CARD DRAW FOUR*
I always loved how this film gradually increases in visual style along with film photography itself. It begins in black and white, gradually a few simple color strips are introduced and finally it's full blown Technicolor. It's a really clever way of portraying a passage of time and a crucial time for innovation.
Wow yeah; I never noticed that. I forgot that the earlier scenes were shot in two-strip technicolour.
Damn he walked into those hearings like "I'm about to end this man's whole career"
Jericho Redman good.
Well, he did ask if he swore to tell the WHOLE the truth and nothing but. And he told his truth and Brewster’s truth.
that he did!!!!!
And it did end his career he lost the election
What? No he didn't. The whole point is that Hughes is nervous and uncomfortable. He's deaf and obsessive-compulsive.
Hughes literally ended Brewster's career.
After this hearing, he convinced a guy to run against him in the primary, bankrolled his campaign, and watched Brewster lose the primary. He never returned to politics after being ousted from the senate.
tl;dr/meme version...
Brewster: *exists*
Howard Hughes: _I'm about to end this man's whole career._
Good riddance
@Phoenix ... What the hell are you talking about dude?........
@Phoenix lmao you need help.
@@williamrowlett740 so howd that disinfectant injection go willy? cleaned ya up good did it or did ya have to do that light therapy we have been hearing about?
The way he keeps the character is just beyond brilliant, man.
I sat next to Alan Alda on our way to Beijing in 2003. We were in Business Class. He had the aisle seat, I had the window. We exchanged small talk and I told him how I watched M.A.S.H. growing up. Later I ran into him the next day at the St Regis hotel breakfast. He stopped at my table and in front of the folks I was eating with said, "Good Morning Brad, how'd you sleep." I'll never forget that. There are certain memories I will hold dear forever. I am sure he doesn't remember that, but I do.
Brad .M
That would be awesome!!!
alan alda raped me #metoo #believewomen
+Jay Ray
Before or after Larry Linville did?
@@tomblackstone482 It was at the same time - they double teamed me. I was bleeding from every hole :(
+Jay Ray
Good thing they were 'doctors'.
He deserves an Oscar for this
for this sequence of scenes alone!
My favourite DiCaprio performance
Over Jamie Foxx in Ray??? You tripping lol
I think all of these actors have been overcompensated
he deserves an oscar for everything he does
It’s impressive how he can go from being in a room for a month and losing his mind to sounding sharp in a court room setting. He was brilliant.
Bigkidstudios23
A combination of anger and speaking the truth will do that to a man
Chump Johnson I agree!
no he wasn't the brilliant ones pay off the senators and stay out of the cameras if he were alive today he would agree !
It's easy to deal with idiotic people. It's hard to deal with your purpose in life
Crazy more often comes in episodes and not a constant state
Howard Hughes: Now I put the sweat of my life into this thing, I got my reputation all rolled up in it, and I have stated several times that if the Hercules fails to fly, I will leave this country and never come back! And I mean it!
A fantastic performance.
I became his fan after watching his electrifying performance. Really he deserved an Oscar for this movie.
Yes, he did.
3:52 “No I don’t think I will.” Captain America has entered the chat.
He works for hydra keep the fictitious characters out. Hughes was a real man.
more like Al Pacino from Scent of a Woman
@@alephmorricone7207 Yes! “Excuse me?!”
Every time that I board an aircraft, I thank Howard Hughes!
If it's a jet powered craft. You should be thanking Sir Frank Whittle though.😏😆
@@JONNOG88....Engineers create but the Business men like Hughes brings things to the masses.
both actors killed it in this scene - glad Leo finally got his Oscar but he should've got it for THIS role.........
@Thomas L I never mentioned Titanic, he won for the Revenant
STACKING4LIFE or wolf of wall street
Whoever’s in charge of the oscars just doesn’t like our boy Leo
I tough he should wins for the wolf of wall street, leo doing great acting every single scene
@@Brodyjaxonthe problem with wolf of wall street was Matthew McConaughey. He was in it for 5 mins and killed everyone. Seeing Leo get outclassed like that took away his Oscar
Well honestly he should have atleast 5 or 6 Oscar's by now .
And THAT is how you deal with these Senate scum - just keep asking questions. There is nothing in the Law that says you can't ask questions.
77gravity That’s why some attorneys, cops, and soon to be federal judge hates me. Not only do I ask questions, I do it with confidence as though I am a multimillionaire. Lastly, when responding to their questions, I end it in question form.
In a court room you are not....but outside the court room, you are free to do so....until the fucking idiot cops hit you in the head
They'll have you Killed. Don't doit. They've done it before and they'll do it again. The powerful are powerful for a reason.
@@raphk9599 because we let them have that power if we learn to take it away from them then they won't be powerful
Raph K they are senators lol, they have what I call fake power, they appear powerful but their not
Di Caprio is one of those "pretty boy actors only the girls could like " that actually earned the respect of grown men because of his sheer skill, range and humour.
True. He earned people respect over the years rather than having a "cute face".
Succint.
I respected him since he was a kid
Used to be, after The Departed he plays the same character screaming and getting angry.
YEAP. Count me as one of the ones that changed my mind on him from this movie.
One of the most underrated Leo's performance
At 0:56, you see his skeleton.
I paused at exactly 56 second and so far I don't see what you're talking about. Skeleton; where?
Yeah I saw it too
i was lucky enough to pause it and yes it does show his rib cage and skull as a skeleton
no shit
Ontario Andrews Play it at 0.25x speed and go to that timestamp can’t miss it
One of my favorite pictures of all time shows an Apollo astronaut standing on the moon with the Hughes Surveyor 3 moon lander next to him and the Apollo 12 moon lander in the background. The Hughes lander went to the moon first, two years before Apollo. A magnificent accomplishment that is almost totally unknown.
I knew nothing about that and looked it up. Thanks!
@@TheSgriffith2 The incredible thing is that Pete Conrad was able to land his LM within walking distance of the Surveyor. His first words on the surface of the moon were, "Whoopee! That might have been a small step for Neil but it was a big one for me!"
We need someone to stand up to the government like this today
Well, I've know a convict with the goods on the lot of them that can bring them down. W.. wait a sec...
We did have someone like that and the other side now has him under indictment.
@@cameltanker1286
Sorry bud he didn't stand up to anyone. He started immediately surrounding himself with pro Isreal swamp people and then went along with all the hype during 2020 that allowed his defeat. When we needed a leader he followed.
@@12yearssober Beg to differ. He called out the swamp on day one and the swamp went after him. Oh, and what's so wrong with being pro Israel?
@@cameltanker1286
Please name one swamp person he prosecuted or even fired that is not currently back working for the government?
As far as Israel. Our support of them costs us 3 billion dollars every year and we get very little if nothing valuable in return. The unseen costs are our sour relationships with middle eastern countries simply because of our support for them. This results in higher oil prices which is hard on middle class which hurts us. In fact our foreign aid to all countries needs to stop. I single out Israel because our support of them since 1947 has cost us dearly in dollars and diplomatic relationships. Our nation is broke. It is time we accept that and act accordingly.
At 29, Leo should have won his Oscar. Should have won when he was 31 for Blood Diamond. Should have won again for Great Gatsby too. But this, at his late 20s, no actors could play such an intense role other than Leo.
Shit, I almost forgot. I was hoping so hard that he won for Departed but he was not even nominated.
He had to get raped by a fucking bear for his Oscar. Fuck the Oscars.
This is a True story unfortunately there are still many senator Brewster exist todays and lives in pockets of corporate America, however not that many Howard Hughes to fight, imagine if Hughes lost this battle and we would be paying toll on skies
Hughes won because he was finnacialy successful.
Yep and there are many more that are in the pockets of Special Interest Groups.
@@sushmachauhan4572 Yes, however he won the right battle imagine if he was on the other side then we will be paying tool for sky
Unions do the same thing guldukan.
We do pay toll. It's called a baggage fees and aviation tax.
"He spoke to me as if you WORKED for him!" OUCH. That had to hurt...
if you watch footage of the actual hearings, you can certainly feel the rage hughes had toward the committee.
Actual footage of the hearings? Where did you get access to those??
@@paulgill8073 Just search "Howard Hughes senate hearings" and you'll find it in several video parts here.
@@paulgill8073 They're on RUclips, and oh boy. Scorsese and Leo did a helluva job.
The Senator learned the meaning of the words "two can play".
Also, "Do you know who the hell I am, Senator?!"
If given a choice of favored Billionaires, I would choose Howard Hughes over current contenders, Bill Gates, Elon Musk.
Hughes went forward with no limits into the unknown, many times on his own risk of wealth & health.
Alan Alda was excellent in this film and I'm happy he was nominated for the Oscar
You can see him tap dancing and he was wonderfully smarmy
The dude deserves TEN Academy Awards to say the least. He was just too damn good looking for his own good.
Leo plays every of his role perfectly, such a talented actor
My grandpa worked with Hughes and started Maddux Airlines whiched merged with Hughes to become TWA.
Incredible.
So....youre rich?
Aristotle Musk yup
DeCaprio was brilliant in this movie and particularly brilliant in this scene.
that scene is fantastic, this is exactly how the world of politics works, it is not about representing the interests of the population, it is about protecting the interests of those who pay the campaign
What a great back and forth, maybe the senators of today should be treated as such by the American Public when they screw up, after all they do work for US!!
Martin Ramirez That didn't happen like that
MrJamberee
Actually it’s pretty close to accurate
no we work for them you tax cow!
This wouldn't happen nowadays, the senator will bang the gavel until you shut up and make up some bs to stop you from speaking
You still think that? No they work for themselves.
Close your eyes and Alan Alda sounds just like Howard Stern.
jewy voice
Stern sounds like Alan Alda just saying
Nicky Shamrock You know what to do. You know what to do.
God..no shit!
I thought I was the only one who ever thought that.
If you go frame by frame at 0:56, one of the camera flashes seems to have an X-Ray effect and you can see Leo's skeleton. Freaky.
Damn
Dangggg
I am so obsessed with this voice in this moive! :D This guy is a legend!
How did Leo not get an oscar for roles like these!
One word. Ray. Stacked ballot that year
He wasn't a Jew.
The film is about a business man getting fucked harder than rape by the mutha fucking government and even by his closest friends. Why the fuck didn't Leo get an award? Read my comment and answer your fucking question. It's all a game and it only gets more funnier the more people it harms.
Because this is how it works with Oscar. If you'd ask me - this was probably best of Leo's acting appereances
Because the Oscars have become a Politcal farce, not based solely on talent or merit.
Very similar to the Iron Man 2 scene. After all Stark is based on Hughes.
More so Tony's dad ....HOWARD Stark!
0:56 very difficult to catch but if you pause at just the right moment for one frame you can see the shot is in black and white and with the camera flash Hughes is seen with his skeletal structure.
To catch the skeletal structure you’ll have to slow the playback speed down to 0.25
coming from someone who has OCD and panic attacks I love this movie an love this scene
Hang in there bob 👊
@@14stOfDynamite thanks brother one day at a time!
Do you feel it conveys the feelings correctly?
The way he notices the sounds and lights?
@@TraustiGeir I 100 percent do I've gone to court and in big public situations and wow it's hard
@@bobsmith4690 Major respect to ya! I can only imagine what it feels like.
Thanks so much for posting! Exactly the clip I was looking for!
Wow, the only bad senator in u.s. history, Bought out by special interest groups. Glad that doesn't happen anymore.(sarcasm)
Sarcasm? Really.
@La Onda The interests of the constituents as a whole is known as 'the general interest'.
Now we have a president bought out by Russians
@La Onda Earl and Cletus at the fucking trailer park are supposed to somehow compete better when bribery is the game? FUCK YOUUUUUU!
@La Onda All representative democracies can be bough out by special interests. Don't get high and mighty thinking your country is any better in that respect than America.
One of the greatest movies ever. This made me a DiCaprio fan.
Leonardo di Caprio was cheated. He should have gotten the Best Actor Award for this movie. He's did Howard Hughes to perfection.
Honestly it was close between Dicaprio and Fox. Fox played Ray to perfection.
But Dicaprio's was a MUCH harder role to play, much more complex and intricate
As did Robert Downey Jr as Chaplin and Peter O'Toole as Lawrence of Arabia both missed out on the oscar
This is literally one of the best films of the last 20 years.
such a good scene. the whole movie was a masterpiece thanks to Leo.
Senator Brewster: owned
Owen owned
boom! we need some Howard these days
You asked for a hearing and thats what you got senator
You left out the best part, when Hughes discloses how much of his own money he put into the projects.
Yes. Not just that but the war profiteering that other companies did. All of the bombers paid for but not delivered, and tanks, too. THAT is the nail in the coffin.
And let not forget that Hughes also roasts the senator by naming other pet projects that Boeing, Lockheed, North American Aviation, and Douglas were working on which also failed to enter service.
One of my favourite DiCaprio roles for sure. It's funny that he won an oscar for The Revenant, that is far from his best roles. Not that he did a bad job with The Revenant, but the role just didn't allow any complex acting. It was just a very uncomfortable role with lot's of crawling in the mud. The thing that makes Howard Hughes role stand out, is that DiCaprio is physically very different from Hughes who was tall and with strong physique. DiCaprio looked more like a skinny boy next to real Hughes, but he played the role so well that the physical difference part didn't mean much.
The Oscars judges probably hate a lot of people who don't suck their dicks. So, odds are, they were probably laughing at how he got raped by a Bear.
Dude can act.
Seeing someone expose a senator who passed a bill that was actually written by executives of a business is amazing.
He doesn't get an OSCAR for this and he doesn't get one for The Wolf of Wall Street. Enough said about the OSCARS. They are delusional.
No shit. I was watching this film at a bar a few months ago and i was like damn leo must have gotten the oscar ( I was tipsy since i knew he got the oscar for revenant) But damn
well said
Hughes is badass, guy overcame his OCD temporarily just to put these bastards in their place. Even touching things he'd normally wouldn't touch due to his Germ phobia when putting emphasis on words. Lord knows the guy probably went home scrubbing himself raw after that, but that doesn't make it less badass.
Not saying that his performance in The Revenant isn't Oscar worthy, but for some reason I find DiCaprio's acting much more impressive in his other nominated roles, especially This, Wolf of Wall Street, Django Unchained and Once upon a Time in Hollywood ( Even though he was nominated, I don't think it gets enough praise )
The revenant was quite an average movie
One of the best courtroom scenes in cinematic history!
the sound design and editing in this is ridiculously good.
Love the Hughes Hercules and Hughes FX-11! Way ahead of their time! Look at/study every line of the design attributes of today's "like" aircraft, and you too may see some of the H-4 and XF-11. So glad he got the Hercules into the air and that there is great footage to share it
Top notch acting by Leo - goes along with his performance in Django. Alan is evergreen as always!
The sound mixing here is amazing!!
Not bad mini camera screens for 1947.
"I am sure his stockholders would be happy to hear that" best line for me
Absolutely roasted Brewster with that one.
The blocking and using the flashing with the lights was a great choice by Martin Scorsese, using the lights flashing for transitioning between cuts. Also to build tension
Incredible actor
In case you didn't notice they grayed the screen at 0:56 to really signify a captured moment. Great post editing.
You can see his skeleton, lol
Everyday at P.E. during school I always see the Airplane in the sky and I say these words out of my mouth "Howard Hughes"
Another Oscar worthy performance by Leo, amongst many (at least 10!). Leo became Howard Hughes. Amazing!
6:12-6:44
This is what needs to be examined and immediately asked directly to any legislator for any bill now more than ever.
The whole movie was Oscar worthy and Leonardo was best actor worthy (for that scene alone), but Million Dollar Baby won and Jamie Foxx won. Something's wrong with the system.
Make-up calls for Titanic winning Best Picture.
As good as DiCaprio is, he doesn't even come close to Clint Eastwood
@@rictusmetallicus he's not good he's great.
Leo should've gotten an Oscar for this!!
Agree
This is the movie that Leo should have won his first Oscar for. I've seen the archival footage of this hearing and he is so spot on for Hughes.
"No, I Don't Think I Will!" I Love This Whole Scene! Leo Played Howard To A "T"! What A Beautiful Verbal Boxing Match! Alan's Really Feeling The Heat! I Absolutely Love How Mr Hughes Went From Being The Prosecutor To Being The Accused! He Totally Owned Brewster & Had Him Tripping Over His Own Words!
Howard To Brewster:" Catch Me If You Can!"
This is one of the best performances of Leonardo by far
Greatest Leo performance by far.
And the “People’s of RUclips Oscar award” goes to Leo.
For the fifth year running!
How the fuck did he not get an oscar for this great acting he got it for the revenant were he barely talked.
at 4:27
"Would you repeat that?"
Leo :"I guess I am not the only deff here"
Would have been perfect.
After this trial the famous, "ANSWER THE QUESTION IN YES OR NO" technique might have been born..
4:09 The way he turns that back on the senator is legendary.
Acting: the peak
Story : the peak
Director: at its peak.......
I love this movie so much. Hughes is endlessly fascinating, and DiCaprio does a great job.
The orgy of sounds/visuals relating to cameras and monitoring, the clicks and whirls and flashes... gorgeous cinematography
Damn Hawkeye worked his way up to the top
The one thing I've always been impressed by is just how talented Leo is in allowing the audience to forget it's him and become immersed in the character and story he's portraying. A great deal of actors break the 4th wall if they go overboard with method or underutilize source material as to remind us constantly that we're watching an actor performing in a film.
What a fantastically edited scene
Thank you so much!
1 of the best movies ever!
I found this movie boring when I saw it back in the day but rewatched it today and realized it was a good movie. Leo gave an Oscar-worthy performance and Scorsese did a great job👌
would you ask him to return ?!
No i don't think i will
will you try to have him return ?!
No i don't think i'll try..no i don't think so .
Leonardo's response and his composure and calmness are magnificent in this sequence 👌
Brewster way overplayed his hand. It was entertaining watching him dig his own grave.
Below the radar or above scrutiny ✨
Had Howard Hughes not been a crazy billionaire, he would have been a brilliant trial lawyer. He simply took that politician to the cleaners. He was well prepared and just sarcastic enough to get the job done far more effectively than his lawyers might have done.
Leo did a good job in this role.
2:24 Gavin Belson Hooli Silicon Valley next to John C Reilly.
Damn good spot
Luis Carruthers from American Psycho as well
Basically, just robbed of an Oscar for best actor. Again.
I don't know if this actually happened or not but I like how in this scene Howard Hughes basically makes a fool out of this Senator. I do know that in reality Hughes did have a Senate Hearing but whether or not it played out the way it does in the film is what I'm uncertain of.
They did record it, so the real footage is out there somewhere.
Still shocking that LEO has won only ONE oscar !! so many roles including this one deserved the GONG more than the one he actually won it for!