It is I think, because as she is walking there are children that run past her wearing Halloween costumes with Jack O' Lantern pails for trick for treat candy.
It's interesting to note that Regan's possession in the movie takes place around Halloween (the "devil's holiday") but in the original novel it took place around Easter (the resurrection of Christ).
@@johnwaas4864 could be. I'm biased since Fall is my favorite time of year so I prefer a Fall setting but also I just think the chilly Autumn atmosphere works really well for a story about evil manifesting in the real world.
Don't forget the sound effects. The ominous atmospheric hum, the whooshing sounds of the wind, the leaves rustling, nun gowns billowing. Just a masterful marriage of all around talent. Brilliant director.
And ... the sound of airplane drowning out the priests's conversation is a great touch of realism ..... ..its like a snapshot moment in time when you drown out their conversation with the sound of airplane...
My parents had this album on vinyl and I used to listen to it as a little kid, way before I ever saw the movie. What strikes me is the music by itself never seemed creepy, and a woman walking home at the end of day through a nice city neighborhood is not creepy - but somehow the combination of the two _is_ creepy and unsettling.
Even though Mike Oldfield wasn't happy with the way it was used, it increased his profile and popularity as a musician making him a very rich man in the process, furthermore it increased the sales of his album Tubular Bells.
There are a lot of creepy and shocking scenes in this movie. But this "serene" scene has to be the most foreboding part of the movie. It literally gave me goosebumps.
It reminded me of that time I was in Kuala Lumpur, which is like the big city here in Malaysia. It's the middle of the night, I was getting ready to go back to college because I went there for an internship interview. The sky is orange and the wind is picking up speed, rain is coming and out of nowhere, the bell from a nearby church began tolling. I kept walking because my friend is about two blocks away from me at a restaurant and we were about to have like a really late dinner but my god. I will never forget the atmosphere. It felt like an out of body experience. It evokes both fear of the unknown and also my appreciation for the architecture and the night life there. This clip brought back those feelings in vivid fashion and that was 7 years ago.
This scene establishes the "real life" tone of the movie, it makes everything that happens later more grounded in reality .... and therefore, scarier, because it can happen in real life, to you and me ....
I can just FEEL chilly fall evening air swirling around me when I watch this scene. It's so unbelievably evocative...I don't know what it is about it, but it moves me. Those nuns with their habits billowing in the wind...magic film making.
@@ThaiThom Absolutely...it's just a brilliantly constructed scene, one of my favorites in the film. I don't know whose idea it was to use Tubular Bells here but it was a masterstroke.
One of the greatest scene I've ever seen ! A so ordinary walk in the street just became so atmospheric with the talent of the director, the actress and the musician !!!
@@BartholomewSmutz Absolutely. My memory of watching this scene for the first time maybe some 25 years ago has eroded and warped into a slightly different version in my minds eye. I remembered none of the quick succession of imagery like the children, nuns and priest for instance. I remembered a longer walk of a lonely old woman in a bigger street in worse weather (rain + howling wind), under streetlights in the late evening right up to a front door of a detached residence! Totally distorted version.
This clip is just one of many examples of why this movie is so good (as horror, and just in general). You have an ordinary situation, in daylight, enhanced by the Halloween atmosphere of leaves and giggling costumed kids, the nun's ethereal billowing white fabric, the new age tune "Tubular Bells" tinkling in the background, and finally the noise of a jet passing overhead that purposely obscures the conservation that the viewer wants to hear but isn't privy to. (I'd be shocked if the timing of an airplane appearance coincided here; this sound had to have been added in post-production as a creative decision, though the screenplay may not even confirm it.) Bottom line = We're engaged and involved on several levels. And we're unsettled.
Wow! You actually got the meaning out! Could not have explained any better! Yes, Indeed! The sound sweeps in ascending giving a feeling that something terrible is about to strike the their peaceful lives
I get strong Halloween (1978) vibes from this. The falling autumn leaves, serene walk home in a neighborhood, haunting themes that sound similar. It wouldn''t surprise me if John Carpenter was inspired by this scene.
@@CreativeCreaturefxYeah I believe it was mostly The Exorcist, Black Christmas and Psycho that influenced Halloween. And I think it paid off really well.
Almost 50 years later and this scene still haunts me to this day. What a masterpiece of a movie. Can anybody who is in cinematography explain to me WHY is this scene is unforgettable? Because even though is in broad daylight, the theme music, the leaves falling, the nuns walking by, the motorcycle broom and the airplane noise, make it so damn creepy! Whoever thought out this scene is/was a brilliant cinematographer.
Agreed! It honestly may be my favorite scene in the film...it's just beautiful. There's nothing overtly scary in the scene...in fact, it could be considered one of the cheerier scenes in the film. Chris is in a good mood and taking a nice late afternoon stroll through a scenic Georgetown neighborhood, and yet...it still feels unsettling. The music, the colors of the townhouses, the nuns, everything about it combines into pure perfection.
The beauty and execution is in it's simplicity and subtlety. A simple stroll , with the right environment, score, and shots can be iconic. The falling autumn leaves flowing around everywhere was just the icing on the cake.. This was one of those lightning in a bottle moments. I just wish it was about 5-10 seconds longer, before the priest conversation
And don't forget the sound effects. The ominous atmospheric hum, the whooshing sounds of the wind, the leaves rustling, nun gowns billowing. Just a masterful marriage of all around talent. Brilliant director.
Fun fact: The time signature of Tubular Bells is actually 15/8, not 4/4 which is a regular time signature. The difference in time signature is very subtle but hints that there is actually something slightly "off" despite the seemingly peaceful walk home.
I saw this movie on video at 6 years old with dawn of the dead with my big brothers who were 12 and 16 as these two movies shocked me. Saw this movie again on video at 13 and been one of my faves in horror and gonna get the 4k
I have never gotten over this - it moved me then and it moves me today. The combination of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells and William Friedkin's vision culminate in a cinematic experience that will last for generations to come. I have hundreds of videos on my shelf but only one in multiple formats plus screenplay and more. A masterpiece with music to match. Thank you WF. Thank you MO. And thank you Debby Morris for London when we were young teenagers in love and I bought the album in Virgin, Oxford Street in that unforgettable year when we played it on your grandparent's record player. I still have it.
I was four years old when I saw this in the theater - no such thing as R rating in Korea then. I didn't go to sleep till I was seven. OK, slight exaggeration but it wasn't fun.
Friedkin had trouble choosing the appropriate initial soundtrack for The Exorcist, he wanted something that sounded innocent and warm like a lullaby but at the same time nostalgic and quite dramatic, with slightly dark overtones. They composed a few pieces for him, he didn't like any of them. He decided to investigate on his own and came across the beginning of TUBULAR BELLS by Mike Oldfield and said: I LIKE THIS ONE, IT'S PERFECT! THAT'S IT. And damn he was right, rest in peace genius.
You can tell this is a magnificent horror film when it gives you chills and a sense of alertness only for its atmosphere and soundtrack, even when the scene takes place in broad daylight.
I live in Arlington, Virginia which is super close to Georgetown. I’d walk down this same avenue that Ellen Burstyn did in this scene when my sister was sick and was admitted at Georgetown Hospital. The street is part of Prospect St and the leafy town is very beautiful yet surreal. I also walked up the steps that Father Karras falls down, and they were incredibly steep! Georgetown is a very quaint, peaceful place in real life ♥️
Georgetown looks great in the film but I hate cities and couldn't live in any of them and I imagine to live in Georgetown you would have to be quite affluent.
Legends says Stanley Kubrick was the director of this movie. At last he didnt get It for any reason. He waas waiting for years until he reached the managing of The Shining .( Another masterpiece)
From what I understand in cinema when a character is moving from left to right on the screen they are generally going to a destination or progressing and if they are travelling from right to left they are returning somewhere. I may not have that exactly right but that is what I heard or read somewhere. So, since Chris was returning home cinematic convention would dictate that she would be moving right to left.
Thank you for broadening my horizon. I understand that right to left movement represents a walk to the dark side. Left to right exactly the opposite. The nuns are moving from right to left. So does Chris.
The audio for this movie is incredible! You can tell this is from the re-release in 2000 for "The Version you've Never Seen." The music comes in immediately on the cut to her walking down to 36th street. In the original cut, the music gradually fades in on that shot.
@@zakharrison1244 I was just pointing out a difference between the 1973 version vs. the 2000. For me at the time in 2000, that was my first time of seeing The Exorcist in a theater. I'd seen it many, many times on video though so extremely familiar with the original version. Anyway, I guess I was really excited to see the changes and added material in the film, plus updating of the audio. However, with everything, there were additions I liked and loved and some changes made or removals that were annoying. 73 version is way more subtle in terms of the scoring. The additions of all those "subliminal" images are really grating. The only one that was interesting or worked was the statue of pazuzu you slowly see in the wall of Regan's bedroom as Chris walks out and down the landing. I could see why the medical examinations were not in it originally. I guess on a whole I prefer the 73 version. The movie certainly flows smoother in its original form.
The exorcist one of the scariest movies all time thank you Linda BlairI love to watch this movie every time it comes on and I love the song at the end the movie I love to hear the song
When this scene played in the cinema when I saw the film on its original release it gave you the chills it’s an incredible bit of filmmaking the music how it’s shot all the extras
Interesting...... I was in the Army and stationed at Fort Meyer in 1968 - 1969 while attending language school. I didn't have much money so I spent many hours walking the streets of Georgetown. This scene brings back memories. I loved the "M' Street scene during this era. Remember seeing the film Monterey Pop at the Biograph Theatre.
I love it, too. Georgetown is a beautiful district in D.C., drenched in old world, colonial charm. It's interesting to note, too, that one of the houses has a red door and in the olden days ppl would paint their doors red as a way of warding off evil spirits. Very symbolic and appropriate for the story.
Yet another excellent scene in this timeless movie. It plays out almost like an unsettling dream: The music , for one thing.. The children running past her dressed in costumes , the two nuns, and the menacing sound of the motorcycle sounds eerily like Regan during the hypnosis scene, are all almost like a silent force giving her a heads up as to the enormity of what is about to happen. Finally she stops and the in depth conversation between the two priests, somehow catches her attention, as does Father Karras who later does his heroic deed.
I was in Savannah, Georgia a few months back and I noticed that some of the streets looked very identical to this scene. The layout of the houses and sidewalks just looked very similar to how they did in Washington D.C, where they filmed the movie. Overall, creepy and at atmospheric scene with fantastic music!
Brilliant, beautiful scene. Love the constant overlapping, both visually and audibly. Life is mundanely going on all around her with a bit of foreboding going on as well.
This "daily life" street scene is meant to contrast with the earlier "daily life" scene in the streets of Iraqi ... ... this contrast of cultures is a prelude to the rude intrusion of the demonic possession into the once comfortable hollywood lifestyle of the actress celebrity mother. This is one of the reasons why this movie stands high above other horror movies ....
Probably this is an overthinking of mine, but I did notice that, during this shot, Chris almost never gets direct sunlight, except for very few steps as she turns at the corner, and when she sees the children running. Quite in contrast with the nuns that get direct sunlight during few seconds their shot lasts. Not to mention, before Chris disappears at the end, is very noticeble half her face is covered in shadow. Maybe is the way Friedkin was prefacing the darkness surrounding Chris before the events took place. Or maybe I just love the shadowing in this movie lol.
This is my favourite scene from the film, it’s setting the tone for what is about to come and just how Chris as a mother will be impacted by the terrible tragedy her daughter will come to face, not to mention the theme tune over her cheery walk through the quiet town without knowing what’s to come, very unsettling
My favourite scene of the movie, it feels very hauntingly beautiful, you have this beautiful atmosphere of walking in a very quiet and charming town plus the feeling of what horror are about to come.
For me, this is the most intense part of the film. It might not be gory or visually frightening but it just sets the president for the rest of the story
I'm fascinated by the colors of the townhouses that Chris walks past after she turns the corner...the first couple of houses she passes are white and gray, and then the next few after exhibit black and red doors and shutters, two colors often used in evil imagery. The sidewalk also seems to slope downwards, like she's inadvertently descending towards a sinister future. I don't know if it's a coincidence, but it's a detail that I always focus on when I watch this scene now.
@@blerksnarfgut2766 It's the combination of Tubular Bells along with the dread of what you know is coming. Horror on its face and in the moment isn't terrifying. It's the the calm, sedate moments which create the horror.
the part with the children passing her by in their Halloween costumes has been used in other films. A year after this film was made in Death Wish with Charles Bronson and then 20 years later in the Crow with Brandon Lee.
Very creepy somber scene...the wind blowing the habits of the two Dominican nuns always chilled me...the one nun looks at the camera and her homely face makes the scene spookier😳
The aiplane was heard when a transition scene Iraq-USA was shown - the devil was coming. Same airplane sound here over the voice of the priest - the devil outlouds the priest... Viewer can find tons of hidden cues and interpret them their way, masterpiece
I am from the Netherlands and i know this song since i was a kid from a movie series called Bassie and Adriaan a serie about a clown and Acrobat and in the second movie which came out in 1979 this song was there too a few times.
Just me or nothing is eerie or spooky about this track, just tubular bells being played. Along with a piano. Can't hear this connotation everyone's seems to be raving about.
I think it has more of an effect if you've seen the film and are watching the scene as it relates to the film. I can see if you haven't seen the movie it's just a scene of a lady taking a walk with some music playing.
@@BartholomewSmutz I think it's because I heard the music before watching the film. I am hugely disappointed by hyped films, Bond, Marvel action, anything Hollywood load of shite so maybe that's what's thrown me. Eerie music for me would be the intro of Irreversible 2002.
@@dantaylor7344 yes, but that's just cliche, low drone with some timpani on the top. I knew Tubular Bells before watching the movie, and when I look at the scene it gives me chills. The calm before the storm.
@@Kris.G Nothing even remotely cliche about Irreversible, you're obviously confusing it for another film. Irreversible was a film 50% of the audience had to leave on it's debut screening. It goes past eerie into scary shit
@@dantaylor7344 I agree the film is very hyped, arguably Oldfield's album is too :D The film seems to have shocked people because of the profanities and the effects/makeup. This scene is well shot though, and the actress is one of the stronger points of the film.
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I love this part. Its so atmospheric, it feels like the beginning of Halloween night.
It is I think, because as she is walking there are children that run past her wearing Halloween costumes with Jack O' Lantern pails for trick for treat candy.
It's interesting to note that Regan's possession in the movie takes place around Halloween (the "devil's holiday") but in the original novel it took place around Easter (the resurrection of Christ).
Blerk Snarfgut probably just because the fall looks best visually in DC
@@johnwaas4864 could be. I'm biased since Fall is my favorite time of year so I prefer a Fall setting but also I just think the chilly Autumn atmosphere works really well for a story about evil manifesting in the real world.
I love it too!
Don't forget the sound effects. The ominous atmospheric hum, the whooshing sounds of the wind, the leaves rustling, nun gowns billowing. Just a masterful marriage of all around talent. Brilliant director.
Tubular Bells
And ... the sound of airplane drowning out the priests's conversation is a great touch of realism .....
..its like a snapshot moment in time when you drown out their conversation with the sound of airplane...
Didn’t the movie win an award for best sound design?
The revving sound of the motorcycle before the motorcycle appears does it for me.
What happened with him in the exorcist 2? He was great in this movie that in the second one was just a dissapointed
Tubular bells was literally the perfect choice for the movie
Indeed. I can't imagine any other piece of music being as affective.
Agreed, an utterly inspired choice of music. The Exorcist and Tubular Bells indelibly linked forever.
Friedkin picked it personally.
My parents had this album on vinyl and I used to listen to it as a little kid, way before I ever saw the movie. What strikes me is the music by itself never seemed creepy, and a woman walking home at the end of day through a nice city neighborhood is not creepy - but somehow the combination of the two _is_ creepy and unsettling.
Even though Mike Oldfield wasn't happy with the way it was used, it increased his profile and popularity as a musician making him a very rich man in the process, furthermore it increased the sales of his album Tubular Bells.
There are a lot of creepy and shocking scenes in this movie. But this "serene" scene has to be the most foreboding part of the movie. It literally gave me goosebumps.
Yes. When you hear the theme "Tubular Bells" your skin begins to crawl. You know something horrible is looming ahead, unforeseen.
It reminded me of that time I was in Kuala Lumpur, which is like the big city here in Malaysia. It's the middle of the night, I was getting ready to go back to college because I went there for an internship interview. The sky is orange and the wind is picking up speed, rain is coming and out of nowhere, the bell from a nearby church began tolling. I kept walking because my friend is about two blocks away from me at a restaurant and we were about to have like a really late dinner but my god. I will never forget the atmosphere. It felt like an out of body experience. It evokes both fear of the unknown and also my appreciation for the architecture and the night life there.
This clip brought back those feelings in vivid fashion and that was 7 years ago.
È proprio così, è la parte più inquietante del film
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This scene establishes the "real life" tone of the movie, it makes everything that happens later more grounded in reality .... and therefore, scarier, because it can happen in real life, to you and me ....
I can just FEEL chilly fall evening air swirling around me when I watch this scene. It's so unbelievably evocative...I don't know what it is about it, but it moves me. Those nuns with their habits billowing in the wind...magic film making.
Yes... the soundtrack has a lot to do with it too.
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Absolutely...it's just a brilliantly constructed scene, one of my favorites in the film. I don't know whose idea it was to use Tubular Bells here but it was a masterstroke.
I couldn't have said it better. Accurate.
I agree. The scenario is very evocative. And the nuns gave it a touch of ethereal magic.
They should have made this scene longer. The whole Tubular Bells length. I would easily watch Ellen Burstyn walk for 25 minutes..
the camera quality of the movie makes the background with the houses and buildings look so 2000 even tho its in the 70's
@@fadalerabrasool3563 looks so crisp🤔
Halloween brought me here. Chris MacNeil walks to the left.
@@northprime_unlimited - Owen Roizman's cinematography; filmed with the Panavision PSR (modified Mitchell camera - silent reflex).
@@jlmurrel you just blew me AWAY with that knowledge.👍🏽
Such an eerie scene. You can really get a sense of malice and what’s to come with the symbolism here. Perfect filmmaking.
Agreed!
Exactly.. 💯.. !!!
When you hear this for the first time, you know some serious shit is about to go down.
One of the greatest scene I've ever seen ! A so ordinary walk in the street just became so atmospheric with the talent of the director, the actress and the musician !!!
Indeed. A perfect storm of creativity resulting in such an iconic subtle masterful scene
By far my favourite scene of the whole film. That melancholic walk home has always stuck with me. In my memory it was bleaker than this though.
The intent of the scene is to not be Bleak at all but to illustrate a calm before the storm. As you know all hell breaks loose right after this scene.
@@BartholomewSmutz Absolutely. My memory of watching this scene for the first time maybe some 25 years ago has eroded and warped into a slightly different version in my minds eye. I remembered none of the quick succession of imagery like the children, nuns and priest for instance. I remembered a longer walk of a lonely old woman in a bigger street in worse weather (rain + howling wind), under streetlights in the late evening right up to a front door of a detached residence! Totally distorted version.
Who would've thought that "just walking home" would drop some of the greatest beats of all times.
Let’s take a walk 😂
Beautiful short scene. It makes you question the "reality" of our everyday existence just from its vibe.
only the shadow knows
This clip is just one of many examples of why this movie is so good (as horror, and just in general). You have an ordinary situation, in daylight, enhanced by the Halloween atmosphere of leaves and giggling costumed kids, the nun's ethereal billowing white fabric, the new age tune "Tubular Bells" tinkling in the background, and finally the noise of a jet passing overhead that purposely obscures the conservation that the viewer wants to hear but isn't privy to. (I'd be shocked if the timing of an airplane appearance coincided here; this sound had to have been added in post-production as a creative decision, though the screenplay may not even confirm it.)
Bottom line = We're engaged and involved on several levels. And we're unsettled.
Wow! You actually got the meaning out! Could not have explained any better! Yes, Indeed! The sound sweeps in ascending giving a feeling that something terrible is about to strike the their peaceful lives
Indeed, its a masterful piece of film-making. So subtle, and yet so quietly unsettling.
Don’t forget the obtrusive, unsettling, revving motorcycle engine 🏍😱😁!!! Hell’s Angel maybe, in red trousers and red flash on back of the seat 🏍👺!
@@marceldee1163 I guess I tried to ignore that. Can't stand motorcycles and their obnoxious noise. 😣 LOL
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I have always loved how the motorcycle’s engine mixes with Tubular Bells’ bass.
I get strong Halloween (1978) vibes from this. The falling autumn leaves, serene walk home in a neighborhood, haunting themes that sound similar. It wouldn''t surprise me if John Carpenter was inspired by this scene.
The visual style is also pretty similar. Compare this to Laurie and her friends walking home.
Halloween was influenced by The Exorcist
@@CreativeCreaturefxYeah I believe it was mostly The Exorcist, Black Christmas and Psycho that influenced Halloween. And I think it paid off really well.
@@petersfilmstudios24and When a Stranger Calls.
@@StevenBHorrorFan Didn't When a Stranger Calls come out in '79
Almost 50 years later and this scene still haunts me to this day. What a masterpiece of a movie. Can anybody who is in cinematography explain to me WHY is this scene is unforgettable? Because even though is in broad daylight, the theme music, the leaves falling, the nuns walking by, the motorcycle broom and the airplane noise, make it so damn creepy! Whoever thought out this scene is/was a brilliant cinematographer.
Agreed! It honestly may be my favorite scene in the film...it's just beautiful.
There's nothing overtly scary in the scene...in fact, it could be considered one of the cheerier scenes in the film. Chris is in a good mood and taking a nice late afternoon stroll through a scenic Georgetown neighborhood, and yet...it still feels unsettling. The music, the colors of the townhouses, the nuns, everything about it combines into pure perfection.
The beauty and execution is in it's simplicity and subtlety. A simple stroll , with the right environment, score, and shots can be iconic. The falling autumn leaves flowing around everywhere was just the icing on the cake.. This was one of those lightning in a bottle moments. I just wish it was about 5-10 seconds longer, before the priest conversation
And don't forget the sound effects. The ominous atmospheric hum, the whooshing sounds of the wind, the leaves rustling, nun gowns billowing. Just a masterful marriage of all around talent. Brilliant director.
Fun fact: The time signature of Tubular Bells is actually 15/8, not 4/4 which is a regular time signature. The difference in time signature is very subtle but hints that there is actually something slightly "off" despite the seemingly peaceful walk home.
I saw this movie on video at 6 years old with dawn of the dead with my big brothers who were 12 and 16 as these two movies shocked me.
Saw this movie again on video at 13 and been one of my faves in horror and gonna get the 4k
This music gives chills and thrills ..and still the best nightmare one can ever imagine
Love tubular bells. So spooky
I saw this film for the first time today and it was a masterpiece.
Yes it is!
I’m jealous!!
I wanna watch it again should I, or not ?? Lol tempting
@@garyberuck5636 of course!
I have never gotten over this - it moved me then and it moves me today. The combination of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells and William Friedkin's vision culminate in a cinematic experience that will last for generations to come. I have hundreds of videos on my shelf but only one in multiple formats plus screenplay and more. A masterpiece with music to match. Thank you WF. Thank you MO. And thank you Debby Morris for London when we were young teenagers in love and I bought the album in Virgin, Oxford Street in that unforgettable year when we played it on your grandparent's record player. I still have it.
Great and obviously heartfelt comment. It seems you have some great memories to look back on. I wonder what became of Debby?
I was 18 when I saw this in the theater in 1973. And yes, it scared the 💩 out of me. LOL
Now you are 66 years old....
I was four years old when I saw this in the theater - no such thing as R rating in Korea then. I didn't go to sleep till I was seven. OK, slight exaggeration but it wasn't fun.
Friedkin had trouble choosing the appropriate initial soundtrack for The Exorcist, he wanted something that sounded innocent and warm like a lullaby but at the same time nostalgic and quite dramatic, with slightly dark overtones. They composed a few pieces for him, he didn't like any of them. He decided to investigate on his own and came across the beginning of TUBULAR BELLS by Mike Oldfield and said: I LIKE THIS ONE, IT'S PERFECT! THAT'S IT. And damn he was right, rest in peace genius.
You can tell this is a magnificent horror film when it gives you chills and a sense of alertness only for its atmosphere and soundtrack, even when the scene takes place in broad daylight.
For a scene in the outside daytime, it's too creepy and eerie.
Watch Midsommar 😂😂 it’s mostly day
This scene is pure film mastery.
One of the best scenes of the film. The theme is haunting and one of the best themes ever for a film.
I live in Arlington, Virginia which is super close to Georgetown. I’d walk down this same avenue that Ellen Burstyn did in this scene when my sister was sick and was admitted at Georgetown Hospital. The street is part of Prospect St and the leafy town is very beautiful yet surreal. I also walked up the steps that Father Karras falls down, and they were incredibly steep! Georgetown is a very quaint, peaceful place in real life ♥️
Georgetown looks great in the film but I hate cities and couldn't live in any of them and I imagine to live in Georgetown you would have to be quite affluent.
Well, rest in peace to the director for this amazing film!
I’ve never been to Georgetown but this movie seemed to capture every essence of it
Masterpiece
This scene and the scene with all the doctors with this music were so atmospheric. Thank you so much for the video!❤
I live in Georgetown, and this movie captured the area so well.
This scene is just a masterpiece
Not as much as a masterpiece as the full Tubular Bells album.
Legends says Stanley Kubrick was the director of this movie. At last he didnt get It for any reason.
He waas waiting for years until he reached the managing of
The Shining .( Another masterpiece)
Wonderful scene, just perfect. One of my favourite films of all time.
This is my favorite scene in the movie. This scene is why I love watching this movie during the Halloween season.
And this was the moment I discovered Mike Oldfield for the first time in my life, through an assignment for my Film Editing class, back in 2005
The music fits the scene perfectly, the whole album is a masterpiece.
The use of right to left movement 👌 perfect
From what I understand in cinema when a character is moving from left to right on the screen they are generally going to a destination or progressing and if they are travelling from right to left they are returning somewhere. I may not have that exactly right but that is what I heard or read somewhere. So, since Chris was returning home cinematic convention would dictate that she would be moving right to left.
Thank you for broadening my horizon. I understand that right to left movement represents a walk to the dark side. Left to right exactly the opposite. The nuns are moving from right to left. So does Chris.
Beautifully composed images with foreshadowing. Thats the 70s.
The audio for this movie is incredible! You can tell this is from the re-release in 2000 for "The Version you've Never Seen." The music comes in immediately on the cut to her walking down to 36th street. In the original cut, the music gradually fades in on that shot.
TM Films I don’t think he’s saying this version is better. I’m pretty sure he’s saying the original is better but it’s hard to tell.
Fading in would definitely be creepier.
@@zakharrison1244 I was just pointing out a difference between the 1973 version vs. the 2000. For me at the time in 2000, that was my first time of seeing The Exorcist in a theater. I'd seen it many, many times on video though so extremely familiar with the original version. Anyway, I guess I was really excited to see the changes and added material in the film, plus updating of the audio. However, with everything, there were additions I liked and loved and some changes made or removals that were annoying. 73 version is way more subtle in terms of the scoring. The additions of all those "subliminal" images are really grating. The only one that was interesting or worked was the statue of pazuzu you slowly see in the wall of Regan's bedroom as Chris walks out and down the landing. I could see why the medical examinations were not in it originally. I guess on a whole I prefer the 73 version. The movie certainly flows smoother in its original form.
The exorcist one of the scariest movies all time thank you Linda BlairI love to watch this movie every time it comes on and I love the song at the end the movie I love to hear the song
We love Ellen burston. Mrs. McNeil
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My Grandmother say this scene make her remember about her old live on 1960
When this scene played in the cinema when I saw the film on its original release it gave you the chills it’s an incredible bit of filmmaking the music how it’s shot all the extras
Interesting......
I was in the Army and stationed at Fort Meyer in 1968 - 1969 while attending language school.
I didn't have much money so I spent many hours walking the streets of Georgetown.
This scene brings back memories.
I loved the "M' Street scene during this era.
Remember seeing the film Monterey Pop at the Biograph Theatre.
I love the houses with the steps and different colour doors reminds me of a neighbourhood I hampstead london Uk
I love it, too. Georgetown is a beautiful district in D.C., drenched in old world, colonial charm.
It's interesting to note, too, that one of the houses has a red door and in the olden days ppl would paint their doors red as a way of warding off evil spirits. Very symbolic and appropriate for the story.
Yet another excellent scene in this timeless movie. It plays out almost like an unsettling dream: The music , for one thing.. The children running past her dressed in costumes , the two nuns, and the menacing sound of the motorcycle sounds eerily like Regan during the hypnosis scene, are all almost like a silent force giving her a heads up as to the enormity of what is about to happen. Finally she stops and the in depth conversation between the two priests, somehow catches her attention, as does Father Karras who later does his heroic deed.
I was in Savannah, Georgia a few months back and I noticed that some of the streets looked very identical to this scene. The layout of the houses and sidewalks just looked very similar to how they did in Washington D.C, where they filmed the movie.
Overall, creepy and at atmospheric scene with fantastic music!
Love the way you see the nuns' habits blowing and everything. Amazing scene.
love mike Oldfield 's Tubeler bells and this film
John Carpenter must have been seriously influenced by certain elements in this scene when he made "Halloween" five years later.
Brilliant, beautiful scene. Love the constant overlapping, both visually and audibly. Life is mundanely going on all around her with a bit of foreboding going on as well.
She sees trick or treating... a priest... yet has no idea the demonic hell she is entering! Great tune
This "daily life" street scene is meant to contrast with the earlier "daily life" scene in the streets of Iraqi ...
... this contrast of cultures is a prelude to the rude intrusion of the demonic possession into the once comfortable hollywood lifestyle of the actress celebrity mother.
This is one of the reasons why this movie stands high above other horror movies ....
absolutely tubular movie
Probably this is an overthinking of mine, but I did notice that, during this shot, Chris almost never gets direct sunlight, except for very few steps as she turns at the corner, and when she sees the children running. Quite in contrast with the nuns that get direct sunlight during few seconds their shot lasts. Not to mention, before Chris disappears at the end, is very noticeble half her face is covered in shadow. Maybe is the way Friedkin was prefacing the darkness surrounding Chris before the events took place. Or maybe I just love the shadowing in this movie lol.
This is one of the epic scene i have ever seen. What a elevation
My favorite scene in any movie ever
yep
This is my favourite scene from the film, it’s setting the tone for what is about to come and just how Chris as a mother will be impacted by the terrible tragedy her daughter will come to face, not to mention the theme tune over her cheery walk through the quiet town without knowing what’s to come, very unsettling
I remember the first time I saw this masterpiece this scene have me chills i didnt even know why i just knew something was coming
This is can't wait for The Exorcist Beliver with return of Ellen Burnstyn and Linda Blair 🔥🔥
Should have been filmed in late fall 1972 to get this effect. Brilliant.
I think all the actors were outstanding.
My favourite scene of the movie, it feels very hauntingly beautiful, you have this beautiful atmosphere of walking in a very quiet and charming town plus the feeling of what horror are about to come.
The “A storm is coming” soundtrack.
I love movie and soundtrack...the best secene
I watched this film 2 months ago. I remember feeling a bit unsettled and the scene felt eerie knowing whats gonna come with the events
took think the song isn't even in the movie that much but it had such an impact.
Ta atmosféra je úžasná. Dokonalý film ve všech směrech. A muzika naprosto hypnotizující👍👍👍
For me, this is the most intense part of the film. It might not be gory or visually frightening but it just sets the president for the rest of the story
I'm fascinated by the colors of the townhouses that Chris walks past after she turns the corner...the first couple of houses she passes are white and gray, and then the next few after exhibit black and red doors and shutters, two colors often used in evil imagery. The sidewalk also seems to slope downwards, like she's inadvertently descending towards a sinister future.
I don't know if it's a coincidence, but it's a detail that I always focus on when I watch this scene now.
One of my favorite scenes in any movie, ever
DC is one of the greatest cities to experience Halloween. The Colonial and Victorian homes, the tree lined streets, the foliage.
RIP William Friedkin. Your movie has scared an entire audience into attending Church.
Makes me think of Jamie Lee kinda strolling by herself
same. i feel this scene single-handedly inspired John Carpenter's Halloween
@@pwnedshift1 I think so too. The Halloween theme was clearly inspired by Tubular Bells.
Beautiful 😍
Thanks for posting this masterpiece
R.i.p. William Friedkin!
This is the scariest part of the movie.
Lol huh?
@@blerksnarfgut2766 It's the combination of Tubular Bells along with the dread of what you know is coming. Horror on its face and in the moment isn't terrifying. It's the the calm, sedate moments which create the horror.
@@ChristianSchockyep people just don't get that
this is the scene that makes Mike Oldfield God🤘
She was really stunning, the mother ♥️♥️
Beautiful work of music
I love this movie I saw it when I was 12 and it was amazing
Fantastic cinema
Best movie ever.
The best thing of The Exorcist is of course Ellen Burstyn. I love her so much
Well she's back!
the part with the children passing her by in their Halloween costumes has been used in other films. A year after this film was made in Death Wish with Charles Bronson and then 20 years later in the Crow with Brandon Lee.
このシーン大好き
Just and excellent excellent film.
Very creepy somber scene...the wind blowing the habits of the two Dominican nuns always chilled me...the one nun looks at the camera and her homely face makes the scene spookier😳
Chris looks so afraid when sie sees the to nun?! Why????😏
The aiplane was heard when a transition scene Iraq-USA was shown - the devil was coming. Same airplane sound here over the voice of the priest - the devil outlouds the priest... Viewer can find tons of hidden cues and interpret them their way, masterpiece
Bgm Outstanding
I am from the Netherlands and i know this song since i was a kid from a movie series called Bassie and Adriaan a serie about a clown and Acrobat and in the second movie which came out in 1979 this song was there too a few times.
Reminds me of the scene in Halloween where Laurie Strode is walking home on Halloween eveni g. Creepy as hell!
Just me or nothing is eerie or spooky about this track, just tubular bells being played. Along with a piano. Can't hear this connotation everyone's seems to be raving about.
I think it has more of an effect if you've seen the film and are watching the scene as it relates to the film. I can see if you haven't seen the movie it's just a scene of a lady taking a walk with some music playing.
@@BartholomewSmutz I think it's because I heard the music before watching the film. I am hugely disappointed by hyped films, Bond, Marvel action, anything Hollywood load of shite so maybe that's what's thrown me. Eerie music for me would be the intro of Irreversible 2002.
@@dantaylor7344 yes, but that's just cliche, low drone with some timpani on the top. I knew Tubular Bells before watching the movie, and when I look at the scene it gives me chills. The calm before the storm.
@@Kris.G Nothing even remotely cliche about Irreversible, you're obviously confusing it for another film. Irreversible was a film 50% of the audience had to leave on it's debut screening. It goes past eerie into scary shit
@@dantaylor7344 I agree the film is very hyped, arguably Oldfield's album is too :D The film seems to have shocked people because of the profanities and the effects/makeup. This scene is well shot though, and the actress is one of the stronger points of the film.
Genious scene.
Beautiful
Her and the child easily do the best acting in the film
Never realized how beautiful she was until I saw her again as an adult
Great scene, in actuality she is only a couple of blocks from the house.