I think the most disturbing part of this scene is how real and cold it is. There's no sentimental music when Nicky dies, Mike's yelling is drowned out by the chattering crowd.
Ur wrong. The sentiment is Dinero’s reaction. It speaks volumes as well as the understanding that the heartless barbaric men standing about observing the first taste of humanity that they’ve seen in many years.
I love walken's transition in this movie from the beautiful laughing young man at the start, to this utterly lost zombie by the end. The horror and death in his eyes, just amazing.
Walken deserved his best supporting actor Oscar no question. Even tho I don't like Walken because he did that stupid SNL skit. I got a fever!!! My God how pathetic is this skit???!! 🤮😒☹️😱🙄😤👎😑
@@Gma00001 no he's right. They did put one bullet in the gun, but make sure that it won't come out. Still, the feeling of pulling trigger of a gun with one bullet inside did help De Niro deliver such a believable fear and relief emotions
Dineros character michael attending a Russian roulette game in Saigon, not thanking the French man when he gave Michael extra money, shooting an empty chamber into his workmate Stan's head while hunting, (There was not a single recorded case of Russian roulette during the Vietnam War), hides from his welcome home party, believes everyone is an A hole that joined the hunting party, sleeps with Nicks ( Christopher Walken $25,000 movie role) girlfriend Linda, Great guy .Oh, " this is this" means absolutely nothing. Google it and see. I think Director Michael Cimino put in into the movie to mess with us for the next 41+ years because he lied about serving in Vietnam to promote his movie.
Roy Scheider was michael cimino first choice for Michael but the JAWS star felt it was unbelievable that Michael would travel to another country looking for a friend
This scene is heartbreaking Michael trying to get Nicky to remember him by saying One shot. Before they left for Vietnam Nicky made Michael promise not to leave him over there and Michael trying so desperately trying to keep his promise.
In the end, this is a happy scene from Nicky's point of view. Nicky remembered Mike for just a second, and that was enough for him to decide that this is the moment he would like to end his life on. Here he felt emotion for the first time since the first Russian roulette scene.
At almost 80, I have seen thousands of films over the years. Deer Hunter has a scene in it that is #1 on my list. Period. It's the scene when Christopher Walken is in the hospital and a doctor asks for his ID. Walken, still in shock from his ordeal, can't talk. He takes out his wallet and the expression on his face is beyond acting. He was a tour de force in that film and no actor has ever replicated the feelings I had watching this scene. I sat in the theater with copious never-ending tears running down my face on to my lap, They don't make films like this any longer and today's new actors can't hold a candle to the oldies but goodies like Walken. De Niro, Brando, Pacino, Pesce, and that crowd. Glad their performances have been preserved on celluloid forever.
what really breaks your heart is you see Nick realize what's going on but also knowing he's to far gone to go home heartbreaking everytime and reminds me of some good friends I've lost to drug addictions
Yeah man… Having had family and friends I lost to situations like this..not Russian roulette but drug addiction and alcohol abuse…it’s heartbreaking 💔..the fact you can treat someone for sickness but their mind and their heart..we can only do so much. I’m here for you. I’ve seen it firsthand myself. It always cuts deep when it’s someone close to you. My hope is one day we can save those who are lost. As the late great J.R.R Tolkien quoted “not all who wander are lost”. May we support and help them find their way back ❤🫂
How De Niro tries to cover up the gushing hole on his head just makes my heart rip. Like it is going to help. It is all gone now. And you can see how De Niro's character knows it yet for that moment he instinctively tries to reverse it to no avail. That single action makes this scene so much more heart breaking.
*the best of all time. Period. Better than everybody and thats exactly the face which I have mentioned above..that face at 1:15..ohh my God, its scary how can anyone be so good. Surreal.
This scene always brings me to tears. The whole scene is just heartbreaking. Michael trying to make Nicky remember is painful to watch and then to have Nicky actually die just makes it so much worse. Walken definitely deserved the Oscar for this role. He was outstanding
Looked very real. Not like a typical movie screen instant deaths. He actually slowly faded out and showed the momentary sensation of pain. Pretty amazing acting skills from Chris and Bobby here.
when someone takes a bullet to the brain they instantly drop like a bag of bricks. no facial expression at all. at least the one i saw happen up close..
@Jay Caldwell right across the street. Three quick shots with what looked like a 38 snub nose revolver. After the first shot the body started to fall. It happened really quick. Mexico. 1983. Just south of Ensinada.
as great as De Niro was in this Walken was just as great.matching him step for step.This scene exemplifies this as Walken's character just looks like a dead soul waiting for the body to follow.haunting.....
Excellent description of Nick (Walken) in this harrowing scene. I was 17 when this movie opened and it really put the hook in me, especially this scene.
This is one of the most dramatic scenes in a war movie. Ever. This movie teaches us about true friendship and loyalty. And Robert de Niro's emotions look so real beside all the other cry scenes he does is like he is actually laughing. He is in tears here. 😭
Apparently DeNiro demanded that there be a live bullet in the gun. Granted the director checked the gun each time to make sure it was not in the firing line, but still it was apparently there. Made for an incredible scene and the flinch was pretty damn real. You never know.
This scene is so powerful and sad at the same time. But the scene where Michael goes hunting after he gets back from Vietnam is key. He can kill the deer but he doesnt, because he feels sorry for it. He can still appreciate beauty in life, like a deer in the wild. On the other side, Nick decides to take his own life because he is hopeless and cant cope with life anymore, he cant see the point of living anymore like Michael can. Movie shows two different outcomes from war and compares them with hunting. Beautiful.
@@Glory-Compass completely disagree, I feel like it always depends on the story your trying to tell. Some movies work better with either a sad ending or happy ending, hell if you want to, you can make it ambiguous. If it works with the story your trying to tell then its all fair game.
@@plasticpots2604 I don't know man, when you think of the Best Movies ever, it's very Rare if your top 5 movies would have a Happy Ending, not saying it's impossible but in average I would enjoy a Sad ending better than a Happy ending
That fake laugh and dismissive ‘yeah’ before he did it is what makes this so tragic and depressing. It shows how disconnected he was to his old life and his identity, he had totally given up at this point. This is what trauma can do to a human. Absolutely phenomenal film.
@@hineighborgood point almost like he kinda got a flashback reminisced within a second but realized he was never going to be able to be happy back home like he was before🥲
At 1:47 he realizes who Mike is and all of the memories flood back. It's sad because he realizes what he has become, and shoots himself to ease his pain. What's worse? To live like a monster or die as a good man?
+Shotana Studios nick became a heroin addict, many not all but many americans did stay out there anything goes there, hard drugs, prositution, etc etc.
Alot of my moms side of the fam mostly the males were all in the military, navy,army air force and the marines, all of my moms uncles fought in WW2 her bros and my uncles fought in vietnam, my grandpa he was in the marines during korea war, most died of old age, but the ones who were in nam some did not make it back few did, one made it back but he died of a heroin overdose in the usa but he still got the 21 gun salute as a marine and also the others who past away..taps is something you will never forget...
I always had a different take on that scene, i figured at that point Nick was so badly traumatized by war that even if he recognized Mike, he probably could've cared less which is why he pulled the trigger.
Nick says one shot, this was what Mike says on the beginning of the movie, how he wants to die, and how you have to kill a deer to cause him no unneeded harm... A single clean shot in the head. One of the best movies that I ever see.
The most unnerving part is a few minutes before this clip starts - Nicky emerging from the shadows, appearing as a new man to Mike. A broken man with a beaten down soul. Sent a chill down my spine when I first saw it.
At 1:47, there is an ever-so-subtle shift in Walken’s face, almost like there is a brief moment of lucidity. It’s almost like Nicky snaps out of the ether, if only for a fleeting moment, and truly realizes what is actually happening. Someone earlier made a brilliant point about the look of relief in De Niro’s face when he gets the empty chamber. My humble counterpoint is the look of absolute anguish in Walken’s face at 1:47. It brings things full circle to that very first time Nicky pulls the trigger in the Russian roulette game they were forced to play as POWs. In that scene, Walken marks the EXACT moment of Nicky’s descent into madness with another ever-so-subtle facial expression, almost like an unbridled exuberance to still be alive after getting an empty chamber. We see the proverbial light switch flipped off, then flipped back on again. Just superb stuff.
This scene digs deep into human nature. Like friends we plead with to stop drinking (one more drink), or to leave an abusive spouse (one more try), or a "dude, don't drink and drive" (just one more time). Once one "gets it" the lesson sticks for a lifetime, and we see it all over the place, including in ourselves. Excuse me while I eat just "one more donut" :)
Catsadilla ... No way! 😄 THIS little character as Master of Ceremonies w the one lens is one of the best bit players in movie history! Every detail of his movement, the little ritualistic cadence w which he passes the gun, like a military color-guard drill ... the stogie workin ... this little ghoul is a PIMP! ✌️
don't you undrestand that Nicky was completely inside the "game", it burned him from inside, it burned his memories, emotions, all of him. He was in another level, without any emotion, without any doubt, without any fear. He became the entire opposite of the prisonner he was. You can see the determination when he take back Mike's hand. So he didn't need any "mau"
All the noise and chaos around them and it's the quiet expressions that draw you in, then that brief connection dangling the hope he may have got through to him with the one last shot which circles the film back to when De Niro suddenly realizes he can't shoot the deer. Talk about a way to layer meaning in such an emotive scene. Brilliantly constructed.
Ninja Of Irony It's the fact he's turned into an old liberal crybaby. Making this embarrassing video whining about politics using buzzwords and doing complete shit films. It's just sad to watch such a phenomenal actor take such a dive......
He can do what Jack Nicholson and Daniel Day-Lewis are doing and take a hiatus until the right part comes along. I don't know anything about De Niro's financial status but I don't think it's as bad as Nic Cage's, whom I can understand why his career is the way it is now. Outside of acting, De Niro has his own restaurant and a film festival. I'm sure he can be fine with a hiatus.
F. N. Lorter he doesn't have to give a shit anymore. He's arguably the greatest actor of all time. He's old now. He does stuff now because he can. It's more about fun now.
The first time I watched this, I was SO pissed off at that part. I literally almost through the remote at the TV. Sad, sad film... Definitely one of my favourites though.
After this film came out there was a rash of Russian roulette deaths attributed to people reacting this. I would have stuck with quoting lines from the "Godfather."
When I asked my late father what movie did he love and will never forget. He told us this was it. This was way back in the 80's- 90's where there is no internet and movies are available thru tv and vhs. He watched it on cinema when he was working in Guam. We went looking for it on tapes and vhs but we can't find it on rent. But then it aired on TV and we watch it with him. My sister and I were in shambles. We were zombies after watching it. I will never ever forget this movie. Love u tang and thank you for making us watch this.❤
One of my favourite movies of all time, just brilliant acting all the way thru, and the music gives me goosebumps... Robert, Christopher, Meryl, and all the other actors made this film so special ♥️
Deniro was so good. I love you Nicky. Jesus his acting in this was so unbelievable. You never see him show emotion the whole movie. And then that little line. Powerful. And Walken. Both brilliant.
The line from this movie is "one shot" ....it comes from Michael as they are deer hunting one last time before they go off to war. He was all about taking the animal down with one shot and not being sloppy having it suffer. Nicky remembered this in the final scene of them together and that's why he utters it to Michael before he pulls the trigger...Nicky didn't want to live his tortured life any longer! When I saw this movie in 1978 it had a profound impact on me. The movie itself in a cinematic masterpiece with a level of acting that was beyond compare! I had family and friends who served in Vietnam and they rarely if ever talked about their experiences. This film brought the harsh reality of war along with the personal relationships that were formed to the forefront like never before.
putting things into perspective, mikey telling him to remember home as it was before vietnam gave him almost an image of joy as he says “one shot” giving his death a much deeper impact
I was shot on a hover mission above the DMZ on Valentines Day 1968. I have made it through THE DEAR HUNTER only once. To me it is THE film document of my generation’s war. It succeeds in unequivocally portraying the wars predictable and lasting impacts on it’s characters and the community which produced them. I have wrestled with it’s roulette metaphor since that wrenching, stilled, and darkened theater. What do you think this dramatic theme is meant to convey? I have my ideas. Please share yours. Thank you.
i think it means that the further you're from home and into the combat zone, the more likely you're willing to give up your sanity and start thinking that dying is the only way back... saving private ryan explores this theme in a more shallow way in that the captain says he was a school teacher and doesn't know what he is anymore and ends up willing to die to bring back one man home
It might be about the fragile, random nature of human life, especially in horrible circumstances like these. It's absurd if you think about it, one's whole existence hanging onto the absence of a bullet in a chamber.
@@kingkunta7058 what a touching and potent take on this chilling and multi layered scene in a master work of cinematic art. I hope you do not object if I borrow from it in the years left to me. You have my word I will credit you accurately. Thank you for sharing you ideas with all those gathered here to read them. Bravo my friend!
Look at the way they show the track marks on Walken. The movie is as timely now as it was today. Deniro is like the father, sibling, family member or friend pleading with his loved one to abandon a self destructive path which only leads to death. Like today, these pleas often go unheeded and lead to heartbreak.
@@Gma00001 I agree. Pacino isn't in my top 5. If he continued his acting brilliance from the Godfather he would be. But he changed alot too quickly. Deniro, Brando, DDL, Streep, PSH are my top 5. People can disagree all day. Idc
Walken said that blank from the weapon and blood squib almost blew a whole in his head for real. He hurt for 2 weeks after that Fn scene he said! So did the Arvin solider in the prison camp. That's fuc*** up when movie stars and stunt men get hurt or killed while making a dam movie! RIP Vic Morrow Brandon Lee and that poor film editor Lady! That's what happens when things are to relaxed and corners are cut! SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE NUMBER ONE THING ON A FILM SET!
I think the most disturbing part of this scene is how real and cold it is. There's no sentimental music when Nicky dies, Mike's yelling is drowned out by the chattering crowd.
I couldn't put my finger on it, but yes. This is a particularly disturbing scene.
Japeth321 That’s how films used to be made. The 80s ushered in sentimentality with a vengeance. The rest is history.
Ur wrong. The sentiment is Dinero’s reaction. It speaks volumes as well as the understanding that the heartless barbaric men standing about observing the first taste of humanity that they’ve seen in many years.
i like how he never turned to racism he could just shoot the crowed......
the tragic death of a hero......
I love walken's transition in this movie from the beautiful laughing young man at the start, to this utterly lost zombie by the end. The horror and death in his eyes, just amazing.
Same for me. I felt walken overshadowed de niro in this movie which i never seen in any other movie.
Walken deserved his best supporting actor Oscar no question. Even tho I don't like Walken because he did that stupid SNL skit. I got a fever!!! My God how pathetic is this skit???!! 🤮😒☹️😱🙄😤👎😑
Walken has always been a really great actor, I honestly love his work
The horror, the horror
War does not change. It changes you.
This is a disturbing scene, but also defines friendship.
Already lost with track marks,in his arm, and post traumatic strees from combat, what was left. In his life
Beyond friendship, this is the truest example of love.
They were more than friends ... They were brothers
I gave everything to my friend in school fought to defend him he forgot about me Friendship is not forever
@@mramies4411 forgot you how I wanna know more
The relief on de Niro's face when he gets an empty chamber is why his acting is unmatched
Yeah lol 'relief' what@life what@world?!?...
Naah, it's not acting. They put one bullet in one of the six chambers
Cosmopolitan
You must be drunk 🥴
@@Gma00001 no he's right. They did put one bullet in the gun, but make sure that it won't come out. Still, the feeling of pulling trigger of a gun with one bullet inside did help De Niro deliver such a believable fear and relief emotions
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1:46 the way the expression in his eyes changed just like that when his memories came back. that oscar was DESERVED
I was gonna say the same thing! Looked it he recognized Mike right there.
This is one of the best scenes in cinema history. One shot.
Na far from it
Yes, close to it.
It’s actually one of the hard scenes I watched in the movies, those Vietnam War movies made it hard to watch for me, even though I’m a Vietnamese.
One shot one kill
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To love someone like that is beyond words. He came for Nick and would have given his life for his friend. True courage and real love. Wow!!!!
And lots of stupidity 😱😱😱
Dineros character michael attending a Russian roulette game in Saigon, not thanking the French man when he gave Michael extra money, shooting an empty chamber into his workmate Stan's head while hunting, (There was not a single recorded case of Russian roulette during the Vietnam War), hides from his welcome home party, believes everyone is an A hole that joined the hunting party, sleeps with Nicks ( Christopher Walken $25,000 movie role) girlfriend Linda, Great guy .Oh, " this is this" means absolutely nothing. Google it and see. I think Director Michael Cimino put in into the movie to mess with us for the next 41+ years because he lied about serving in Vietnam to promote his movie.
Roy Scheider was michael cimino first choice for Michael but the JAWS star felt it was unbelievable that Michael would travel to another country looking for a friend
@@watersbey25 So you didn't like Michael character, the way Cimino promoted his movie or the whole movie?
@@OllyHutton I guess I liked it.. His character made the movie entertaining and I was 18 when it came out. So I liked it at the time.
Walkens acting and makeup were so perfect he looked dead before he even shot himself.
This scene is heartbreaking Michael trying to get Nicky to remember him by saying One shot. Before they left for Vietnam Nicky made Michael promise not to leave him over there and Michael trying so desperately trying to keep his promise.
Very sad, yes. :(
The one-shot was his way of killing deer. No suffering, one clean shot. That's what Nicky did to himself.
Michael Cristian he could had been saved
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In the end, this is a happy scene from Nicky's point of view. Nicky remembered Mike for just a second, and that was enough for him to decide that this is the moment he would like to end his life on. Here he felt emotion for the first time since the first Russian roulette scene.
Damn, Nicky looked dead even before he pulled the trigger.
Christopher Walken lost tons of weight for that role by eating bananas and rice to lose weight there.
He was probably brainwashed.
He was heroin addict in this scene
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He was as strung out heroin addict. He was also deeply traumatised from his time as a POW. So yeah... a huge part of him had died.
The way he says "one shot" always breaks my heart
Thats De niro baby, God for a reason, eh?
At almost 80, I have seen thousands of films over the years. Deer Hunter has a scene in it that is #1 on my list. Period. It's the scene when Christopher Walken is in the hospital and a doctor asks for his ID. Walken, still in shock from his ordeal, can't talk. He takes out his wallet and the expression on his face is beyond acting. He was a tour de force in that film and no actor has ever replicated the feelings I had watching this scene. I sat in the theater with copious never-ending tears running down my face on to my lap, They don't make films like this any longer and today's new actors can't hold a candle to the oldies but goodies like Walken. De Niro, Brando, Pacino, Pesce, and that crowd. Glad their performances have been preserved on celluloid forever.
Well now I gotta find a clip of this moment!
Yeah, that one scene is poetry but sticks in my throat like a golf ball made of sandpaper!
Mike Rosoft do it my friend but it is more affecting if you watch it as part of the film as intended. It’s so sad though.
Great scene. But this is the scene right here for me. Scene of all scenes
I totally agree. I'd add Dustin Hoffman to that list, also.
Willing to literally take a bullet for your own friend. Now that's true friendship.
Nicky died a long time ago. The only way he felt alive was doing Russian roulette. No, Nicky could never go home.
what really breaks your heart is you see Nick realize what's going on but also knowing he's to far gone to go home heartbreaking everytime and reminds me of some good friends I've lost to drug addictions
You nailed it in your summary.....sometimes there is no going back despite the recognition
Yeah man…
Having had family and friends I lost to situations like this..not Russian roulette but drug addiction and alcohol abuse…it’s heartbreaking 💔..the fact you can treat someone for sickness but their mind and their heart..we can only do so much. I’m here for you. I’ve seen it firsthand myself. It always cuts deep when it’s someone close to you. My hope is one day we can save those who are lost.
As the late great J.R.R Tolkien quoted “not all who wander are lost”. May we support and help them find their way back ❤🫂
Amen
This happened in the basement of paddy’s pub
Josh Squash organized by Frank
Note to self, don't go down in the basement!
Charlie made sure their where no rats
When Frank was in Vietnam
That happened in the basement of Moe's
fuck this is the most heartbreaking scene in cinematic history
How De Niro tries to cover up the gushing hole on his head just makes my heart rip. Like it is going to help. It is all gone now. And you can see how De Niro's character knows it yet for that moment he instinctively tries to reverse it to no avail. That single action makes this scene so much more heart breaking.
De Niro is God. Nuff said.
You’ve obviously never seen Dumb and Dumber.
@@Aman-nk5uq Not even within a 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles and more.
Why is it heartbreaking? Nick had no reason to be there in the first place and Michael is a selfish p who left him there to steal his girl.
Bob repeatedly calling "Nick" made me cry 😢😢😢 He deserved an Oscar for this movie too. 😭
Bob 😂
@@BettingInsights that’s what people call him. That’s how he introduces himself.
1:15 One of the most powerful performances ever... There should never be any doubt that De Niro is one of the best of all time.
*the best of all time. Period. Better than everybody and thats exactly the face which I have mentioned above..that face at 1:15..ohh my God, its scary how can anyone be so good. Surreal.
DeNiro is the best of all time no doubt.
I would say 1:24.
That sighhhhh and i just crapped my pants...
That stuck mechanical like motion when his hand tries to lower the gun from his melon.
Agreed 1000%.
This scene always brings me to tears. The whole scene is just heartbreaking. Michael trying to make Nicky remember is painful to watch and then to have Nicky actually die just makes it so much worse. Walken definitely deserved the Oscar for this role. He was outstanding
Looked very real. Not like a typical movie screen instant deaths. He actually slowly faded out and showed the momentary sensation of pain. Pretty amazing acting skills from Chris and Bobby here.
when someone takes a bullet to the brain they instantly drop like a bag of bricks. no facial expression at all. at least the one i saw happen up close..
@@Exedus20 actually depends
@Jay Caldwell right across the street. Three quick shots with what looked like a 38 snub nose revolver. After the first shot the body started to fall. It happened really quick. Mexico. 1983. Just south of Ensinada.
@@el34glo59 true that. There js the guy who lived after a crow bar launched from an explosion through his head walked away from it.
@@Exedus20 It can depend on what part of the brain is hit first i would think.
as great as De Niro was in this Walken was just as great.matching him step for step.This scene exemplifies this as Walken's character just looks like a dead soul waiting for the body to follow.haunting.....
It's why Walken won the Academy award. De Niro was amazing, but Walken was amazingly heartbreaking.
Fred nobody can make De Niro look like an amateur. Nobody. Period.
009 nope he doesn't
@@Turkey_Fart 1:14 onwards, De Niro stole that scene.
Excellent description of Nick (Walken) in this harrowing scene. I was 17 when this movie opened and it really put the hook in me, especially this scene.
One of the greatest performances of Robert De Niro in his career
I can't believe he didn't won Oscar for this movie.
@@michaelpearson2246 totally agreed!
he was awesome but Walken upstaged him
Can't argue with this.
@@sugs1191 Walken won in different category
This is one of the most dramatic scenes in a war movie. Ever.
This movie teaches us about true friendship and loyalty. And Robert de Niro's emotions look so real beside all the other cry scenes he does is like he is actually laughing. He is in tears here. 😭
Wow is Deniro's emoting ever brilliant here. Right after he pulls the trigger. Such a thoughtful performance.
Then some fuckheads say he plays the same role in every movie. Delusional bastards.
Who the hell thinks that?
Jeremy Toda-Ambaras there are many sadly. Bastards say he plays the tough gangsta role everytime.
Apparently DeNiro demanded that there be a live bullet in the gun. Granted the director checked the gun each time to make sure it was not in the firing line, but still it was apparently there. Made for an incredible scene and the flinch was pretty damn real.
You never know.
Its taxi driver all over again. But this time someone else pulls the trigger.
This scene is so powerful and sad at the same time. But the scene where Michael goes hunting after he gets back from Vietnam is key. He can kill the deer but he doesnt, because he feels sorry for it. He can still appreciate beauty in life, like a deer in the wild.
On the other side, Nick decides to take his own life because he is hopeless and cant cope with life anymore, he cant see the point of living anymore like Michael can.
Movie shows two different outcomes from war and compares them with hunting. Beautiful.
It's weird how much better a sad ending is than a happy one.
Always
Beacuse it's Real, you want happy Endings you go to Marvel,Disney or Harry Potter
Because it’s real and much more authentic, you can appreciate the sad ones cos they stick with you
@@Glory-Compass completely disagree, I feel like it always depends on the story your trying to tell. Some movies work better with either a sad ending or happy ending, hell if you want to, you can make it ambiguous. If it works with the story your trying to tell then its all fair game.
@@plasticpots2604 I don't know man, when you think of the Best Movies ever, it's very Rare if your top 5 movies would have a Happy Ending, not saying it's impossible but in average I would enjoy a Sad ending better than a Happy ending
With those eyes, Walken didn't even need to pass a casting...
Broke me when I first watched this brutal. Walken and de Niro superb
That fake laugh and dismissive ‘yeah’ before he did it is what makes this so tragic and depressing. It shows how disconnected he was to his old life and his identity, he had totally given up at this point. This is what trauma can do to a human. Absolutely phenomenal film.
That wasn't a fake laugh. For a split second he did remember Mike and the old days back home.
@@hineighborgood point almost like he kinda got a flashback reminisced within a second but realized he was never going to be able to be happy back home like he was before🥲
@@hineighbor It wasn't genuine joy - it was a resigned, bittersweet remembrance of an old life he knew he could never go back to
the most realistic death in any movie. especially how walkens eyes roll back and his mouth just goes limp.
I honestly didn't breath during this scene. That's how tense it was.
+K. Lon You didn't breathe for over 3 minutes. You should be a Navy diver.
generalcrustard0311 I'll say the latter half of this scene. But still, tense as hell.
+generalcrustard0311 Hell, why would anyone wanna be a Navy diver?
K. Lon it’s definitely one of those scenes where you’re just quiet for a few minutes after it’s over, the power of this scene is off the charts
Jesus Christ, the face on Chris Walker as his brain explodes is so haunting and real.
At 1:47 he realizes who Mike is and all of the memories flood back.
It's sad because he realizes what he has become, and shoots himself to ease his pain.
What's worse?
To live like a monster or die as a good man?
+Shotana Studios nick became a heroin addict, many not all but many americans did stay out there anything goes there, hard drugs, prositution, etc etc.
+Richard godinez-landeros
I know this
Alot of my moms side of the fam mostly the males were all in the military, navy,army air force and the marines, all of my moms uncles fought in WW2 her bros and my uncles fought in vietnam, my grandpa he was in the marines during korea war, most died of old age, but the ones who were in nam some did not make it back few did, one made it back but he died of a heroin overdose in the usa but he still got the 21 gun salute as a marine and also the others who past away..taps is something you will never forget...
Suranjit Arch
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Fuck no!
(cough)
I always had a different take on that scene, i figured at that point Nick was so badly traumatized by war that even if he recognized Mike, he probably could've cared less which is why he pulled the trigger.
Nicky personified the term. "The thousand yard stare"
The prequel of film Taxi Driver-no wonders why Travis is so messed up.
Rhea B Using that same logic, I wonder if Rumble Fish is a prequel to The Outsiders.
wait...WAIT
Its a nice theory but it doesn’t fully work
Vankruze its a fun theory that is in no way true
@@jamesAk1 I agree. Travis in Taxi Driver had been a Marine. Mike in Deer Hunter was Army Special Forces. They're definitely not the same character.
This movie haunted me for weeks when I first saw it. I still don't think I could watch it again.
Nick says one shot, this was what Mike says on the beginning of the movie, how he wants to die, and how you have to kill a deer to cause him no unneeded harm... A single clean shot in the head.
One of the best movies that I ever see.
The most unnerving part is a few minutes before this clip starts - Nicky emerging from the shadows, appearing as a new man to Mike. A broken man with a beaten down soul. Sent a chill down my spine when I first saw it.
I was literally sobbing in film class. I developed a love for Nick 💔
America Andrade like literally
Developers trade act tm
So, have you made a film yet? Are you an actor or director?
I have a love for those dimples you have..
So all a guy has to do is blow his brains out...wow.
The referee brings a huge amount of tension to this scene
No backing out
SPIN!... HUH!!...
Walken was the best actor in this scene without even saying a word, his eyes said it all
At 1:47, there is an ever-so-subtle shift in Walken’s face, almost like there is a brief moment of lucidity. It’s almost like Nicky snaps out of the ether, if only for a fleeting moment, and truly realizes what is actually happening.
Someone earlier made a brilliant point about the look of relief in De Niro’s face when he gets the empty chamber. My humble counterpoint is the look of absolute anguish in Walken’s face at 1:47.
It brings things full circle to that very first time Nicky pulls the trigger in the Russian roulette game they were forced to play as POWs. In that scene, Walken marks the EXACT moment of Nicky’s descent into madness with another ever-so-subtle facial expression, almost like an unbridled exuberance to still be alive after getting an empty chamber.
We see the proverbial light switch flipped off, then flipped back on again. Just superb stuff.
One of the most powerful scenes in the film. The whole movie built up to this one scene.
This scene digs deep into human nature. Like friends we plead with to stop drinking (one more drink), or to leave an abusive spouse (one more try), or a "dude, don't drink and drive" (just one more time). Once one "gets it" the lesson sticks for a lifetime, and we see it all over the place, including in ourselves. Excuse me while I eat just "one more donut" :)
One more RUclips video
@@michaelk9056 One more comment.
One more minute for break time,one more for lunch
One more day on this planet
Two actors at the peak of their artistic powers.
One of the most deepest scenes in movie history this film is one of the best ever made! And it tells how a war changes a man!
it's not the same without the "MAU!!" and constant slapping.
Catsadilla ...
No way! 😄 THIS little character as Master of Ceremonies w the one lens is one of the best bit players in movie history! Every detail of his movement, the little ritualistic cadence w which he passes the gun, like a military color-guard drill ... the stogie workin ... this little ghoul is a PIMP! ✌️
That scene was so frustrating and annoying lmao
don't you undrestand that Nicky was completely inside the "game", it burned him from inside, it burned his memories, emotions, all of him. He was in another level, without any emotion, without any doubt, without any fear. He became the entire opposite of the prisonner he was. You can see the determination when he take back Mike's hand. So he didn't need any "mau"
That's because 'mao' sounds like something a cat would say.
L MAO
One of the greatest movie scenes ever, from one the greatest movies ever!
Giants of acting... top class.
chris walkens acting in this scene is on another level with no words spoken he tells his whole story truly phenomenal heartbreaking stuff.
Back when Christopher Walken was a serious actor.
King of New York he was really good in and 7 psychopaths
***** It was good imo. Just like that is your opinion.
*****
He was good in those movies, you could tell he just wasn't that serious
lol back when de niro was a serious actor....
Estwood Back when Cimino was a serious director.
What Mike risks and does in this scene is definitive proof of a brotherly friendship.
this is what inspired Shaun's clothing at the end of shaun of the dead
Oh shit, haha I deff see it. As if that movie wasn't awesome enough
+TheHasmith99
He's got red on him.
+TheHasmith99 That's an amazing find lmao. He has the red headband and blood even squirted out from the dart lol
TheHasmith99 holy fuckarino, I was getting flashbacks of something but couldn't put it together
you've got red on you
All the noise and chaos around them and it's the quiet expressions that draw you in, then that brief connection dangling the hope he may have got through to him with the one last shot which circles the film back to when De Niro suddenly realizes he can't shoot the deer. Talk about a way to layer meaning in such an emotive scene. Brilliantly constructed.
They do not make movies like this anymore.
I miss this Robert De Niro. Back when he gave a shit.
Ninja Of Irony It's the fact he's turned into an old liberal crybaby. Making this embarrassing video whining about politics using buzzwords and doing complete shit films. It's just sad to watch such a phenomenal actor take such a dive......
He can do what Jack Nicholson and Daniel Day-Lewis are doing and take a hiatus until the right part comes along. I don't know anything about De Niro's financial status but I don't think it's as bad as Nic Cage's, whom I can understand why his career is the way it is now. Outside of acting, De Niro has his own restaurant and a film festival. I'm sure he can be fine with a hiatus.
Henry Barnill dont diss dd lewis, da best
Back when he used to be God. Still the greatest ever though. Do watch his performance in Everybody's fine 2009. Amazing role.
F. N. Lorter he doesn't have to give a shit anymore. He's arguably the greatest actor of all time. He's old now. He does stuff now because he can. It's more about fun now.
I'm crying.
The first time I watched this, I was SO pissed off at that part. I literally almost through the remote at the TV. Sad, sad film... Definitely one of my favourites though.
His acting is so convincing. This is just one of the many reasons why Robert De Niro is my favorite actor of all time !!
After this film came out there was a rash of Russian roulette deaths attributed to people reacting this. I would have stuck with quoting lines from the "Godfather."
I wanted to be a gangster....but I compromised, and jacked off in a tissue! :)
My cousin played this game and lost as well in 1994.
@@Sexypnkn really? 😳😥
De Niro is incredible in this scene.
God. Period.
DeNiro is incredible in everything he does. I still think he's the greatest actor of all time
If u think so, then you are damn correct. He indeed is greatest of all time with due respect to Pacino, Hoffman, Jack, Brando etc.
When he tried to stop the blood with his hand :(
When I asked my late father what movie did he love and will never forget. He told us this was it. This was way back in the 80's- 90's where there is no internet and movies are available thru tv and vhs. He watched it on cinema when he was working in Guam. We went looking for it on tapes and vhs but we can't find it on rent. But then it aired on TV and we watch it with him. My sister and I were in shambles. We were zombies after watching it. I will never ever forget this movie. Love u tang and thank you for making us watch this.❤
One of my favourite movies of all time, just brilliant acting all the way thru, and the music gives me goosebumps... Robert, Christopher, Meryl, and all the other actors made this film so special ♥️
Deniro was so good. I love you Nicky. Jesus his acting in this was so unbelievable. You never see him show emotion the whole movie. And then that little line. Powerful. And Walken. Both brilliant.
God of acting
The line from this movie is "one shot" ....it comes from Michael as they are deer hunting one last time before they go off to war.
He was all about taking the animal down with one shot and not being sloppy having it suffer.
Nicky remembered this in the final scene of them together and that's why he utters it to Michael before he pulls the trigger...Nicky didn't want to live his tortured life any longer!
When I saw this movie in 1978 it had a profound impact on me. The movie itself in a cinematic masterpiece with a level of acting that was beyond compare! I had family and friends who served in Vietnam and they rarely if ever talked about their experiences. This film brought the harsh reality of war along with the personal relationships that were formed to the forefront like never before.
Girls locker room: omg can Justin just stop ignoring me?
Boys locker room:
Hahahahahahahaha!!!!
hilarious!
Very underrated comment there.
Hey Google, how do you like a comment more than once?
putting things into perspective, mikey telling him to remember home as it was before vietnam gave him almost an image of joy as he says “one shot” giving his death a much deeper impact
That old man is such a G, crosses arms like no one else.
Walken was one handsome devil in his younger days
Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken....what else can I say!
In retrospect...One of the greatest movies ever made!
scene breaks my heart everytime
Literally the best 4 minutes of film ever put in the can.
Very sad ending of true friendship. It was too late to save him. One of my favorite movies.
VERY SAD AND MOVING SCENE. IT BRINGS A TEAR TO MY EYES EVERY TIME I SEE IT
+ALAN GREEN Same here...same here...
Same
ALAN GREEN Followed by the breakfast scene... Yeah.. this was a heartbreaking.
WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING
I love the use of all caps
This is my all time favorite movie. Of all the movies I've ever watched, none have come close to having the impact on me that this film did.
agree
I LOVE YOU NICK...
The referee or whatever you wanna call him was amazing in his acting.
Lol "the referee"
Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins for shooting oneself in the head
saddest scene in a movie I can remember...
I don't know. For me it doesn't touch the Green Mile and MCD's death scene. That is some tragic shit
I was shot on a hover mission above the DMZ on Valentines Day 1968. I have made it through THE DEAR HUNTER only once. To me it is THE film document of my generation’s war. It succeeds in unequivocally portraying the wars predictable and lasting impacts on it’s characters and the community which produced them. I have wrestled with it’s roulette metaphor since that wrenching, stilled, and darkened theater. What do you think this dramatic theme is meant to convey? I have my ideas. Please share yours. Thank you.
i think it means that the further you're from home and into the combat zone, the more likely you're willing to give up your sanity and start thinking that dying is the only way back... saving private ryan explores this theme in a more shallow way in that the captain says he was a school teacher and doesn't know what he is anymore and ends up willing to die to bring back one man home
It might be about the fragile, random nature of human life, especially in horrible circumstances like these. It's absurd if you think about it, one's whole existence hanging onto the absence of a bullet in a chamber.
@@kingkunta7058 what a touching and potent take on this chilling and multi layered scene in a master work of cinematic art. I hope you do not object if I borrow from it in the years left to me. You have my word I will credit you accurately. Thank you for sharing you ideas with all those gathered here to read them. Bravo my friend!
@@docraineyIII That's the nicest comment anybody's ever written me 🥺
@@kingkunta7058 you earned every word sir, and deserved nothing less. Keeping sharing your excellent opinions and thank you once again my friend.
Look at the way they show the track marks on Walken. The movie is as timely now as it was today. Deniro is like the father, sibling, family member or friend pleading with his loved one to abandon a self destructive path which only leads to death. Like today, these pleas often go unheeded and lead to heartbreak.
He was no more the same, impossible to rescue him
This was the saddest scene, Nicky was clearly traumatized and though De niro was dead.
I remember this part, it was hard to watch. Poor Nicky just wanted out, F#ck'd up scene.
De Ninor”s face after pulling the trigger and his sobbing at the end man….😭😭 one shot?
Now that is a gambling problem.
@ Tom Mantle......A case of 'heads I win, or heads I lose'
Look, not a single person in the crowd using a cell phone. Everyone's just living in the moment
Damn what happened to hollywood? Shit they dont make movies like this anymore.
Ninja k I agree. These kids being raised on superhero films have no idea what good films are.
Ninja k Got turned over to The Devil !
( that’s what happened )
They do, but one has to wait ages for one.
Try these:
No country for old men.
Hold the dark.
Hell or high water.
Heat.
Den of thieves.
@@svenfigueroa312 Den of thieves? Isn't that a rip-off of Heat and far inferior?
pam0626 It's intentional. To Make the people as stupid as possible.
I dont wanna watch this movie again... too emotional... but everyone must watch this masterpiece.
I love Pacino,I love Brando...but there's something about DiNiro that is so Transcendent especially in some of these older movies
Joey Cap 🧢 his origin is Albanian 🇦🇱🇦🇱😇
One of the greatest. But Pacino is a god
Aurelian Rotea
Pacino is not even close to Brando / De Niro.
Raging Bull.
@@Gma00001 I agree. Pacino isn't in my top 5. If he continued his acting brilliance from the Godfather he would be. But he changed alot too quickly.
Deniro, Brando, DDL, Streep, PSH are my top 5. People can disagree all day. Idc
Has anyone got a friend like Michael?
I don't.
Amazing acting
Amazing scene
this is the most heartbreaking scene. You see nick remember through his drug hypnosis who he used to be but the game has taken over him
0:23 -- De Niro looks like he's pleading with Walken, but you don't hear his dialogue.
One of the most powerful scenes in American film history.
Walken said that blank from the weapon and blood squib almost blew a whole in his head for real. He hurt for 2 weeks after that Fn scene he said! So did the Arvin solider in the prison camp. That's fuc*** up when movie stars and stunt men get hurt or killed while making a dam movie! RIP Vic Morrow Brandon Lee and that poor film editor Lady! That's what happens when things are to relaxed and corners are cut! SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE NUMBER ONE THING ON A FILM SET!
Nick became addicted to war. So tragic
I just watched this film. Both amazing and depressing. Truly realistic drama. Loved every minute of it, its one of those films that changes you
very few movie endings made me want to cry over the years... this was one of em