emma Woods it's basically a repeat of the beginning of the book. Cal is like a reincarnation of his brother Charles. It's basically the book repeating itself, that's the beauty of Steinbeck, he repeats the same thing without you knowing. Of course in the book Cal is more aggressive but I still LOOOOOOOOOOVE James as Cal
What makes this scene even more gripping is that this was real. James Dean was not acting. When he was hugging his father, in his mind, he was hugging his real father who in real life wanted nothing to do with him.
Such a powerful scene. Heard he wanted the actor to play his son to not like him and for him to really have distain towards the actor who played his father leading all the way to this scene.
When I first saw this, I was like "Dang, he cried a little too good in that part" but when I found out that Dean actually cried in this scene and Kazan kept it in the movie, it made this part feel even more realistic and touching. RIP James Dean, what a legend 💕
The improvised hug is magnificent. Here's a son who just wants to love his father and have his father love him. He tries to seek comfort in his father, yet is again rejected for the second time. Cal is too moody, too different, too "bad" and the hug is him reaching out, to be reassured that his father does love him. But all Adam does is stand there and yell his son's name like he were an insolent blubbering child. It gives me chills.
this touches on the saddest feeling I think exists - when someone tries their best to do something nice for someone they care about, just trying to connect, and that gesture is rejected. It's the first kind of sadness I ever remember feeling as a child, when I realized I hadn't been grateful for a present my mom gave me and I thought, she must be pretty sad thinking I didn't like the present, when I really did, I was just a toddler having a bad day. That thought still makes me deeply sad to this day even though I know she doesn't even remember it. Another time my dad, who my mom was soon to divorce, gave her a present which she told me in confidentiality that she didn't really like. It made me feel that deep sadness again, despite the triviality of the situation. I knew he just wanted to connect with her and that hope was in reality long gone. I can't really describe why this makes me so sad but it does. Jimmy really captured this feeling in this scene, we all felt the heartbreak like it was our own.
Me too. And in the improvised hug moment, watch his eyes--especially at 2:02--there's no artifice in this moment, the honesty of the pain, the desperation for love that is being withheld, it is almost unbearably real and he's able to convey all of that in his eyes.
Raymond Massey, who played his father, didn't like working with James Dean because Massey was used to actors reciting their lines as written, while Dean tried to improvise at times. When Massey rejected the $5000, Dean was supposed to turn away in sadness and walk (or run) out the door. Instead he went into his hugging/crying improvisation before leaving. Massey was surprised, uncomfortable, and mad about it. But Kazan liked the result and kept it in.
I just finished watching this movie for the first time and when this scene came on, I couldn't contain my crying. My heart broke for Cal. James Dean...You were INCREDIBLE, and no one can deny that. May you Rest In Peace.
AMAZING!!!! One feels his pain through out the entire movie! He steals every scene! He is riveting! How can anyone ever be critical of his work in this film? Terrible to lose him so young!!!!!!!!
My wife and I were blessed with three wonderful sons, all now in their 30's and successful. The one piece of advice I give to parents of young kids: You can never hug and kiss them enough, you can never tell them you love them enough. Distant, indifferent, undemonstrative, unloving parents leave walking wounded in their wake.
James Dean may have only made three films, but he showed that he could have been one of the greatest if he had been allowed to live. Incredible performance.
This scene breaks my heart! What makes it even more heartbreaking is the fact that Jimmy was probably drawing from his own experience with his father Winton.
i love james dean for his vulnerability. he makes me feel like im not alone, theres other people like this. I feel like we grew up in a fatherless society. My father never favored me & i hold a deep resentment because of it. Thank you James Dean. For not hiding your pain. You make me feel like im not alone.
It feels like he is projecting his real feelings towards his relationship with his father, tho i maybe wrong, but the genuineness and sincerity of his unfiltered emotions, just leave me confounded! James Dean was Brilliance and perfection personified!💕💕💕 wish we could have witnessed more of such a unparalled piece of acting.
Director Elia Kazan drove Dean from New York to LA. During the trip they stopped-off to see Dean's father. It was apparent to Kazan that Dean and his dad loathed each other. Kazan knew then he had the perfect actor to play Cal.
@@ronniebishop2496 The two performances are not the same, people have honestly got to stop saying this. Yes Marlon Brando among some others were his inspirations, but still...
@@PuffPuff279 People have got to stop saying this? Because you tell them to? Acting is a critical business, just watch Siskel and Ebert. If you don’t like critics then you’ll have to do something else.
"You have to give it back" "Then give it to the farmers you robbed" this is the epitome of a parent who will never be satisfied or happy with their son/daughter. No matter how successful or smart the parent sees them as bad or ill gained success. This is not uncommon in father/son relationships.
Did you know this scene where he turns and hugs his father and as improvised?? He was supposed to run away right after, but instead James Dean turned and hugged his “father” and began to cry. Even the other actor was surprised by it, but the director left it in. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Sean Pultz Jimmy improvised it. The director Elia Kazan whispered in his ear “Okay during the moment of regret and rejection, just hug him, throw your arms around him, “Just love me Dad, love me!” He improvised as secretly asked, but Raymond was furious and had no idea like “Elia, what was that all about, go tell James to not do that in the next take we do” and Elia replied “Okay...yeah...I’ll tell him”. He was just saying that to Raymond to make him comfortable, because instead of telling Jimmy not to do it, he went over to him and whispered “Do it again.” What a great director, to get an antagonistic performance in the sneakiest way!
The dialogue Massey has is so powerful too. The delivery is a bit flat, granted I know the times, (and is even funnier that he hated James and his style) but man, it’s such a powerful and beautiful scene. Kazan really struck gold with this one.
You don't care about chairs if there's no one you love to sit in them. You don't bother to speak if there's no one who loves you. You don't mind walking aimlessly through life if you're already a ghost. I feel his pain but more than that.. it was James Dean who was in pain in that scene, not Cal.
Did his father even realize that he insulted his son by rejecting money that he worked so hard to recoup their loss from his foolish investment? What son wouldn't after such a rejection?
So young and beautiful, brilliant actor , James Dean breaks your heart in this scene , he was a genius ahead of his time only made 3 movies yet will never, never be forgotten. Love you JD you were the most bright shining star Hollywood ever saw.🕯🥀❤️🕯🥀❤️only 24 when he died , what a huge loss.
I remember seeing this scene as a kid, on afternoon TV. Man, it's even harder to watch now. But it's also a magnificent example of the toxicity of absolutism. All his life, Cal struggled with his father's self-righteousness. It was suffocating - and when they didn't have room to make peace with their own dark sides, they were all poisoned by it in their own terrible ways! Father and sons alike 😞 Absolute classic.
No, he is passionate and beautiful (I"m Straight) like his mother, and his father sees Her in him. Dean asks his father, "It's because I'm like Her, isn't it Dad?" Then his father shows love, but it's too late. (There is only one Dean) ;(
@Mc Zeronom he's definitely no Robert Mitchum even Elvis Presley in his early movies Jailhouse Rock King Creole flaming star mr. Presley was just as good as James Dean in his early films as many people who say James Dean was a great actor there's a lot of articles that support what I say that James Dean was overrated his acting range wasn't really that great the scene when he said you're tearing me apart was pretty bad acting no natural ability and very forced he was quite overrated
I’m not generally a fan of Dean’s style of acting; he usually chews the scenery too much for my taste. But this scene stuck with me long after I first saw it. Dean did a great job conveying his heartache and frustration at being rejected by the father who disliked him…. The story I heard was that Raymond Massey’s acting was augmented by Massey’s personal dislike of James Dean….
It is more heartbreaking to watch that this happened to him with his real father. Poor guy wanted a healthy son and father relationship and his dad pushes him off.
Where are the movies like this today ? All we seem to have are mindless, video type movies for a generation that knows NOTHING about talent or good scripts. It's all visual eye candy.
Some parents although not necessarily bad people are still not meant to have children as they are incapable of loving the child that need it, regardless of age. It's been said that Jimmy wasn't always acting in this film as he had much torment in his personal life & this helped release it. He was certainly right for the part of Cal Trask.
What makes this so heartbreaking and complicated is the son has done something tangible to help the father. But that money is from profiteering from the war. The father is on the draft board and doesn't want to profit from the war he has sent other sons to die in. In the "be more like your brother" comment, he is building animosity between his two sons and creating the Cain kills Abel situation later.
Greatest. Actor. Ever. I have theories about his death, bc Turnupseed wont talk about it, did one little talk after the police let him go. Brando was so envious & had Mafia ties, I really think he had him murdered. Rolf was driving after the traffic stop, Dean had switched seats after getting the ticket. There are just so many questions. But James Dean is an Immortal. Thx for the upload.
More than a contemporary story of Cain and Abel, it is a family story of choice, of the desire and sacrifice of choosing to be good or bad, despite DNA.
I cried watching this scene. I felt Cal's sadness. He's not evil. Even though I know Adam's life is more painful. 😢 But is it wrong to expect fair love from a father?
Oh this story is so heartbreaking. A son that just wants his fathers love.. Even tries to buy it. I just love it. Jimmy was so great here
emma Woods it's basically a repeat of the beginning of the book. Cal is like a reincarnation of his brother Charles. It's basically the book repeating itself, that's the beauty of Steinbeck, he repeats the same thing without you knowing. Of course in the book Cal is more aggressive but I still LOOOOOOOOOOVE James as Cal
emma Woods You can't see what this is?
What makes this scene even more gripping is that this was real. James Dean was not acting. When he was hugging his father, in his mind, he was hugging his real father who in real life wanted nothing to do with him.
100%
Such a powerful scene. Heard he wanted the actor to play his son to not like him and for him to really have distain towards the actor who played his father leading all the way to this scene.
When I first saw this, I was like "Dang, he cried a little too good in that part" but when I found out that Dean actually cried in this scene and Kazan kept it in the movie, it made this part feel even more realistic and touching. RIP James Dean, what a legend 💕
didn't know that! thx
The improvised hug is magnificent. Here's a son who just wants to love his father and have his father love him. He tries to seek comfort in his father, yet is again rejected for the second time. Cal is too moody, too different, too "bad" and the hug is him reaching out, to be reassured that his father does love him. But all Adam does is stand there and yell his son's name like he were an insolent blubbering child. It gives me chills.
this touches on the saddest feeling I think exists - when someone tries their best to do something nice for someone they care about, just trying to connect, and that gesture is rejected. It's the first kind of sadness I ever remember feeling as a child, when I realized I hadn't been grateful for a present my mom gave me and I thought, she must be pretty sad thinking I didn't like the present, when I really did, I was just a toddler having a bad day. That thought still makes me deeply sad to this day even though I know she doesn't even remember it. Another time my dad, who my mom was soon to divorce, gave her a present which she told me in confidentiality that she didn't really like. It made me feel that deep sadness again, despite the triviality of the situation. I knew he just wanted to connect with her and that hope was in reality long gone. I can't really describe why this makes me so sad but it does. Jimmy really captured this feeling in this scene, we all felt the heartbreak like it was our own.
In fairness, trying to do something nice for someone shouldn't involve profiteering.
She remembers
The hug was completely improvised what a legend!!
The way he is projecting his desperation, his defeated and dejected state so painfully, really tears my heart apart.
Me too. And in the improvised hug moment, watch his eyes--especially at 2:02--there's no artifice in this moment, the honesty of the pain, the desperation for love that is being withheld, it is almost unbearably real and he's able to convey all of that in his eyes.
Nothing but raw emotion from Dean. Incredible.
‘I’d be happy if you have given me something like what your brother has given me’. That’s a line that no parent should never say to their child.
I just finished this movie, I cried 😢. What a classic! We miss you JD
This scene wasn't actually planned, James Dean was not suppose to hug his father. But he did.
Jane Lane yeah he was supposed to just run out
That’s why the father was so stunned
Raymond Massey, who played his father, didn't like working with James Dean because Massey was used to actors reciting their lines as written, while Dean tried to improvise at times. When Massey rejected the $5000, Dean was supposed to turn away in sadness and walk (or run) out the door. Instead he went into his hugging/crying improvisation before leaving. Massey was surprised, uncomfortable, and mad about it. But Kazan liked the result and kept it in.
This is all told on the James Franco TV-movie ‘James Dean’ (2002.)
Don’t believe everything you read or see depicted.
@@christopherlerude4 yes. This is pure emotion. What a gift
I just finished watching this movie for the first time and when this scene came on, I couldn't contain my crying. My heart broke for Cal. James Dean...You were INCREDIBLE, and no one can deny that. May you Rest In Peace.
I can count on one hand the number of movies that made me cry. This scene, bawling! James Dean was a natural.
There are some fools that don't rate ... ironically they have never seen a movie
AMAZING!!!!
One feels his pain through out the entire movie!
He steals every scene!
He is riveting!
How can anyone ever be critical of his work in this film?
Terrible to lose him so young!!!!!!!!
My wife and I were blessed with three wonderful sons, all now in their 30's and successful. The one piece of advice I give to parents of young kids: You can never hug and kiss them enough, you can never tell them you love them enough. Distant, indifferent, undemonstrative, unloving parents leave walking wounded in their wake.
My mother never told me that she loved me and never hugged me
I am one of those walking wounded and you are absolutely right
Anyone who has ever felt rejected by a parent knows he hit the nail directly on the head with his performance
Ohh, that's not acting, that's real pain there.
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Mj Jones Happy Easter!!! I’ll make sure my beans are on top of my toast. God bless you, on this glorious day, and always❣️ 🙏❤️🙏
@Mj Jones *no learn how to spell, thanks
It’s like what Martin Scorsese says to his actors. “Don’t act, Behave”.
Mj Jones I am half English. Born in Cumbria.
As far as my humor is concerned... the more you eat-the more you toot. Cheers, mate 🍻
James Dean may have only made three films, but he showed that he could have been one of the greatest if he had been allowed to live. Incredible performance.
No, he was in 8 movies. He was only in 23 tv shows and 36 episodes.
the fact that Dean had a unkind father and lost his mother at a young age in real life makes this more interesting!
This scene breaks my heart! What makes it even more heartbreaking is the fact that Jimmy was probably drawing from his own experience with his father Winton.
i love james dean for his vulnerability. he makes me feel like im not alone, theres other people like this. I feel like we grew up in a fatherless society. My father never favored me & i hold a deep resentment because of it. Thank you James Dean. For not hiding your pain. You make me feel like im not alone.
It is here where James projected his relationship with his real father in this scene. First method actor ever!!!!!!!!
Constantin Stanislavski was the first method actor ever
Marlon Brando and James Dean. Don’t matter who was first..both excelled
It feels like he is projecting his real feelings towards his relationship with his father, tho i maybe wrong, but the genuineness and sincerity of his unfiltered emotions, just leave me confounded! James Dean was Brilliance and perfection personified!💕💕💕 wish we could have witnessed more of such a unparalled piece of acting.
This was the BEST scene from my all-time favorite film. RIP James Dean! 🙏❤️
Natural talent. A wonderful performance by James Dean.
God, even when Cal hugged his father, his father still rejected him.
caitlinjane92 no he didn't that was in the movie james Franco did jimmy wasn't illegitimate
The single most revolutionary piece of acting in the entire history of 20th century American cinema.
he was an amazing actor RIP Gimmy! :'))))
Jimmy
Director Elia Kazan drove Dean from New York to LA. During the trip they stopped-off to see Dean's father. It was apparent to Kazan that Dean and his dad loathed each other. Kazan knew then he had the perfect actor to play Cal.
Great acting by Dean no doubt, but Raymond Massey was equally as good to stay in character by rejecting Dean's improvisational hug.
the physicality of James Dean is so hanging and healing all at once
James Dean's roles, the ultimate "troubled handsome man, sick up there", like a Ferrari that won't start.
Amazing scene! Heartbreaking. Great performance by J.D.
James Dean was overrated big time
A Masterpiece. James Dean’s Acting Was On The Highest Level. No Actor Has Ever Reached Or Surpassed Him. THE GREATEST ACTOR.
Well yes they have. In fact he’s copying Marlon Brando. Streetcar Named Desire, remember?
@@ronniebishop2496 The two performances are not the same, people have honestly got to stop saying this. Yes Marlon Brando among some others were his inspirations, but still...
@@PuffPuff279 People have got to stop saying this? Because you tell them to? Acting is a critical business, just watch Siskel and Ebert. If you don’t like critics then you’ll have to do something else.
@@PuffPuff279 I’ve been in acting and production for years and if you try to please everyone you’ll never be yourself.
So much pain and helplessness
"You have to give it back" "Then give it to the farmers you robbed" this is the epitome of a parent who will never be satisfied or happy with their son/daughter. No matter how successful or smart the parent sees them as bad or ill gained success. This is not uncommon in father/son relationships.
It depends on the values that each father may represent. Ethics plays an important role in attitude and behavior.
after a while the values and ethics become a smokescreen.
not in Mother/daughter ones either: this is point blank what my childhood was
+plastic They always were ;)
Ethic cease to be ethics when they are overreach and too against the tide. Then they simply become an attention-getting and manipulative strategy.
There was no one like him. Neither before, nor since.
He was too much like his mom and reminded the father of it. That’s why the dad treated him so badly.
This scene was Jimmy's hug to his real dad.
After everything cal did, the father's rejection completely broke him
Did you know this scene where he turns and hugs his father and as improvised?? He was supposed to run away right after, but instead James Dean turned and hugged his “father” and began to cry. Even the other actor was surprised by it, but the director left it in. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Yeah, I heard that too
It’s amazing that Raymond Massey and James Dean hated each other in real life and yet he manages to embrace him.
Sean Pultz Jimmy improvised it.
The director Elia Kazan whispered in his ear “Okay during the moment of regret and rejection, just hug him, throw your arms around him, “Just love me Dad, love me!”
He improvised as secretly asked, but Raymond was furious and had no idea like “Elia, what was that all about, go tell James to not do that in the next take we do” and Elia replied “Okay...yeah...I’ll tell him”. He was just saying that to Raymond to make him comfortable, because instead of telling Jimmy not to do it, he went over to him and whispered “Do it again.”
What a great director, to get an antagonistic performance in the sneakiest way!
I wonder how Massey felt after James Dean died so tragically only a short time later. Maybe he felt his aversion was a little too harsh in hindsight.
People laugh at "daddy issues", but it's a real thing
People who laugh at 'Daddy issues' have Daddy issues
The dialogue Massey has is so powerful too. The delivery is a bit flat, granted I know the times, (and is even funnier that he hated James and his style) but man, it’s such a powerful and beautiful scene. Kazan really struck gold with this one.
james is sooo good here i have to watch it through ever time!
This is so brilliant and so heartbreaking at the same time. 😢
One of the single greatest scenes in movie history!
I just wanna give him a hug
One of the hardest scenes to watch in film history.
This was the best scenes in Deans career. Depicting Cain and Able and their sacrifice to God.
You don't care about chairs if there's no one you love to sit in them. You don't bother to speak if there's no one who loves you. You don't mind walking aimlessly through life if you're already a ghost. I feel his pain but more than that.. it was James Dean who was in pain in that scene, not Cal.
Did his father even realize that he insulted his son by rejecting money that he worked so hard to recoup their loss from his foolish investment? What son wouldn't after such a rejection?
James Dean fooled everybody, He wasn't acting, he was a lonely, tormented soul, a reincarnation of Arthur Rimbaud, living his own Season in hell.
This is the scene that made me love James Dean. I only knew him as a Hollywood icon but haven't knew him well until I watched this! 😢
James dean's mother died when he was a little kid and his father abandoned him.. so this is james dean showing real feelings in this movie and scene💔
This is heartbreaking.
James was just so brilliant....
So young and beautiful, brilliant actor , James Dean breaks your heart in this scene , he was a genius ahead of his time only made 3 movies yet will never, never be forgotten. Love you JD you were the most bright shining star Hollywood ever saw.🕯🥀❤️🕯🥀❤️only 24 when he died , what a huge loss.
I remember seeing this scene as a kid, on afternoon TV. Man, it's even harder to watch now.
But it's also a magnificent example of the toxicity of absolutism. All his life, Cal struggled with his father's self-righteousness. It was suffocating - and when they didn't have room to make peace with their own dark sides, they were all poisoned by it in their own terrible ways! Father and sons alike 😞
Absolute classic.
His reputation is well earned
No, he is passionate and beautiful (I"m Straight) like his mother, and his father sees Her in him. Dean asks his father, "It's because I'm like Her, isn't it Dad?" Then his father shows love, but it's too late. (There is only one Dean) ;(
Exactly
Dean was a good and unique actor, but Raymond Massey deserves a lot more credit for his role in this movie than he's being given
he was very overrated probably the most overrated actor in the history of film not as great as people make it
James Dean was way overrated not that good of an actor
@Mc Zeronom why don't you shut up slow your roll you ain't going to talk to me how you feel I got a right to say anything I want so you shut up
@Mc Zeronom he's definitely no Robert Mitchum even Elvis Presley in his early movies Jailhouse Rock King Creole flaming star mr. Presley was just as good as James Dean in his early films as many people who say James Dean was a great actor there's a lot of articles that support what I say that James Dean was overrated his acting range wasn't really that great the scene when he said you're tearing me apart was pretty bad acting no natural ability and very forced he was quite overrated
man just like how I cry 😭😭
This scene alone demonstrates why James Dean should have won the Best Actor Oscar for this film.
I’m not generally a fan of Dean’s style of acting; he usually chews the scenery too much for my taste. But this scene stuck with me long after I first saw it. Dean did a great job conveying his heartache and frustration at being rejected by the father who disliked him….
The story I heard was that Raymond Massey’s acting was augmented by Massey’s personal dislike of James Dean….
no words
this is too painful to watch 😢😢😭😭
That is GREAT ACTING!!!! DAMN!
Cinema history!
Que personaje mas complejo y hermoso... y su interpretacion es maravillosa.. tenia tanto para ofrecernos... que tristeza, fallecio siendo tan joven...
My favourite movie of all time
AAAAA MY HEART HURTS
Warner Brothers is in the process of doing a full restoration of this movie.
I know how he feels
1:19 this is my favorite part
💔 This scene is so hard to watch.
2:16 I thought he was going to scream so loud that he would like destroy all the furniture but was glad that he didn’t
Some people can’t be pleased no matter what. If you live long enough, you say to hell with them, including parents or family.
2:14 that's me watching the last season of Game of Thrones.
It is more heartbreaking to watch that this happened to him with his real father. Poor guy wanted a healthy son and father relationship and his dad pushes him off.
sublime!
Where are the movies like this today ? All we seem to have are mindless, video type movies for a generation that knows NOTHING about talent or good scripts. It's all visual eye candy.
This can happen with daughters and mothers too. Brilliant
He ain't acting here the pain is real!!
What a scene!
He made Massey hate him so that they create that tension... Powerful scene
I'm sorry Dad. Nothing I ever did was good enough for you
Some parents although not necessarily bad people are still not meant to have children as they are incapable of loving the child that need it, regardless of age. It's been said that Jimmy wasn't always acting in this film as he had much torment in his personal life & this helped release it. He was certainly right for the part of Cal Trask.
What makes this so heartbreaking and complicated is the son has done something tangible to help the father. But that money is from profiteering from the war. The father is on the draft board and doesn't want to profit from the war he has sent other sons to die in.
In the "be more like your brother" comment, he is building animosity between his two sons and creating the Cain kills Abel situation later.
he rejected his offering
To bring up that kind of emotion, u can’t pay for that
Brando & Dean on a whole different level.
My favourite Dean film is ‘East of Eden’ (1955) and my favourite Brando film is ‘On The Waterfront’ (1954).
Greatest. Actor. Ever. I have theories about his death, bc Turnupseed wont talk about it, did one little talk after the police let him go. Brando was so envious & had Mafia ties, I really think he had him murdered. Rolf was driving after the traffic stop, Dean had switched seats after getting the ticket. There are just so many questions. But James Dean is an Immortal. Thx for the upload.
More than a contemporary story of Cain and Abel, it is a family story of choice, of the desire and sacrifice of choosing to be good or bad, despite DNA.
Love this film , can’t wait to read the book 😊
Wow james Franco nailed this
maybe this guy can play James Franco in a movie one day 😂😅😆
great actor jamew dean
I cried watching this scene. I felt Cal's sadness. He's not evil. Even though I know Adam's life is more painful. 😢 But is it wrong to expect fair love from a father?
The Father had strong principles....
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what a scene good good sake, makes me cry ¡¡¡¡