The saddest death (spoilers)
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madetwolastforever — 12 years ago(August 23, 2013 04:50 PM)
Mrs. Rosen's death startled me. It was definitely sad, and I felt bad for Mr. Rosen.
Mrs. Rogo's death near the end made me angry; she was so close to making it out of there.
The Preacher's death was a total surprise. I kinda got mad at him for committing suicide. It was "suicide" to me, not "sacrifice", as he intended it. "How many more lives?!" Then he gave his own so God wouldn't take anymore lives (that was his thought). He was a preacher, and apparently God was fighting him all the way (so he thought). Really couldn't blame the preacher for getting mad - especially when Rogo cut him a new one after Mrs. Rogo's death. "You! PREA-CHA!!!!! I believed in you." Can't remember what else he said, but it was good. -
jackthemack — 12 years ago(August 23, 2013 05:35 PM)
Linda Rogo's death upset me the most. Belle died a hero, and she had a heart-warming, tearful good-bye. Linda just suffered a quick but brutal death that seemed so unjust as she was moments away from being saved. I often wondered, however, why they didn't climb down to try and save her. I know that the chances were slim, but she might still have been alive, just unconscious. And in the sequel, as they cut away to a shot of her lifeless body, one cannot help notice that she has not been burnt by the fire.
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antonio8885 — 12 years ago(October 25, 2013 12:52 PM)
Belle, Linda and Scott's deaths were all sad but for some reason, Gene Hackman's sacrificial lamb in the great finale still packs a mean punch especially the immediate aftermath when Susan loses it, and Robin's bravado crumbles as well while Red Buttons lashes out at Ernest Borgnine!
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eternalhennessy — 12 years ago(December 09, 2013 06:59 PM)
I originally saw this film, sometime in December '72, when I was 8 years old, with my mom at, I believe, the only theatre showing it on it's initial release in Manhattan in Dec. '72. A knowledgeable, passed on, friend, said I must have seen it at the National. The marquee had a special marquee panel featuring an upside down ship with the film poster's lettering of the title. Those were the grand last days of big old special theatres, exclusive mainstream runs and the whole pomp and circumstance of going to the movies then.
Anyhow, even though I knew, in real life, Shelley Winters was an actress and alive. I remember, the same day of seeing the film, late just before sleep, crying in my bed over her death in the film. This film has always been one of my favorite films. Many words, phrases and things from it, have actually deeply inspired me often, corny as that sounds. They are forever imprinted in me.
I'm paraphrasing one particular strong passage that inspired me-"Do you have any idea how thick one inch of steel is?" "Yes, it's one inch less than two inches". Optimism & perseverance defined. One other part, really left a deep impression. The scene where he closes the door on all the doomed people, after the tree falls, and goes on ahead. There comes a point in life where, noble as you can be, you have to move on for self perseverance, even if it means leaving behind some hopeless people or situations. This is one of the most inspiring movies to continue on despite poor odds or in my case health issues, To never give up (at least, to me).After all "Life matters very much". -
virgiltx — 12 years ago(February 09, 2014 07:10 AM)
All those deaths were sad, because we see them played out. That shows how we think, and how movies work. Note how no one ever talks about the captain's (Leslie Nielsen's) death. He would have died right away, probably. When the others were just getting up off the ceiling, he was already dead.
Belle's death could have been predicted. After she performed he heroics, she would have been in the way of Scott and Rogo as the main leaders, and she was expendable. So let her die of a heart attack, as a result of her good deed, and in the process, get her out of the wayit's a development that's too good for the writer to pass up.
Scott's death was necessaryhe must sacrifice himself for his flock to survive, otherwise he is just a bossy leader who was cock sure of his own judgement. And how would we deal with his reaction to being saved? That would be a complex thing, considering all the issues he was making about God, fate. etc. It was just too complex and probably awkward to deal with at the end.
But Rogo needed to live so there would be some strong central figure at the end, to keep the group focused, and to have learned a big lesson himself.
The ex-hooker was already a kind of tragic figure, and there were a few too many leggy, pretty females. Her death saved the other two.
There needs to be both reasons for an individual to die, and reasons to live. The other two adult males, Martin and Manny, may have survived because there wasn't a good enough reason for them to die. We can only supply so much sorrow, and then we become numb.
And of course, the kid was safe.
The story is king.
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austinman — 11 years ago(July 31, 2014 10:19 AM)
It's totally weird but the one that stayed with me was Tinkham's death
Who was Tickham?
Tickham: You . must go to the Lifeboat stations
Preacher Scott: Soon We'll go very soon
Tinkham: Please.gotolifeboatstations.
And Tinkham dies. Just an ordinary worker, in shock and pain, trying to do his job and help others.