We conclude our five-part series of posts on the decade in movies (Take 1 here, Take 2 here, Take 3 here, Take 4 here.) with another 20 or so of our favorite scenes and moments. Finally, I wrap it all up with my own Top 25 films of the decade.
MOMENTS:
Basset hound Bruno dutifully organizing his days around barking at the passing trains, echoes of a puppyhood trauma in THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE. (CH)
Simon Skinner (Timothy Dalton) rolls by two cops investigating an arson, and he’s so transparently guilty that “Fire” is playing on his car radio, HOT FUZZ. (AE)
Paikea (Keisha Castle-Hughes) gives a speech and sings and fights back tears all the while in WHALE RIDER. (GA)
Heath Ledger’s Joker poking his head through a squad car window, soaking up the night air, soundtrack muted. A moment of peace in THE DARK KNIGHT. (CH)
The Joker at peace:
