[Music] mind officially blown welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 movie scenes that must have been nearly impossible to shoot we're taking a look at some of Cinema most impressive sequences made possible through astonishing effects editing and cinematography these scenes additionally need to have a certain degree of difficulty or originality to them leaving the audience wondering how the hell did they do that we've excluded continuous uninterrupted shots because we already have a list dedicated to those number 10 the smell of Napal in the morning Apocalypse Now CGI isn't
a simple process but it has made achieving The Impossible much easier Francis Ford Copa didn't have this luxury back in 1979 making apocalypse now his own personal apocalypse although every shot of the movie is an incredible feat this Napal strike might be the most remarkable capturing real F5 tigers and a real extended explosion on film film Copa settles for nothing less than perfection in recreating the Vietnam War as impressive as the scene is on a technical level Robert Duval's iconic monologue truly steals the show you smell that he pun son nothing else in the world
smells like that come on move move [Music] I love the smell of night palom in the morning number nine bridge collapse The Bridge on the River [Music] Quai yet another classic from the prec CGI era The Bridge on the River qu works up to a crucial scene in which the bridge itself comes tumbling down officer sir British officer here to blow up the bridge blow up the bridge yes sir yes British command the a blow up the bridge rather than using models the filmmakers decided to demolish a full scale Bridge as a train comes plunging
into the river below only getting one chance at shooting this pivotal not to mention expensive moment the whole picture would have basically been ruined if anything went wrong fortunately the Flawless final product turned out to be nothing short of movie Magic [Music] number eight the Crazy 88 fight Kill Bill Volume One Quenton Tarantino throws everything he has at his Leading Lady and audience in this Kick-Ass scene you didn't think it was going to be that easy did you you know for a second there yeah I kind of did confronted by an army of massed men
the bride engages in a gloriously choreographed battle full of severed body parts and blood spewing [Music] everywhere as excessive as it may appear brilliantly shot and gushing with creative Sword Play Tarantino just keeps topping himself the sequence is so overwhelming that you really need to stop and catch your breath once it's over good thing Kill Bill was split into two movies number seven deserted London 28 Days [Music] Later filming a deserted City might not sound especially complex when you consider the time and Manpower needed to make a huge Capital City look abandoned though it's a
pretty daunting [Music] task nevertheless Danny Bo pulled it off in 28 Days Later placing Killian Murphy in the eerily empty Streets of London with the police closing the roads at 4:00 a.m. and reopening them around Rush Hour boil only had a brief window of time each day sometimes only a couple of dozen minutes to shoot this stunning sequence but it was worth it the results certainly created a disturbing end of days [Music] Vibe number six the Burge Khalifa Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol okay Ethan the hotel server is 11 stories up and seven units over Okay
C check yeah copy suspending Tom Cruz outside the tallest building in the world there are so many ways this sequence from Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol Could Have Cheated rather than relying on a green screen or hiring a stunt double what the audience sees is virtually what they got no [ __ ] the sequence is only made more thrilling when considering that's really Tom Cruz running and crawling outside the bur Khalifa even if cables are supporting him [Music] it'll have you hanging at the edge of your seat just as Cruz hangs 123 stories above Dubai number
five D-Day Saving Private Ryan filmed over the course of a month the Omaha Beach Landing sequence from Saving Private Ryan places the audience at the center of the action through handheld cameras although the film hasn't introduced us to any characters yet we immediately share all the anguish and panic these soldiers endure while the scene is indeed a visual Marvel what's truly miraculous is how Steven Spielberg bluntly immerses the audience in combat with haunting imagery that will forever remain etched in our minds never has a depiction of War felt more hellish number four Joker Chase The
Dark Knight through his Dark Knight trilogy Christopher Nolan aspired to create a Gotham City that could exist in the real world these things are built for that right his grittier approach to the franchise especially shines in this freeway Chase chiefly relying on practical effects filmed on the streets of Chicago the explosive confrontation works up to an applaud worthy climax as Batman utilizes his fully functional bat pod to flip the Joker's rig and yes the filmmakers overturned an actual truck with a driver inside how will Nolan ever top this amazing set piece stay tuned to find
out come on I want you to do it I want you to do it come on number three car chase Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior given a bigger budget for the initial sequel to Mad Max George Miller was able to go as big and over the top as he wanted he put the money to Great use particularly in the film's wildly inventive climax driving a tanker our death defying here hero is bombarded by a gang on Wheels determined to spill his blood for oil with vehicles crashing Vehicles catching on fire and characters jumping between
Vehicles it's exhausting just thinking about how Miller got this extraordinary scene on film however he did it we are 100% grateful number two the Titanic sinking Titanic iceberg right ahead thank you Titanic is full of a inspiring moments that authentically recreate the supposedly Unsinkable ships rise and demise utilizing a diverse blend of sets models green screen effects and CGI to Fashion the most convincing illusion possible James Cameron leaves the audience gasping for air up until the Titanic's final moments before it submerged below the sea this is it with countless extras crowding around the bow and
holding on for dear life as the ship breaks in half the audience is thrilled shocked heartbroken and left feeling totally insignificant compared to the film's Majestic size before our top pick blows us away here are some honorable mentions where are [Music] [Music] you number one crashing this plane The Dark Knight Rises if I pull that off will you die it would be extremely painful you're a big guy for you trapped in an Airborne CIA plane there appears to be no Escape for Bane was getting caught part of your plan of course when a C130 shows
up though the criminal mastermind puts his Unthinkable getaway plan into action now what's the next step of your master plan crashing this plan causing the government aircraft to take a nose dive and ultimately crash to the ground this scene is truly a revolution of stunts cinematography and staging it goes to show that Christopher Nolan will never stop pushing the envelope in terms of ambitious action sequences from the corridor fight in Inception to this unbelievable opening to The Dark Knight Rises calm down doctor now is not the time for fear that comes later do you agree
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