The Greatest Motion Picture Sequences -- Part 4
(That's the stuff dreams are made of) from THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) --- Movies, from time to time, produce catchphrase lines that audiences always remember. One such line came from the ending of this Humphrey Bogart film, THE MALTESE FALCON. The film itself is an incredibly well-written and acted thriller, and in this ending sequence, Bogart tells the woman he loved that he's going to turn her in for her crimes, even going so far as to describe her upcoming jail experience for her! The investigators arrive and take her away, and the mysterious Maltese Falcon itself, which had been at the center of the entire story, is finally found and discovered. One investigator asks "What is that thing?", to which Bogart replies "That's the stuff dreams are made of", implying all of the dreams, mostly forgotten and lost, that had taken place revolving around the Maltese Falcon.
"That'll do pig" ending scene from BABE (1995) --- This endearing little film about animals, and their own world, told an enchanting fable about a pig who is taken in by Farmer Hoggett, and begins to think he is a sheep dog instead of a pig. Instead of just accepting who he is, he strives for more, and in the rousing finale, Farmer Hoggett proves his faith in Babe (the pig's name) by entering him in the sheepdog contest, where Babe outperforms the rest because he simply is nice to the sheep and they follow his every command (and of course the secret password sure came in handy!) The crowd, who earlier had been jeering when they saw the pig arrive on the field, cheer boisterously, while Farmer Hoggett stands looking down at Babe, with a glow of sunshine behind his face, telling the pig "That'll do" -- it's a rousing and heartwarming conclusion to this very unique film.
The Thanksgiving dinner scene from HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (1995) --- Yes, there have been other films showing family dysfunction during family get-togethers, but none I can remember are as honest and downright funny as this Thanksgiving dinner get-together directed beautifully by Jodie Foster. The scene captures so many typical things that happen on Thanksgiving, everyone updating the family on what's been going on in each other's lives, after they haven't seen everyone for the past year. People run back and forth getting food, cutting the turkey, and this scene carries the craziness one step
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