Second best death scene?

[Testament]

For me, here's the top 3 death scenes:

3. Bill, in Kill Bill. Near perfection, and delicously ironic. Many other deaths in that film deserve an honourable mention (Budd, Gogo, The Bride's near death at the start), but this one tops it all.

2. Misato Katsuragi in The End of Evangelion. Gut wrenching moment that, almost brought me to tears the first time I saw it. And considering the body count of that film, and the emotional attachment you form with the characters over the series, thats something.

1. Roy Batty in Blade Runner. Absolutely marvellous, the visual composition of it, the dialogue. You cannot view this one without feeling for Roy, and realising that yes, he is more human than human.

 

[Kai Lord]

I'm really disappointed with a lot of these lists. I can't believe no one has mentioned:

1. Vasquez and Gorman in Aliens. If those things were swarming over me this is how I'd want to go.

2. Hudson in Aliens. Classic behavior, and dialogue not to be quoted here.

3. The out of control A-Wing pilot in Return of the Jedi. "And we might just take a few of them with us!" I guess so.

4. Robert Shaw's character in Jaws. No matter how many times I watch this movie his screams still give me the willies.

5. Belloq and all the Nazi's at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

6. Arnold at the end of Terminator 2. I was caught off guard by how touching the old cyborg's sacrifice was. The slow descent and music really captured the moment.

7.

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Jean Reno

and

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Gary Oldman

buying it together in Leon: The Professional.

8. Mickey in Rocky III. Anyone who doesn't think Sly Stallone can act needs to watch this scene. Quite powerful.

9. Old Yeller. 'Nuff said.

 

[NiTessine]

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Teacher Kitano's death

in Battle Royale. Actually, quite a few other deaths in there. Especially

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Chigusa, Sugimura, and that whole lighthouse thing

.

Goro in Mortal Kombat. "Those were $500 sunglasses, [censored]!"

 

[mojo1701]

Data's death in the Star Trek: Nemesis. That did kind of bother me.

Same here. I saw that, and I screamed "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" in the theater. It's always a tear-jerker for me.

 

[Elemental]

The end of Gladiator always brings a tear to my eye, from when it cuts briefly to the wheat field, then back to the arena.

In Blade 2, the death of Nyssa, choosing to burn up in the sunlight. In the same vein, Octavius realising what he's become and sacrificing himself in Spider-Man 2. "I will not die a monster."

In books, the death of Memla in The Wounded Land was a shock, even though she was a fairly minor character. There's a big fight, everything's confused and chaotic, she gets cut off and dies just before help arrives. No grand meaning, no heroic sacrifice, just plain bad luck.

 

[Rackhir]

Ok, from comics this time.

The Executioners death from Thor #362

That was a very powerful scene. As the text was describing the fate of the Executioner, his picture was slowly fading away. To this day it still haunts me in a way. That sort of death is one I aspire to for most of my characters.

 

[KnowTheToe]

I can't think of the movie title, but it was one of those Ocean depth movies that came out 5+ years ago. Anyway, the ship is sinking and the man has sacraficed his life for his wife/girl and ends up drowning by going down with the ship. The two lovers are looking at each other as the ship falls into the Abyss (Maybe the movie name) they look at each other through a small porthole. There is absolutely no sound during the scene. I just remember it being profoundly powerful.

 

[Abraxas]

The deaths of Helfdane and Buliwyf in 13th warrior have always stuck with me.

 

[ledded]

Two words.

Jek. Porkins.

The man either too fat, or two stupid to know when to punch out.

 

[Mimic]

The Samurai warlord (can't remember his name) from the Last Samurai, awesome death scene.

Another good death scene was the reporter and her father in Deep Impact.