How Proud Are You?

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One of my favorite scenes of the movie Pride is between 1:21:15 and 1:22:20. During this scene, Joe, one of the youngest ones in the crew of LGSM (Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners), is walking back home very happy of the things that he has been doing for such a wonderful organization. While he is walking back to his parents place, there is soundtrack played in the background that in a way helps reflect the emotions of the moment and gives us an idea of what is about to happen. He seems to be very proud of himself for what he has done so far, so he walks with a smile on his face. It is very early in the morning, and his parents didn’t know that he had spent the night out. So, he opens the door very carefully so that he would not be noticed. He steps into the house and looks around, realizing that his parents are awake in the living room.

            When he enters the room, he sees his mother crying and his father with a serious face. Then, his smile is no longer on his face, but this one turns into a concerned reaction. The soundtrack is still playing, but this time it is a little more noticeable. His father stands up and, now Joe seems more worried and clueless of what is going on. He then, he looks around and sees that all of his private stuff is sitting on a small table in the middle of the room. The angle of the camera, then focuses on pictures of him and other members of the LGSM; newspapers where they appear on the front page, with all of the positive things that they have achieved, etc.

I think that this is a very potential scene because one the main characters, Joe, in this case, realizes that his secret is no longer a secret, that his parents know all about it and they might want to hear an explanation for that. He is a fundamental part of the LGSM organization and he is proud of the things that he has done for the community, specially for the miners. However, his parents would not understand it that easily. He is in trouble, now and he needs to find a solution for this.

Becoming A New Oscar

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My favorite scene of the movie Fruitvale Station is between the minutes 21:15 and 27:15. During this scene, Oscar, a 22-year-old ex-convicted African American boy drives up to the bay. While he is still inside the car, he stares at a picture of his little daughter and him. He seems to be pensive, and then he gets out of the car and walks toward the ocean. He squats on top of a rock and he goes back in time, thinking about that time when he was in prison.

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He thinks about that particular time, during New Year’s Eve, when his mother visited him. He was very excited to see his mom and so was she. However, when his mom asked him about what had happened to his face. Apparently, he had gotten in trouble, but he was avoiding the question. During the conversation, they talked about his daughter and how fast she growing up and what new things she was learning. He did not like the fact that he was away from her and that he missed her so much. He could not wait to see her after prison. Close to the end of the visit, his mom revealed that she was not going to visit him in prison anymore. Near the end of this scene, he’s back on the rock, and he decides to throw away the marihuana that he had in his pants.

I think that this is a very potential scene because the main character, Oscar, in this case, realizes that he needs to quit the life that he had chosen before. He understands that what he had done had sent him to prison, which did not allow him to spend time with his loved ones. Right there, he decided to make a change in his life for a better future. This scene let us see the old Oscar and the new one.