Bring It On

“I’m sexy!

I’m cute!”

Don’t lie; weknowyou know the rest.

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Name a more iconic birth reveal.

In this case,Narcis a classic example.

Its opening scene wastes no time throwing viewers straight into the middle of a foot chase.

‘The Lion King’ (1994)

William Holden’s voice over accompanies the imagaryand even spoils the eventual climax.

When Scottie attempts to leap between buildings, he finds himself hanging by his fingertips for dear life.

In France, a professional hit man kills a French detective.

‘Narc’ (2002)

Anderson’s home: Los Angeles' porn-filled San Fernando Valley.

But it’s key for not only understanding the film but Tarantino’s general style.

He’s building realistic characters and forcing us to focus on them by making the scene seem so innocuous.

‘Sunset Blvd.’ (1950)

There’s a mystery (What’s the noise in the trunk?

A seemingly harmless question from a mysterious caller turns terrifying and even deadly forDrew Barrymore’s Casey Becker inScream.

Despite the high-flying adventure, this detail makes him all the more relatable.

‘The Dark Knight’ (2008)

‘Jaws’ (1975)

‘Inglourious Basterds’ (2009)

‘Vertigo’ (1958)

‘The Social Network’ (2010)

‘The French Connection’ (1971)

‘Boogie Nights’ (1997)

‘Reservoir Dogs’ (1992)

‘Magnolia’ (1999)

‘Goodfellas’ (1990)

‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1968)

‘Scream’ (1996)

‘Up’ (2009)

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‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ (1981)

‘The Godfather’ (1972)

‘The Sound of Music’ (1965)

‘There Will Be Blood’ (2007)

‘Once Upon a Time in the West’ (1968)

‘Terms of Endearment’ (1983)

‘American Sniper’ (2014)