Movie Scene : The Deer Hunter – Bar Scene

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The boys are in the bar after work having a few.  Shooting some pool, listening to the Jukebox.  Young guys in the moment. This is their world.  Work, have a few beers, get married and go to war.  Young, bulletproof, carefree in that place where life is good before it all gets real.  These guys are friends and as the scene plays out and the music starts to build they all join in on the chorus.  CB wanted to be in that bar with them.

This is just a great scene.  Watching, CB felt part of it.  He was in the bar with these characters.  Michael Cimino directs a winner.  You believe these guys are friends.  You can feel their history.  You see the individual personalities.  They are one.  You forget you’re watching actors and feel like a voyeur into their world.  Oh yeah, you can’t help joining into the song with them.  Has Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons ever sounded better?  Like I said, a great scene from a great film.  Mom coming at the end makes it even more real.

“I love you baby and if it’s quite alright I need you baby to warm the lonely night….”