I think this scene is about siblings that both went through a lot growing up and are still trying to find themselves. They are still so alone. He cries because of his hurt. She sings for the escape. Powerful message and scene.
I don't think so. She doesn't just sing for the escape, as is clear in the movie shes has tons of issues of her own. It's not just they've been through a lot, they are a complete mess, both of them. This scene shows the reality of New York for many people, who may be looked upon by others obliviously. Or even better, perhaps they themselves once idolized dream life in NY as outsiders previously. This song means to people, who are like these two characters from the movie - the ultimate mockery of their own absurd naivety. A mockery if you will, thinking nothing but: "aah, I was so stupid" ... once you've entertained your stupid thoughts long enough , realising they were bullshit makes you go crumble under the weight of your own despair. Hence the tone of this song, the design of this movie scene and the understandable dark sadness weighing down from the characters on the audience.
Not sure why people said her singing was bad in this scene. I think it was great. She looked like she was close to tears. It's not cheery like Sinatra, it's haunting and sad and the irony between the lyrics and the delivery really shows the pain of shattered dreams. I love Carey Mulligan
She’s flat and/or hesitant on way too many notes - in a song that’s meant to be triumphant. And as another commented here, that was part of what made the scene so great. It’s beautifully pathetic.
@@johnsinclair6170 it's sung in a different key than the original... It's not that that she's flat, it's in a minor key. The parts where there's less breath support are artistic decisions for the scene. There are weird vowel choices in parts of it which give it a completely different sound. That's my opinion...
Really? Do people say her singing was bad? Of course she is no singer, but the dramatic tone? Doesn't it count? Camannnnnnnnn. The scene is incredible. Finale
This is the most amazing singing sequence in cinematic history, in my opinion. I am deeply moved, and so was her co-star (those weren't fake tears from Michael Fassbender).
I agree with you but this is her shining moment ♥ shes not trying hard at all. thats why I love this scene, her voice is so raw and his reaction to her performamce is his realisation that his sister really is something special. even if she does have flaws, she still has this innocent side. I LOVE THIS SCENE! ♥
Agree. I have a younger sister whose a singer living in austin. This film really reminded me how close we use to be and that we should always be close no matter what.
Such a great scene. I think it was good not to cut the song. She did it from the beginning to the end so perfectly. This shows the real feeling between Sissy and Brandon. He seems not to be interested in her or not to believe she can be good at something, but it's maybe because he doesn't know her deeply. It's very touching when he cries while she's singing. She's his sister and nothing else matters. He loves her but he is too vain to shows it. So, in my opinion one of the best and deep films I've ever seen.
Chris Emanuel underrated? overlooked by large audiences maybe, but not underrated. As far as I know, all the ppl I know interested in cinema praised that movie.
I think its pretty underrated even in some "movie enthusiastic" social circles. I have a friend who loves directors like Akira Kurosawa, Fellini, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Louis Malle but he didn't liked this movie... i don't know why!
The point of the song was that she is just the average singer. Not so lucky at her chances of being extraordinary. She sung the song like a person looking for a new life, a new dream and new hope. Yet she is not so happy to start over and isnt sure of herself. It was hauntingly beautiful as so many stated. She was perfectly imperfect.
Fun fact: Michael's reaction to Carey's singing is completely genuine. He had never heard her sing before so they were able to capture his genuine reaction.
Another fun fact: Steve McQueen also asked Carey to make up a song to sing for this scene (I recently just read this in a Vogue Australia article where Margot Robbie interviews Carey).
Absolutely the most scintillating, evocative, delightful, passionate, adjective adjective adjective version I have ever heard. Almost made me fall in love with New York as deeply as I fell in love with Carey singing to this extraordinary city.
Trauma expressed through song. The torment of being broken and worn down by the chains of a traumatic life are heard in the brokenness of her voice, the last glimmer of hope just seeping out to beg for another chance... the “if” being a big IF... but it’s up to you (New York) to accept her damaged broken dysfunctional being... in many ways she’s far more honest than her brother who’s hiding behind a false image. She wears her heart and desperation on her sleeve at her own peril, as that is what pushes people away. Her scars are physically visible and on display where as Brandon keeps his scars hidden and deeply buried. Brandon is doing his best to hide behind his perfectionism. And idealized image of a healthy together high functioning man. She holds up a mirror to him. And acts as a harsh reminder of the brokenness and the burdensome trauma they both carry. Both of them surviving and trying to get closeness and affection the best way they know how. Both of them desperately trying to distract themselves from their own pain and trauma. They are both lonely tragic characters, unable to communicate in a healthy way - which signifies they were badly abused as children. Most likely sexual or physical abuse and neglect.
This movie is one of the top 5 movies I have ever seen. Haunting, emotional, raw, tragic.... Highly recommend (especially for those who appreciate independent film.)
Brandon is tearing up, because the lyrics convey a story of a lost person who's "melting away" in "vagabond shoes" longing to start over, and escape... looking to New York as the answer for his/her problems--"I'll make a brand new start of it.. in New York"..."where I'm top of the list...mountain." "If I can make it there, I can make it anywhere." He understands and relates to the story the song's telling. The optimism. Yet he also understands the let down that comes from chasing a fantasy, in learning no place, thing or job can erase the problems he was trying to runaway from in the first place. (aka trauma, anxiety, sexual addiction.)
They are both addicts. Carey Mulligan is the love addict to Fassbender's sex addiction. They both fear intimacy but Mulligan masks hers with extreme emotional desperation that you hear in this song. This is why Fassbender is moved to tears - because he intimately knows WHY she feels that way.
people give he shit over her singing. its basically stated in the movie shes a failed artist who came back from california and is living surfing couches, carey mulligan herself isnt a professional singer. either way i dont think it detracts from the performance at all
To acknowledge her worth was to open himself up to an actual human relationship. That's why he was crying in this scene: he was confronted face to face with her abject beauty as a human being, and realized he could no longer dismiss her in the degrading manner he had before.
That song is about him too though, Emotionally, he didn't make it in NY aswell, he barely tries. His suicidal sister's life makes him feel stronger and more well adjusted to life but in moments like this she can really smack reality right into his deepest core and his facade crumbles.
What’s interesting is that this rendition is slightly different than the official recording released for purchase, which I think means she sang this live for the scene in order to elicit a true reaction from Michael and herself, and then re-recorded for the album. Simply stunning vocals and piano-playing, makes me want to learn piano and sing!
Shame is a great nmovie iwth Carrey as the great star singing in a superb way a Sinatra song...gives me goosebumps so full of emotion I have never heard!
I think he would, in the context of the movie. It's only purpose is inside the story- you can't appreciate it fully outside of that context. These few minutes are really one of the focal points of the movie and everyone did a great job here.
i hate every sinatra (and sinatra) song but she gives this one new life😍 her cover really gives the whole american dream a punch in the face and i love it👏
Piano arrangement made everything of the feeling. She sings perfectly good in every context. But this arrangement remind the fact about New York: it can be a weird city (and all the lyrics become ironically absurd).
Steve McQueen asked Carey Mulligan to improvise a song for this scene. She got nervous, went to toilet and had this song in her mind and she sang it. So it was totally her choice!
I don't think this is true. Just listened to her interview on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard and she did have to improvise a couple lines of another song after this, but it wasn't this one.
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Carey Mulligan should have got an Oscar nomination for this film! She is so amazing!
Love Carey Mulligan. Had no idea she could sing. Beautiful
I think this scene is about siblings that both went through a lot growing up and are still trying to find themselves. They are still so alone. He cries because of his hurt. She sings for the escape. Powerful message and scene.
This is a great summary. ❤
I don't think so. She doesn't just sing for the escape, as is clear in the movie shes has tons of issues of her own. It's not just they've been through a lot, they are a complete mess, both of them. This scene shows the reality of New York for many people, who may be looked upon by others obliviously. Or even better, perhaps they themselves once idolized dream life in NY as outsiders previously. This song means to people, who are like these two characters from the movie - the ultimate mockery of their own absurd naivety. A mockery if you will, thinking nothing but: "aah, I was so stupid" ... once you've entertained your stupid thoughts long enough , realising they were bullshit makes you go crumble under the weight of your own despair.
Hence the tone of this song, the design of this movie scene and the understandable dark sadness weighing down from the characters on the audience.
Twelve years later, this still gives me goosebumps.
Not sure why people said her singing was bad in this scene. I think it was great. She looked like she was close to tears. It's not cheery like Sinatra, it's haunting and sad and the irony between the lyrics and the delivery really shows the pain of shattered dreams.
I love Carey Mulligan
The Good Times Are KillinG Me.
its not great. she's not meant to be a great singer. thats half the point.
She’s flat and/or hesitant on way too many notes - in a song that’s meant to be triumphant. And as another commented here, that was part of what made the scene so great. It’s beautifully pathetic.
@@johnsinclair6170 it's sung in a different key than the original... It's not that that she's flat, it's in a minor key. The parts where there's less breath support are artistic decisions for the scene. There are weird vowel choices in parts of it which give it a completely different sound. That's my opinion...
Really? Do people say her singing was bad? Of course she is no singer, but the dramatic tone? Doesn't it count? Camannnnnnnnn. The scene is incredible. Finale
The great thing is that she was able to make such an upbeat happy song into hauntingly beautiful rendition.
Out of context you might miss the meaning but in context you realize how great her performance really it. Just a masterpiece.
Fassbender is amazing. That one tear tugs at my heart. So good.
For me, one of the most beautiful scenes of cinema. And I don´t care what do you think.
i think the same way. I felt melancholic today and wanted to hear it again
I think the same. I would say that is the representation of how beauty can impact a broken heart
This is the most amazing singing sequence in cinematic history, in my opinion. I am deeply moved, and so was her co-star (those weren't fake tears from Michael Fassbender).
one of my favorite movie scenes of all time
What he said
Same
@@asantesamuel13 Gets me every time
Every time
Still
this scene broke my heart.carey mulligan & fassbender just nailed it.
Micheal fassbenders body language just makes this scene. As someone with a younger sister, this scene is pretty emotional.
+mightybison15 Their reactions are genuine in this scene. It was unrehearsed.
I agree with you but this is her shining moment ♥ shes not trying hard at all. thats why I love this scene, her voice is so raw and his reaction to her performamce is his realisation that his sister really is something special. even if she does have flaws, she still has this innocent side. I LOVE THIS SCENE! ♥
Agree. I have a younger sister whose a singer living in austin. This film really reminded me how close we use to be and that we should always be close no matter what.
mightybison15 Michael was actually crying during that scene, he didn't know Carey could sing that well, in fact he never knew she could sing
Such a great scene. I think it was good not to cut the song. She did it from the beginning to the end so perfectly. This shows the real feeling between Sissy and Brandon. He seems not to be interested in her or not to believe she can be good at something, but it's maybe because he doesn't know her deeply. It's very touching when he cries while she's singing. She's his sister and nothing else matters. He loves her but he is too vain to shows it. So, in my opinion one of the best and deep films I've ever seen.
Such an underrated movie
Chris Emanuel underrated? overlooked by large audiences maybe, but not underrated. As far as I know, all the ppl I know interested in cinema praised that movie.
I think its pretty underrated even in some "movie enthusiastic" social circles. I have a friend who loves directors like Akira Kurosawa, Fellini, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Louis Malle but he didn't liked this movie... i don't know why!
i love it so much people believe is only about the sex scenes and flirting there is soooo much more to it
And an underrated actress too
I couldn't agree more!
I sense the sadness in her voice and I think he does too. It's the first time he realizes how alone she's been all this time.
She keeps you hanging for every line. Beautiful. Such an easy song to overdo.
She does it according to her character in the movie. I come to tears with this scene. Well done. Very good acting.
the piano is very good too
The point of the song was that she is just the average singer. Not so lucky at her chances of being extraordinary. She sung the song like a person looking for a new life, a new dream and new hope. Yet she is not so happy to start over and isnt sure of herself. It was hauntingly beautiful as so many stated. She was perfectly imperfect.
Standing ovation for you!!
The point is she is telling her brother that she wants to be a part of it (his life)
My sister passed away yesterday. When she was a teenager, she took off for NYC. She got married and raised 4 Great children. She made it.
@@samsmiley1626 Sorry to hear that, my sincere condolences.
No, it's not about that in the slightest
The acting in this movie was phenomenal. I really rate Carey Mulligan now after I watched this scene for the first time.
I could listen to her for hours
Fun fact: Michael's reaction to Carey's singing is completely genuine. He had never heard her sing before so they were able to capture his genuine reaction.
gor9027 😮😮😮How extraordinary !!! Excellent directorial choice !!!
"completely genuine" is a massive exaggaration lol like he's visibly acting
@@peterumathum4903 No it was a real reaction.
@@TheDarkLord6.6.6 there might be a real reaction deep in there somewhere. But it's obvious he acted on it
Another fun fact: Steve McQueen also asked Carey to make up a song to sing for this scene (I recently just read this in a Vogue Australia article where Margot Robbie interviews Carey).
That piano is scrumptious
So is Carey Mulligan
the eye contact and the emotion that follows. what a scene. Such a raw movie
this is my favorite version of this song .ever
Absolutely the most scintillating, evocative, delightful, passionate, adjective adjective adjective version I have ever heard. Almost made me fall in love with New York as deeply as I fell in love with Carey singing to this extraordinary city.
Trauma expressed through song. The torment of being broken and worn down by the chains of a traumatic life are heard in the brokenness of her voice, the last glimmer of hope just seeping out to beg for another chance... the “if” being a big IF... but it’s up to you (New York) to accept her damaged broken dysfunctional being... in many ways she’s far more honest than her brother who’s hiding behind a false image. She wears her heart and desperation on her sleeve at her own peril, as that is what pushes people away.
Her scars are physically visible and on display where as Brandon keeps his scars hidden and deeply buried.
Brandon is doing his best to hide behind his perfectionism. And idealized image of a healthy together high functioning man.
She holds up a mirror to him. And acts as a harsh reminder of the brokenness and the burdensome trauma they both carry.
Both of them surviving and trying to get closeness and affection the best way they know how. Both of them desperately trying to distract themselves from their own pain and trauma.
They are both lonely tragic characters, unable to communicate in a healthy way - which signifies they were badly abused as children. Most likely sexual or physical abuse and neglect.
🖤
THIS
I think it was mainly physical and neglect
Who knows maybe emotional abuse too from their parents or other family members etc.
This scene was just….so masterful
Shit made me cry first time watching
such a great pair of actors
What the piano does here is undescribible.
Wow, just stunning, she is absolutely gorgeous.
What a stunning and wonderful scene.
I don't care about her voice or her singing skills but it's really moving and emotional, amazing touch for the whole movie
She's beautiful and was terrific in this movie.
what a powerful scene
I think this is one of the best version by far. Sung in this way words take a completely different meaning..
she's not a confident singer but achieved to send shivers. this is the best scene of the movie to me.
this performance almost make me cry,
Stunning performance
Pure cinema at its finest.
Breathtakingly perfect.
This movie is one of the top 5 movies I have ever seen. Haunting, emotional, raw, tragic.... Highly recommend (especially for those who appreciate independent film.)
Brandon is tearing up, because the lyrics convey a story of a lost person who's "melting away" in "vagabond shoes" longing to start over, and escape... looking to New York as the answer for his/her problems--"I'll make a brand new start of it.. in New York"..."where I'm top of the list...mountain." "If I can make it there, I can make it anywhere." He understands and relates to the story the song's telling. The optimism. Yet he also understands the let down that comes from chasing a fantasy, in learning no place, thing or job can erase the problems he was trying to runaway from in the first place. (aka trauma, anxiety, sexual addiction.)
They are both addicts. Carey Mulligan is the love addict to Fassbender's sex addiction. They both fear intimacy but Mulligan masks hers with extreme emotional desperation that you hear in this song. This is why Fassbender is moved to tears - because he intimately knows WHY she feels that way.
She's astonishing! ❤❤❤
A great movie...Carey should get an Oscar!
Carey you are too stunning to describe
Mesmerizing!
Pure magic Carey! Great acting in Shame too!
this scene is iconic , makes me cry every single time
Carey Mulligan ❤❤❤
Simply amazing.
Everyone complaining about her voice cant sing.. She sounds amazing!
people give he shit over her singing. its basically stated in the movie shes a failed artist who came back from california and is living surfing couches, carey mulligan herself isnt a professional singer.
either way i dont think it detracts from the performance at all
I can't believe any one wouldn't like this
Cried like a little girl the first time I saw the movie
I guess people do that after jacking off eight times in a row.
Lolol
Am love with this girl 😢♥️😔
To acknowledge her worth was to open himself up to an actual human relationship. That's why he was crying in this scene: he was confronted face to face with her abject beauty as a human being, and realized he could no longer dismiss her in the degrading manner he had before.
That song is about him too though, Emotionally, he didn't make it in NY aswell, he barely tries. His suicidal sister's life makes him feel stronger and more well adjusted to life but in moments like this she can really smack reality right into his deepest core and his facade crumbles.
What’s interesting is that this rendition is slightly different than the official recording released for purchase, which I think means she sang this live for the scene in order to elicit a true reaction from Michael and herself, and then re-recorded for the album. Simply stunning vocals and piano-playing, makes me want to learn piano and sing!
The one intersection, in film, of my favorite actor and actress, Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, respectively. Great movie.
She's divine.
Great Sound baby Carey Mulligan
This scene is amazing. He loves her so much and has to face this big empty in his life
I think he actually at that moment just realised how miserable his sister must feel, just like him by the way.
Shame is a great nmovie iwth Carrey as the great star singing in a superb way a Sinatra song...gives me goosebumps so full of emotion I have never heard!
Heartbreaking 💔
Beautiful but heartbreaking scene.
an angel
Just a beautiful scene especially at 2:50
What a great movie and soundtrack!
このシーンが忘れられない
She sings it great in her art.
Beautiful Michelle Ledger Everybody
Love you too Carrie, your beautiful.
Wish
One of my favourite musical numbers in a non-musical.
Fabulous singing! It's the JAZZ thing - "make it your own".
Favourite Scene from a Great Film
brilliant version of the Sinatrea classic. Frank would have loved it
No he wouldn't.
I think he would, in the context of the movie. It's only purpose is inside the story- you can't appreciate it fully outside of that context. These few minutes are really one of the focal points of the movie and everyone did a great job here.
Brian Richards agreed
@@insaneone4369 It's not a Sinatra song originally, he just did a version of it. The first person singing it was a woman.
this is so sad, even if you don't know what's going on and just watch this scene, it gets you.
Love this scene ❤
Amazing! Well done!
This movie is so damn good!
Love this xx
I love her!
Beatiful way to ask his brother if she may stay in his apartment
Beauty Is Truth, Truth beauty
Fabyulous movie and a great cover ov New York New York
UNDERRATTED
Highlight of this excellent film
SHE IS GOOD!!!
Great movie
Carey does a perfect job singing Sissy's sad version of this song. Things are not as they seem!
i hate every sinatra (and sinatra) song but she gives this one new life😍 her cover really gives the whole american dream a punch in the face and i love it👏
Piano arrangement made everything of the feeling. She sings perfectly good in every context. But this arrangement remind the fact about New York: it can be a weird city (and all the lyrics become ironically absurd).
Like this version
The best 4:56 minutes of the movie. been looking for this a while now.
The legend says she's still buying the ticket to New York.
Эта сцена - одна из моих любимых в кино.
How does she look so vulnerable
My God...!!!, my God....!!!, my God.....!!!!!!.
Steve McQueen asked Carey Mulligan to improvise a song for this scene. She got nervous, went to toilet and had this song in her mind and she sang it. So it was totally her choice!
I don't think this is true. Just listened to her interview on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard and she did have to improvise a couple lines of another song after this, but it wasn't this one.
yea this is a very well done piano arrangement that was planned