Surely one of the greatest endings in modern cinema? I neither own or claim to own the footage presented here. All copyright belongs to U2 and Miramax pictures.
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
As a fellow student of American History I couldn’t agree more. New York is a perfect representation of America itself. America is a melting pot. People from all over the world came to the country and through blood, sweat and tears, turned America from a wilderness into the country it is now.
It always bugs me they didn't just rebuild the towers. I always wanted to go and see them they made New York City the coolest and most powerful skyline in the country.
I think the new Trade center especially the Freedom Tower is a better looking tower as it looks more modern and a little futuristic. I also think that its height of the new tower, 1,776 ft,(America's birth year) is a great symbolic gesture of American pride, rebirth and our determination that no matter what our enemies may do, we will rise from the ashes stronger and taller than before. The two huge fountains made from the imprints of the original towers is also a great memorial for those historic building and the men and women who died there. Honestly I think our rebuilding of the trade center went just fine and already sent a message to the people that would attack us, you can knock our buildings down but you can never break us and our buildings shall be replaced bigger and better!
I agree that they should have rebuilt them. They should have honored the dead, and rebuilt the towers. By building something else, we let the terrorists know that they won.
Artislife000 You're an idiot aren't you? The terrorists already won when they knocked down the towers with no opposition and then got our government to enact tyrannous laws that strip us of our freedoms all in the guise of "securing" our land and making us safe. You see Benjamin Franklin once said that those who sacrifice their freedoms for a little security deserve neither. The terrorists also won because they have us so scared that we will do anything to feel safe, for instance the TSA and the Patriot Act, along with the NSA spying on US citizens and allies! We have become a Police state where our Police forces are now armored and heavily armed looking more like soldiers than security forces. Look up a picture of a police officer 20 years ago and then compare it to officers today and you will see what I mean. I am sorry but building a couple of towers differently than the ones that were there is not what gave the terrorists their victory over us, the way we became so afraid that we had to spy on ourselves and our allies, grope our citizens at the airport just to feel safer, install cameras everywhere and the fact that our police are now armored and armed like soldiers in a war zone, the fact that drones are now being flown over our home soil to "protect" and observe US citizens, the fact that the President now can declare war without approval from the Citizens or Congress, and the fact that Americans are so willing to just allow this all to happen without speaking out for fear of being identified as anti-American is what gave the terrorist extremists their victory. You see the key word in Terrorist is TERROR! The Muslim extremists that attacked us on 9/11 won because they paralyzed us with fear, crippled our economy by causing us to fight two wars, both of which we never won and then got us to sacrifice liberties and give more power to our government all because we were AFRAID! Naw but I am sure you are right, its because we built the Freedom tower, damn what were we thinking! Idiot!
+Rachie doodle He was pretty good in this, but he definitely deserved it for Gilbert Grape, Basketball Diaries, and The Departed. He'll win this year for The Revenant.
The irony for me about this movie ending on the shot of the Twin Towers is that the first time I watched it the entire way through I got to about the middle of it and one of my buddies came into the room and told me Bin Laden had been killed. Seems appropriate.
You know what the best part about this ending is? In the closing flash, you can see the twin towers. The producers tried to get the director to take that part out, because this movie was made so soon after 9/11. When asked about it, the director answered "This movie it's about the people who built New York, not those who tried to destroy it." Hell. Fucking. Yes.
+bigjonfaulkner I also love how they didn't cross dissolve to a shot of New York without them. He faded out on the New York that had them standing tall. New York pride at its best.
This shit about not showing the Twin Towers is absurd. It's like denying the event ever happened, and that the lives lost were so meaningless their memory should be erased from history. If anything you should want to see those Towers lest we forget, to remember those who lost their lives, and to remind us to remain ever vigilant.
For those who wish to know the years at each transition/stage at the end: starts in 1862, then 1897, 1932, 1967, and finally 2001 (with the Twin Towers)
" men are haunted by the vastness of eternity, so we ask ourselves, will our actions echo throughout the centuries?, will strangers hear how bravely we fought, how fiercely we loved?"
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
What’s pretty awesome about this ending is the fact that Bill the Butcher was buried right next to Priest Vallon. Almost parallel to their graves, across in Manhattan is where the “twins” rose in the sky too. Well-executed Scorsese.
This is amazing! I did not notice that. What comes to my mind now: Priest Vallon fell in a fight, Bill the Butcher, too... and also the Twin Towers fell, as they were destroyed. Everyone falls and everything falls, sooner or later. It is all about birth and decay. The scene is all about that and so much more.
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
These things always get me...unknown part of history is full of amazing stories, amazing events, that will never ever be known, full of people who descended into the darkness of the past the moment they died...People like you and me, who didn't get to be some kings, presidents, generals or war heroes so future children would learn about them. People who's lives were full of important things, people they cared about, important days there were impatiently waiting for...And all that, is only fitted into that small line between birth and death dates, IF they were lucky to have a grave stone at all. I live in city called Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, a city 2000+ years old, and on the soil i walk every day, long ago Celts, Tracians, Romans, Huns and my fellow Serb predecessors walked, lived their lives, cared for their loved ones...and all that is now nothing, the darkness of history...so many untold stories...
+misteraxl1 Thank you for sharing this thought. Honestly, I think about this kind of stuff all the time. The older I get (I am now 50), the more I find history fascinating, not so much for the "notable" events of the past, but for the unknown stories. People who lived ordinary lives, who struggled and suffered and loved and were loved....all lost to history.
@@charlesfv Where are U2 from, and what does their name mean? What is a U2? You saw that that the Twin Towers rose and fell at the end of this clip?. Lots of people did not understand this. This is still the history of New York which was rebuilt since then, even after 9/11. Cheers.
He recycled the “character,” albeit under a different name and role for his performance in “There Will be Blood.” It’s basically the same as Bill the Butcher. And he got an oscar for TWBB.
This ending gets to me so much. It's the fact that no matter what you do in life, whether you are rich are poor, weak or strong. EVERYONE ends up in the same place and are a thing of the past. Crazy.
It was in the reign of George III that the aforesaid personages lived and quarreled; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor they are all equal now- Barry Lyndon epilogue
Weirdly enough one of the few movie endings that broke me. After that massive final battle and the sheer amount of loss suffered by all the main characters, only for their city to be rebuilt to greatness without them as their graves slowly withered to nothing
I always interpreted this ending as understanding that no matter how tough you are, how smart you are, how strong your following is, we all end up in the same place. Valon's phrase of "It'll be like no one'll even know he was ever here" strikes this cord perfectly. Needless violence and hatred does not solve any problems. At the end of the day, we're all human with limited time on this earth.
From the reviews I've read that came out at the time, snobby critics disliked how violent and trashy the movie was, considering the amazing cast and budget. But, Scorcese was purposely trying something different here.
To me this is every bit as good as Goodfellas and Casino and The Departed and Taxi Driver. These 5 films are the ones I can never ever get sick of watching. Each one is an absolute masterpiece.
Almost 20 years since this movie was released and still one of the best endings I’ve ever seen. The commentary, the graves disappearing, the twin towers in the background, the U2 music. Phenomenal. It wasn’t perfect but if it was it would be in the IMDb top 10. It at least deserves to be in the top 250 due to its sheer scale and epic nature
I like how the music also aged as the city did, with fiddles coming in when it transitions into the late 19th/early 20th century, and when it turns to the modern day an electric guitar kicks in
The saddest part is seeing the graves being erased over the time, and thinking how many legends,heroes walked on this earth and have long gone... death will remain the biggest mystery of life, i mean i really need to know, do we have an actual reason for living or it's just all pure hazard ?
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
I always found this scene to be moving. For a variety of reasons: Literally, you endured this entire journey with these characters through the thick and thin during the movie. And at the end, they put it all in perspective - they were nobodies in the grand scheme of things. Nobody will ever know their tales. Second...this is just New York. If you live in any "old" American city that has over 200 years of history, you can't help but translate this portion of the film to your hometown. What battles were waged in your city that you'll never know about? What history is there that has been virtually forgotten? Whose stories will we never know? And lastly...those towers. I know a lot of young'uns today can barely comprehend the significance of 9/11...but if you lived through it, that final image of the towers will almost certainly evoke some of the most primal emotions you have, regardless of how you felt above the movie. Great movie.
I remember 9/11 like it was yesterday but couldn't remember if this film was before or after. I wondered when you saw the city developing in the background if the towers would appear and they did. I can't help but bring a tear to my eye.
***** When a film beautifully portrays the history of a nation you grew up in as a child, became an adult, learned all the life lessons one can possibly possess then it does become the center of the world to some, metaphorically speaking, it becomes the center of THEIR personal world.
"...for the rest of time, it'll be like noone ever knew we was even here." This breaks my heart - not only because it applies to most of us as individuals, but even to humanity.
yeah, this gives me an existential crisis, we're all going to be forgotten in the future, even our own solar system, it will be as if we have never existed
December 2002, I saw this movie in the theater when I was 15. I walked out in tears having been so moved. My great grand parents came to the city in the early 1900s. Not long after I got to see their names engraved at Ellis Island, truly a great moment in my life.
What blows my mind when I go to NYC/Boston is that so many people have absolutely no interest or care about their own history. The battle of Long Island, Siege of Ft. Washington, Bunker Hill.. Right over the heads of people who live on the damn battlefields...
This is probably true about most people in most places, and thats the point of the scene right... NYC and Boston arent the only place battles were fought... But honestly in New York City, If you ever just take two second and read random plaques in almost any park in, you will read about alot of the great things that have happened here
I'm going to NYC/Boston next month & I can't wait to see a bunch of historical places. Going to where the Five Points used to be, The Bowery, & down Mulberry into Little Italy for sure. I can't stand when historical places or buildings are torn down, so going to see everything while I still can!!!
Yeah because Europe has had inhabitants that killed each other for thousands of years so obviously it's going to have a longer history of bloodshed and war
+Derek Connors unknown part of history is full of amazing stories, amazing events, that will never ever be known, full of people who descended into the darkness of the past the moment they died...People like you and me, who didn't get to be some kings, presidents, generals or war heroes so future children would learn about them. People who's lives were full of important things, people they cared about, important days there were impatiently waiting for...And all that, is only fitted into that small line between birth and death dates, IF they were lucky to have a grave stone at all. I live in city called Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, a city 2000+ years old, and on the soil i walk every day, long ago Celts, Tracians, Romans, Huns and my fellow Serb predecessors walked, lived their lives, cared for their loved ones...and all that is now nothing, the darkness of history...so many untold stories...
That ending hit me like a ton of bricks when I saw it. I thought "Will it matter 100 years from now that I lived?" Ever since then, I have tried to make it matter.
@@johnnyboy-ws3we I was three years old, almost four, and it was my first day of preschool. The first tower was struck ten minutes after my mom dropped me off. I’ll never forget that day, the first day of my life where I saw my parents full of fear and sadness. Most of their friends working there or who were FDNY died. Two friends of mine lost their fathers. I didn’t understand the gravity of the situation at the time being a literal toddler, but I had visited the towers with my parents twice that year, and remember being amazed from the courtyard at how huge they were. Processing and understanding what I remembered that day as I matured made this scene emotional for me.
So yeah, every time I view that graveyard disappearing, it proves a point. If you’ve ever walked through a graveyard where gravestones are well over 100 years old and falling apart, you realize that no one has visited those graves in decades. Generations have died between their death and you viewing it. We have a limited time here and you will be forgotten. And that’s OK. Try to make the world a better place. Because when you return to the Earth, you lived your part.
The ending is epic and sad at the same time. Life goes on...with, or without you. And most of us are forgotten like the dust that's blown away in the wind.....but our legacy lives on.
@@Lamporre Knowing the completion dates of major structures also helps...Brooklyn Bridge, The Woolworth Building and of course WTC. The Continental Center with the glass façade on the left, also helps with dates. It was completed in mid 80s. Also, I think you can see the 40th Wall Street building and Twenty Exchange.
Whenever I see this ending scene; I tear up because it's like I feel the known and unknown; both events and people. The stories that were told, yet to be told, rewritten and forgotten...
It really was incredible. I saw this movie in the theater when it first came out, and I was so moved by the ending. It's very emotional, especially considering that this came out only about a year or so after September 11.
Since John Leslie obviously deleted his comment from here, he must've said something really stupid and messed up and deserved to get the response he got from ct92404.
"It will be like no one even knew we was ever here." Chills.... Think of all the people throughout the world who have been forgotten and we walk through the streets they once were walking. Life is creepy. Enjoy it while you are here everyone. The eternal slumber is awaiting all of us.
I love the synchronicity of the credits and the soundtrack. Especially the cymbal crash and the Gangs of New York title,and the zoom in thereafter. I see the twin towers still standing, maybe as a homage to the tragedy. Very Nice.
The film was actually supposed to release in 2001 but was pushed because of the September 11 attacks. The producers at Miramax like most executives in Hollywood wanted to censor out anything that had to do with what happened so they told Scorsese to change the ending of the film and not show the towers. Scorsese denied and told them “the film is about the people who built this city, not about those who destroyed it” and so the film was released as seen and I believe became the first film since the September 11 attacks to actually show the Twin Towers.
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
One more thing to add, it's too bad that retards like Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler didn't have the guts to leave the Twin Towers in their movies that came out in late 2001 and June 2002 . That's a huge reason why I like watching movies that are filmed in New York from 1973 to 2001 and onward, it's because it is so breathtaking to see the Twin Towers they make the New York skyline so magical and picture perfect like no other city in the world....
Anthony I read somewhere that when people asked Martin Scorsese why he left the twin towers in he said something along the lines of “This a movie about the people that built America, not the ones who tried to destroy it”
It would have been better if they had been more accurately portrayed in their location and appearance including the heights and widths; great movie (almost) ruined by some inexcusable sloppiness
Gotta say, having been born and raised in New York and seeing this ending with the twin towers still a part of the skyline hits me so so SOO different.
Hands down, the best movie ending ever. I saw this movie when I was living in Canada during the winter of 2002. The movie was well written and well acted (OMG, Daniel Day-Lewis owned every scene he was in, the man is a movie chameleon!). As this was released not too long after 9/11 the ending that shows the evolution of New York from Vallon's time to now was very moving. But what literally brought tears to my eyes - and the eyes of those in the cinema around me - was when those two beautiful towers appeared. My God, in reality their ashes were still hot on the ground but thanks to Martin Scorsese they were alive again, if only for a moment. U2's song - The Hands That Built America - stirred me so deeply. The moment the CD came out I bought it. The orchestral version of this song is the best. That was the film that made me a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Day-Lewis. Would love to see all three team up again, although DiCaprio and Scorsese have made several films together. This film should be preserved. A thousand years from now, it should be watched again.
I agree completely. This has to be one of the absolute best, most moving endings I have ever seen in a movie. It probably is THE best ending. I saw the movie in the theater when it first came out, and the ending had me totally stunned. The movie was awesome, especially with how realistically they potrayed the time period. But I will never forget the ending.
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
After 5 films with DiCaprio, and 13 years since this film was released, GONY is still the definitive film from the DiCaprio/Scorsese catalog, and most of why I feel that way is this scene. This is one of the best film endings because of what it symbolizes: New York became a great city, people of many cultures are now accepted there, and yet, the people who shaped New York have been forgotten, as if they were never there. It is a great ending because it is not entirely happy or sad, yet you still cry anyway. Beautiful ending and majestic film!
@@costco_pizza "Widely considered"? By who? People who see three movies a year and cry if there isn't at least 5 blockbusters? Please provide me with a valid source where they claim 2002 was one of the worst years for movies? And no, your random comicbook nerd who counts the amount of "epic superheros" don't count.
@@McLarenMercedes yeah i want also know where he took this kind of shit information. And worst so movies in 2002 really? (this movie, spiderman, the lord of the rings 2, time machine, 8 mile, the ring, catch me if you can, MIB2, star wara episode 2, blade 2, minority report) i would say 2002 was one of the best movie years. But that guy is definetely some young asshole, probably zoomer. That cares about movies made since 2015 to now. Fucking asshole he is.
To think, we'll rarely see movies like this anymore as writers have lost all originality. Reboots, rehashes and nonsense supermovie movies are all we get.
we're in post-truth world. this was BEFORE it happen... don't cry because it's over, smile because it happen. I'm still... flatten to see that Bill still got fans in 2023. May all true American RIP. I Know where I stand.
A gentle reminder that we are all just passengers of time. It is up to us what to do with the time given to us. Because everybody eventually will pass into history.
At 0:47 reminds of me of that sad quote from blade runner (1982): "I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe, attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."
I just noticed that the approximate location of Bill Cutting and Priest Vallon's graves is at foreground of the Twin Towers. In the last flash forward the head stones have been lost to time, but the Towers have seemingly replaced the stones. Excellent imagery.
I am a New Yorker, born and raised. The ending brings me to tears. It is so sureal to see what was created and then destroyed. To see the evolution of New Amsterdam to New York, love it. Kinda feel like I once lived and those times and now seen it for what is now is. So very touching. Too all the Indigenous that lost their lives I am sorry you are all in my heart!
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
I watched this movie back in 2012 on DVD, when I was in my late teens and just getting into Hollywood movies (I'm an Indian). This is one of the first few H'wood movies I've ever watched and even though after so many years, tons of movies later, this scene...it has stayed with me. It hit me when I first watched it, and it still hits me all the same now. The music, the narration and sad tone to it, the sad and conclusive tone to this whole scene and movie, just absolutely pierces the mind. One of the best movie scenes for me!
I can definitely agree with what Leo's character in the movie says. Same applies to the generations before the 1800's and unless you are in the history books then most likely as a person you will unfortunately be forgotten as the century passes by. But I honestly don't think that part of history was completely forgotten because this film pays tribute to those events that might of happened or happened. Great film overall.
One of the creepiest scenes ive ever seen in a movie ending. The way they faded away like ghosts. Whole people living full lives. Lives that meant something to them. All gone. Most of them never living significant enough lives to have ever been noticed, even in their own time, let alone 100 years later. Do we all just head to oblivion??
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
The U2 song is good, but it doesn't have the heavy emotional drive that those strings give at the end of this movie. Showing NY grow and Twin Towers at the end, especially when this first came out, was really moving. Very dramatic with them dissolving out of the shot as they walk away too.
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
"Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end." Eccelsiates 3:11 That's what you feel when you watch this seen. A longing to be loved forever in a world where your life is quickly forgotten.
@@Lonewanderer30 That's your point??? Really??? Unless you were rich and/or corrupt survival for anybody was difficult during that time. New York has been a place for everyone of all sexual preferences for generations now. Seems you missed it.
@@Lord_Bibulous Way to prove my point! Your kind would have been targets for the people portrayed in this movie. Now NY is losing working people because they're sick of the woke BS. Soon all that will be left is the likes of you! That will end well....🤣🤣
@@Lonewanderer30 You have no point cupcake. Couldn't even define what woke means. Just a scared little man who can't just let people live their life. Real New Yorkers never gave a shit about what others do in their bedrooms. You should try it some time.
as a european, yes we have cities that have more than 1000 years of history, but very few indeed had such incredibile and powerful changes and events as NYC. What a great history the city has!
What ? Pretty much every single European city has seen much much more. Are you INSANE? USA is literally the new world and Europe the old world. Ancient Greece Roman Empire, Celts , Germania , British Empire, French , holy Roman Empire Vikings , Slavic tribes , the attack of the Mongols , the Islamic conquest and Spanish and Portuguese reconquista , the crusades, Barbary slave wars , WW1 WW2 , Napoleonic wars , 30 years war , Balkan war, Yugoslavia civil war etc etc etc Europe was the epicenter of these events ! This is an interesting story in an interesting time yes ,but Europe's history is far longer . USA is a toddler and Europe is some ancient being who can say how old !
I’m an American and I greatly agree that our country has changed so that what is normal to one generation is unrecognizable to the next. Detroit used to be a fort, NYC used to be a trading port, and the entire country used to just be 13 colonies along the coast. However Europe needs some credit. Take London for example, or Paris, or Berlin.
@@nectarinedreams7208 No , quite literally Europe is more ancient , the USA exists but a blink in the ancient world , that Americans correctly call the "old world " . And America is the "new world " because that's what it was like finding it , comparable only to us one-day finding a new habitable planet which may or may not ever happen who can say .
@@nectarinedreams7208 No I did not , and New York City is a dystopian hellscape and in that charge I'd wager most new Yorkers if that is even an identity lol would agree with the sentiment. Madison Grant was right.
It oughta be a Fuckin’ crime how underrated this movie is…I saw it when it came out, which was on Dec 20th 2002 with my father and uncles whom were in that Gang Life, once upon a time…But that ending tho…It hit me…It hit US hard, especially seeing something like that on a Big Screen…My City, My Home evolve from what it used to look like to the way that it was built up to look as it stands today, along with the Towers, which fell on my birthday, causing a whole bunch of loss and pain still relevant to this very day, to sooo many people…
This is the scene that stands out the most to me. After all is said and done. When your dead and gone, all you are is a name on a stone or on a piece of paper. Most people don’t even know who their great grandparents are. Look them up, read about them. It keeps them alive in you.
This ending speaks volumes, how America has forgotten it's past... It may not always be bright but we must remember it. This is one of greatest movies ever done and this ending is fitting.
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, whose blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
@@texdoc89 You are quite correct. It was truly awe inspiring...a century and a half of history appearing g before our eyes in just a couple of minutes. I can't help but wonder if the people who lived in New York, back then had any idea how the future would unfold for their decendants, yet unborn.
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
"Surely one of the greatest endings in modern cinema?" I totally agree. This ending was the most breathtaking, emotional and touching scenes in film history. It shows that however important we think our lives are, the world continues to move after we are long forgotten, just as this incident in history - the draft riots in NYC - were long forgotten. Brilliant film, excellent ending!
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
This ending stuck with me and made me smile and made me cry lol. It’s crazy wen he says ‘it’s like we were never here’ or something Along those lines, it gave me chills. Just thinking about all the other generations that lived before us, all their lives, their families and friends, these ppl had hobbies, vices, favourite foods, jobs, skills etc u no what I’m getting at lol. Like wen I look at my street and at my neighbours, we all know each other, we socialise sometimes and no things about each others life’s. It was the same for ppl that lived centuries before us. I can’t describe what I mean lol. It’s like, generators before us lived their lives but it’s like their forgotten now, and looking around at our time now, we will be forgotten about in centuries to come, like we were never here. And it’s crazy to think about that now cos we’re living and breathing, but past generations probably thought the same. FUCK life is crazy and weird and sometimes it’s hard to fathom it in your mind lol. BTW I’m 1 of these people that likes to think and I mean proper think about our existence, the universe, y we are here, how we were created, what is to become of humanity etc lol. I have a lot of questions to questions that can’t be answered and that is a mind fuck lol, but I’m just a passionate thinker, n I think I’m getting too passionate whilst I’m writing this comment lol. I’m completely going off subject lol. Anyways, Thank you to any1 that reads this comment, I hope I’m not the only 1 who thinks ‘like me’ lol. Take care ppl, live life to the fullest, create good happy memories, be kind to 1 and other and stay safe. Much love Jess 😊 xxxx
It's movies like this that inspires me and make me love history. Looking at that and thinking about what that city has been through over the many years. And that's just one city, think about the rest of the world! This ending (and movie) has to one of the greatest.
@@Uare2MuchRetarded Exactly. I wish movies would move away from all of these remakes and superhero films, and focus more on bringing the world's history to life. There are so many incredible stories out there to tell that no one knows!
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, whose blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
I am watching this movie again. I feel myself just like when i Saw It in theatres for first time. Very underrated but beautiful movie. Visionary that ending
The closing scene from the graveyard reminds me of how Grave of the Fireflies ended. The ghosts of the children gazing down on the cityscape of modern Japan, risen from the ashes of the war that killed their parents, and then them.
Am i the only one who gets chills when the towers appear? Gaaah The thing about his words about nobody will ever know we were here-- thats so powerful to me. Imagine all the crazy shit that was happening in those days all over the creation of America. Horrible yet heroic shit everywhere. And we will never know anything about it really
138 years pass in a few seconds. This is absolutely incredible.
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
As a fellow student of American History I couldn’t agree more. New York is a perfect representation of America itself. America is a melting pot. People from all over the world came to the country and through blood, sweat and tears, turned America from a wilderness into the country it is now.
@@ojivey8273 Yet they were not able to get along with each other, neither then nor now.
We are still apes, save a few.
@@antonboludo8886 Sad but true
@@ojivey8273 That period between the 1840s and 1860s was incredible, worldwide!
When this came out in 2002 seeing the towers was so compelling. The kind of cinema that America needed at the time
I remember people stood up and began clapping while others cried when the credits rolled when I saw this in theatres
The filmmakers were originally gonna remove them but they decided not to.
@@Osceanixthe studio wanted them to but Scorsese didn’t
One of the best endings to a movie ever
Bravo Isayama
He learned from the best
I was 26....with the game I left Miami I was 32......I am 50 I am still here....Hollywood
It always bugs me they didn't just rebuild the towers. I always wanted to go and see them they made New York City the coolest and most powerful skyline in the country.
Me too. I think need to be rebuilt not only to demonstrate our resolve to the rest of the world, but to inspire those who may have lost hope.
not a good idea actually.. rebuilding the wtc or any huge buildings will be terrorist targets in public new york
I think the new Trade center especially the Freedom Tower is a better looking tower as it looks more modern and a little futuristic. I also think that its height of the new tower, 1,776 ft,(America's birth year) is a great symbolic gesture of American pride, rebirth and our determination that no matter what our enemies may do, we will rise from the ashes stronger and taller than before. The two huge fountains made from the imprints of the original towers is also a great memorial for those historic building and the men and women who died there. Honestly I think our rebuilding of the trade center went just fine and already sent a message to the people that would attack us, you can knock our buildings down but you can never break us and our buildings shall be replaced bigger and better!
I agree that they should have rebuilt them. They should have honored the dead, and rebuilt the towers. By building something else, we let the terrorists know that they won.
Artislife000 You're an idiot aren't you? The terrorists already won when they knocked down the towers with no opposition and then got our government to enact tyrannous laws that strip us of our freedoms all in the guise of "securing" our land and making us safe. You see Benjamin Franklin once said that those who sacrifice their freedoms for a little security deserve neither. The terrorists also won because they have us so scared that we will do anything to feel safe, for instance the TSA and the Patriot Act, along with the NSA spying on US citizens and allies! We have become a Police state where our Police forces are now armored and heavily armed looking more like soldiers than security forces. Look up a picture of a police officer 20 years ago and then compare it to officers today and you will see what I mean.
I am sorry but building a couple of towers differently than the ones that were there is not what gave the terrorists their victory over us, the way we became so afraid that we had to spy on ourselves and our allies, grope our citizens at the airport just to feel safer, install cameras everywhere and the fact that our police are now armored and armed like soldiers in a war zone, the fact that drones are now being flown over our home soil to "protect" and observe US citizens, the fact that the President now can declare war without approval from the Citizens or Congress, and the fact that Americans are so willing to just allow this all to happen without speaking out for fear of being identified as anti-American is what gave the terrorist extremists their victory.
You see the key word in Terrorist is TERROR! The Muslim extremists that attacked us on 9/11 won because they paralyzed us with fear, crippled our economy by causing us to fight two wars, both of which we never won and then got us to sacrifice liberties and give more power to our government all because we were AFRAID! Naw but I am sure you are right, its because we built the Freedom tower, damn what were we thinking! Idiot!
Why in gods name wasn't Leo given a Oscar for this movie .. or just this scene
He more than deserved an Oscar for this film. He's long overdo for a statuette.
+Locktwiste72 He'll win it this year. I heard he was amazing in the Revenant and this year we haven't seen any amazing performances.
+Gab98Spyro he best do so overdue
+Rachie doodle
He was pretty good in this, but he definitely deserved it for Gilbert Grape, Basketball Diaries, and The Departed. He'll win this year for The Revenant.
and he win...later,but he did it
I was 19 years old when I watched this film on cinema with my father January 2003 I feel nostalgic now
The irony for me about this movie ending on the shot of the Twin Towers is that the first time I watched it the entire way through I got to about the middle of it and one of my buddies came into the room and told me Bin Laden had been killed. Seems appropriate.
I love Bono 😔 so underrated..
So much fuzz about nothing? We all die in the end...
William Cutting and Priest Vallon side by side- In death, we are all the same.....
Always come to this on 9/11. Sending the love from Ireland
You know what the best part about this ending is? In the closing flash, you can see the twin towers. The producers tried to get the director to take that part out, because this movie was made so soon after 9/11. When asked about it, the director answered "This movie it's about the people who built New York, not those who tried to destroy it." Hell. Fucking. Yes.
Up Yur Fookin Ass
+bigjonfaulkner I also love how they didn't cross dissolve to a shot of New York without them. He faded out on the New York that had them standing tall. New York pride at its best.
+degree7 Whatever third-world Middle Eastern dump your family is from is most likely in ruins now and your people are getting blown to pieces. LMAO!
This shit about not showing the Twin Towers is absurd. It's like denying the event ever happened, and that the lives lost were so meaningless their memory should be erased from history. If anything you should want to see those Towers lest we forget, to remember those who lost their lives, and to remind us to remain ever vigilant.
Something about that quote made me tear up. And I never cry.
For those who wish to know the years at each transition/stage at the end: starts in 1862, then 1897, 1932, 1967, and finally 2001 (with the Twin Towers)
😓😓
Should twin towers be on other side of bridge from this angle ? And way further away from empire state building?
How did the bridge got in there in 1897, I think it's after 1909
@@rohan_3128 the bridge was there in 1883 before those year's
@@johnnyboy-ws3we We need an update to this video to show NYC in 2022.
“The people in the film were part of the creation of that skyline, not the destruction of it” -Martin Scorsese
Makes sense since the producers tried to convince Scorsese to remove the World Trade Center since the film was being edited so shortly after 9/11.
"But once, we were here." ~ Chingachgook
YES…including…many PEOPLE not INCLUDED IN THAT HISTORICAL context…😢 WHO WERE NOT WHITE!! 😡
That skyline is so unique and beautiful. Instantly recognizable. Now, New York's skyline looks exaggerated and that Freedom Tower.... nah
Great quote from the cinematic mystro
This makes me feel like the time we spend on this Earth, however long it feels, is just a speck of sand on the endless beach of eternity.
It's the opening lines to Hallmark Card . . .
No, I just made that up, thank you.
" men are haunted by the vastness of eternity, so we ask ourselves, will our actions echo throughout the centuries?, will strangers hear how bravely we fought, how fiercely we loved?"
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
All we are...is dust in the wind...dude...
What’s pretty awesome about this ending is the fact that Bill the Butcher was buried right next to Priest Vallon. Almost parallel to their graves, across in Manhattan is where the “twins” rose in the sky too. Well-executed Scorsese.
Wow I never thought about that before. Good eye
This is amazing! I did not notice that.
What comes to my mind now: Priest Vallon fell in a fight, Bill the Butcher, too... and also the Twin Towers fell, as they were destroyed.
Everyone falls and everything falls, sooner or later.
It is all about birth and decay. The scene is all about that and so much more.
The keenest observation noted in the feed. Excellent
Think that might be more cosmetic then thematic but every ones entitled to their opinion
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
These things always get me...unknown part of history is full of amazing stories, amazing events, that will never ever be known, full of people who descended into the darkness of the past the moment they died...People like you and me, who didn't get to be some kings, presidents, generals or war heroes so future children would learn about them. People who's lives were full of important things, people they cared about, important days there were impatiently waiting for...And all that, is only fitted into that small line between birth and death dates, IF they were lucky to have a grave stone at all. I live in city called Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, a city 2000+ years old, and on the soil i walk every day, long ago Celts, Tracians, Romans, Huns and my fellow Serb predecessors walked, lived their lives, cared for their loved ones...and all that is now nothing, the darkness of history...so many untold stories...
+misteraxl1 you done?...ok
+misteraxl1 Deep and Interesting thought
+Ben Schleider Pretty sure it's U2 - Hands that Built America? But don't quote me on it
+misteraxl1 Thank you for sharing this thought. Honestly, I think about this kind of stuff all the time. The older I get (I am now 50), the more I find history fascinating, not so much for the "notable" events of the past, but for the unknown stories. People who lived ordinary lives, who struggled and suffered and loved and were loved....all lost to history.
+Loui Evans It is. I consider this one of U2's best songs.
Such a powerful ending with such powerful ending music.
ikr.
your last name is leslie sugerfuck nice comment..
The song is called The Hands that built America by U2
@@charlesfv Where are U2 from, and what does their name mean? What is a U2?
You saw that that the Twin Towers rose and fell at the end of this clip?. Lots of people did not understand this. This is still the history of New York which was rebuilt since then, even after 9/11.
Cheers.
The name actually comes from an aeroplane called a U2 which was used for spying on enemy territory from a very high altitude.
@SuperNoone89
Daniel Day Lewis was robbed of the Oscar. He should have won for Bill the Butcher.
Dye his hair red and cast him as Victor Von Doom.
Carl Sagan He would be awesome... anything would be better than that atrocious crap we saw in the reboot.
You see this knife?! I'll teach you to give out Academy Awards with this knife!
I thought he did win! WTF??
He recycled the “character,” albeit under a different name and role for his performance in “There Will be Blood.” It’s basically the same as Bill the Butcher. And he got an oscar for TWBB.
This is one of the best endings to a film that I've ever seen.
Lamporre this and public emenis
I agree
Saving private Ryan?
@@teletubbypo318 Please
Fight Club
This ending gets to me so much. It's the fact that no matter what you do in life, whether you are rich are poor, weak or strong. EVERYONE ends up in the same place and are a thing of the past. Crazy.
That's life my friend.
Jalan Marshall wtf is wrong with you??
Kane Thompson I’m going to live forever 😝
It was in the reign of George III that the aforesaid personages lived and quarreled; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor they are all equal now- Barry Lyndon epilogue
@@markcwilliamson1 nice!
Weirdly enough one of the few movie endings that broke me. After that massive final battle and the sheer amount of loss suffered by all the main characters, only for their city to be rebuilt to greatness without them as their graves slowly withered to nothing
I always have goosebumps about this ending
It broke me, too. I listen to this still and I cry. It is both beautiful and tragic.
I love this ending how the city changes over time and the music its epic
Oumaima Dairak and the city is still changing to this day🙂
It's history.
@@BryerTheGreater1 Exactly!
I always interpreted this ending as understanding that no matter how tough you are, how smart you are, how strong your following is, we all end up in the same place. Valon's phrase of "It'll be like no one'll even know he was ever here" strikes this cord perfectly. Needless violence and hatred does not solve any problems. At the end of the day, we're all human with limited time on this earth.
The reverse also makes sense. No matter how poor, humble and weak you are, we all end up in the same place. ⚰️⚰️⚰️
When the twin towers appeared....damn
Bishop89 yup
Bishop89 right
Bishop89 The Towers will rise again!!!! R.I.P to the souls though. My heart goes out to all of them.
rip. and rip half million innocent souls that died, so americans can deliver vengeance on scapegoats in illegal war
Juzo juzo.
#ReportedForIllegalComment
This film is criminally underrated
Straight up one of the best films by Martin Scorcesse
From the reviews I've read that came out at the time, snobby critics disliked how violent and trashy the movie was, considering the amazing cast and budget.
But, Scorcese was purposely trying something different here.
To me this is every bit as good as Goodfellas and Casino and The Departed and Taxi Driver. These 5 films are the ones I can never ever get sick of watching. Each one is an absolute masterpiece.
Factor in the Producer credit for Harvey Weinstein, and the criminality is appropriately rated.
No..Not underrated. This movie has been UNDERPLAYED!!. Big difference in your statement.
Almost 20 years since this movie was released and still one of the best endings I’ve ever seen. The commentary, the graves disappearing, the twin towers in the background, the U2 music. Phenomenal. It wasn’t perfect but if it was it would be in the IMDb top 10. It at least deserves to be in the top 250 due to its sheer scale and epic nature
Totally agree.. the ending still gives me goosebumps.
I like how the music also aged as the city did, with fiddles coming in when it transitions into the late 19th/early 20th century, and when it turns to the modern day an electric guitar kicks in
The saddest part is seeing the graves being erased over the time, and thinking how many legends,heroes walked on this earth and have long gone... death will remain the biggest mystery of life, i mean i really need to know, do we have an actual reason for living or it's just all pure hazard ?
Its just all pure hazard, all of us eventually find a reason
God has a plan for us all and its up to us to figure it out and walk in faith.
@@srivishnudasu1694 You seem very confident. What happens in the end?
We determine our own purpose, even if we as individuals are eventually forgotten live the life you want
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
"And for the rest of the time it would be like no one knew we were ever here!"
Sadiqur Rahman that hit hard on top of the evolution of New York!
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
I always found this scene to be moving. For a variety of reasons:
Literally, you endured this entire journey with these characters through the thick and thin during the movie. And at the end, they put it all in perspective - they were nobodies in the grand scheme of things. Nobody will ever know their tales.
Second...this is just New York. If you live in any "old" American city that has over 200 years of history, you can't help but translate this portion of the film to your hometown. What battles were waged in your city that you'll never know about? What history is there that has been virtually forgotten? Whose stories will we never know?
And lastly...those towers. I know a lot of young'uns today can barely comprehend the significance of 9/11...but if you lived through it, that final image of the towers will almost certainly evoke some of the most primal emotions you have, regardless of how you felt above the movie.
Great movie.
teabagginue
yeah i remember seeing this in theaters mere months after 9/11 and the audience went totally silent when the towers came on screen.
I remember 9/11 like it was yesterday but couldn't remember if this film was before or after. I wondered when you saw the city developing in the background if the towers would appear and they did. I can't help but bring a tear to my eye.
***** When a film beautifully portrays the history of a nation you grew up in as a child, became an adult, learned all the life lessons one can possibly possess then it does become the center of the world to some, metaphorically speaking, it becomes the center of THEIR personal world.
Great ending. I'm not an American but an Irish man from Ireland.
And what grand paradise do you come from? Lol
2020 and I'm still saying this is one of the greatest films ever made.
"...for the rest of time, it'll be like noone ever knew we was even here." This breaks my heart - not only because it applies to most of us as individuals, but even to humanity.
Hopefully not humanity, but the way we're going...
VainEldritch I never really understood what he meant by that, did he mean that the Irish will be forgotten?
Yes - but there is more to it than that. As I said above, the comment has a devastating and existential applicability to all of humanity.
yeah, this gives me an existential crisis, we're all going to be forgotten in the future, even our own solar system, it will be as if we have never existed
VainEldritch well said
December 2002, I saw this movie in the theater when I was 15. I walked out in tears having been so moved. My great grand parents came to the city in the early 1900s. Not long after I got to see their names engraved at Ellis Island, truly a great moment in my life.
I'm guessing you were born in 1987 just like my older cousin he be going on 35 today if we're still alive and he passed away in 2019
@@johnnyboy-ws3we sorry to hear that. My condolences
@@Section8Spectre yeah also you were born in 1987 and how brothers and sisters do you after your great grandparents came to America
What blows my mind when I go to NYC/Boston is that so many people have absolutely no interest or care about their own history. The battle of Long Island, Siege of Ft. Washington, Bunker Hill.. Right over the heads of people who live on the damn battlefields...
Europe is much worse still.
Not me friend.
This is probably true about most people in most places, and thats the point of the scene right... NYC and Boston arent the only place battles were fought... But honestly in New York City, If you ever just take two second and read random plaques in almost any park in, you will read about alot of the great things that have happened here
I'm going to NYC/Boston next month & I can't wait to see a bunch of historical places. Going to where the Five Points used to be, The Bowery, & down Mulberry into Little Italy for sure. I can't stand when historical places or buildings are torn down, so going to see everything while I still can!!!
Yeah because Europe has had inhabitants that killed each other for thousands of years so obviously it's going to have a longer history of bloodshed and war
What is it about the ending that hits me so hard?!
+Derek Connors towers
+NWO BIG-MOUTH That's definitely part of it.
The song is pretty epic
+Derek Connors unknown part of history is full of amazing stories, amazing events, that will never ever be known, full of people who descended into the darkness of the past the moment they died...People like you and me, who didn't get to be some kings, presidents, generals or war heroes so future children would learn about them. People who's lives were full of important things, people they cared about, important days there were impatiently waiting for...And all that, is only fitted into that small line between birth and death dates, IF they were lucky to have a grave stone at all. I live in city called Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, a city 2000+ years old, and on the soil i walk every day, long ago Celts, Tracians, Romans, Huns and my fellow Serb predecessors walked, lived their lives, cared for their loved ones...and all that is now nothing, the darkness of history...so many untold stories...
I came here to say that!
That ending hit me like a ton of bricks when I saw it. I thought "Will it matter 100 years from now that I lived?" Ever since then, I have tried to make it matter.
Gosh this was written 10 years ago -hope you’re well brother
As a proud born New Yorker, this is just simply an awesome ending :)
Why are you proud of your origin?
Be proud of your education, good values, things you‘ve achieved...
@@hypnoliebecoaching8296 makes zero sense are you taking your pills
Stay strong right now with the damn coronavirus rampant in NYC. We shall overcome!!!
Yes! 💯👍
This ending is awesome i used to live in up north new jersey as a kid
These are the most terrific end credits in cinema history.
I will never forget seeing this in the theater just a year after 9/11 - seeing the final skyline with the Twin Towers standing, it was emotional...
I was just in my 1st year in middle school in 7th grade when 9/11 happened how about you
@@johnnyboy-ws3we I was three years old, almost four, and it was my first day of preschool. The first tower was struck ten minutes after my mom dropped me off. I’ll never forget that day, the first day of my life where I saw my parents full of fear and sadness. Most of their friends working there or who were FDNY died. Two friends of mine lost their fathers. I didn’t understand the gravity of the situation at the time being a literal toddler, but I had visited the towers with my parents twice that year, and remember being amazed from the courtyard at how huge they were. Processing and understanding what I remembered that day as I matured made this scene emotional for me.
@@HaydenHero wow was your birth late 90"s like my sister
So yeah, every time I view that graveyard disappearing, it proves a point. If you’ve ever walked through a graveyard where gravestones are well over 100 years old and falling apart, you realize that no one has visited those graves in decades. Generations have died between their death and you viewing it. We have a limited time here and you will be forgotten. And that’s OK. Try to make the world a better place. Because when you return to the Earth, you lived your part.
The ending is epic and sad at the same time. Life goes on...with, or without you. And most of us are forgotten like the dust that's blown away in the wind.....but our legacy lives on.
@jonathanbirch2022 Depends on how you spin that.
IMAGES OF MANHATTAN
1. 1890'S
2. 1910'S
3. 1950'S
4. LATE 1990'S
I can't imagine the research it took for you to know that.
@@Lamporre Knowledge of the history of NYC and a good eye will suffice:)
Lamporre not if you’re really into history to begin with
@@Lamporre Knowing the completion dates of major structures also helps...Brooklyn Bridge, The Woolworth Building and of course WTC. The Continental Center with the glass façade on the left, also helps with dates. It was completed in mid 80s. Also, I think you can see the 40th Wall Street building and Twenty Exchange.
The towers really struck a cord, this is the time we live in and the towers coming down is so surreal. We NYers no matter what always preserver
I live in Japan, it’s my home and I love it here but man do I love this movie and America as well
You are a weaboo in reverse or something then
Yeah, they were so kind to your people when they burned alive 2/3 of Tokyo population.
Or when the dropped them bombs.
The 2 comments you see above me bernard cikedo and elephantrage is exactly why humans are disguesting i legitmentally wanna cut thier throats
ElephantRage hush
Wow what's it like over there and as a us citizen I would like to vist Japan I even had dreams about japan to and I'm a huge fan of anime to
Whenever I see this ending scene; I tear up because it's like I feel the known and unknown; both events and people. The stories that were told, yet to be told, rewritten and forgotten...
People live, then die.
But the world keeps spinning
@@BlakeFerret Exactly..
Yes, diffently. You said it, Exactly.🎩🔪🇺🇲👊
Daniel Day-Lewis made an amazing performance in the movie. He was the best character of all
he usually is the best character in his movies.
***** He sets the standard that all other actors are measured by. Amazing.
You simply cannot just neglect the others in this film. Dicaprio's brilliance was on clear display throughout this movie as well.
DiCaprio is usually awesome but DDL was a big distraction from everything else
A supposed True American
Incredible scene wit U2 playing. The city growing before one's eyes. Remarkable.
It really was incredible. I saw this movie in the theater when it first came out, and I was so moved by the ending. It's very emotional, especially considering that this came out only about a year or so after September 11.
yeah, i really liked the beginning scene too
+John Leslie lol
Except that, as the monumental towers rise, the monuments to those who founded the city crumble.
Since John Leslie obviously deleted his comment from here, he must've said something really stupid and messed up and deserved to get the response he got from ct92404.
"It will be like no one even knew we was ever here." Chills.... Think of all the people throughout the world who have been forgotten and we walk through the streets they once were walking. Life is creepy. Enjoy it while you are here everyone. The eternal slumber is awaiting all of us.
You still here ?
This ending is so great. Man do I miss the old World Trade Center... The Twin Towers were fucking awesome, they should have rebuilt em....
those towers
joshua cuentas the towers will rise again!!!
I love the synchronicity of the credits and the soundtrack. Especially the cymbal crash and the Gangs of New York title,and the zoom in thereafter. I see the twin towers still standing, maybe as a homage to the tragedy. Very Nice.
Wake up ! Dong , love and light forever xxx
Love when that text pops on!
The film was actually supposed to release in 2001 but was pushed because of the September 11 attacks. The producers at Miramax like most executives in Hollywood wanted to censor out anything that had to do with what happened so they told Scorsese to change the ending of the film and not show the towers. Scorsese denied and told them “the film is about the people who built this city, not about those who destroyed it” and so the film was released as seen and I believe became the first film since the September 11 attacks to actually show the Twin Towers.
This ending brought moisture to my eyes. Human life is short and but a speck in history.
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
So glad they didn't digitally remove the towers like most of the movies around 01-02.
I agree, it really pissed me off when they did that to some of the movies in 2001 and 2002,
One more thing to add, it's too bad that retards like Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler didn't have the guts to leave the Twin Towers in their movies that came out in late 2001 and June 2002 . That's a huge reason why I like watching movies that are filmed in New York from 1973 to 2001 and onward, it's because it is so breathtaking to see the Twin Towers they make the New York skyline so magical and picture perfect like no other city in the world....
Anthony I read somewhere that when people asked Martin Scorsese why he left the twin towers in he said something along the lines of
“This a movie about the people that built America, not the ones who tried to destroy it”
It would have been better if they had been more accurately portrayed in their location and appearance including the heights and widths; great movie (almost) ruined by some inexcusable sloppiness
Gotta say, having been born and raised in New York and seeing this ending with the twin towers still a part of the skyline hits me so so SOO different.
Still hurts. I still remember that day like it was yesterday. Watching my home city on fire. It will never not hurt.
There's a message here that I always like to think about: "Who are we in the grand scheme of things?"
Hands down, the best movie ending ever. I saw this movie when I was living in Canada during the winter of 2002. The movie was well written and well acted (OMG, Daniel Day-Lewis owned every scene he was in, the man is a movie chameleon!). As this was released not too long after 9/11 the ending that shows the evolution of New York from Vallon's time to now was very moving. But what literally brought tears to my eyes - and the eyes of those in the cinema around me - was when those two beautiful towers appeared. My God, in reality their ashes were still hot on the ground but thanks to Martin Scorsese they were alive again, if only for a moment. U2's song - The Hands That Built America - stirred me so deeply. The moment the CD came out I bought it. The orchestral version of this song is the best. That was the film that made me a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Day-Lewis. Would love to see all three team up again, although DiCaprio and Scorsese have made several films together. This film should be preserved. A thousand years from now, it should be watched again.
+Locktwiste72 Thank you for this text.
I agree completely. This has to be one of the absolute best, most moving endings I have ever seen in a movie. It probably is THE best ending. I saw the movie in the theater when it first came out, and the ending had me totally stunned. The movie was awesome, especially with how realistically they potrayed the time period. But I will never forget the ending.
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
After 5 films with DiCaprio, and 13 years since this film was released, GONY is still the definitive film from the DiCaprio/Scorsese catalog, and most of why I feel that way is this scene. This is one of the best film endings because of what it symbolizes: New York became a great city, people of many cultures are now accepted there, and yet, the people who shaped New York have been forgotten, as if they were never there. It is a great ending because it is not entirely happy or sad, yet you still cry anyway. Beautiful ending and majestic film!
New York City is a dump that smells like hot garbage and piss.
The people who shaped New York are now forgotten because they were not racial minorities
It's hard to believe that this came out in 2002.
@@lavoixdevelours What? They made no great cinema in 2002 or even before that??
@@McLarenMercedes 2002 was widely considered to be the WORST year for movies. So Kristi is surprised that this great movie was created then.
@@costco_pizza "Widely considered"? By who? People who see three movies a year and cry if there isn't at least 5 blockbusters? Please provide me with a valid source where they claim 2002 was one of the worst years for movies? And no, your random comicbook nerd who counts the amount of "epic superheros" don't count.
Arun are you on crack?
@@McLarenMercedes yeah i want also know where he took this kind of shit information. And worst so movies in 2002 really? (this movie, spiderman, the lord of the rings 2, time machine, 8 mile, the ring, catch me if you can, MIB2, star wara episode 2, blade 2, minority report) i would say 2002 was one of the best movie years. But that guy is definetely some young asshole, probably zoomer. That cares about movies made since 2015 to now. Fucking asshole he is.
To think, we'll rarely see movies like this anymore as writers have lost all originality. Reboots, rehashes and nonsense supermovie movies are all we get.
we're in post-truth world.
this was BEFORE it happen...
don't cry because it's over, smile because it happen.
I'm still... flatten to see that Bill still got fans in 2023.
May all true American RIP. I Know where I stand.
A gentle reminder that we are all just passengers of time. It is up to us what to do with the time given to us. Because everybody eventually will pass into history.
At 0:47 reminds of me of that sad quote from blade runner (1982): "I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe, attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."
I just noticed that the approximate location of Bill Cutting and Priest Vallon's graves is at foreground of the Twin Towers. In the last flash forward the head stones have been lost to time, but the Towers have seemingly replaced the stones. Excellent imagery.
seeing those two Towers appear puts a lump in your throat.
+loki23521 The director said he kept them in because "This is a movie about the people who made New York, not the people who tried to destroy it.'
That's Scorsese for ya
Yeah at the theater it really gave goose bumps when you see them..wasnt long after attack maybe a few months.
loki23521 the towers will always b with us all..
And this, too, shall pass.
Call me a romantic, but I'd like to think that Bill and Priest Vallon finally made peace with each other in the hereafter.
He was the only man I killed worth remembering, he wanted me to live in shame, this was a great man.
@@bign3ck What an INCREDIBLE line right.?
I am a New Yorker, born and raised. The ending brings me to tears. It is so sureal to see what was created and then destroyed. To see the evolution of New Amsterdam to New York, love it. Kinda feel like I once lived and those times and now seen it for what is now is. So very touching.
Too all the Indigenous that lost their lives I am sorry you are all in my heart!
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
I watched this movie back in 2012 on DVD, when I was in my late teens and just getting into Hollywood movies (I'm an Indian). This is one of the first few H'wood movies I've ever watched and even though after so many years, tons of movies later, this scene...it has stayed with me. It hit me when I first watched it, and it still hits me all the same now. The music, the narration and sad tone to it, the sad and conclusive tone to this whole scene and movie, just absolutely pierces the mind. One of the best movie scenes for me!
In "Writer's Diary" (Dostoyevsky) he estimates that people are generally remembered for ~50 years after their deaths...
Yes. But Our Lord And Savior Jesus is remembered 2000 years later!❤
I can definitely agree with what Leo's character in the movie says. Same applies to the generations before the 1800's and unless you are in the history books then most likely as a person you will unfortunately be forgotten as the century passes by. But I honestly don't think that part of history was completely forgotten because this film pays tribute to those events that might of happened or happened. Great film overall.
This scene still lives rent free in my head. Such a great movie
One of the creepiest scenes ive ever seen in a movie ending. The way they faded away like ghosts. Whole people living full lives. Lives that meant something to them. All gone. Most of them never living significant enough lives to have ever been noticed, even in their own time, let alone 100 years later. Do we all just head to oblivion??
One of the most powerful ending of the cinema history. More than a scene. A claim of love towards NY.
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
@@ojivey8273 roflllll
@@ojivey8273 must be 15 times now
@@davekk51 😆😆😆🤣
I was disappointed that this tune was not in the actually U2 song.
The U2 song is good, but it doesn't have the heavy emotional drive that those strings give at the end of this movie. Showing NY grow and Twin Towers at the end, especially when this first came out, was really moving. Very dramatic with them dissolving out of the shot as they walk away too.
I fuckin cry every time i see the 2 towers and knowing my brother is gone 5 years later to fight
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
In the end their conflict, their petty squabbles, meant nothing in the face of time.
How many here in 2023 after Aot's finishing for a similarity?
It's exactly why I'm here haha
Great movie, fantastic actors, great ending. Did you realize how not only the City changes but also the instruments?
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
RIP To the twin towers and those who lost there lives on 9/11
Priest and Bill buried next to each other. Together through the end
This scene talks to us in many ways. Some of might get it. The towers talk but there is so much else going on there.
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"Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end." Eccelsiates 3:11
That's what you feel when you watch this seen. A longing to be loved forever in a world where your life is quickly forgotten.
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U know that this movie is old when they should the Twin Towers still standing
This was actually after 911 I think following year.
Eventough I don't like this movie that much, I love this scene, such a powerfull ending, very very emotional
Why you don’t like it ? , it’s the best movie and the best ending ever
They're spinning in their graves at what the Rotten Apple has become.
Clearly you didn't see the movie.
@@Lord_Bibulous You think the alphabet mafia would have survived the NY of this movie? 😂😂🤣🤣
@@Lonewanderer30 That's your point??? Really??? Unless you were rich and/or corrupt survival for anybody was difficult during that time.
New York has been a place for everyone of all sexual preferences for generations now. Seems you missed it.
@@Lord_Bibulous Way to prove my point! Your kind would have been targets for the people portrayed in this movie. Now NY is losing working people because they're sick of the woke BS. Soon all that will be left is the likes of you! That will end well....🤣🤣
@@Lonewanderer30 You have no point cupcake. Couldn't even define what woke means. Just a scared little man who can't just let people live their life. Real New Yorkers never gave a shit about what others do in their bedrooms. You should try it some time.
as a european, yes we have cities that have more than 1000 years of history, but very few indeed had such incredibile and powerful changes and events as NYC. What a great history the city has!
What ?
Pretty much every single European city has seen much much more.
Are you INSANE?
USA is literally the new world and Europe the old world. Ancient Greece
Roman Empire, Celts , Germania , British Empire, French , holy Roman Empire Vikings , Slavic tribes , the attack of the Mongols , the Islamic conquest and Spanish and Portuguese reconquista , the crusades, Barbary slave wars , WW1 WW2 , Napoleonic wars , 30 years war , Balkan war, Yugoslavia civil war etc etc etc Europe was the epicenter of these events !
This is an interesting story in an interesting time yes ,but Europe's history is far longer . USA is a toddler and Europe is some ancient being who can say how old !
I’m an American and I greatly agree that our country has changed so that what is normal to one generation is unrecognizable to the next. Detroit used to be a fort, NYC used to be a trading port, and the entire country used to just be 13 colonies along the coast. However Europe needs some credit. Take London for example, or Paris, or Berlin.
@@johnduggan8398 You've completely missed OP's point. You're a silly person.
@@nectarinedreams7208 No , quite literally Europe is more ancient , the USA exists but a blink in the ancient world , that Americans correctly call the "old world " .
And America is the "new world " because that's what it was like finding it , comparable only to us one-day finding a new habitable planet which may or may not ever happen who can say .
@@nectarinedreams7208 No I did not , and New York City is a dystopian hellscape and in that charge I'd wager most new Yorkers if that is even an identity lol would agree with the sentiment.
Madison Grant was right.
It oughta be a Fuckin’ crime how underrated this movie is…I saw it when it came out, which was on Dec 20th 2002 with my father and uncles whom were in that Gang Life, once upon a time…But that ending tho…It hit me…It hit US hard, especially seeing something like that on a Big Screen…My City, My Home evolve from what it used to look like to the way that it was built up to look as it stands today, along with the Towers, which fell on my birthday, causing a whole bunch of loss and pain still relevant to this very day, to sooo many people…
When the towers appear. Holy fuck i lose it
Yes, surely one of the greatest endings in modern cinema !
Will we be remembered ?
Hell yes ✊
This is the scene that stands out the most to me. After all is said and done. When your dead and gone, all you are is a name on a stone or on a piece of paper. Most people don’t even know who their great grandparents are. Look them up, read about them. It keeps them alive in you.
This ending speaks volumes, how America has forgotten it's past... It may not always be bright but we must remember it. This is one of greatest movies ever done and this ending is fitting.
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, whose blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
@@ojivey8273 as am I, watching it grow and change through the industrial revolution was astounding.
@@texdoc89 You are quite correct. It was truly awe inspiring...a century and a half of history appearing g before our eyes in just a couple of minutes. I can't help but wonder if the people who lived in New York, back then had any idea how the future would unfold for their decendants, yet unborn.
Man forgets but god remember 🙏🙏🙏🙏✝️✝️✝️
One of the best endings
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
"Surely one of the greatest endings in modern cinema?" I totally agree. This ending was the most breathtaking, emotional and touching scenes in film history. It shows that however important we think our lives are, the world continues to move after we are long forgotten, just as this incident in history - the draft riots in NYC - were long forgotten. Brilliant film, excellent ending!
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, who blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
Shit makes me sad especially seeing the Twin Towers in the last shot
This is the best takeaway from the movie. It's a great final scene and a poignant take on history and how it passes under your nose through time.
This ending stuck with me and made me smile and made me cry lol. It’s crazy wen he says ‘it’s like we were never here’ or something Along those lines, it gave me chills. Just thinking about all the other generations that lived before us, all their lives, their families and friends, these ppl had hobbies, vices, favourite foods, jobs, skills etc u no what I’m getting at lol. Like wen I look at my street and at my neighbours, we all know each other, we socialise sometimes and no things about each others life’s. It was the same for ppl that lived centuries before us. I can’t describe what I mean lol. It’s like, generators before us lived their lives but it’s like their forgotten now, and looking around at our time now, we will be forgotten about in centuries to come, like we were never here. And it’s crazy to think about that now cos we’re living and breathing, but past generations probably thought the same. FUCK life is crazy and weird and sometimes it’s hard to fathom it in your mind lol. BTW I’m 1 of these people that likes to think and I mean proper think about our existence, the universe, y we are here, how we were created, what is to become of humanity etc lol. I have a lot of questions to questions that can’t be answered and that is a mind fuck lol, but I’m just a passionate thinker, n I think I’m getting too passionate whilst I’m writing this comment lol. I’m completely going off subject lol. Anyways, Thank you to any1 that reads this comment, I hope I’m not the only 1 who thinks ‘like me’ lol. Take care ppl, live life to the fullest, create good happy memories, be kind to 1 and other and stay safe. Much love Jess 😊 xxxx
It's movies like this that inspires me and make me love history. Looking at that and thinking about what that city has been through over the many years. And that's just one city, think about the rest of the world! This ending (and movie) has to one of the greatest.
If this inspired you I hope you've read all Herbert Asbury's books! Some awesome social history in them.
No, but I'll check them out! Funny thing actually happened today, my history teacher told me I should become one too.
@@Uare2MuchRetarded Exactly. I wish movies would move away from all of these remakes and superhero films, and focus more on bringing the world's history to life. There are so many incredible stories out there to tell that no one knows!
As a student of American history, I am truly amazed by the impact that the common, ordinary people had in building the city of New York. These were immigrants from Eastern, Western, and Central Europe, Asia, Irish, Italians, German, Polish, Orientals, and former African American slaves, whose blood, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 360 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. It is sad that their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
As a student of American history, I am truly fascinated by the history of the City of New York, and the people who lived and died there, 150 years ago. These were immigrant people from just about every corner of the world, Irish, Italians, Polish, English, Germans, Slavic persons, African-Americans, and Asians. People, whose blood, sweat, pain, and sacrifice, literally transformed a 300 square mile, mosquito-infested swamp, into one of the greatest cities on the planet. Their hopes, hardships, and dreams, will never be known because their individual stories have been forever lost to history.
I am watching this movie again. I feel myself just like when i Saw It in theatres for first time. Very underrated but beautiful movie. Visionary that ending
The closing scene from the graveyard reminds me of how Grave of the Fireflies ended. The ghosts of the children gazing down on the cityscape of modern Japan, risen from the ashes of the war that killed their parents, and then them.
Perfect comparison. Love endings like this
It is actually unknown about the fate of the dad, though.
Am i the only one who gets chills when the towers appear? Gaaah
The thing about his words about nobody will ever know we were here-- thats so powerful to me. Imagine all the crazy shit that was happening in those days all over the creation of America. Horrible yet heroic shit everywhere. And we will never know anything about it really