This movie earned its endings' emotional impact. The way Hunter slowly looks up at her and that pause before he hugs her... perfection. All that lead to this moment justifies its power. Brings me to tears everytime. Oh how I love this movie.
Yes, I had to dry my eyes too before answering. It has so much intensity in general. I lost my mom when I was 14 years old, so I can imagine how Hunter may feel in this moment. Now she´s gone for over 40 years, but the feelings never change.
I literally fucking cried my eyes out when I saw this movie for the first time (this scene specifically). Movies do not make me cry, and to date this is the only one I've watched that had such an effect on me.
2:55 is one of the single most breathtaking shots I've ever seen in film. Literally breathtaking. Very similar to Philip Guston's painting "Driver", wouldn't surprise if it was an inspiration aesthetically.
@@bmefilms6879 He cries, he’s leaving his child and the women he loves because he knows that if they go back together it’ll be the same as when they hurt each other. He is crying…
@@bmefilms6879 Sorry for the late reply. Breathtaking in its sublime beauty (the frame itself and the use of color is virtually metaphysical. And obviously the weight of this scene in context of the whole film - the weight of the tragedy, the weight of his pain, leaving once again his world behind for he can't escape his own inner hell.
Wim wenders is a genius, and the acting by Kinski just blew me away. The story hit close to my heart, because I could identify with these problems, I think many people can
Well, Travis ... you made Jane and little Hunter happy ... and broke the hearts of your brother and especially his wife ~ Anne ~ who I believe will end up in a deep depression after loosing little Hunter ... whom she's raised for 4 years of his 7 years ~ and had learned to love the little angel as if he was her own !
That's because it wasn't. Kind of torn by this "remastered" color saturation. Sure it adds to the greens of the mother and son's clothing by bathing Travis in green and also the parking lot contrast of green with the sunset at 2:42 looks stunning but ultimately it's kind of fake. Every single window behind Jane and Hunter is emitting green light!
When I first saw this movie in my twenties, I thought it was the best movie ever. Hunter was an amazing child actor, & I loved the scenery, the plot, and Sam Shepard beautiful dialogue. It all added up to a poetic cinematic masterpiece. In my thirties, when I became a mother, the movie rang false to me, because I couldn’t fathom leaving my child, ever, for any reason. If my husband was smothering me, I’d endure it to stay with my child, and if I couldn’t, I’d escape from his possessiveness and bring my child with me. I’d never leave my child. I still love the movie, though!
@@siddharth8337 He realizes his purpose was to reunite them and let go of the past. He is a conflict in that. It's difficult to conceptualize but it's not logic, just emotion
For the same reason he was wandering the desert in the first place... Looking for Paris, Texas, trying to make sense of his own existence. He brings his wife and child back together and mends the pain he had caused to them, but it doesn't change the fact that he's still lost and damaged himself. At the start of the film he says he's bought a vacant lot in Paris, Texas because he believes it was the place where he was conceived. Perhaps he feels like he belongs there, or maybe he believes he will be reborn, or perhaps he's just retracing his steps, trying to figure out where and how he got lost.
Nothing particularly tricky. He's too damaged, and he knows that his son can either be with him or with Jane, but not both, because it would only go wrong again, and it's better for him to be with her. He wants them to be happy.
The insane contrast between such a profoundly warm moment (the mother reconnecting with her son after years) and right away mid spin it cuts to the single most horridly lonely shot of him seeing it from the parking lot, only to turn away and drive away... No words, only tears. What a piece of art. What brilliance on all fronts.
I remember the day this film came to my life. It was the precise moment and time to watch it. So powerfull and touching. Brings a tear into my eye. Amazing what cinema can acomplish.
![Paris, Texas [1984] - Walking Home From School](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/A8XjSXItwcw/mqdefault.jpg)
One of the most evocative and powerful of endings and my word, that cinematography!!! Robby Muller was amazing. Arguably the greatest film of all time
Oh oui! Top movie! Oh là là !!!
All time? Meeeh, defo top fifty, dude....top fifty.
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This movie earned its endings' emotional impact. The way Hunter slowly looks up at her and that pause before he hugs her... perfection. All that lead to this moment justifies its power. Brings me to tears everytime. Oh how I love this movie.
Yes, I had to dry my eyes too before answering. It has so much intensity in general. I lost my mom when I was 14 years old, so I can imagine how Hunter may feel in this moment. Now she´s gone for over 40 years, but the feelings never change.
Wonderful scene of mother and son reuniting, but I still feel kind of bad for the aunt and uncle who really loved him as well.
i know, they were good people 😢
you're both good people
I literally fucking cried my eyes out when I saw this movie for the first time (this scene specifically). Movies do not make me cry, and to date this is the only one I've watched that had such an effect on me.
me too!! i've never felt so strongly about a movie before.
The movie is a study in pain. Emotional pain, on all sides.
@@donnie-_-2423 Always been in my top 5 movies of all time! Direction, cinematography, acting & music score.........sheer perfection!
"My work here is done"
2:55 is one of the single most breathtaking shots I've ever seen in film. Literally breathtaking. Very similar to Philip Guston's painting "Driver", wouldn't surprise if it was an inspiration aesthetically.
I dont get it. how was that breath taking? please explain
@@bmefilms6879 He cries, he’s leaving his child and the women he loves because he knows that if they go back together it’ll be the same as when they hurt each other. He is crying…
@@bmefilms6879 Sorry for the late reply. Breathtaking in its sublime beauty (the frame itself and the use of color is virtually metaphysical. And obviously the weight of this scene in context of the whole film - the weight of the tragedy, the weight of his pain, leaving once again his world behind for he can't escape his own inner hell.
Extremely keen comparison to Guston's "Driver", I love how your mind connects dots!
@@PippyDragon What a kind comment, thank you!
why are my eyes sweating
Top 10 movies of all time
i am curious what are the other one for u?
share us your top 10!
Herry Dean should have gotten a Oscar the reading to her near the mirror
My all time favorite film.
Wim wenders is a genius, and the acting by Kinski just blew me away. The story hit close to my heart, because I could identify with these problems, I think many people can
A child is a blessing to a mother and a father.
Well, Travis ... you made Jane and little Hunter happy ... and broke the hearts of your brother and especially his wife ~ Anne ~ who I believe will end up in a deep depression after loosing little Hunter ... whom she's raised for 4 years of his 7 years ~ and had learned to love the little angel as if he was her own !
breathtaking
just beautiful.
Una de mis pelis favoritas. Emocionante y precioso el reencuentro mamá-hiijo. No me canso de verlo y siempre se me humedecen los ojos.
When I first watched the movie, I didn't notice that this sequence was full of green.
That's because it wasn't. Kind of torn by this "remastered" color saturation. Sure it adds to the greens of the mother and son's clothing by bathing Travis in green and also the parking lot contrast of green with the sunset at 2:42 looks stunning but ultimately it's kind of fake. Every single window behind Jane and Hunter is emitting green light!
Sweet goodness. Music and vision.
Great scene... !
The slide guitar sounds knocks me out every time.
when i first saw the movie i watch it repeatedly until the theater closed when it first came out @ Tower Theater Ry Coorder you froze my 💔🎥🎻🎤
i love that scene :)
母も子も、何も言わずそっと抱き合う瞬間がたまらなく好き。しかしこの映画のナスターシャ・キンスキーは超絶に美人やね。怪優クラウス・キンスキーの娘とは思えん。
jesus christ
I know! Brilliant. Such a great film.
Indeed.
viva cooder
When I first saw this movie in my twenties, I thought it was the best movie ever. Hunter was an amazing child actor, & I loved the scenery, the plot, and Sam Shepard beautiful dialogue. It all added up to a poetic cinematic masterpiece. In my thirties, when I became a mother, the movie rang false to me, because I couldn’t fathom leaving my child, ever, for any reason. If my husband was smothering me, I’d endure it to stay with my child, and if I couldn’t, I’d escape from his possessiveness and bring my child with me. I’d never leave my child. I still love the movie, though!
Beautiful
I remember this playing out differently
Damn is all the words I have so little yet huge
Como é que vou entender esse filme qual e o nome do filme
Paris, Texas
Feels💝
大好き
and to think, hunter carson played bud bundy in the test pilot of married with children...
하..... 너무 좋아
i dont understand why he leaves them at the end?
Because at times love is all about letting the person be. She never wanted to stay or be fettered. She was always the wind of the mighty mohave. :)
@@siddharth8337 He realizes his purpose was to reunite them and let go of the past. He is a conflict in that. It's difficult to conceptualize but it's not logic, just emotion
For the same reason he was wandering the desert in the first place... Looking for Paris, Texas, trying to make sense of his own existence. He brings his wife and child back together and mends the pain he had caused to them, but it doesn't change the fact that he's still lost and damaged himself.
At the start of the film he says he's bought a vacant lot in Paris, Texas because he believes it was the place where he was conceived. Perhaps he feels like he belongs there, or maybe he believes he will be reborn, or perhaps he's just retracing his steps, trying to figure out where and how he got lost.
I love the comment section here. I keep coming back for more perspectives. Bless
Nothing particularly tricky. He's too damaged, and he knows that his son can either be with him or with Jane, but not both, because it would only go wrong again, and it's better for him to be with her. He wants them to be happy.
2:17 - 3:29
The insane contrast between such a profoundly warm moment (the mother reconnecting with her son after years) and right away mid spin it cuts to the single most horridly lonely shot of him seeing it from the parking lot, only to turn away and drive away... No words, only tears. What a piece of art. What brilliance on all fronts.
Why didnt he join them ?
he can't be around people
@@JoshSmith-ff8dw why?
@@anthonysouthard5572 hates himself, deeply jealous, hurts everyone he loves, etc.
Cobain
Yes
It's endearing that nick mullen lieks this
what ep does he talk about Paris Texas ??
@@PantalonRouge idk but he doesn't talk much though
Well that's spoilt the movie for me.
Do we want a happy ending or a sad ending
Wim: how bout both!
He did the same in "Alice in the Cities"! 💙💛
Thanks for sharing this clip. The music, the acting, the scenery, all so wonderful.
One of the most quiet, beautiful and heartbreaking endings ever. Still ahead of its time.
I remember the day this film came to my life. It was the precise moment and time to watch it. So powerfull and touching. Brings a tear into my eye. Amazing what cinema can acomplish.
When W.W. was inspired and perfect,then Himmel über Berlin,and then what happen?
RIP.
Tears. Every time.
La cereza del pastel. El amor hacia el hijo, sublime.
A Truly Brilliant Film...Can,t believe its 40 years ....
last 10 minute changed my opinon about that movie
I got the Cretierion collection DVD from Amazon. The DVD was messed up. Could not see the ending. Now finally!
That sucks . Mine was fine. How strange criterion would f that up.
😓 very good ,but make me cray
love this movie so much