How about the final scene from The Graduate? http://youtu.be/ahFARm2j38c?t=3m13s I think this scene, which starts out as a celebration, is notable especially for its LACK of dialog, because what is there to be said? Because there's no dialog (besides Sounds of Silence), you see every thought and emotion pass on their faces as they only begin to digest what it is they've done.

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Moneyball, Written by Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin The Scott Hatteberg walk off scene. http://youtu.be/gByB1ttnfmk This is a very typical sports underdog makes good scene, with a winning move at the climax of the movie. What's interesting with Moneyball is that it's main premise is that very thing, how overlooked underdogs actually have talent that can make all the difference. There is very little dialogue. Though we see the coach have to coax Hatte out to bat. Hatte isn't expecting this at all. The build up is great. And in fact, it's this sudden lack of dialog that makes us pay attention and gives the feeling of suspense and anticipation. Note that in the locker room Billy watches a MUTED TV, adding lack of sound to the lack of dialogue. There is something to be said for silence. EXT. OAKLAND COLISEUM FIELD - NIGHT - BOTTOM OF THE 9TH 152 The scoreboard shows us that it's still tied in the bottom of the ninth. Nobody's out. DYE grabs a bat and walks to the plate. Then, inexplicably, Howe turns to- ART Hattie. Grab a bat. SCOTT HATTEBERG actually points to himself and mouths, Me? ART Let's go. SCOTT pulls a bat from the rack and heads to the on-deck circle. He only manages a warmup pitch or two before - INT. WEIGHT ROOM A153 Billy is watching on a muted television as he sees Dye fly out to right field. As Hatte approaches the plate, he kills the TV. EXT. OAKLAND COLISEUM - SAME TIME 154 As ROY STEELE's booming voice echoes: VOICE OF GOD Pinch hitting for Eric Byrnes--Scott Hatteberg. Scott's wife, ELIZABETH, watches from the VIP seats. She clutches her face. SCOTT lets the first pitch go by. UMPIRE Ball! Art Howe looks like he can't stand it any longer. In the dugout, Koch looks like a psychopath ready to kill. SCOTT steps out of the box to catch his breath. He steps back in and stares at the exact spot in space he thinks the pitch will leave the pitcher's hand. The pitch. SCOTT swings. Crack! 55,000 erupt. The A's leap to the front of the dugout steps and watch. We see the ball ascending on a strong trajectory, but before we can know for sure where it's headed, TIME SLOWS TO A CRAWL- INT. WEIGHT ROOM - SAME TIME 155 BILLY's sitting on the floor with his back against the wall, trying to breathe. He looks like he's in pain. He can't move. He hears the crowd ERUPT outside. His Blackberry buzzes: "hatte homered. a's 12, ryls 11" Billy flips on the TV. With sound off, he watches silent images of his team swarming the mound in (archival footage) mixed in with Art Howe celebrating with them. EXT. OAKLAND COLISEUM - SAME TIME The place is going crazy. ELIZABETH is screaming as she watches her husband get mauled by his teammates at the plate.

Thanks, ditty and Jon. Look for each of your suggestions this week. That scene from The Graduate, I've heard that Nichols just let the camera run. Neither of the actors knew that ahead of time, so their expressions - as they change - emerged in the moment of their experience as those characters, the silence of their own thoughts. Of course, Tom from (500) Days of Summer saw the ending and completely misinterpreted it, thinking it was a happy finale. More mature minds understand the couple is having a 'holy shit, what have we done' moment.

Yes, I felt that too. She's like, what did we just get into. But the Hoffman character is like, I won. Then again, maybe she's looking at him with great love and amazement. It's all so sub-textural, ambiguous and left to the imagination. That's the kind of ending people end up arguing over what it means.

Movie: The Natural Youtube: http://youtu.be/i94ldGNNSQ0 Roy Hobbs: Let's play ball. Comment: I think this is a great example of how movie audiences love happy endings and studios cater to that desire. The book ends with Hobbs striking out; good guys lose. It's a Hollywood production in the movie; tense moments in the final at bat; he breaks his beloved Wonderboy. He hits the winning homerun to a soaring musical score and fireworks as the ball destroys the lighting system. The ultimate celebration in true Hollywood fashion. And let's be honest, everyone would have hated a downer ending.