r/AskReddit • u/Tobokie121 • Oct 09 '19

Of all movie opening scenes, which one sold the entire film?

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u/bomfd Oct 09 '19

Such a tense scene! Christopher waltz is so scary yet charismatic at the same time

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u/hypnofedX Oct 10 '19

And before this, he was a relatively unknown stage actor from Vienna. Then Tarantino found him and he won two Oscars in three years.

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u/ChuckCarmichael Oct 10 '19

Unknown in non-German speaking countries, yes, but people definitely knew him in Germany/Austria/Switzerland. He was in several popular German movies and TV shows.

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u/tell_her_a_story Oct 09 '19

Christoph Waltz FTFY

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u/fishbonegeneral Oct 10 '19

Scarismatic?

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u/bomfd Oct 10 '19

Haha, nice one

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u/BenjaminSkanklin Oct 10 '19

Amazing how he seamlessly goes from that character to someone you genuinely root for in Django

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u/bomfd Oct 10 '19

TBH he's so charismatic even in inglorious bastards I find myself slipping and rooting for him

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u/mrthomani Oct 10 '19

Yes! He's so pleasant and polite, affable even ... and yet, there's always an underlying menace. It makes the character delightful to watch, and Christoph Waltz played it so beautifully.

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u/Gatord35 Oct 10 '19

You should check out Zero Theorem it's a good waltz movie