this is just a placeholder for my thoughts, really...i intend to refine these lists, to add visuals to this entry to lend specificity and explain what i mean to people who haven't seen the movies.
single figure no-dialog visual momentGaff on the foggy rooftop after Roy's death (before he starts to speak) in
Blade RunnerMerlin at the edge of the smokey battlefield in
King ArthurRiver amid the slaughtered Reavers in the denouement of
SerenityJack on the mast of the fishing boat during his entrance in
Curse of the Black PearlBatman perched on the gargoyle in
Batman Beginsmultiple figure no-dialog visual momentDarkness crouching to look at the unconscious Princess Lily in
LegendSpartans in the rain in
300Evee and V on the rainy balcony in
V for VendettaMessner unplugging Buddy and Sparazza at the end of
Smokin' AcesBlade holding Nyssa in the sunrise in
Blade IImelodrama dialog"We're building a better world...all of them, better worlds." ~The Operative,
Serenity"But in their anger, the gods forgot the secret of steel, and left it on the battlefield. And we who found it are just men. Not gods, not giants...just men." ~Conan's father,
Conan the Barbarian"All those...moments...will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain." ~Roy Batty,
Blade Runner"He said that if we left, they would win. Win, like...it was a game." ~Evee,
V for Vendettaearth-based futuristic cityscapesassorted
Blade Runner cityscapes
NYC in
The Fifth ElementLibria through Preston's window in
EquilibriumRouge City in
Artificial Intelligence: AIassorted
UltraViolet cityscapes
future techpre-crime lab in
Minority Reportphones in
UltraVioletfood pellets in
The Fifth Elementmotion-gaming in
The Islandlightsabres in
Star Warsfight sequences - one on severalPreston in the dark in
EquilibriumViolet in the library in
UltraVioletRiver at the Maidenhead in
SerenityYulaw taking down the police escort at the beginning of
The OneBatman fighting clowns and suppressing SWAT in
The Dark Knight