Category Archives: Significant Scenes

How to Earn People’s Respect

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I recently sat down with a couple of researchers who wanted to hear my opinion on banking. And I gave them an interview they’ll never forget. I told them that I didn’t trust banks or credit unions because of my … Continue reading →

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Mr. Baseball and the Fear of Failure

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

What could be worse than failing? That’s easy. Being forced to fail over and over again without the dignity of at least being able to walk away in shame. Now that’s the stuff of nightmares. And that’s exactly how the … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged baseball, films, major league baseball, movie review, movies, mr. baseball, sports, tom selleck, videos | 1 Comment

The End of The Ten Commandments (1956) Is the End of the World

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

In a film packed with memorable moments, the creation of the 10 Commandments stands out as quite possibly the best scene in The Ten Commandments (1956). And not just because it is packed with Logos, spirituality, and drama. Another reason … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged bible, bible stories, classic films, end of the world, eschatology, God, history, Israel, moses, prophet, the ten commandments | 3 Comments

The Beast Died of a Broken Heart

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Gaston may have shot him with an arrow and stabbed him in the back, but it was Beauty killed the Beast in Beauty and the Beast (1991). Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos | Tagged animated films, beauty and the beast, disney, films, love, movie review, movies, videos | 3 Comments

The Best Cycling Scene of All Time

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I grew up in a city in Washington State that was five miles from pretty much everything. To get to a grocery store, library, restaurant, or mall, I had to travel quite a ways. As a result, it was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Significant Scenes | Tagged bike, breaking away, films, movies, videos | 4 Comments

Ultimate Suffering in Film

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

This article is not for the squeamish. The end of 2018 was not kind to me. I was bedridden for a week in September and then spent the final week of December suffering from a number of painful maladies. I … Continue reading →

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A Big Lesson in Money Management

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Remember that scene in Big where Josh Baskin receives his first paycheck? He’s a 12-year-old boy trapped in the body of a 30-year-old man. He has never had more than a few dollars to his name in his whole life, … Continue reading →

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10 Great Storyteller Scenes

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The conventional wisdom is that because film is a visual medium, filmmakers should always take a show-not-tell approach to storytelling. But there are always exceptions to the rule. Sometimes the combination of a good actor and quality dialogue can mesmerize … Continue reading →

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