But we don’t really meet Tyler Durden until he shares an aisle with The Narrator on an airplane. We then see brief, subliminal appearances of the mysterious man as The Narrator slips in and out of insomniac states. We’re first aware of the character as he holds a gun in the mouth of The Narrator (Edward Norton).
We meet Tyler Durden several times before we meet Tyler Durden in Fight Club. The entire scene is unapologetically goofy and an absolute delight. The Dude, Donny, and Walter look on in disdain.
Jesus sends the ball down the lane for an easy strike. The name on his purple jumpsuit reads “Jesus”. He wears an apparatus that protects the pointer finger on his bowling hand. With an almost religious ritualism, he picks up the ball. It’s hard to believe these two scenes were crafted by the same filmmakers.Īs the Gipsy Kings pluck a Spanish cover of “Hotel California”, we watch Jesus tighten the strings on his bowling shoes and smoothly pull his satin, knee length socks up his leg. Think of the difference between Anton Chigurh’s introduction in No Country for Old Men (another incredible cinematic introduction that unfortunately missed the cut on this list) and then contrast it with the introduction of Jesus (John Turturro) in The Big Lebowski. One of the many beauties of the Coen Brother’s filmography is their ability to switch from deadly serious to unabashedly silly on the turn of a dime. All of these cinematic techniques set the stage for one of the scariest big bads in children’s movie history. She becomes scarier in our minds the longer we go without seeing her, Jaws-style. We see her boots, the back of her head, and that painful looking riding crop. Upon her introduction, DeVito withholds showing Trunchbull’s face until the last possible moment, letting the characters timidly whisper awful legends about the principal as she wanders through the crowd of children. The mystery surrounding this cruel disciplinarian builds and builds until Matilda’s first day at school. Matilda, and the audience, learn scattered hints about Trunchbull’s evilness as the film begins.
Grow up faster!”)ĭirector Danny DeVito uses some classic cinematic tricks to introduce one of Roald Dahl’s scariest villains. Without ever showing her face, the camera follows her as she marches through the busy playground, barking orders and admonishing children (“You’re too small. Miss Trunchbull (Pam Ferris) is first revealed brandishing a riding crop and flexing her rubber gloves.
The character that chilled every child’s heart when Matilda was first released is introduced in spectacularly intimidating fashion.
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