I absolutely love this scene. The best part about it is Clayton's tone when he speaks to Henry. It isn't sugar-coated but it's not harsh either. It's so rare to see genuine father/son moments like this portrayed in film.
@optionsspecialist1214
6 жыл бұрын
My son is 13. He’s been through a tough custody battle. I now have sole custody. I speak to him with this conviction. His mom abandoned us in 08. He has the best parts of me and will be 100 times more successful than me.
@katmonaco3167
4 жыл бұрын
@Matthew Whitehouse That was seriously uncalled for. You don’t know this guy. Who are you to judge him? It’s extremely difficult to be a single parent. Get over yourself.
@9009matorres
3 жыл бұрын
I hope you talk better of his mother to his face than you do on KZitem…
@CSM100MK2
Жыл бұрын
Loser
@jamiewinterstern2327
4 жыл бұрын
When a father becomes a hero. These are the moments, if you’re lucky you’ve experienced it.
@toddadale
4 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@HutthuttBlue42
Жыл бұрын
Probably one of the truest, most heartfelt father & son scenes in modern cinema.
@irarube
9 жыл бұрын
agreed a simple and beautifully crafted scene, Taking a depressing situation and turning it into a huge positive confidence builder for his son.
@playstation1980
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful words. Immediately after...shit falls out of the sky onto Michael.
@douell0001
8 жыл бұрын
I love this scene. I don't look like Michael Clayton/George Clooney, but this is exactly how I talk to my son.
@QubitVector
7 ай бұрын
He’s talking about how his son takes responsibility for his actions, as all adults must do. “Sh** keeps falling out of the sky” for people who don’t. Powerful speech and scene
@jonathanstow9638
2 жыл бұрын
As a parent, you can never truly know how your child is going to turn out. You can't see all of the million pieces of genetic material that make each child unique. My Dad used to give me these same sorts of pep talks and was an incredible father, and I still turned out to be one of those people for whom shit keeps falling out of the sky. Free will is a heavy responsibility.
@magetaaaaaa
Жыл бұрын
We inherit the best of them and the worst of them. The biggest hurdle of all is to understand the worst... And to overcome it and become something better than what we came from. Sometimes all we can see is the bad but the good is there. That's what this film really seems to be about. Clayton was a total workaholic and seemed to be a peripheral presence in his family's life. He only saw them from the surface. This is shown to us in the scene when he's taking his son to school and he says that he knows his dad won't even look at the book he's talking about. He's used to being second to his fathers work. In the end though Clayton is confronted with the harsh reality of life - he can choose to put his work first but in the end his job will not support him at his lowest - it is his family that will come through to support him. In the end it wasn't Marty's loan that saved him, it was his sons book, it was his estranged brother, it was his relative with police connections. If he hadn't read that passage in the book he never would have stopped and would have gotten blown up.
@urbannomad6928
2 жыл бұрын
"Is that "Okay, you understand."? Or "Okay, proceed.?" Silence. Swinton crosses over from sanctioning an investigation to greenlighting a murder. This ranks among my Top 5 favorite movies of all time. Smart, fast-moving and entirely plausible. Arthur's murder is arguably the best on-screen assassination ever filmed: No music, dispassionate, ice cold and done in a single take. This movie is so realistic, it's creepy. The dialog between Clooney and Swinton in the climax is incredible. Thank you Tony Gilroy & Sydney Pollack. Tilda, you deserved that Oscar.
@toddadale
2 жыл бұрын
A great review of a really great movie. Thanks!
@animaljustice7774
21 күн бұрын
You copy and pasted this into another message thread on this movie didn’t you? I remember your comment.
@urbannomad6928
21 күн бұрын
@@animaljustice7774Did I? Was that wrong?
@jodythomas4324
Жыл бұрын
2007 will go down as one of the greatest years for cinema. It kind of already is seen as such.
@dkhary1010
6 жыл бұрын
a dad...unconditionally!
@tomh.2405
3 жыл бұрын
"I don't know where you got it from, but you got it." A perfect, dry, understated little bit of comic relief. I love this screenplay.
@AndrewHeffernan
8 ай бұрын
Great performance by the kid. Just taking it in. Just rewatched this movie and it’s one of the greats.
@calebanderson6205
8 жыл бұрын
This scene always stuck out to me. It's what I remember most from the film.
@j.p.8304
6 жыл бұрын
Huge performance by Clooney here.
@toufexiselias
9 ай бұрын
My goodness how I adore this film.
@RWSCOTT
8 жыл бұрын
I could have used this heartfelt speech at that age. Great scene. Clooney's best.
@caramullen9186
8 жыл бұрын
and support! xxoo
@gnryushi
2 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@vka337
3 жыл бұрын
What an absolute gem of a scene !! Great film.
@checkoayala
6 жыл бұрын
Love the message, when you see your kids promise in life
@annoyedok321
8 ай бұрын
For people who missed it..... This scene is 2 parts. The other has his brother picking him up after his car is bombed. The realization that he's also screwed up.
@JaimeGirl
5 ай бұрын
Clooney’s masterpiece. Period.
@toddadale
5 ай бұрын
agreed- an amazing performance
@Godanythingbutthat
10 ай бұрын
Christ. I loved this film. I still do. And now I see I’m the uncle in this scene.
@ghostface216
4 жыл бұрын
God, I love this movie.
@judithfox2435
2 жыл бұрын
Those words came tumbling out of my mouth when my grandson needed a come to Jesus moment. I hope I got it right.lol
@GinaGreenlee
5 ай бұрын
I love this movie. And I love this scene.
@mattsullivan7363
Жыл бұрын
Sober for 8 days means 6 and been to the meetings means meeting.
@Urumi89
4 жыл бұрын
I've seen this money late at night at the cinema with friends when I was 13 years old. They were not really happy about it but I was intrigued but I thought it was very similar to Erin Brockovich. I might go back and rewatch it.
@caramullen9186
8 жыл бұрын
i know it too!!!
@JustSomeCanadianGuy
Жыл бұрын
This is why I can’t have kids, I wouldn’t be able to say ANYTHING to my kid in a situation like that! 😂
@SparkIntegral
2 ай бұрын
Michael is also talking about and to himself.
@DansChan995
Ай бұрын
The kid actor is damn good too. Not sure who he was but good job on him.
@fantasticbbq
3 ай бұрын
You're not gonna have shit falling out of the sky around you
@quitequiet5281
4 жыл бұрын
Well his son was brought up reading books ... especially that “Conquest” book... man I wish I read that book as a child... LOL LOL LOL... sigh...
@Nockturnmortem
3 жыл бұрын
This must be Clooney's best
@jeronimsabani6650
3 жыл бұрын
Legend, this is a cult classic for sure.
@brunobarz5898
4 жыл бұрын
Clooney says 4 curses during the whole movie and they were all said to his 10 year old son lol good dad
@sheaocallaghan5702
4 жыл бұрын
You obviously do not understand English or the import of these words or you would have been able to appreciate the tone of this scene and realise that sometimes, even with 10 year olds, cursing is demanded for impact.
@RobertSmith-wc3so
4 жыл бұрын
You obviously missed the best scene in the movie when George Clooney tells Tilda Swinton how much trouble she's in. Go back and watch the movie this time.
@brunobarz5898
4 жыл бұрын
@@RobertSmith-wc3so i remember when he tells her your fucked .. and she goes u dont want the money? lol your right..i loved this movie tho tom wilkinson was great in it too
@RobertSmith-wc3so
4 жыл бұрын
@@brunobarz5898 You are so right about Tom Wilkinson. The acting, direction, and script are outstanding. The movie is a real gem..
@tblightningbolt8902
3 жыл бұрын
“You’re so fucked”
@FZ-pz2vz
3 жыл бұрын
0:12 The guy's father was a lyceum student, and the guy is studying at a gymnasium. There is a bigger problem here than shown in the film.
@raminrouchi202
5 ай бұрын
"Sober 8 days". So thats suppsed to fix him putting the bar in the shooter?
@assaissa
8 жыл бұрын
Hi everyone. I am from Russia and can't get the full sense of what being said. What is the drama?
@miyahtallulah
8 жыл бұрын
+assaissa performance aside, it's not profound, you're missing nothing.
@TheEasyKG
8 жыл бұрын
+assaissa the father is basically saying to his son to not feel guilty about his uncles problems or something like that.
@ErwinSchrodinger64
7 жыл бұрын
The boy's uncle(Michael's brother) is what many would call a loser. Michael, the father in this scene, is paying for his brother's debt to the mob. Furthermore, the brother (or uncle) got a girl pregnant and all his relationships are breaking down. The brother is an alcoholic and drug user, as well. The father, Michael Clayton, is basically telling his son something few people ever realize and fully embrace: bad things happen to everyone. You either except it and realize you can learn from your mistakes. When you learn, take responsibility, and accept mistakes it leads to growth, allowing you to elevate your life. If you don't learn from your mistakes, you become the norm and just accept the bad things that happen to you as a normal life that you have no control of. This leads to thinking you have no control of your life. Thus, eventually, you blame everything on everyone else. It's a beautiful scene.
@martincassidy7721
6 жыл бұрын
It means Uncle Timmy is the man.
@sunnyztmoney
5 жыл бұрын
Cheeki breeki iv damke
@billbb
8 жыл бұрын
yeah
@peterkirby7546
Ай бұрын
Personally i think thats a very naive and foolish thing to say to an impressionable young kid. But hey-ho...
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