Hanging there in chains, being slowly tortured. He still sees a troubled youth in front of him. Doesn't try to con him into releasing him, just wants to help the boy.
@Jaegar Ultima actually mikey took his abduction and disappearance worse than raph did, there was a cut scene of mikey losing it based off what happened in the original comic, all they was shown of the scene was a pic of the live action mikey doing something similar, though that was all that's been seen Edit: he destroys a grain bag, on the farm where they retreat to, there was a single still that was used in some promotional material, (not sure why) hopefully one day we'll see it restored on in the farm seqence
@@NateSean yup. those "fathers" who doesn't give a damn about their children's should be called scumbags. they shouldn't even deserve to be called "dad" or "father".
Through weakness and torture Splinter still has wisdom, love and strength to love and care for the innocent and his family. So strong a bond that makes the campfire scene so Epic.
_"Some say that the path from inner turmoil begins with a friendly ear. My ear is open, if you care to use it."_ A phrase many of us need to hear, these days.
This is why the original TMNT movie will always be the best! It had alot of action, alot of funny moments and alot of touching moments and mostly all the scenes with Splinter talking, he's always speaking from the heart.
The thing that always stuck out to me most about this is how you can see that Splinter asking him for his name threw him off, and while still distant, he became willing to talk. It always made me wonder how long it must have been since anyone showed Danny enough care to simply ask him his name? How lonely must this kid have really been to need something so basic as someone who was willing to listen to him as a person? A complete stranger, even.
So many people walk among this world like Danny. Unseen and unvalued. People who have suffered, who understand the value of compassion, use their wisdom to not only disarm someone to be vulnerable, but also help them feel visible. Always remember that no matter this world and it’s lurking evil, that good lies within a friendly gesture, or a kind word. May those be your first weapons to defeat them.
@@lennyhamakerahto_leon3363”Unseen and unvalued” damn that hit me hard. That’s how I feel most of the time in life. Great comment, thank you so much for it.
I couldn't agree more. The kid felt unvalud, and simply asking his name can mean a lot to anyone. If you want to show compassion to someone, start with their name. Remind them that they are a person and they matter
Just watched this scene and no joke welled up with tears from memories of the past. Even when I was little, after my Dad had left my mother, I remember seeing this scene and hoping that this was true. I don't think I fully understood it then, but I did, on some level, appreciate the emotional implication, and even now, at 32, continue to do so. I guess what I would like to say that if you are brave enough to be a Dad, try and be a good one :)
I just put my dear, sweet male Cat, Optimus Prime, to sleep 2 days ago. I LOVED him like a son. I love this scene and this movie. Whether it be a Human caring for a child, a Human caring for an animal, or A rat caring for his turtles. ALL FATHERS CARE FOR THEIR SONS. I saw this movie at 9 years old in 1990. I'm 33 now and looked this scene up in 2015. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY FEEL YOUR PAIN MY FRIEND ;)
I do love my son Gabriel every day of life. For me being a good dad is not enough. I strive to be the best dad for him. My dad could be hard on me when I was growing up, but he ment well. When I heard that phrase "all fathers care for their sons", I believe in it because I know my dad cared me and my brother right up to his passing. Now I can pay it forward to my son he'll know through me always being there for him he'll see that all fathers care for their sons.
This is surprisingly accurate for a kid's movie. It's true. When fathers leave the children, it's because the mother drives them off and then tells the children she was the victim/good one and the father was no good, then the children grow up believing it and rarely question it as adults. The fathers don't know how to deal w the mother, so they take off. You need to forgive your mother and father to their face for whatever happened in your home. Trust me, I did and I've begun a new life. Everyone needs to do this no matter what the scenario. I wish you well.
I took my dad for granted when I was young thinking he would never be gone. But when I was 27 he got cancer out of no where and died. Now 10 years later I have a 2 year old son of my own and unfortunately he will never meet his grandpap. But I'll make sure I never take for granted a single second I get to spend with him. Splinter couldn't have been more right in this scene.
Even the shredder in this movie shows wisdom and true words when he says, "Money cannot buy the honor which you have earned tonight... You make us all proud." This movie man Good guy or Bad was full of great messages!
Seriously, there is a tale of 2 families here. The strong family with a son who is tired of being in the shadows and is looking for excitement not knowing the trouble it can cause. The other is the broken family of rejects who is taken in by a father who has high expectations and rewards them with tough love. Both Splinter and Oroku Saki were fathers who provided however their motivations and morals were different. So in all actuality the Shredder was a good father but a bad man.
Shredder was manipulating them with that kind of talk. "The Shredder uses you! He poisons your minds to obtain that which he desires! He cares nothing for you, or the people you hurt!"
Channel9001 I understand that. I’m just talking about his character and how he uses his words. Even though it was for the wrong motive, you can’t deny that if under the right circumstances, it would’ve been great wisdom.
Man... as a kid I never really understood this scene. Master Splinter being chained up, still open to talk, help, teach and guide a confused boy in trouble he doesn't know and stands with the group of the enemy. If I were Danny I would've cried and hugged master Splinter tightly.
To this day whenever I see a tv show, or movie, or news story or anything of that sort that has to do with a father son relationship, I think about this legendary quote. All fathers do care for their sons, and any father who doesn't fit that description literally does not fit the definition or requirements of being a father
I love how deep this was for what was probably written off by most adults as a silly children's film. Also, it's a crime that the score for this movie isn't available.
My father never understood geek tv shows that i loved, but one time this was on public tv, and my dad was watching when i was in the room. Splinter said " all fathers care for there sons" and my father looked and me, nodded and said "thats right" I love my dad so much. We are different, and yet the same. To those who have bad fathers or think they have bad fathers. At some degree, they realy care, even if they are not able to show it. I have a friend who is 28 few years older than me, and has a dad who has been to jail and probaly should remain in jail, but past his over protective ness and never giving his son a chance to live life with trails. That over bearing parent is still concerned for his son. To those who have dead beats not in the picture you have my simpethy. Point i'm trying to make is even bad fathers try to be a father, even if after all the bad we over look it.
A bad father is a twisted version of what the word actually means, so they're no real father. A real father lives what they teach, which is overall love, compassion, guidance, discipline, and forgiveness. There's a very real spiritual aspect to this scene as well in regards to what he's teaching.
The gentle violins in the back just emphasize the sheer weight of Master Splinter's words here, like you are not in a dingy warehouse, but a beautiful temple simply because he is there. The wisdom of his words is very, very real even if it's just an actor and a puppet. His line about being a "friendly ear" alone has impacted me all my life, and knowing the truth behind those words, and the power of love and family, is a beacon of hope in all times and all places.
Fucking onions, but seriously can we men be fathers like splinter? I typed this 4 years ago and I'm glad to have met people I personally know who are fathers who care for their sons. But I began noticing 2 years ago after my father passed away. I miss you dad and I thank you.
Agreed. Splinter from the 1980s was so kind and gentle. But the 2012 Splinter was a bit mean. Hint: Randori!!! I could never imagine the 1980s Splinter randori-ing someone even if they truly deserved getting randoried.
IF only all fathers and mothers cared for their children. Sad truth is some of them don't. Never the less it's a very moving scene. Good message for Danny as his father did indeed truly care for him even though there was no way Splinter could have known that for sure. I think Splinter' state of mind hanging there was focused on thinking of his own sons the Turtles and how concerned he was for them that he simply couldn't imagine a father not caring for their sons.
More than that, i think Splinter was concerned about 2 things in this scene. He lamented about the young Foot soldiers being so abused and exploited and also being torn from his sons thinking he may never see them again
I think whst Splinter means is that, for someone to be an actual parent, one *must* care for their sons. If they don't care, tgen they are not parents.
I'm a mentally handicapped adult 37years old I remember the first time I saw this with my dad who passed away 2000 and when I watch this scene all I can think of is my daddy
@@midgetmidas last year in March when the pandemic was starting to hit heavy I was riding in my old neighborhood. Before he passed I bought a challenger and drove him around when he couldn’t drive. I had since bought another when I was t-boned. When I was driving around the old neighborhood I kept feeling like someone was my passenger seat although I was riding alone. It was him. Riding with me like he never left.
@@86twin I lost my father over a decade ago to cancer. Sometimes the grief doesn’t end. But my solace lies in when my mind is still that a sign or message or a feeling enters. Those are the moments when I know I’m being visited. I know that you too will recognize them for yourself. For” All fathers care for their sons. “
This guy gets it. Unfortunately my dad isn't around anymore and never was since I became a dad myself. I'm just thankful the last words I ever said to him were Thank You.
I used to be able to go through this entire movie like it’s nothing. Now that my dad has been gone, at over 30 years old, I can’t get through this scene without a tear in my eye.
My parents divorced when I was about two and my dad was kind of a nonentity for the majority of my life, so this line was understandably pretty gut-wrenching for most of my life. Now my dad and I are rebuilding our relationship, and this scene still makes me sob. Splinter was the best dad ever and he was so right - fathers sometimes suck at showing it but they always care for their children.
Such a great character scene from what you might take to be just a silly 90s action movie. "All father's care for their sons" In our fucked up real world, that may not always be true, but it was such an awesome line from Splinter. There he was, held hostage, being mistreated, yet he was still looking to help those around him, give fatherly advice to someone that really needed it.
This quote plus the movie courageous is a wake up call not just for fathers but for their kids as well ALL men of courage aka fathers care for their sons
I grew up with this movie and only a few others do to living in the forest. My father has been my hero my whole life, everything I have ever done was with the hope he would be proud. My dad was tough as nails, a timber faller, marksman, fisherman, martial artist, philosopher, and a man of the church. But he also believed in people and was the first to befriend those with none. He was better then any man I have ever known. Now I have a son and he has terminal brain cancer and only months left. The most heartbreaking part is not that he is dying but the look on his face when I have to clean him or help him, it breaks his heart that now he cant help me. This scene as a kid was powerful but in my situation it is more then powerful it is pure truth of what love and fatherhood realy is.
Karens thought this movie was dark and in reality it brought you closer to your family. Karens do not like the word family because it keeps people together and they never want that to happen
I think Danny was stealing, ran away from his Dad and turned to the foot clan because either his Dad got divorced from his Mom or she passed away and he's been so down and upset about that until Splinter helped him like this.
Yes, and the Shredder was able to channel the rage and aggression from the children from broken homes to do his bidding. Stuff like that still carries on today.
Shit man.. I remember when i was just getting on the drugs & just being around my dad really scared me, cuz he knew i was going down this path. He really did care tho, he just did what any sensible man wouldve done. & thats lettin my stupitidy and curiosity run its course. Im happy to be back in my not so normal life again. Love you pops.❤
This scene always makes me cry because my father died when I was 2. Yet at least I had my Grandfather who was just like Splinter and more of a father than my actual dad. But my Grandfather died July 26th, 2018 & left a hole in my heart. And left holes in the hearts of my family. I just want to be together with my father and grandfather.
I am sorry, My heart says that your Dad will always love you and care for you. Please be at peace, I think that he is still loving you, even after this life.
I try so hard in life and everything I do yet my father could care less weather I'm a deadbeat or successful person. Always gets me bc any real man should care for thier sons.
Then he wasn't your father. He was just a person that contributed to your genetic makeup but that doesn't make him a father anymore than putting a Banquet dinner in the microwave makes me a chef.
The first TMNT Movie had so much emotional content. The second movie in this series, though, was mostly just fluff. Shredder comes back...only to be killed off-again...in the second movie. They should've left him dead in this one! Splinter has so much love and advice to give here. This young man needed to learn to listen...and thankfully, he did!
This scene honestly speaks volumes about Splinter’s relationship with not only the Turtles, but also Hamato Yoshi. Splinter must’ve been treated very well by Yoshi when he was his pet, like a loving father would treat his son, or he wouldn’t have tried to protect him from Shredder the way he did. And he carried it with him when he raised the Turtles as his children.
This movie not only had heart but it had more soul packed in 1 movie than the entirety of them trying to revive the ninja turtles every other god damn year.
I balled like a kid watching this as an adult. It reminded me of when I was divorcing and my kids would go with their mom and I had no clue if they were safe due to her addiction. No one would listen not even the courts…I watched this movie alone and this part tore me up. They’re safe now with me and all good now 🤗
I haven't written it down yet but I have a fanfiction idea that involves Danny visiting Splinter a lot after this movie. I even imagine Charles finding out about Splinter as two dads just comparing notes.
You know back in the day this scene didn't really mean that much to me but now having a son it chokes me up. I only have 1 son and I will never have another but I love my boy to no end.
