7 minute clip from Doubt featuring performances from Oscar nominated actresses Meryl Streep (Best Actress) and Viola Davis (Best Supporting Actress). Now available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
“And maybe some of them boys wanna get caught!” I heard Viola Davis scream this line for two days right outside my window while this was filmed. I watched Viola and Meryl rehearse this scene over and over from my living room. I was in awe and couldn’t believe what I was witnessing. My fond memories of the Bronx.
Have you seen the 'The Woman King' ? In all reality, the masses generally do not respect actresses like viola davis due to her numerous idiotic identitarian statements on race, slavery, and her commitment to falsify history further thru movies like 'The Woman King'........a title which is as oxymoronic as the actress herself.
Totally agree. Two remarkable actors working with fantastic writing and great subtle direction. Wow - I wish there more opportunities to see these two together on screen or on stage - wouldn't that be something.
I honestly have trouble determining an actor's caliber. The only way I can describe it is that the actor ceases to be the famous actor, and is the character, and I find myself immersed in the story.
"Let him have him then!" Shocked me the first time, but 5 times later I cannot help but sympathise. This is her only chance to get her son a future, however horrible it may be.
He was a man to see him in the right direction maybe the priest was fem as well and tried to help the boy... This movie is great cause theres so much missing that can't be proven... Only rumors.
That's how I thought of it too. She really can't do much to save him without ruining his future or getting him killed by his father. She's powerless without any hard evidence to garner support from the community/police, so she's left to let her son handle it on his own. She'd rather he stay alive and on a path to college despite the abuse, as opposed to being beaten to death by the father.
@@Abraham-gf1oi I'm curious, how did you interpret that line? I took it as her way of explaining that her son was gay. Not that he was asking to be abused but that she wants her son to feel accepted by someone because-of/ inspite-of his nature and she is willing to overlook the strings attached to that acceptance.
Dang Viola Davis ain't playing. Anyone who can hold your eye in a scene with Meryl is bringing it. I absolutely love Viola. An amazing talent and beauty.
You nailed it. That's my number one sign of a legit actor-- when a relative newcomer stands there and goes toe-to-toe with a legend. Meryl, Denzel, Hopkins, etc... you come at them soft, and they'll eat you in a scene.
Great scene. Never gets old. The emotional contrast is excellent. Streep openly displays her emotions throughout the scene, showing her character's drive, her constant fervor. Davis is subdued for long stretches, and then she has these occasional powerful outbursts when it becomes overwhelming. She's trying so hard to keep her head down and get through this difficult life, in a world that doesn't care about people like her, but we can see that she's just barely holding on. Hats off to both these incredible actors.
Wonderful summary. Just to piggyback off of your keen comments- head down bc also a world that will not accept her son. I love the final call back. “I’ll be standing with my son (dialogue)….it’d be nice to see you there.” Brings me to tears.
If it had been up to me, Oscar Best Actress and Supporting Actress should have gone to Meryl Streep and Viola Davis, respectively, that year. To me, this was Streep’s most powerful performance and Davis’ was deserving.
This is the scene in the story that changed everything for me about the story. We finally see that Meryl Streep's character is flawed. In her quest to be right, she has the potential to seriously harm others. And my god, Viola Davis. She is the greatest living American actress, in my book..
@@ericfelds6291 I'm even someone who is open to being wrong, or re-thinking my ideas. But you provided no context or constructive criticism. You just said "no," in a really dramatic way. If you have something to say that advances the conversation, I'd love to hear it. Otherwise, there is nothing I can do with your comment.
she had only one scene in this movie and her performance was so powerful that it earned her an Oscar nomination for supporting actress! viola davis proves that an actor doesnot need 2 hours of screen time to captivate the audience. it could be done in 7 minutes with an oscar nomination under your belt. wow. viola is undoubtedly today's best actress.
Rahul vinal Narayan People are just noticing her after she starred in "The Help", but I've recognized for like the past 20 years. She's always slated her performances. I loved her as the bitchy defense lawyer (recurring role) on one of the Law & Orders
Von Morris Yeah its sad but atleast she is getting her due. Im so excited for the Oscars this year. She will get nominated tomorrow. And if she does, she win win the Award for Fences. I just absolutely love this woman.
MeryLand: Me too very powerful scene Violia Davis made me cry. Way back when she did an eppisode L & O criminal intenent where she played the criminal. She played such an excellent role that I actually felt empathy for the criminal at the end. I then she was going to be a great and successful actress! She's awesome! 😃
Heat (1995) confrontation scene, Manchester by the sea (2016) scene between the divorced couple, Marriage story (2018) argument scene, The Dark Knight (2008) interrogation scene; are some of the other scenes between two characters with great acting
I love this scene because it shows two completely different woman, who both share the same goal in wanting to protect Donald from being harmed, but both ended up having two very different and contrasting opinions on what is the best way to protect Donald from any harm. I can completely understand why Mrs. Miller’s made the decision she did while also still on the side of Sister Aloysius’s. At the end of they day, they both just want to protect the boy the best way they can.
I would love to know what she is channeling in this scene... Maybe a pet that died or something cause those tears are real. To channel that emotion for a scene she must have been through something deep.
@@THE-WAY_THE-TRUTH_THE-LIFE. theres more to swimming than a backstroke, you smartarse. That means, I want to know what _type_ of acting she was doing. All actors "act", why do you think their in front of the camera?
@@angelaswift9908 hell is real? How can you be so sure? Have you ever been there? And how come you know what God does or doesn't do given no one knows him or understands him? These are your assumptions about him. It does not mean they are real
Yes. It's like her mantra. When she doesn't know what to do, or maybe when her son is begging for her to get him out of that school, she probably keeps on saying "It's just 'til June".
I watched this movie on a plane and this scene made me yell “WHAT DID SHE SAY?” I forgot I was on the plane and had to apologize. These two women were just phenomenal. I was sickened and disgusted. Which tells you how amazing both of these legends were.
Viola was in the movie for exactly two scenes, which make a total of eleven minutes. We don't even know the name of her character, she's just "Mrs. Miller". Yet, with just that, she delivered the most powerful scene of the movie. Her eyes, her mannerisms, everything just tells a crystal clear story. Like every character in this brilliantly written movie, there is a lot of mystery to her, and what we're shown just draws us in even more. Before watching the movie I thought it was ridiculous they'd give a nomination to someone with so little screentime, but I was proved wrong. Every aspiring actor out there should take note from these 2. This is acting at it's finest.
She was great in "The Help" and in this movie she is spectacular. She is an amazingly talented actress. This powerful performance deserved official recognition.
You thought Viola earning a nod for this was ridiculous but you do realize so many other actors and actresses have won Oscars for less? Beatrice Straight won hers for Network with six minutes of screen time.
Wow now I have to see this movie.im conflicted. Is she actually willing to allow her son to be molested?! No matter his nature don't just give him to a predator👿
@@janellmeads1399 exactly...she doesn't really want that but she does want her son to have a great life. She wants him to graduate from this good school and go to college and get away from a man, his father, who doesn't love him. She's so desperate for a man to love her son that even a predator would do. Very deep.
Chad K You don’t watch many movies Viola Desmond movies, do you ?You’re entitled to your opinion but what you said were just lies. Have you seen on suicide squad and how to get away with murder? Don’t belittle her skills because you don’t like her.
Chad K Why don’t you try acting out her part in this scene, make it look believable and post it on RU-vid for people to see and comment on? Acting and having it look and sound believable is not easy. Doing an emotional scene like this takes a deep toll on you and your psyche. Try doing this yourself and post it for the public, see if you can handle the criticism.
6:06 thru 6:20 💔 My heart disintegrates when she asks, "Then what do you want from me?" She's married to an abusive husband who hates their son, she's worried about other kids bullying him, a nun is willing to derail his chances of going to college, AND she's running late for work. Can a sister get a damn break?
This clip shows the striking contrast between privileged and underprivileged and desperate ... sometimes when you're desperate to get through and survive, you're prepared to deal with anything. Even if it kills you.
Privileged people forget about the hierarchy of needs. All that morality and self-actualization goes out the window when you’re at the bottom of the pyramid.
Even if you have to become evil then I totally agree to disagree there has to be a higher power meaning a higher standard of living but if u happy being being poor and u kno it clap yo hands
I genuinely cannot ever remember watching just ONE scene randomly and by the end of it realizing that I had been holding my breath. And the moment Viola Davis turns and walks away, I blew the air out of my mouth like a strong gust of wind blowing by and knocking the force out of someone. Such a powerful scene between these two titans of the screen!
"Why you gotta know something like that for sure when you don't !" The acting is sublime.....just amazing. One is moving with a purpose and one is trying to protect. One is out for blood and the other is trying to save her son by any means. The line gets murky and that is when you know they have done their jobs. There is room for doubt!
@@jemandjemand2362You're absolutely right. I just think in the period this was supposed to be set many families that were in this horrible predicament swept stuff under the rug for the "betterment" of it all. Their twisted/fear based idea of what was better is awful to imagine today but it prevailed for many decades, even centuries before children were seriously considered worthy of protection, by law. Sad to say that even though laws and punishment have been enacted children are STILL protected less and less everyday. And the Catholic church STILL lets despicable acts go on😔🤦♀️
"...if Viola Davis isn't nominated by the Academy, an injustice will have been done. She goes face to face with the pre-eminent film actress of this generation, and it is a confrontation of two equals that generates terrifying power." - Roger Ebert
@@miystiqueskillz2233 Should she be nominated(I’m confident she will) it’ll make her the most nominated black actress in history with 4 nominations(Doubt, The Help, Fences and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom).
Both of these women should have won their respective third and first Oscars for this. Meryl’s best performance in 15 years and this 7 minute scene ECLIPSES Viola’s entire screen time in Fences. Ferocious and layered. This scene always leaves me shaking and with goosebumps.
Viola Davis is amazing but the writing is the unsung hero as well. Just so beautifully unraveling in its revelations and social issues of inequality vs education and opportunities. Just amazing!
So true, so true! “Why blame a child for what God gave him to be?” Sad thing is, some people don’t even get the deeper levels of this dialogue. It is this same puritanical dogma in America that caused the Salem Witch Trials, McCarthy Era, etc. Some people are so entrenched in principle that they are willing to see others suffer so they can feel self righteousness! “I am only concerned with actions.” That’s the root of so many social evils.
Agreed. The actresses are perfection, but the writing is fascinating. The scene goes in a direction you don't expect. I like the film, but I had a chance to see it as a play. I do think it works better as a play. But I agree. The writing is the star here.
The writing is good?? That she is a black woman who doesn't care that her son is being molested by a grown priests?? That she cares more about his education than she cares about him?? Wow, just wow.
This scene should be mandatory viewing for every student of acting. The greatest actors always talk about seeking the truth in what they do. These two did it to perfection.
@Sue 🌟 Luke but we don’t know that Father Flynn IS a predator. I feel he is extra protective of Donald because he realizes Donald is gay as Father Flynn likely is and so Father Flynn goes out of his way to protect Donald which may appear inappropriate. Meryl Streep doubts she did the right thing at the end of the film and, with Fr Flynn gone, Donald is vulnerable leaving Sr Aloysius feeling doubtful, regretful and ashamed. This whole film is genius and horribly overlooked.
@Sue 🌟 Luke This subject material would already be covered (or should be covered) in most public schools' family life education curricula (aka "sex ed").
@@gooperella This movie is based on a play with the same name. The play was being performed many years before the movie came out. During those years, the sexual abuse of minors was still mostly hidden/covered up by the Catholic Church, so thinking THEN that the priest's relationship with the boy was platontic/appropriate would have been more realistic/valid than believing it after the movie came out and through the present day.
Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, Amy Adams and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, this has to be one of the strongest casts in cinema history. And even then Viola stole the film in less than 8 minutes.
DCEU / DCTV Meryl Streep: Probably the best Actress ever. Phillip Hoffman: Was just mind blowing in every single role Viola Davis: On her way to becoming the greatest actress of the 21st century Amy Adams: The most underrated and snubbed actress of our time This movie is an acting masterpiece
It was certainly one of those few movies the entire ensemble cast was strong in its acting. The Help too. You got Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Bryce Dallas Howard, Emma Stone, Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek, Cicely Tyson. And August Osage County with Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Margot Martindale, Julianne Nicholson, Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Misty Upham (rip), Chris Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ewan McGregor, Dermot Mulroney, Sam Shepard (rip).
I fell in love with the speech. I could not decide wether to hate this mother or love; support her or reject her. I am not sure to slap her or hug her. There was never proof of any abuse. Chica
I can only remember being in the theatre watching this with tons of people. And by the time this scene was done, nobody was breathing, wondering who this woman was. It was stunning at the time and remains so
“The scene of the decade” - just brilliant, by the top 2 national art treasures of the decade! Someone tell me why there isn’t an award for the Best Movie/Film Scene?? Bravooooo!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
"He's got the position!" "And he's got your son!" "LET HIM HAVE HIM, THEN!!" "What!" "It's just 'til June!" "Do you know what you're saying?" "Know more about it than you!" Incredible performances.
Bridgee Bridge Most pedophiles aren’t in Hollywood. Sadly, most pedos look like regular people that you pass by every day. Kids get abused by the people they know - not the stranger waiting in the bushes.
@Bridgee Bridge Please look into real child trafficking data. Most trafficked children are not associated with the rich and powerful. You need to look at former foster care kids, homeless, and teen runaways. There are sex trafficked minors in every state. Far from Hollywood. This focus on Hollywood is a political distraction. Scaremongering about conspiracies that don’t exist. But it is distracting the country from the real crimes and the real victims.
It took my breathe away but I slowly exhaled, as I listened to and heard, what she said after that! It made me sad for how gay people were treated back then and in some ways are still being treated now.
bellatrix565 I’m sorry but I was poor growing up my mum raising 5 kids if she heard something like this no way she would have acted like this viola character is sickening talking the way she did
I watched it in the theater. There was this huge, collective gasp, then COMPLETE silence until the scene was over. It's like the whole place stopped breathing.
What titanic performances from both of them. But Davis is from another universe in that scene. This may be one of the best performances I have ever seen.
@@locationzebraisland4435 Yeah, Lange definitely belongs on the list. I low-key want to add Vera Farmiga, but I'd like to see her do a few more things. Bates Motel and The Conjuring are great. She should have won Emmys for Bates Motel and at least been Oscar-nominated for The Conjuring.
We all know Viola Davis was brilliant in this scene. Watching it again, I am fascinated by the choices Meryl Streep makes (acting-wise) when facing such a powerhouse blazing performance. Both of them are incredible.
Hands down it is the best audiobook. Her reading her own memoir brought it to life and it makes you feel like you're a part of her story. She won a Grammy for her book and it was well deserved!
Viola Davis doesn't have an artificial bone in her body. Her voice alone draws us in rather than put us off. Such a deep emotional voice. This scene is so heartbreaking to hear about the boys father and how he hates his son for being gay and beats him for it.
The four actors in this movie made is sublime. Viola Davis, Meryl Streep, Amy Addams and Philip Seymour Hoffman made this film so incredibly moving, POWERFUL actors. This is one of my favorite movies ever.
I saw this play on Broadway. Adriane Lenox, who played the role of the mother, won a Tony Award for this one scene, which all took place in the nun's office. I remember when she walked out the door at the end of the scene, the whole audience gave her an ovation. And Viola Davis got an Oscar nomination for this one scene. That's a well-written scene and two actresses that make the absolute most of it.
I can't believe this film flew under the radar as much as it did with four supremely talented actors in it, holy cow. I mean, how often are you gonna find Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams. Shew.
This is like a championship match of acting. I'm surprised that the camera didn't burst into flames simply from capturing all the glorious thespian feats on display during the shooting of this scene!
I think Meryl Streep got a Golden Globe or something for this role and I remember her saying "Give Viola her own movie, her own award" or something and really praising her. It's nice to see Viola get her due with BSA Oscar win.
@@KnowledgeSeeker78491: I don't agree, I think the premise of Viola Davis' character being concerned was the effect the relationship of a underage boy and his superior.
@@ASmith-jn7kf your homophobia is spilling through your comments... you can't properly see the situation because you are blinded by "gay is wrong" Edit: I'm not just basing this off your comment in this comment section but your numerous comments throughout this comment thread.
Exactly that blew my mind ,when you peel it all down and get to the meat of it. For all our outrage ,This mother is living it. It is not pretty but she knows.
Attention from an abusive priest to increase your life chances is better than being killed by your father for being gay or killed for being black. I could feel the courage, love, and pain of this desperate mother forced to accept this ghastly reality in order to make a life for her black gay son.
So many things happening in just one person. Viola Davis you are so awesome. You broke to pieces to something that is wrong, but find comfort because it make someone whom you love dearly feel loved..What a life.. You put that nail perfectly through it Viola..
As a southern gay I can't even remember the rest of the movie, but this scene has lived vividly in my mind since I saw it. So many delicate layers of realness expressed via simple polite dialogue. Left a mark on my soul when I watched it years ago.
As a New England gay I agree lol. Any parent who has been in a situation like this who loves there child but knows society is kicking them around has to be experiencing the ultimate pain.
@@dennisleporte2327 kicking them around? More like siphoning of all his humanness. Viola’s son, whether in the home, the school, or the world, is treated as an object of one’s gratification. That breaks my heart. Black boys and men have an incomparable experience.
I remember watching this scene and it was so heart wrenching. Both women were in very difficult positions. They both wanted what was best for the child, but the consequences of actually taking some sort of action to save the child from the abuse of the priest unfortunately was outweighed by what the boy would have to deal with if he didn't attend the school. The mother had to choose what she thought was the lesser of the choice of evils plaguing her and her son's situation. My goodness.
I always find myself going back to this scene and thought how Meryl and Viola never won the Oscar for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. What a phenomenal performances from these two legends.
@@savvydavvy3463 I don't know how one can stop fetishizing over the same sex as them. It's one of those things where I'm like, " I wouldn't date a man if he thought about men the way he thinks about me sexually. " I like straight men. Gay, or bi makes me think you're just gay as hell. I never once thought about being with a woman. I don't believe in experimenting either. One of my biggest concerns is being with a man who has done those things and didn't think it was right to tell me before scarring my ass for life. It's like sleeping with a gay man in my eyes
michelle stein-evers frankl Saw her first in Denzel's directorial debut,Antoine Fisher. She had as much screen time as this and less than half the lines thats in Doubt. But boy was she powerful in her limited screen time and lines
There are not many actors that can out perform Meryl Streep toe to toe and steal that encounter. Viola dominated this scene and demonstrated a depth of different emotions all changing taking the viewer on an emotional ride. It was breath taking and you could feel your heart beat a little faster watching her performance. This actor is not just good she is great! Two years later. Oh my goodness. Just watched this scene for the first time in years. The transfer of energy back and forth is intense. Somebody please put these two in another movie together opposite one another. It doesn't get better than these two incredible talents.