John Mason (Sean Connery) is introduced to General Hummel (Ed Harris), and gives him his opinion of their "act of lunacy". Scene from the 1996 film, "The Rock"
God. You watch this one scene, with no action, just dialogue. And, this demonstrates why Connery was untouchable as 007. He can convey civility, and menace all at once. RIP.
“I don’t quite see how you cherish the memory of the dead by killing another million.” John Mason- one of the many great characters Sir Sean played. VALE!
Sean Connery is great, but if you think this is a prolific scene, because of how great the dialog supposedly is, you need to remember, that a British intelligence service operator lectures American soldiers about the evil of patriotism in this scene. You don't join the MI6 to save the environment or because you see yourself as a "world citizen". Then they had to make one of these guys Irish and you got a full set of the typical Hollywood clichés , which must be benign, because they vilify all the right things. C'mon, Give me a break!
This is such an amazing, significant scene from an excellent movie. On one hand, two cinema giants face to face with each other. On the other, this is when Hummel begins to realize what a colossal mistake he has made. You can tell he respected Mason’s bravery in speaking so directly to him, especially after “Personally I think you’re a fucking idiot” which is one of the greatest lines ever delivered in the history of American cinema from James Bond. It’s at this moment that the wheels begin to turn in Hummel’s head questioning his own actions.
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I love this scene a lot because it makes Sean Connery such a badass, awesome guy even at his mid-60s. No one else could pull this off. Rest in Peace, sir. I know you're kickin' butts of the Bond villains in heaven.
I’m an American and it kills me to say this but you’re right. The SAS are still considered the most elite special forces in the world. Number two being Navy Seals
@Anthony Mcdonnell So, in response to... "I’m an American and it kills me to say this but you’re right. The SAS are still considered the most elite special forces in the world. Number two being Navy Seals" ...you wrote... "I beg to differ my friend I'd say the navy seals our number 2 behind the SAS but then again everyone has there opinion! Ha" - not only are you illiterate (are, their), but you stated a difference of opinion, then stated THE SAME OPINION !!! ------------ What a train wreck.
"Stand easy. I've been the services for long time. Name and rank, sailor." "Ramius. Captain Marcus Ramius. Russian Navy". "You're a long way from home, Captain. How the hell are you involved in this?" "Oh I have a unique knowledge of betraying ones government for a noble cause. I, ah, once did it myself."
+Pete Richmond he does voice acting. I think the last work he did was voice over commercials for L3 Communications which a huge U.S. defense contractor. I think you can pull up the ad on the web.
I've never cried over the death of an actor or musician (although Robin Williams' suicide really hit me hard), but I think the day Sir Sean leaves this Earth I will shed a tear. The Rock was the VERY FIRST R-Rated movie I ever watched (I was 6 when it came out and 7 when we got it on VHS), and I consider it one of the greatest action movies of all time. And despite him playing the role in the 60's, he was also the first James Bond my dad introduced me to, which started my lifelong love affair with the entire Bond series. Connery is BY FAR the best of the Bonds. It's a shame that he passed on the opportunity to play Gandalf and immortalize himself to a whole different demographic of moviegoers with yet another iconic character, and it is even more tragic that he chose to end his incredible career with The League of Extraordinary Gentleman (although I didn't hate the movie like everybody else seems to). Connery is one of the greatest action stars to ever do it. We may NEVER see action stars who were REAL MEN in real life (Connery was in the Navy and was a legit badass in real life, go read the story about him kicking the shit out of one of his female co-star's abusive boyfriend when he threatened her with a gun on the set of a movie they were filming, and then kicking the shit out of 3 of his gang-member buddies when they came back for revenge) like Connery and Clint Eastwood EVER again. So yeah, I miss Connery too, although he is 87 years old now and looks as frail as you would expect an 87-year old to look. A true legend...
Well in this particular context M1911 isn't much for compliment, since Beretta was signature weapon of Bond, who is shown a more reasonoble person than Hummel.
@@fromMSUwithlove that was part of his lie and cover he took a second to say he was army.see the breakdown of why the rock is a james bond film its actually pretty freaky james bond and hummel were possibly in hong kong during the Vietnam war at the same time
Why is this so hard for people to understand? John Patrick Mason IS NOT James Bond. The writers simply wrote the character of Mason with a lot of similarities to Bond as a nod to Connery's legendary status as the first...and BEST...James Bond actor. They are similar enough to make you think about Connery's run as James Bond, but they ARE NOT the same person, as evidenced by this conversation with Hummel where he admits he was a Captain in the SAS. Even if he went to work for MI6 AFTER his days in the SAS, he STILL would not be the same character because James Bond was a COMMANDER in the British Navy and was never a member of SAS. It is simply a very, very strong nod towards Connery's time playing James Bond in the 1960's. If they wanted him to ACTUALLY be an older version of James Bond, then his background details would've matched EXACTLY...just without them actually using the name "James Bond" to avoid copywrite infringement. If they really wanted Mason to be Bond then they would've made him a Navy Commander who worked for MI6.
Which is not to say that patriotism is a bad thing; but for a scoundrel, it's usually his last resort for justification of what bad things he is doing. Burke was a very intelligent man. All that is required for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing. Churchill liked that one and sometimes gets credited with it, though he was just quoting Burke.
I quess everyone gets lucky every once and while....either way I dont think Bay really cares, he laughed on his way to bank every time his shitty Transformers movies became a hit after another, sadly.
Michael Bay is like a pitbull. He's at his best when he's controlled and and allowed to channel their aggression in a positive manner. That came in the form of Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, who were able to tap into Bay's visual and directing ability while keeping him from going overboard. Hell, the first Transformers movie and 13 Hours were good (at least in my opinion) because he had a good producer and writing team who were able to do the same while allowing Bay to make his kickass patriotic movies. Then the rest of the series happened, where Bay had no restraints and no one to stop him from being a lunatic. Like I said, Bay can be a good director when he has a controlling factor in play. Take that away, and he turns into a rabid bull that attacks everything in sight.
@@Balnazzardi Highly doubt it is luck. It was the right team at the right time. The Bay factor creeps toward 9000 (The Last Knight) as time went on. All of his "Bayisms" are in this movie. It's that the studio had the reins on him at the time.
It would be so easy to work that into the series. James Bond was sent into the US on a spy mission against the US government, got caught, denied, left for dead, and now you have The Rock.
Velossian1 know he’s a spy for crying out we wouldn’t know what he really did it’s called the secret service for a reason also it’s a movie it’s just a nice little touch
"This is not combat, it's an act of lunacy, ..General sir" That one line sums it all up so well. Hummel, by his own actions, has reduced himself to a madman. There's no way for him to deny that fact. The soldier, the warrior, the honourable man reduced to a common terrorist. It would have a been a gut punch for a man like Hummel to hear that from a fellow warrior like Captain John Patrick Mason. A member of the elite SAS to boot. Mason hits the nail right on the head when he insults Hummel and calls him a f@cking idiot and Hummel knows Mason is right. Mason is daring Hummel to prove him wrong and do the right thing. Brilliant dialogue and acting.
Connery was 64 here. A true badass, got himself in shape as a 50-year-old Bond in Never Say Never Again and 15 years later he does it again, and convincingly. I wish he'd stayed in acting longer instead of retiring at 73 but he said he was sick of repetitive blockbusters and Hollywood culture etc. The Rock is NOT a generic blockbuster, it is original and Michael Bay's best movie.
Retired james bond called his bluff lol. he knew the general was bluffing. killing a innocent & potentially aiming the rocket on his home turf. Bluff. great flim tho.
General Hummel: Stand easy. General Hummel: I've been the services for long time. Name and rank, sailor. James Bond: MI6 actually. Major Baxter: State your name. The address is general sir. James Bond: The name is Bond, James Bond. General sir.
Capt. Peligro Makatigbas but captain price was also a prisoner and this prison looks like the prison he was in. Also in the same mission it even has The Shower scene
Common WMG: James Bond is actually a codename, with the family motto and such all part of an elaborate cover story, and a new agent assumes the identity when a previous one retires, dies, or is imprisoned. John Mason happened to be one of the more famous agents to assume the mantle, and all that philandering eventually produced a daughter who wants nothing to do with him.
I know you're liking this SIS idea, but he definitely says SAS. He even says, 'Army, actually' before he says it. SAS is British Army, SIS is non-military.
Exactly...Has the storyline follows he was sent to retrieve some intel (microfilm(s))by the 60s.He got busted/caught/... and yet he never confessed where all the filles were kept/hidden being in sequence disavowed by the UK Government and in face of that he was sent to jail(Alcatraz & co) till the moment he is brought over in the start of the movie....
As cool as this would be, wouldn't it create a possible paradox? Hasn't Bond been captured or assumed dead in film before for a significant amount of time? When he was freed or turned up alive again shouldn't there have already been another Bond? That could be a cool movie idea though, Bond vs Bond...
Fun fact, actually Ed Harris was correct- Sir Sean Connery WAS in fact in Her Majesty’s Royal Navy. Only a short stint but he was there nevertheless. Godspeed Sir Sean Connery!! The best James Bond ever. RIP sir. May there be a golf 🏌️ course in heaven for you
love how Hummel tries to educate an ex member of the SAS about leading fine men into battle and how they were betrayed. SAS founded 1 July 1941. Devils Brigade not heard of till 1942 I do believe that almost all special forces are modeled on HMS SAS.
Mikey C: You're correct on the S.A.S. part. Also, the Soviet-Russian NKVD Military Brigades that would go on to become Spetznas, as well as Nazi Germany's Waffen SS, had significant influence on modern Spec-Ops and Special Forces as well.
In terms of combat experience, I believe Hummel has more, bcoz he has been fighting since Vietnam. Mason however was locked up for 30 years. So although he might have some combat experience during the cold war, but his doesn't match Hummel's.
Quite many countries elite special forces units are based on SAS, especially after their successful rescue of the hostages in the iranian embassy in UK. Even Delta Force is modelled after them.
How much would I love to be the unknown actor who plays the hostage, and witness that whole scene, with whose two giant actors, develop in front of my eyes...
i like the fan theory that connery's character in this was the connery james bond, disavowed with his previous name again, sent to alcatraz to be forgotten
When me and my dad watch an action movie with a rather generic villain, we find ourselves often quoting the "Personally I think you're a fucking idiot." With the voice and everything. 😆
