I watched this back in 88 with my Grandpa me and my siblings went bonkers!! My grandpa loved the movie so much!!! Best sports movie ever !!!!!! I always re-watch it and get the same feeling !!!!
When I watch this ending I think of Roy Hobbs saying all he wanted was for people to see him on the street and say, "There goes Roy Hobbs the best there ever was ."
The shots of Hobbs rounding the bases...the sparks from the lights, the slow motion celebration of his teammates, the reflection off Pop's glasses...so extraordinarily beautiful and iconic. Hobbs was a hero out of Greek mythology. Still my favorite baseball movie of all time, 40 years later.
Love that shot of Wilford Brimley at 2:43 with the sparks reflected in his glasses, all his hopes and dreams fulfilled when he thought he’d never live to see them come to pass. A brief but beautiful shot
Agreed. Yet a part of me thought Wilford was simultaneously mesmerized by the Hobbs heroics AND by heroism-inspired visions of himself in future times convincing all the good folks at home watching their televisions about the merits of a hearty breakfast of Quaker Oats.
it's an excellent shot. almost like a static still image. many excellent unforgettable images in this scene, like the low angle of roy running while the stadium lights explode in the background
Unlike in the movie, in the book he strikes out and is banned from playing professional baseball when he's accused of throwing the game but the ending scene is still a possibility for Roy in the book, he still had Iris and their son.
Without question the best baseball movie of all time. And probably one of the most dramatic endings in all of cinema. And Randy Newman's score certainly doesn't hurt.
@@mikeduke1294 Yeah, and "Diesel Dyke Bimbos II" is not a p0rno. It is about the supply chain challenges of pizza delivery. Sex is just the chosen setting.
@@mikeduke1294 It’s even more powerful when you know that in the book, when Roy breaks his lucky bat, there was no bat boy who had had been innocently teaching how to make a bat of his own. He resolves to be a better person and go straight, then his bat breaks and with it so too breaks his spirit. It was too little too late to be redeemed. The movie defying the source material to redeem him, in my mind, makes it all the more impactful. As if his one consistent act of kindness (being the bat boy’s mentor) was what allowed him to break free of his sad fate.
Damn onions. I can't help it -- saw this movie in the theater when I was nine, the ending just gets me every time. While maybe cheesy by today's (lowered) standards -- it's still, in my opinion, one of the greatest endings in the history of film.
So ridiculously hokey. Every time Roy was hitting home runs or foul balls, the ball was breaking something. How many times in real life did it ever happen? Zero! The unrealistic crap of knocking the ball off the cover and starting fireworks after a home run gave the movie zero credibility. The directors didn't have to do that!
When Roy knocked it out, the theater EXPLODED ... then when He later threw the ball back to his son under the watchful eye of the Mom, grown men sat back down, and we cried for a moment. That scene was worthy of a Best Cinematography Award for the great array of emotions it gave us.
What I love about this scene is Hobbs running the bases to finish the job. Evil is watching.Evil tried to take the team from Pops.Tried everything. But in the end,slowly with each base touched.... by Roy Hobbs shoe....evil is being defeated until....at home plate....in a shower of sparks....... sent from Heaven.....evil is vanquished.
There is so much symbolism in this movie. It took a Nebraskan kid to break Roy Hobbs’ bat. Also the kid being the one in the beginning of the movie before he catches the train where Roy tosses him the ball. Love the movie and book.
I love the music in this scene. Too often it would be tempting to have something fast and celebratory. But the slower tempo makes it so much more powerful and meaningful. Just perfect. A perfect movie and one of the all time greatest.
Ill always remember this 🎥 movie it will always have a special spot in my ❤ heart seen it with my dad one year later we all lost him in june 85 bye a drunk driver my dad loved baseball...
I remember riding with my father on his milk route (yep, a milkman) and seeing all the period cars and people as they were filming the movie throughout Buffalo, NY. They left the Sears scoreboard up at the old "Rockpile" for...I think until they tore the stadium down. My brother knew the kid who played Roy's son at the end, too. But, to see the movie with that ending...goosebumps and tears in my eyes every time.
He looks the same age even with his teenage son. He is truly timeless since he represents all that is good and decent. Love this movie. Redford is too damn handsome, too
I've can't count how many times I've seen this movie starting at age 12. All-time favorite. Can nearly quote the whole thing. And the endless easter eggs I and my father, brothers, have found.
I shed a tear, sry a few tears when i watch tis ending, it gives me hope in a time of disparity, a great movie, god bless the people who made this, thank you
This, the only scene in film history, one person, bullied, derided, dismissed; overcomes meanness, greed, avarice, cynicism, adversity, and the odds for the most glorious fleeting moment, and becomes legendary to those who matter most.
There's just so many great things about this scene. The close up of the pitch leaving the pitcher's hand. The suggestion that the ball went through the light with so much force that it's still ascending. And I love how the milk man (?) fan's reaction is basically "HOLY SHIT" because that's what my reaction would be too. 🤣
This movie was so real, some people are gifted in many ways. But in this movie it teaches a person who follow their dreams stay himble. And be true to what right. And nwver get side track by a beauiful face. It could stop your dream. The you have to start over dont matter how old you are.
When I played Little League baseball in the late sixties/early seventies, i remember a field light bursting by the field and being instructed to "not look up" due to falling glass. Not quite as spectacular as this ending but reminds me how the old lights were fragile.
You know what makes this scene so special? The music!! Just perfect. Years later, Field of Dreams would supplant The Natural .... on so many levels. "Wanna have a catch, Dad?"
The father son theme in this movie is the best part. The bat he made from the tree that was struck by lightning that night where his dad died. The bat boy asking if he could help him make a bat. His old girlfriend passing him a note telling him he has a son and he is in the stands. Then he puts it in the lights and it fades to him playing catch with his son the way the movie started with his dad.
I don't care that the ending is different from the book this movie is based on. It's just better this way. The ending of the book was cynical and depressing. The movie's ending is one of optimism and hope fulfilled. There's just something about baseball that makes for a great film. The Natural, Bull Durham, A League of Their Own, Major League, Field of Dreams. All great in their own ways. I'm always reminded of the monologue by the incomparable James Earl Jones as Terrance Mann in Field of Dreams: "The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game; it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh…people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come."
In the novel he actually throws the game and The Knights lose (an obivous nod to "Shoeless" Joe Jackson). I'm happy Levinson changed the ending to something upbeat and inspirational.
Forty years later… this scene still brings tears to my eyes.
Me to
@@adranscyth1556FACTS 💯!!
I watched this back in 88 with my Grandpa me and my siblings went bonkers!! My grandpa loved the movie so much!!! Best sports movie ever !!!!!! I always re-watch it and get the same feeling !!!!
When I watch this ending I think of Roy Hobbs saying all he wanted was for people to see him on the street and say, "There goes Roy Hobbs the best there ever was ."
Perfectly said for an amazing movie and even more amazing final home run scene
The shots of Hobbs rounding the bases...the sparks from the lights, the slow motion celebration of his teammates, the reflection off Pop's glasses...so extraordinarily beautiful and iconic. Hobbs was a hero out of Greek mythology. Still my favorite baseball movie of all time, 40 years later.
Yeah, I also enjoy how Hobbs circles the bases! His physical presence is fascinating!
The happiest tearful feelings come from watching this last scene in The Natural..
Robert Redford just owned this role and this movie. Really solid, subtle performance that did not miss a beat.
Love that shot of Wilford Brimley at 2:43 with the sparks reflected in his glasses, all his hopes and dreams fulfilled when he thought he’d never live to see them come to pass. A brief but beautiful shot
Agreed. Yet a part of me thought Wilford was simultaneously mesmerized by the Hobbs heroics AND by heroism-inspired visions of himself in future times convincing all the good folks at home watching their televisions about the merits of a hearty breakfast of Quaker Oats.
@@BrucknerMotet As long as they take care of that Diabeetus.
it's an excellent shot. almost like a static still image. many excellent unforgettable images in this scene, like the low angle of roy running while the stadium lights explode in the background
One of the greatest movies ever
beside field of dream of course !!
That part where he is throwing the ball to his son in the wheat fields at the end. Just makes me smile and think of my childhood home. Great moment.
anyone can be an all pro but it takes a man to be a dad
True that man true that.
It makes me think of Field of Dreams
Well, Roy has work to do to teach his son how to throw.
Unlike in the movie, in the book he strikes out and is banned from playing professional baseball when he's accused of throwing the game but the ending scene is still a possibility for Roy in the book, he still had Iris and their son.
The reflection off of Wilford brimleys glasses as he watches in amazement is beyond stunning
It's more than that. He was watching his life dream come true. He won the Pennant.
Diabeetus
The shot with Roy rounding first base with his back to the camera and the lights exploding high above his shoulders is just epic!
I drank my dogs pee once
Without question the best baseball movie of all time. And probably one of the most dramatic endings in all of cinema. And Randy Newman's score certainly doesn't hurt.
I don't think I even have it in the top 5 of baseball movies
@@bauerj3398 That's because it's not a baseball movie. It's about redemption and heroic return. Baseball is merely the setting chosen by the writer.
@@mikeduke1294 Yeah, and "Diesel Dyke Bimbos II" is not a p0rno. It is about the supply chain challenges of pizza delivery. Sex is just the chosen setting.
@@mikeduke1294 It’s even more powerful when you know that in the book, when Roy breaks his lucky bat, there was no bat boy who had had been innocently teaching how to make a bat of his own. He resolves to be a better person and go straight, then his bat breaks and with it so too breaks his spirit. It was too little too late to be redeemed.
The movie defying the source material to redeem him, in my mind, makes it all the more impactful. As if his one consistent act of kindness (being the bat boy’s mentor) was what allowed him to break free of his sad fate.
Years later, this scene still brings tears to my eyes. I love baseball... but, this takes it up several levels.
Mine to
@@keithjefferson2196And mine
Damn onions. I can't help it -- saw this movie in the theater when I was nine, the ending just gets me every time. While maybe cheesy by today's (lowered) standards -- it's still, in my opinion, one of the greatest endings in the history of film.
100%. Ranks right up there with the ending of Rocky.
@@keepersleeker Thats rocky 4 for me
I was 15 when I came out, I'm still allergic to onions apparently ..
Not lowered at all.
@Bailed Up the ending is cheesy in general.
This dramatic scene shows you never let down your dream and what you want to be.
One of the best endings in all cinema. Sincerely.
And could the soundtrack be any better?
Absolutely not....The score was made for a hero.
After all these years and viewings, this still give me chills.
Randy Newman knows how to tap into epicness.
Every time I watch this movie or its ending, it brings tears to my ears. Most men would like to be a hero to someone important to them!
We want to, at least once in our fucking petty lives, to just once, do that epic thing. And then we will be done.
For me, this is the greatest sports movie of all time. Still gives me chills. They don’t make them like this anymore
I don't even like baseball, but this is simply beautiful.
This man was so beautiful it hurts to look at him.
Bless him, Wilford Brimley died today at 85. Which means he was 49 in 1984 when the natural was made.
the ending of this film reduces me to tears every time. so beautifully shot, and deeply moving. one of my favourite ever films.
There's no crying in baseball!
So ridiculously hokey. Every time Roy was hitting home runs or foul balls, the ball was breaking something. How many times in real life did it ever happen? Zero! The unrealistic crap of knocking the ball off the cover and starting fireworks after a home run gave the movie zero credibility. The directors didn't have to do that!
When Roy knocked it out, the theater EXPLODED ... then when He later threw the ball back to his son under the watchful eye of the Mom, grown men sat back down, and we cried for a moment. That scene was worthy of a Best Cinematography Award for the great array of emotions it gave us.
When Kirk Gibson hit the game winning home run in the first game of the 1988 World Series. Someone had put The Natural on his locker. I totally agree.
I swear if they try remaking this movie I’ll start a riot. You leave masterpieces alone!!
But if you HAD TO remake it, who would be your actors?
Don't give anyone any ideas !..they've ruined enough already!
@@TonyCSilvaFilms Robert Reford, Duvall, Basinger, etc...
Of course they will... with Chris Hemsworth as the lead but gay with a gal turned guy Kate McKinnon and an all female back office crew... 🙄
This has ryan Gosling's name all over it
This movie is about the magic of persistence.
I can sit every other day and watch this moovie over and over again
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Randy Newman’s score makes this whole thing transcendental.
It's ABSOLUTELY MAGICAL and something you will not find in cinema today........especially a Father with a son.
What I love about this scene is Hobbs running the bases to finish the job.
Evil is watching.Evil tried to take the team from Pops.Tried everything.
But in the end,slowly with each base touched.... by Roy Hobbs shoe....evil is being defeated until....at home plate....in a shower of sparks....... sent from Heaven.....evil is vanquished.
The most inspirational scene in sports movie history. So good.
It was absolutely GREAT!!
Legend. How you want to be remembered forever at the end.
The Natural and Hoosiers are the two greatest sports movies ever.
Come on, you absolutely have to add Remember The Titans or Friday Night Lights for a football movie.
meh, those movies were alright. Didnt have the same impact to me as Hoosiers, or this movie.
They don't compare to The Natural
Yeah, that Barbara Hershey! She sure knows how to make some great sports movies, alright.
love the reflection in the glasses
Watching silently as his dream became real. "I wanted to win that Pennant worse than I wanted anything..."
The best.
Not a big sports movie fan but this ending always gives me chills and a bit teary-eyed.
- "Are you alright fella ?"
-"Let's play ball".
One of those endings that stay with you forever. I think it was 30 years ago when I first saw it. I was eleven.
An amazing movie! Went to see it when it came out! One of those movies you didn’t want it to end.
This is still one of my all time favorite movies.
Goosebumps every time!!! Best scene!!
There is so much symbolism in this movie. It took a Nebraskan kid to break Roy Hobbs’ bat. Also the kid being the one in the beginning of the movie before he catches the train where Roy tosses him the ball. Love the movie and book.
I agree. 100%. No scene ever made me feel this great!
I love the music in this scene. Too often it would be tempting to have something fast and celebratory. But the slower tempo makes it so much more powerful and meaningful. Just perfect. A perfect movie and one of the all time greatest.
Ill always remember this 🎥 movie it will always have a special spot in my ❤ heart seen it with my dad one year later we all lost him in june 85 bye a drunk driver my dad loved baseball...
sad
I remember riding with my father on his milk route (yep, a milkman) and seeing all the period cars and people as they were filming the movie throughout Buffalo, NY. They left the Sears scoreboard up at the old "Rockpile" for...I think until they tore the stadium down. My brother knew the kid who played Roy's son at the end, too. But, to see the movie with that ending...goosebumps and tears in my eyes every time.
One of my favorite movies as a kid. Such a good motion picture.
He looks the same age even with his teenage son. He is truly timeless since he represents all that is good and decent. Love this movie. Redford is too damn handsome, too
The music is so powerful
You picked him out a winner, Bobby! Good job!
This ending always gets me emotional! Best ending ever
my all time favorite baseball movie, definitely one of the best endings to a movie of all time top 5.
I've watched this movie half a dozen times over the years. A really great baseball movie. Sensational ending including his throw to his son.
I've can't count how many times I've seen this movie starting at age 12. All-time favorite. Can nearly quote the whole thing. And the endless easter eggs I and my father, brothers, have found.
The kid on the mound if you remember when Hobbs was young catching the train, was the same kid he tossed the ball too after striking out babe Ruth!
Wow.....never realized that!
Robert Redford was the best fit for this role... he just took the role & ran with it... great movie....
I shed a tear, sry a few tears when i watch tis ending, it gives me hope in a time of disparity, a great movie, god bless the people who made this, thank you
Yes, greatest ending to a movie ever. Redford was awesome!
Well kids, that's what you get for putting your light bulbs in series.
Rob Perlic , now that's funny!!!! Hahaha
A lesson in cinema in a single scene.
Rumor has it that the lights werent exploded by Roy's hit, but by the enthusiasm and excitement of the crowd
There ant many movies that i would watch over and over. But this one is one of them...
The best damn sports movie of all time!
This, the only scene in film history, one person, bullied, derided, dismissed; overcomes meanness, greed, avarice, cynicism, adversity, and the odds for the most glorious fleeting moment, and becomes legendary to those who matter most.
There's just so many great things about this scene. The close up of the pitch leaving the pitcher's hand. The suggestion that the ball went through the light with so much force that it's still ascending.
And I love how the milk man (?) fan's reaction is basically "HOLY SHIT" because that's what my reaction would be too. 🤣
First movie my parents rented on VHS tape for our brand new VCR. I remember wanting to be Roy Hobbs more than anything 😊
How can anyone not love the drama baseball provides....even with the Hollywood ending! Nothing like it!!
Darkness knows no fear if you can play through it with integrity.
I just want a pair of those Corduroys He’s wearing at the end. Smooth!!!
2:41 Pop Fisher, frozen in time, realizing his dream. A beautiful moment...
(I wanted to win that Pennant worse than anything in my whole life...)
This movie was so real, some people are gifted in many ways. But in this movie it teaches a person who follow their dreams stay himble. And be true to what right. And nwver get side track by a beauiful face. It could stop your dream. The you have to start over dont matter how old you are.
my favorite shot is seeing the reflection in pop's glasses.
still, get goosebumps......
Beautiful score
When I played Little League baseball in the late sixties/early seventies, i remember a field light bursting by the field and being instructed to "not look up" due to falling glass. Not quite as spectacular as this ending but reminds me how the old lights were fragile.
The Savoy Special.
One swing. Three runs. The pennant. Destruction of a stadium lighting system.
The most legendary bat of all time.
All lies, cheating, and fake athletes in today's game ...... this cinematic moment is more real than Baseball today.
You know what makes this scene so special? The music!! Just perfect. Years later, Field of Dreams would supplant The Natural .... on so many levels. "Wanna have a catch, Dad?"
i love this movie!
The father son theme in this movie is the best part. The bat he made from the tree that was struck by lightning that night where his dad died. The bat boy asking if he could help him make a bat. His old girlfriend passing him a note telling him he has a son and he is in the stands. Then he puts it in the lights and it fades to him playing catch with his son the way the movie started with his dad.
Tears every time...
I ain't ever seen an ending to a film like this
Like how the umpire is keeping an eye on Roy and make sure his foot touches the bag.
I stop and watch this every time!
When he picks up the kid's bat...to the final playing catch scene....wow......-sniff-
I don't care that the ending is different from the book this movie is based on. It's just better this way. The ending of the book was cynical and depressing. The movie's ending is one of optimism and hope fulfilled. There's just something about baseball that makes for a great film. The Natural, Bull Durham, A League of Their Own, Major League, Field of Dreams. All great in their own ways. I'm always reminded of the monologue by the incomparable James Earl Jones as Terrance Mann in Field of Dreams:
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game; it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh…people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come."
Agreed, best ending of any movie ever!
Very 1984 ... movies and scores from that era were all very disney & motivational :)
ahhhh, baseball…the way it was. Athletes instead of entertainers. Sitting in Fenway..early, watching batting practice. Gone.
MAGNIFICENT Robert Redford❤️🇫🇷
I just adore this movie
Every hitter no matter what league wants to be Robert Redford in that movie ending.
Best baseball movie ever
I love this film by Barry levinsion he got a brilliant cast and Robert reford is a fine looking man in this movie and glenn close looks lovely as well
The best scene was at the Very end!!! Playing catch with that kid. He FINALLY got his REDEMPTION!!! And the music just added to it.
RR had a great run in his professional life. I am sure he farts and stuff, but he he has a purity about him.
So ya thought you'd just come back and make a go of it just like that? Yep, just like that.
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First time I ever seen Wilford Brimley smile @ 1:27. It's ALMOST a smile.
1:25
Forever known as the "Oh shit!" Guy. 😂
In the novel he actually throws the game and The Knights lose (an obivous nod to "Shoeless" Joe Jackson). I'm happy Levinson changed the ending to something upbeat and inspirational.
The Natural is a Great Movie I Have This on VHS from Late 1984 Original Not Re-prints