I think the worse choice of words was when he thought he could take the piss. Where he smirked a laugh and said, "The grieving lawyer, your wife, etc". Like how thick can you get? I suppose he knew he was dead though.
@greenbow7888 something even better is that i convinced that as soon as Alejandro mentioned his daugther, his wife realized something that he didn't: Either he was gonna kill all them or he was gonna kill their sons and maybe him.
When Alejandro said "don't forget my daughter" the wife knew that its not only she and her husband that will die but their sons as well. The transformation of Alarcon's face from confidence to loss to terror when he realized everything was taken from him and he was about to die Alejandro's long pause letting the situation really sink in to Alarcon, taking a deep breath savoring his moment of revenge finally fulfilled. This scene is fvcking perfect. The acting carried it all
Or, I look at it this way. I think the wife lowers her head in shame as she didn't think that her husband could be that ruthless to have a child killed.
Of all the cinematic deliveries I've ever seen, I just might agree with you. The lines, the pauses, the expressions, absolute TRUTH in it all. Fausto: 'Confident and Arrogant': The people that sent you, who do you think we learned it from" Alejandro's toughts: 'They didn't kill my wife and daughter, and they didn't send me, THIS IS PERSONAL!' 👹
@@jasoneppley928 I see it as a combination, with your view being the first. 'OMG, how could he kill a little girl....then that means...he's here for ABSOLUTE REVENGE..my sons, me, it's over, he's going to kill us all'
"Finish your meal" is such a great line. It's telling him to go ahead and continue with your life as usual now, but there's no way. He's putting Fausto in his shoes.
No, it's because she's a woman and a mother. She is sorry for his children being killed and for something like that could happen, especially by her husband.
Dude hires thugs to cut off the lawyer's wife's head and toss his daughter into a vat of acid, then has the audacity to say "it wasn't personal." That's unreal
@@bakairosan4126 there is a story of back in the early 90’s of how a high level capo in AFO cartel got a hold of a would be dea witness husband and his family…this capo had a mini zoo in his residence and one of his favs pet was a shark…apparently witness husband had a wife and small daughter..he had his goons make small lacerations in the daughter and wife then dumped them to his shark..made husband watch first then threw him in next…they recorded this in vhs and passed it around apparently as a warning to anybody in their crew to think twice before being an informant i guess..brutal brutal stuff
yup, it wasn't personal if they do it to others, it's just business they say, but when the tables are turned, only then they know that those phrases are all B.S
I love how he talks to him like he's the one who is in control of the situation even tho Alejandro is the one with the gun. He still thinks he can talk his way out of it until he shoots his family, then he truly understands that nothing he has or can do will stop him. All the money and power in the world isn't worth anything if you can't protect the ppl you care about the most.
I'm pretty sure he though Al was just there to arrest him, being "the grieving Lawyer" he probably assumed he was there still serving the kaw in some capacity. So he takes the opportunity to try and act cocky and humiliate Al as he believes him to be bound by some sort of authority. But it's after Al tells Falcon his reasons for being there ARE personal, that Falcon says, "not in front of my boys" as if to say he only then realized his life was in Jeopardy. Then of course Al does the unthinkable and Falcon is faced with a reality his narcissism convinced him was only reserved for his enemies. It's the fact he's totally blindsided, that I think adds to the perfection of Al's vengeance. He let's Falcon bolster himself and act like a fool knowing full well what he was going to do. Amazing directing.
If he got that close to him, sent by “who do you think we learned it from” than he knew damn well how serious the situation was. This was a good approach considering the circumstances but he had nothing that was going change Alejandro’s mind.
@@Dilomight for sure, everything Alejandro did after his wife and daughter were killed was him trying to get the man responsible for it no matter what he had to do at least he nvr let it change him into an immoral killer bc he let the maid live even tho she saw his face. Shows that while he might kill to achieve his goals he nvr kills anyone who doesn't deserve it that would be a hard tightrope to walk, but he manages to do it shows how strong of a person he really is deep down.
Benicio del Toro is such a fantastic actor. I've been a fan since he played Dario in Licence to Kill, one of the best James Bond movies ever made. He is nothing short of perfection in Sicario.
Parents tip: Show your kids the dinner scene and when they inevitably ask why he kills them, tell them it’s because the kids didn’t eat their vegetables
Coldest yet most satisfying scene I've ever experienced in a movie. I didn't expect much from this movie when it came out but it's one of my favorite movies of all time.
You didn't expect much from a Denis Villeneuve film? That was your mistake. It was clear that he was a top level director ever since Incendies in 2010.
@@garrett2439 It wasn't that, But rarely do I enjoy a sequel or "second" movie as much as the first, and I really loved the first one too. But this was a rare case where I actually loved the second one more lol.
@@ericthiel4053 What are you talking about? Sicario is not a sequel or follow up to any other movie. What movie are you talking about as the "first" one in this case?
@@garrett2439 Nope you are correct. Sorry I got replies on three different comments about the 2 Sicario moves on the same day and got it mixed up who I was replying to. But originally, I had never seen anything by Denis Villanueve ( or Taylor Sheridan ) until watching this. I was living in Europe at the time and hadn't heard much about the movie and picked it up on a whim not expecting to be blown away is what I meant with my original comment. My bad for the confusion.
@@dagnabbit6187that to me has always been the beauty of this scene, you can look at it as Alejandro being both savage and still merciful. He could have easily shot him first then the family, hell he literally had EVERY reason to, but even in the end he still in a sense was respectful and granted him his last request despite what he did to his own family.
Yeah it's about time Julio César Cedillo get the attention he deserved. Kudos to the director for choosing him to play kingpin Fausto Alcaron. The guy looks the part, plays the part, and that unforgettable sheer look of horror right after the wife and kids got shot. It looks very realistic. Benecio did well too. I bet he improvised that line "go ahead... finish your meal", just to remind the audience that the character he played is a killer but he had also had a soft spot.
Quite sad that most men like this cartel boss commit such acts of depravity but then will be in utter shock when their turn comes. Goes to show no matter how evil someone is they will also cry for mercy in the end.
I remember reading about the men that survived the USS Indianapolis sinking saying that “evil, good, atheists, believers, teachers, or hippies, everyone prayed to God that day.” So most of the time there’s definitely truth to what you say. Everyone fears death in some way.
@@travisvanalst4698 I think that's more the fear of a horrible death at a relatively young age, rather than the fear of death. You're more likely to get "oh no, please god, save me, im not supposed to die today, i have young kids, please god save me, dont let me die like this" from someone on a sinking ship or bobbing around in the sea in a lifejacket or lifeboat than from someone aged 95 at the natural end of their life surrounded by their family in their room in an old people's home where they'd lived for the past 5 years.
2:13 I like this little detail of him letting the maid live, showcasing that he does have some kind of code. And she never once screams or tries to warn the family. Even her expression is one of understanding, like she knows this happening for a reason.
That deep breath Alejandro takes just after he kills the family was a nice touch by Benicio. As if the killing was cathartic to his well being. "Well, that's done. Time to savor this."
I don’t think so, at least not entirely. He may have felt guilt and pain from going through that again. He knows the family is innocent like his was. I’d imagine (as if I really could) that it’s a mix of that guilt that he’s pushing past, and a deep need for justice understandably corrupted by selfish revenge that prioritizes wanting to share his misery with another who deserves it over the lives of more innocent people. Ideally the family would be informed in detail of all the evil deeds their father did, and then somehow have a fair trial to be properly convicted and swiftly sentenced to an execution with his family in attendance to see justice in action. Obviously wasn’t going to happen, but at least tell the kids and wife right there before taking the father away to be dealt with and leave them to grieve with the remainder of their lives.
I don't think he savored it enough to be honest. 1 shot and a final headshot not 10 seconds after is way too quick. Fausto's panic showed he's capable of real fear underneath the facade of overconfidence from so much power and money. That means he's capable of suffering as well.
@@regenosis well the lady in the house saw him there and he also just murked a bunch of people. no telling the schedule, he didnt really have time to kick back and watch ol dude freak out. he let it sink in just enough, then gut shot him to inflict a ton of physical pain, then executed him and left.
@@homedepotindustrialfan936I think you both are partially correct; but he also did it to keep control of himself. To force himself NOT to continue and just immediately kill the boss too. His wrath was so strong it brought him all the way to that moment; so he wanted to savor it (relief), felt slight guilt of innocent kids dying again (like his daughter) and getting his emotions back under control (to give the cartel boss time to feel his pain) before the coups de gras.
5:59 This moment is so powerful. He recognizes the horrible pain he once felt on the face of the man he has come to kill. Amazing direction, acting and everything else. Everything in this film came together perfectly.
And that he probably intended to actually let him finish his meal to let it soak even longer, but then the last bit of humanity in him makes him not want to be excessively cruel.
I love that look so much….. and you can actually FEEL that he absolutely HATES that look, it’s like he was looking in a mirror and used his gun to shoot out and destroy the reflection
Love the small details. The decision to shoot the driver off screen for some reason just worked, and the way Alejandro relaxes and spits when he knows the hard work is done. Superb stuff
"six remain going blind" Damn he counted the children. You know what the meaning of this was. He had to kill the sons because they would grow up ending like their father and them it would be another motheg and child
@@EverGonzalez-x6d Well no, because he passed the maid and he also counted. 1 maid, him, the 2 sons, the wife and the husband make 6 total left alive in the house. The fact that he didn't kill the maid means he never intended to kill her or else he would have done it immediately. The thermal scanners were just telling him how many life signs were still in the house. Once he saw the maid and the 4 people at the dinner table he knew he could relax.
This scene is the only reason I’m happy they didn’t use captions in this film. I am film obsessed and will pause and rewind to make sure I catch every word and every moment of every movie. So at first, I was very frustrated not being able to understand some of the dialogue since I’m not very good with my Spanish. However, this part changed my entire mindset on that directive decision. You don’t need to know Spanish to understand what is said in this ultimate scene. CHILLING.
You could tell by the smirk on Fausto's face that he thought he had a chance to talk his way out of it as if it was a regular sunday for him. All the while having dinner with his family thinks it increases that probability he could instill some remorse on Alejandro. Not knowing that the only thing keeping him alive is the lies Alejandro have yet to hear from him, or at least, he expected him to spit out..
He didn't lie. He did in fact learn how from Americans who went down there to start the operations in the first place. Almost as if some Agency that Centralized Intelligence was doing it. But his mistake was that he thought he learned everything we knew. No, we taught him everything HE knew, not everything WE knew. American alphabet agencies are bigger terrorists than any country bumpkin imam ever was.
alex died when his family was killed by the cartel, metaphorically speaking, he is the reaper of death. there is no redemption for him. he lives only for vengeance, last act to fulfill his blood lust
Taylot Sheridan wrote this and deserves a lot of credit for this amazing film. Of course, the direction and acting is superb. For me the most chilling part of the scene is when he kills the two boys and his wife and then lets him feel the anguish prior to executing him. He could have tortured them.
It wasn't personal...... Oh ok, thanks for clearing that up, for a second there I thought you really had it in for me. Sorry for interrupting your dinner enjoy the rest of your evening.
Funny thing is that 2 is *extremely* competent, it's a great thriller, but it's following 1 - probably one of the very best movies of the teens, with Deakins at the very height of his powers.
This was my 2nd Denis Villeneuve film and after this scene is when he jumped up into being one of my all time favorite directors. What a masterclass on all fronts here, the way he lets the characters and film itself say so much without using many words is amazing.
@mseeross those kids were only gonna follow in their dads footsteps and if not, live a life of luxury and never make a positive impact on anyone but themselves. Maybe. Lol.
Benicio del Toro is a powerful actor - just nuances and light twitches from his face are enough to send chills. He didn't flinch when he shot the family in cold blood. Julio Cesar Cedillo's acting once his family were shot point blank is just so full of angst and unimaginable pain. Amazing acting. This scene alone gives me chills and the feel of the pain of loss of deeply loved ones in a split second. It depicts the fragility of human life and how cause and consequence deeply affect our emotions to the point revenge in a tit-for-tat blurs lines of what's "right" when everything is so wrong. If someone chopped off my wife's head and threw my daughter into a tub of acid, there is no more right or wrong in retaliation; it just is. No justifications can right the killing of the innocent in retaliation and yet the world is full of greys because of consequences from cause. It's not enough that a murderer be sent to jail to live out his life behind bars for any gruesome crime he committed in atrocity. That's too easy. If we spend our life hurting and killing others, it will come back full circle, one way or the other. No one ever gets off scott-free.
I think that even his kids understood that their father killed his little girl and when he had the audacity to say it wasn't personal. They knew they were goners. I loved this one better than the other one.
But still the sequel is alot better than it has any right to be. It was directed by different director, it had very big boots to fill and this isnt exactly a movie which was made with sequel in mind. It could have sucked so bad. I was actually very pleasantly surprised. That sequel doesnt tarnish the original.
This scene is something special. It puts the viewer in a position to contemplate whether killing the other family members was totally unnecessary and results in a feeling of horror, or rather completely justified and results in a feeling of satisfaction. Or, most likely, a combination of multiple emotions. It challanges you to grapple with the concepts of revenge and morality, and ultimately, attempt to define "justice" by your own standards.
Completely justified; he took his life and he returned in kind. Only thing is he didn't let him live with that pain unlike himself. Yes he got his revenge but he still has that pain of losing his family.
@Blacstatic Yeah, but what did the children do to deserve death? I can understand the wife dying because she is a grown adult willingly married to a cartel boss. But the kids are just kids. They had no control over who their dad was. That's the only thing I can't get behind. Kill the cartel boss, kill the wife, sure. But the kids don't deserve to be killed.
If he let the kids walk out, they would come after him for revenge. Cleaned up the entire family one night. Trust me, these boys wouldn’t forget about who killed their father.
@@liambarreto1020 I dont think it was about that. It was about inflicting the same pain alejandro went through onto him before he kills him. It was out of vengeance and satisfaction not fear of retaliation
The main reason i enjoyed these movies so much is that they were real in every aspect. Nothing was sugar coated or edit diluted because it was too violent. I hope theres a third one and soon.
The writing is impeccable. Switching between English + Spanish and the language barrier of the two boys just builds the suspense because of what they can and cannot understand them saying. What a movie!!
@@nigeldean3726 bruh. there are actual video of a kid forced to watch his father get beheaded then they cut the kid stomach open and show him his own guts. having your family shot in the head is quick and painless and compared to what he had done to his family I think he got off pretty light. you should see what the cartel actually do to each other online brother.
I like it how cocky he is until his family is killed!!!!!!! And the wife knew they were gonna die as soon as he said "don't forget about my daughter"!!!!!!!!!
That's the comment I came looking for. She still had a tiny ray of hope for the boys until the daughter was mentioned. Her acting was phenomenal. They all were.
Someone pointed out in another version of this video that, if you follow where his gun points, you can tell the order he killed them in, and why. The mother died first, so she wouldn't have to see what happened to her children. The younger boy died next, before he could realise what was happening, and the eldest was last.
No, it was in that order because it was an economy of motion. Less movement between shots, and swinging from right to left. A natural direction for a right-handed shooter considering recoil management, etc. If he had wanted to inflict major emotional damage, he would have shot the children first, then hesitated, then shot the mother so she could also feel his pain. In a way, he spared her.
@@johngreenhorn8853 You're right. Just a movie. Things like this would never happen in real life. The kingpin sitting at the table never would have reached his position of power by having lax security
I realize now this was Alejandro's mission right from the start of the movie, not the other stuff. He was savouring this moment when he accepted the mission.
“Now finish your meal.” Just as Alejandro had to every single day. Im concerned if I’m wired wrong but I found satisfaction in Fausto seeing his family die. Not in his family dying. Fausto looked at him with a face that said “you won’t do anything.” And as soon as Alejandro mentioned his daughter, Fausto’s wife was the only one who understood their family was going to be killed. It was only after Alejandro went through with it that Fausto felt that shock. It was as if all that power had gone to his head up until that moment when he realized he was touchable.
I also think the wife's reaction was because it's moments like this where she's confronted with what her "beloved" does every day. Ordering children and wives to be slaughtered and disposed in acid. The illusion of a man she can love disappears and she's forced to face what life she chose. Then yea, she probably adds 2 and 2 together and realises there ain't no getting out of this one.
You are naive if you think a cartel wife does not know what his husband does, she cried because all of a sudden the same was going to haapen to them @@NtoTheM
Benicio del Toro gives an acting masterclass here. The realization that he lost the don the moment he killed the wife and kids. He couldn't do anything else to him, and he wasn't satisfied yet.
It's funny how the word "masterclass" is getting so overused these days and just thrown around like people actually think they know the fucking meaning of this overused word
Awesome movie with incredible performances, especially Benicio del Toro!! Glad to see from the comments below that so many others are still watching this incredible film in 2023!!! It truly is one for the ages!!!
Truth my guy I saw this a while ago and thought holy crap he actually did it, I was hoping he would do it but also not at the same time, but you have to remember if the sons lived they would have come after them, what he did made him feel what he felt and he completely deserves it what his boys got was tame compared to the torture this man put Bencios daughter through.
Alarcon had the nerve to try and explain his nature to Alejandro, like it's going to null the fact that he had Alejandro 's wife and daughter brutally executed. Phenomenal acting by Del Toro and Cedillo!
I honestly believe this was my favorite revenge scene I’ve ever seen. He was so good that if I saw Benecio walking down a dark alley, and if I didn’t know he was a Hollywood actor, I’d really believe he was Alejandro in real life. I feel the same way about Anthony Hopkins, if I were to see him walking down a street, I would think he eats people… For real.
the best part is, the drug lord thought that alejandro was just gonna do him and not his whole family, that's why he said; "not in front of my boys." that's why you see the surprised look on his face when alejandro shoots them first.. this movie is a masterpiece..
When you are so evil, but there is someone out there that becomes 10 folds as evil as you because of you, looking for you, found you, and in front of you with your most beloved family...so chilling
I know presumably it'll all be "cleaned up" so this operation never even happened, but I like the detail of Alejandro straight up spitting on the grounds before murdering an entire family.
Once again, I don't care how many people kill.But the lighting in this scene all the way through is excellent.Whoever did that stuff did a good job.I love it
I loved the false sense of security Fausto had when they started a conversation. He thought he can talk his way out of it because Alejandro didnt shoot them on sight. Little did he know that he was just savoring the moment of revenge.
Fausto: "Not in front of my kids"
Alejandro: "Very poor choice of words"
That's actually hilarious
I think the worse choice of words was when he thought he could take the piss. Where he smirked a laugh and said, "The grieving lawyer, your wife, etc".
Like how thick can you get? I suppose he knew he was dead though.
@@greenbow7888He was trying to gather courage but it didn't help him
@greenbow7888 something even better is that i convinced that as soon as Alejandro mentioned his daugther, his wife realized something that he didn't:
Either he was gonna kill all them or he was gonna kill their sons and maybe him.
😢@@greenbow7888
When Alejandro said "don't forget my daughter" the wife knew that its not only she and her husband that will die but their sons as well.
The transformation of Alarcon's face from confidence to loss to terror when he realized everything was taken from him and he was about to die
Alejandro's long pause letting the situation really sink in to Alarcon, taking a deep breath savoring his moment of revenge finally fulfilled.
This scene is fvcking perfect. The acting carried it all
Or, I look at it this way. I think the wife lowers her head in shame as she didn't think that her husband could be that ruthless to have a child killed.
@@jasoneppley928oh she knew! She just chose to ignore! 😉
Of all the cinematic deliveries I've ever seen, I just might agree with you. The lines, the pauses, the expressions, absolute TRUTH in it all.
Fausto: 'Confident and Arrogant': The people that sent you, who do you think we learned it from"
Alejandro's toughts: 'They didn't kill my wife and daughter, and they didn't send me, THIS IS PERSONAL!' 👹
@@jasoneppley928 I see it as a combination, with your view being the first. 'OMG, how could he kill a little girl....then that means...he's here for ABSOLUTE REVENGE..my sons, me, it's over, he's going to kill us all'
Excellent 🎬 scene! It might be hard to duplicate.
I love the fact that he pauses after killing his family just long enough for him to feel the pain of losing those close to him
He became his victim
"Finish your meal" is such a great line. It's telling him to go ahead and continue with your life as usual now, but there's no way.
He's putting Fausto in his shoes.
Ora BAs a conocer a Dios
You need to seed a mental health doctor
@@geo831nava😂
- Alarcon: Not in front of my boys.
- Alejandro: You got it.
“Say less”
Good point. Because what you ask for.
Say less.
Lol...
Not in front of my boys. Ok, let's take care of that problem
MY FAVORITE SCENE. Del Toro says more in his silence than most actors do by talking.
as soon as the wife heard the words "don't forget about my daughter" she knew they will not survive the night. truly scary
Yes
No, it's because she's a woman and a mother. She is sorry for his children being killed and for something like that could happen, especially by her husband.
@@richierich8334lol she's a cartel boss' wife. Get real
@@richierich8334 she stood by her husband while he committed those acts, she knew as a mother aswell no one lets that shit slide
@@zephyrosuav9760 Doesn't mean shit. She's still a mother.
Dude hires thugs to cut off the lawyer's wife's head and toss his daughter into a vat of acid, then has the audacity to say "it wasn't personal." That's unreal
Because it's a movie
@@cornelius2993nah..they do this in real life as well and usually its people they were once close to
Truth is more gruesome than fiction in this case i guess
@@bakairosan4126 there is a story of back in the early 90’s of how a high level capo in AFO cartel got a hold of a would be dea witness husband and his family…this capo had a mini zoo in his residence and one of his favs pet was a shark…apparently witness husband had a wife and small daughter..he had his goons make small lacerations in the daughter and wife then dumped them to his shark..made husband watch first then threw him in next…they recorded this in vhs and passed it around apparently as a warning to anybody in their crew to think twice before being an informant i guess..brutal brutal stuff
yup, it wasn't personal if they do it to others, it's just business they say, but when the tables are turned, only then they know that those phrases are all B.S
I love how he talks to him like he's the one who is in control of the situation even tho Alejandro is the one with the gun. He still thinks he can talk his way out of it until he shoots his family, then he truly understands that nothing he has or can do will stop him. All the money and power in the world isn't worth anything if you can't protect the ppl you care about the most.
I'm pretty sure he though Al was just there to arrest him, being "the grieving Lawyer" he probably assumed he was there still serving the kaw in some capacity. So he takes the opportunity to try and act cocky and humiliate Al as he believes him to be bound by some sort of authority. But it's after Al tells Falcon his reasons for being there ARE personal, that Falcon says, "not in front of my boys" as if to say he only then realized his life was in Jeopardy. Then of course Al does the unthinkable and Falcon is faced with a reality his narcissism convinced him was only reserved for his enemies. It's the fact he's totally blindsided, that I think adds to the perfection of Al's vengeance. He let's Falcon bolster himself and act like a fool knowing full well what he was going to do. Amazing directing.
Or he was buying time thinking one of his bodyguards might show up. Fantastic scene
If he got that close to him, sent by “who do you think we learned it from” than he knew damn well how serious the situation was. This was a good approach considering the circumstances but he had nothing that was going change Alejandro’s mind.
@@Dilomight for sure, everything Alejandro did after his wife and daughter were killed was him trying to get the man responsible for it no matter what he had to do at least he nvr let it change him into an immoral killer bc he let the maid live even tho she saw his face. Shows that while he might kill to achieve his goals he nvr kills anyone who doesn't deserve it that would be a hard tightrope to walk, but he manages to do it shows how strong of a person he really is deep down.
@michaelsouslin891 Bro, he literally shot two kids wtf are you on about?
"Go ahead and finish your meal" LOL
Nah, I lost my appetite.
No shouting, no screaming, no martial arts, no overly dramatic music, just movie perfection !
And damn near NO WORDS! A LOOOOOOOT of things were said in this scene even without the dialogue
Benicio del Toro is such a fantastic actor. I've been a fan since he played Dario in Licence to Kill, one of the best James Bond movies ever made. He is nothing short of perfection in Sicario.
There’s nothing more dangerous than a man that has nothing left to lose.
Straight up because his mind is already set.
because when he lost everything, he also lost fear!
Agreed
@@woodviewvillage3484imagine a bear who lost everything.
@@CaliSteve169aren't momma bears with cubs more dangerous?...
One of the greatest portrayals of revenge in film history. He only granted death once the pain was real.
Justice*
A dish best served cold....
@@therampage5555as much i love Alejandro character, that wasnt justice, that was brutal revenge
@@therampage5555not justice. Kids didn’t do anything wrong.
It isn't revenge, it's old testament vengeance eye for an eye stuff.
Parents tip: Show your kids the dinner scene and when they inevitably ask why he kills them, tell them it’s because the kids didn’t eat their vegetables
😂
Nice
Not a funny scene
LOL🤣😆
Tell 'em, "It's because they're Mexican!" 😂
Coldest yet most satisfying scene I've ever experienced in a movie. I didn't expect much from this movie when it came out but it's one of my favorite movies of all time.
You didn't expect much from a Denis Villeneuve film? That was your mistake. It was clear that he was a top level director ever since Incendies in 2010.
@@garrett2439 It wasn't that, But rarely do I enjoy a sequel or "second" movie as much as the first, and I really loved the first one too. But this was a rare case where I actually loved the second one more lol.
I agree, it was excellent.
@@ericthiel4053 What are you talking about? Sicario is not a sequel or follow up to any other movie. What movie are you talking about as the "first" one in this case?
@@garrett2439 Nope you are correct. Sorry I got replies on three different comments about the 2 Sicario moves on the same day and got it mixed up who I was replying to. But originally, I had never seen anything by Denis Villanueve ( or Taylor Sheridan ) until watching this. I was living in Europe at the time and hadn't heard much about the movie and picked it up on a whim not expecting to be blown away is what I meant with my original comment. My bad for the confusion.
''Not in front of my boys'' ...blows both away
He actually granted Acario’s request .
@@dagnabbit6187that to me has always been the beauty of this scene, you can look at it as Alejandro being both savage and still merciful. He could have easily shot him first then the family, hell he literally had EVERY reason to, but even in the end he still in a sense was respectful and granted him his last request despite what he did to his own family.
The look of horror on the kingpin's face after his family just got wiped out. Incredible acting.
Dude was begging for a bullet at that point
This Kingpin met his Punisher.
Kingpin doesn't really fit this dude. Cartel boss maybe??
Yes. I thought the same thing.
Yes good acting was
Legendary performance from one of the best actors ever. This movie always gives me chills every time I see it.
Every time bro💯
Ever since The Hunted I've watched him with interest.
I like how he says now you are going to know God
I want a third one so badly
Yeah it's about time Julio César Cedillo get the attention he deserved. Kudos to the director for choosing him to play kingpin Fausto Alcaron. The guy looks the part, plays the part, and that unforgettable sheer look of horror right after the wife and kids got shot. It looks very realistic. Benecio did well too. I bet he improvised that line "go ahead... finish your meal", just to remind the audience that the character he played is a killer but he had also had a soft spot.
Quite sad that most men like this cartel boss commit such acts of depravity but then will be in utter shock when their turn comes. Goes to show no matter how evil someone is they will also cry for mercy in the end.
I remember reading about the men that survived the USS Indianapolis sinking saying that “evil, good, atheists, believers, teachers, or hippies, everyone prayed to God that day.” So most of the time there’s definitely truth to what you say. Everyone fears death in some way.
Yup because at the end of the day they human. When it’s time to go they fear it.
@@travisvanalst4698 I think that's more the fear of a horrible death at a relatively young age, rather than the fear of death. You're more likely to get "oh no, please god, save me, im not supposed to die today, i have young kids, please god save me, dont let me die like this" from someone on a sinking ship or bobbing around in the sea in a lifejacket or lifeboat than from someone aged 95 at the natural end of their life surrounded by their family in their room in an old people's home where they'd lived for the past 5 years.
@@pablohanc
Because when youre that old you look at the grim reaper and say “what took you so long?”
Youre sick of living at that point
I would say 99% of people will be on their knees in time of fear. Sadly the time to cry out to God is now and not then. @@travisvanalst4698
2:13 I like this little detail of him letting the maid live, showcasing that he does have some kind of code. And she never once screams or tries to warn the family. Even her expression is one of understanding, like she knows this happening for a reason.
If you ask, "What happens to me?"and they don't answer, you're screwed.
That deep breath Alejandro takes just after he kills the family was a nice touch by Benicio. As if the killing was cathartic to his well being. "Well, that's done. Time to savor this."
I don’t think so, at least not entirely.
He may have felt guilt and pain from going through that again. He knows the family is innocent like his was. I’d imagine (as if I really could) that it’s a mix of that guilt that he’s pushing past, and a deep need for justice understandably corrupted by selfish revenge that prioritizes wanting to share his misery with another who deserves it over the lives of more innocent people.
Ideally the family would be informed in detail of all the evil deeds their father did, and then somehow have a fair trial to be properly convicted and swiftly sentenced to an execution with his family in attendance to see justice in action. Obviously wasn’t going to happen, but at least tell the kids and wife right there before taking the father away to be dealt with and leave them to grieve with the remainder of their lives.
I don't think he savored it enough to be honest. 1 shot and a final headshot not 10 seconds after is way too quick. Fausto's panic showed he's capable of real fear underneath the facade of overconfidence from so much power and money. That means he's capable of suffering as well.
@@regenosis well the lady in the house saw him there and he also just murked a bunch of people. no telling the schedule, he didnt really have time to kick back and watch ol dude freak out. he let it sink in just enough, then gut shot him to inflict a ton of physical pain, then executed him and left.
@@homedepotindustrialfan936I think you both are partially correct; but he also did it to keep control of himself. To force himself NOT to continue and just immediately kill the boss too. His wrath was so strong it brought him all the way to that moment; so he wanted to savor it (relief), felt slight guilt of innocent kids dying again (like his daughter) and getting his emotions back under control (to give the cartel boss time to feel his pain) before the coups de gras.
@@homedepotindustrialfan936 Highly doubt they would have just grieved. His sons would have 100% sought revenge when they got older.
5:59 This moment is so powerful. He recognizes the horrible pain he once felt on the face of the man he has come to kill. Amazing direction, acting and everything else. Everything in this film came together perfectly.
And that he probably intended to actually let him finish his meal to let it soak even longer, but then the last bit of humanity in him makes him not want to be excessively cruel.
I love that look so much….. and you can actually FEEL that he absolutely HATES that look, it’s like he was looking in a mirror and used his gun to shoot out and destroy the reflection
Love the small details. The decision to shoot the driver off screen for some reason just worked, and the way Alejandro relaxes and spits when he knows the hard work is done. Superb stuff
Spitting was a bit bad.
"six remain going blind"
Damn he counted the children.
You know what the meaning of this was. He had to kill the sons because they would grow up ending like their father and them it would be another motheg and child
@@EverGonzalez-x6dHe killed the sons bc the Cartel boss killed his daughter. It was purely about revenge for him.
@@EverGonzalez-x6d Well no, because he passed the maid and he also counted. 1 maid, him, the 2 sons, the wife and the husband make 6 total left alive in the house. The fact that he didn't kill the maid means he never intended to kill her or else he would have done it immediately. The thermal scanners were just telling him how many life signs were still in the house. Once he saw the maid and the 4 people at the dinner table he knew he could relax.
This is one of the most powerful movie scenes ever. Great movie.
This scene is the only reason I’m happy they didn’t use captions in this film. I am film obsessed and will pause and rewind to make sure I catch every word and every moment of every movie. So at first, I was very frustrated not being able to understand some of the dialogue since I’m not very good with my Spanish. However, this part changed my entire mindset on that directive decision. You don’t need to know Spanish to understand what is said in this ultimate scene. CHILLING.
What great is no long winded speech no sudden remorse no unbelievable getaway. The character stayed true to himself
One of the most gritty and impactful scenes of any movie. Ever.
You could tell by the smirk on Fausto's face that he thought he had a chance to talk his way out of it as if it was a regular sunday for him. All the while having dinner with his family thinks it increases that probability he could instill some remorse on Alejandro. Not knowing that the only thing keeping him alive is the lies Alejandro have yet to hear from him, or at least, he expected him to spit out..
He didn't lie. He did in fact learn how from Americans who went down there to start the operations in the first place. Almost as if some Agency that Centralized Intelligence was doing it. But his mistake was that he thought he learned everything we knew. No, we taught him everything HE knew, not everything WE knew. American alphabet agencies are bigger terrorists than any country bumpkin imam ever was.
Whatever bro
@@justicedemocrat9357 That's quite literally what happens what's your issue bro?
alex died when his family was killed by the cartel, metaphorically speaking, he is the reaper of death. there is no redemption for him. he lives only for vengeance, last act to fulfill his blood lust
Taylot Sheridan wrote this and deserves a lot of credit for this amazing film. Of course, the direction and acting is superb. For me the most chilling part of the scene is when he kills the two boys and his wife and then lets him feel the anguish prior to executing him. He could have tortured them.
It wasn't personal...... Oh ok, thanks for clearing that up, for a second there I thought you really had it in for me. Sorry for interrupting your dinner enjoy the rest of your evening.
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I could watch Sicario 1 and 2 a million times and it’s always like the first time. One of the best movies ever made. Top notch!
If they don't make a balls of Sicario 3, it could be up there as one of the greatest trilogies...
Hard to believe it was made by a quebecer
Funny thing is that 2 is *extremely* competent, it's a great thriller, but it's following 1 - probably one of the very best movies of the teens, with Deakins at the very height of his powers.
I agree😊
Same !
The wifes face is like yup we are DEFINITELY dying now
"No fue personal"
"Para mi, si"
Legendary.
Poor choice of words. He knew he was dead. I think he expected to save his family.
This was my 2nd Denis Villeneuve film and after this scene is when he jumped up into being one of my all time favorite directors. What a masterclass on all fronts here, the way he lets the characters and film itself say so much without using many words is amazing.
What’s his other movie?
Benicio del Toro should have gotten an Oscar nomination for this role.
At the very least...
nomination only? not an award?
Love the moment he leaned forward and said “it was for me” and moved back again
He said "not in front of my kids"... so he obliged.
He tried to save his boys.
@@红杏出墙-c7g I think he should have let the innocents live, but I understand why he did not
@mseeross those kids were only gonna follow in their dads footsteps and if not, live a life of luxury and never make a positive impact on anyone but themselves. Maybe. Lol.
@@mseeross when it comes to personal revenge, especially when it deals with impressionable kids, leave no loose ends. None.
well spotted
He has true grit. He accomplished his mission.
saw a few scenes on YT. All of them have tension and suspense. Dune's director killed it perfectly. I will watch the movie one day.
Benicio del Toro is a powerful actor - just nuances and light twitches from his face are enough to send chills.
He didn't flinch when he shot the family in cold blood.
Julio Cesar Cedillo's acting once his family were shot point blank is just so full of angst and unimaginable pain.
Amazing acting.
This scene alone gives me chills and the feel of the pain of loss of deeply loved ones in a split second. It depicts
the fragility of human life and how cause and consequence deeply affect our emotions to the point revenge in a
tit-for-tat blurs lines of what's "right" when everything is so wrong.
If someone chopped off my wife's head and threw my daughter into a tub of acid, there is no more right or wrong
in retaliation; it just is. No justifications can right the killing of the innocent in retaliation and yet the world is full of
greys because of consequences from cause. It's not enough that a murderer be sent to jail to live out his life behind
bars for any gruesome crime he committed in atrocity. That's too easy.
If we spend our life hurting and killing others, it will come back full circle, one way or the other. No one ever gets off scott-free.
Politicians will get off Scott free
He didn't really shoot them. Its a movie.
@@bryanbaker5942no. He did
Del Toro is in hiding
@@bryanbaker5942no shit
He was also amazing in hunted
I think that even his kids understood that their father killed his little girl and when he had the audacity to say it wasn't personal. They knew they were goners. I loved this one better than the other one.
Yup. As soon as he said “para mi si…” the boys looked at him and knew they were gone as well. Intense scene.
But still the sequel is alot better than it has any right to be. It was directed by different director, it had very big boots to fill and this isnt exactly a movie which was made with sequel in mind. It could have sucked so bad. I was actually very pleasantly surprised. That sequel doesnt tarnish the original.
This scene is something special. It puts the viewer in a position to contemplate whether killing the other family members was totally unnecessary and results in a feeling of horror, or rather completely justified and results in a feeling of satisfaction. Or, most likely, a combination of multiple emotions. It challanges you to grapple with the concepts of revenge and morality, and ultimately, attempt to define "justice" by your own standards.
Completely justified; he took his life and he returned in kind. Only thing is he didn't let him live with that pain unlike himself. Yes he got his revenge but he still has that pain of losing his family.
Charles Shwab ova here.
@Blacstatic Yeah, but what did the children do to deserve death? I can understand the wife dying because she is a grown adult willingly married to a cartel boss. But the kids are just kids. They had no control over who their dad was. That's the only thing I can't get behind. Kill the cartel boss, kill the wife, sure. But the kids don't deserve to be killed.
If he let the kids walk out, they would come after him for revenge. Cleaned up the entire family one night. Trust me, these boys wouldn’t forget about who killed their father.
@@liambarreto1020
I dont think it was about that. It was about inflicting the same pain alejandro went through onto him before he kills him. It was out of vengeance and satisfaction not fear of retaliation
The main reason i enjoyed these movies so much is that they were real in every aspect. Nothing was sugar coated or edit diluted because it was too violent. I hope theres a third one and soon.
He thought he was dealing with a Hollywood action hero who would never harm a woman and child or their father/husband in front of them.
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The writing is impeccable. Switching between English + Spanish and the language barrier of the two boys just builds the suspense because of what they can and cannot understand them saying. What a movie!!
one of the most ruthless and savage scenes of all time. but at the same time epic.
Lol u think this is ruthless and savage 😂😂😂😂😂
@@CNDcovert killing the man's family in front of him is pretty savage
@@nigeldean3726 bruh. there are actual video of a kid forced to watch his father get beheaded then they cut the kid stomach open and show him his own guts. having your family shot in the head is quick and painless and compared to what he had done to his family I think he got off pretty light. you should see what the cartel actually do to each other online brother.
And done by the "good" guy.
@CNDcovert Ikr this is nothing i kill peoples wives and kids at the dinner table on a daily basis. These people are so soft. Not like us.
I like it how cocky he is until his family is killed!!!!!!! And the wife knew they were gonna die as soon as he said "don't forget about my daughter"!!!!!!!!!
yep. once daughter was mentioned, she knew it was curtains for them all
Yep, she knew enough English to make that out...
That's the comment I came looking for. She still had a tiny ray of hope for the boys until the daughter was mentioned.
Her acting was phenomenal. They all were.
Lack of exclamation marks makes this hard to understand dude.
His wife knew what he didn't know until it happened
You can't write the way Julio pulled off these emotions. AMAZING.
This is the best acting of del Toros career.
Someone pointed out in another version of this video that, if you follow where his gun points, you can tell the order he killed them in, and why. The mother died first, so she wouldn't have to see what happened to her children. The younger boy died next, before he could realise what was happening, and the eldest was last.
No, it was in that order because it was an economy of motion.
Less movement between shots, and swinging from right to left.
A natural direction for a right-handed shooter considering recoil management, etc.
If he had wanted to inflict major emotional damage, he would have shot the children first, then hesitated, then shot the mother so she could also feel his pain. In a way, he spared her.
@seeharvester Have you ever taken a moment to say to yourself it's just a movie,a really good one but still just a movie.
@@johngreenhorn8853
You're right. Just a movie.
Things like this would never happen in real life. The kingpin sitting at the table never would have reached his position of power by having lax security
@@seeharvesterthey were unarmed. I don’t think he had to worry about all that.
@@seeharvester
You're wrong. Numerous Capo dei capi have been assassinated even at the front of their homes.
I realize now this was Alejandro's mission right from the start of the movie, not the other stuff. He was savouring this moment when he accepted the mission.
Yes everything else was just a means to this end.
It was a covert operation by a clandestine agency. They each provided what the other needed to get the real job done.
this scene still got me. its cold as ice
Cold? Why? It's life!!
@@doescancho1266 no, its not.
@@Ardonn you're right!? It's a lifestyle. Is it evil VS. Good? Or Good VS. Evil?? --- God gives us freedom of "will" GL and God speed
SHEEEEEEESH
What’s colder than ice ?
“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.”
I love this saying cuz it’s so true 💯% on point!!
Love this scene. This is how far a man goes when he has nothing left.
“Now finish your meal.” Just as Alejandro had to every single day. Im concerned if I’m wired wrong but I found satisfaction in Fausto seeing his family die. Not in his family dying. Fausto looked at him with a face that said “you won’t do anything.” And as soon as Alejandro mentioned his daughter, Fausto’s wife was the only one who understood their family was going to be killed. It was only after Alejandro went through with it that Fausto felt that shock. It was as if all that power had gone to his head up until that moment when he realized he was touchable.
I also think the wife's reaction was because it's moments like this where she's confronted with what her "beloved" does every day. Ordering children and wives to be slaughtered and disposed in acid. The illusion of a man she can love disappears and she's forced to face what life she chose.
Then yea, she probably adds 2 and 2 together and realises there ain't no getting out of this one.
You are naive if you think a cartel wife does not know what his husband does, she cried because all of a sudden the same was going to haapen to them @@NtoTheM
You sooooo smart. Thanks for the interpretation
Your normal! Most people want to be the bad guy, we are just sane enough to understand we shouldn’t.
Your normal! Most people want to be the bad guy, we are just sane enough to understand we shouldn’t.
Benicio del Toro gives an acting masterclass here. The realization that he lost the don the moment he killed the wife and kids. He couldn't do anything else to him, and he wasn't satisfied yet.
It's funny how the word "masterclass" is getting so overused these days and just thrown around like people actually think they know the fucking meaning of this overused word
I love the word masterclass. It's so underrated. @@LockDownOnSparta
@@LockDownOnSpartawhat a weird thing to be triggered by
@@LockDownOnSpartaWhat a masterclass of a comment to display missplaced bitterness. Bravo
2:11
*Alejandro:* Good luck with your sudden job search. I'm about to delete two of your references.
“Go ahead and finish your meal” is an underrated line.
From a former Mexican prosecutor to a turned assassin, Alejandro is that one man you don’t wanna mess with.
Colombiano
He's Colombian in this movie
He's nothing but a cold-blooded killer!
His nickname was "Medellin"...
Did you even watch the movie? lmao
I love how the cartel boss was trying to play some psychology on benetios character but he was way ahead of that bullshit
Awesome movie with incredible performances, especially Benicio del Toro!! Glad to see from the comments below that so many others are still watching this incredible film in 2023!!! It truly is one for the ages!!!
Truth my guy I saw this a while ago and thought holy crap he actually did it, I was hoping he would do it but also not at the same time, but you have to remember if the sons lived they would have come after them, what he did made him feel what he felt and he completely deserves it what his boys got was tame compared to the torture this man put Bencios daughter through.
This is one of the best movies ever made. Start to finish it is gripping.
The best revenge scene ever...
I love the lighting at the house
Alarcon had the nerve to try and explain his nature to Alejandro, like it's going to null the fact that he had Alejandro 's wife and daughter brutally executed. Phenomenal acting by Del Toro and Cedillo!
I honestly believe this was my favorite revenge scene I’ve ever seen.
He was so good that if I saw Benecio walking down a dark alley, and if I didn’t know he was a Hollywood actor, I’d really believe he was Alejandro in real life.
I feel the same way about Anthony Hopkins, if I were to see him walking down a street, I would think he eats people… For real.
Makes me wonder what he will get up to in Sicario 3. (He has a protégé now too.)
This scene was just brilliant! Personally I think he should of kept him alive for longer so he can have a look around & feel that pain
He should of let him finish his food. 🙄
i agree
He had to get out of there fast before the reinforcements called in by the maid showed up.
Can't Stay in place too long.
No. That wide screen cut to boys & wife dead on the floor...said it all. This scene was flawless
This movie is why I fell in love with Denis Villeneuve. The man can't make a bad movie .
No fight scene, great pacing, limited patient dialogue and tremendous acting by all involved. Such a great moving and tremendous climax.
the best part is, the drug lord thought that alejandro was just gonna do him and not his whole family, that's why he said; "not in front of my boys." that's why you see the surprised look on his face when alejandro shoots them first.. this movie is a masterpiece..
Thanks captain obvious.
@@anirudhmenon4234don’t be so miserable
Mercy for the maid.....but no one else!
You hav to hav bn da producer
No more cartel 🍆 for her, find a new spot Señora
He knew the Moment he enters the house that there are 6 people left. Shoots one Guard, 5 left, sees the family at table and then lookin at the Maid.
She was a maid man and the drug lord wasn't
He saw her reaction.. she would be out of there quietly. No threat... but a witness to tell what happened there.
Nothing more pleasant than watching the horrified face of a narco killer. The horror he makes to people every day he finally experience it.
1:27 I totally missed this part, he literally had air support from an obviously American military drone…
I NEVER get tired of watching this scene. One of the best scenes in all cinema.
When you are so evil, but there is someone out there that becomes 10 folds as evil as you because of you, looking for you, found you, and in front of you with your most beloved family...so chilling
I wouldn't call Alejandro evil. Fausto is evil. Alejandro is driven.
Implying that Alejandro is 10x as evil? No way. Faustos did what Alejandro did here 100x before this moment.
@@speedisoftheessence. Exactly
That moment when the wife knew it was over was so crazy
Every mother would
I know presumably it'll all be "cleaned up" so this operation never even happened, but I like the detail of Alejandro straight up spitting on the grounds before murdering an entire family.
The most satisfying scene ever in movie history
Once again, I don't care how many people kill.But the lighting in this scene all the way through is excellent.Whoever did that stuff did a good job.I love it
Hate, begets hate. Powerful scene. This is where all hate leads. His eyes tell the story.
Sorrow and hate..
“The eyes never lie, chico.”
by far one of the best movies this century...
“Not in front of my kids.”
Technically, they didn’t see him die.
he granted him that in the most fucked up way
They got to see their Mom die though. But He did technically not kill him in front of his kids
@@soupafi Ooo. True.
@@soupafi I doubt they would had time to process what happen cuz they all died in a split second. It was just too fast for the brain to comprehend.
Best actor fir this role. A disturbingly heavy movie to watch. Dark, twisted, depressing, terrifying… PERFECT
He showed the wife and kids mercy by making them think they would live and not seeing it coming.
That’s some great acting by both characters. The shock on the narco’s face was amazing.
The look on his face when is family got deleted was brilliant acting. He was like 😦
Some of the finest reactionary silence acting, ever! Direction and lighting captured everything perfectly.
I didn’t see concern for them but shock and fear for himself. He didn’t cry out for them when they were shot. I just saw shock and fear for himself
The lighting of this house is so good.
His wife knew.
Good acting by the actress with her face expression
This clip never gets old
When he said don't forget about my daughter... the wife new that was it..
Yep. She goes from quiet and in shock to fully whimpering knowing she's fucked.
This whole scene is an example of you reap what you sow in my opinion
You have of the saying "when seeking vengeance take two shovels for graves "
this is the ending of a Movie that EPIC and REMEMBERED!
This movie sucked ass and i'm only watching this because I don't remember it.
@@trikkerman1shut up
“Six remain, we’re going blind.” Ice cold, I love this movie.
5:53 The face of someone who regrets every decision he made throughout his entire life.
The look on Fausto’s face is real pain and terror. Great acting from Julio Cesar Cedillo!
“Good ahead and finish your meal” legendary
I loved the false sense of security Fausto had when they started a conversation.
He thought he can talk his way out of it because Alejandro didnt shoot them on sight.
Little did he know that he was just savoring the moment of revenge.
The way she sighs when he says his daughter. She knew then that her boys were finished too
One of the strongest bits of film ever.
Great acting, great build up, great everything.