Scent of a Totally Awesome Scene

While my favorite scenes from movies usually involve some combination of explosions, ninjas, and car chases, there are some noteworthy exceptions. Noteworthiest of all is the tango scene from Scent of a Woman.

Featuring Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, Gabrielle Anwar, and with David Lansbury as "the person Don hates most in the world", this scene is probably one of the more immortal moments in the history of filmdom... with the possible exception of the mall scene from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Remember, if you please, that Pacino's character is not as with it as this scene would have you believe. We'll soon find out (Spoiler Alert! Run for your lives!) that he's actually suicidal. Still, for these few minutes, he's possibly the badassest badass to ever be a badass.



My take on this: It's not about the dancing. Or about the ability to recognize perfume... frankly, I can't imagine that not being creepy in real life. It is about... damn, I don't even know how to verbalize it. The best I can do is say that it is about riding no-handed. Think about it.