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scarletspeed7 posted...

Whoa, Bartlet made the #20 spot off of never seeing the show? That's amazing! Love to hear your thoughts on that.

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Even not knowing the full extent of the background to this monologue, you can just tell from Martin Sheen's powerhouse performance the pure care and powerful emotional put into this incredible scene. Set in the beautiful National Cathedral, I love how perfectly framed Bartlet is in the center aisle of the Cathedral. It's an amazing shot of purity & symmetry, offering tender welcomeness, an illusion shattered by both God himself and Bartlet's furious but softly-spoken rant at the almighty. It's one of the most harsh critiques of religion and faith I think I've ever heard, but I think it also hurts Bartlet to have to have these sorts of thoughts in the first place, his belief crippled by unfortunate accidents. Even without having seen the show, this scene is all sorts of human, touching the soul in all the right places and relating to one of the most prominent aspects of the human condition. And well, it ending with a Constantine-esque cigarette moment is just too perfect.

@scarletspeed7

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