I love the general in this movie. He comes in thinking he's dealing with a threat to humanity, but still acts rational and tries to figure out what's going on. Once he realizes the Giant isn't actually dangerous unless THEY attack first, he stops trying to destroy it, and after seeing it sacrifice itself, he seems genuinely sad that it ended the way it did. He's a man willing to do what it takes to protect humanity, but not someone who shoots first.
I like that it implies he knows all this "what to do if a nuke is on its way" info back in the day was all psychological placebos to reassure the population that they can survive a nuke. He saw it in action, probably. He knows the moment that button was pressed, they were all dead already
With that rank, he definitely fought in WWII, Korea too more than likely. You see people saying "what if a gun had a soul and didn't want to be a gun." about the Giant, what if we apply it to the general? He's a man with a soul, who was trained into a gun, and he doesn't want to be a gun anymore.
I feel for Mansly, I really do. He was looking out for American interests but NOT for personal interests. He was some sleezy guy whom was willing to get the answers he needed and was not like the general. He saw danger and was willing to kill it regardless if we fired first.
I still love this General. He has the character design and voice of the stereotypical "shoot first, ask questions later"-general that has been portrayed in so many movies like this, but he's actually a rational man, who tries to assess the situation before doing something rash. And he's smart enough to realise very quickly that the real villain is Mansley and not the Giant.
@@itemboy6814 well that’s a psychological discussion now. Humans are made to hunt and kill for survival. A robot is programmed to kill for war. A human and a sentient robot can selectively listen to their programming when they find it ethical. I don’t see much difference.
@@itemboy6814 Everyone is technically born to kill, it was a necessity for survival and still is if the situation calls for it, but usually don't actively use their capabilities to do so because of the gift of conscious thought. Robots (at least the ones for war, like the Giant) are made with only killing ingrained in their directives and nothing else, which is what makes the Giant's morals impressive
@@huh5909 I mean a 1950’s nuke did him in. Nukes now dwarf the one used here 100fold(as do modern military equipment all over the globe). A lot more solutions exist now to maybe hold them off. I’m not saying it would be a win, but clearly when parts are separated from one of the giants they’re virtually moot, not even accounting for the memory loss. The little boy (a 1950’s atomic bomb) has about the yield of today’s MOAB. A couple thousand? No biggie.
@@Jamooson_ actually that was a Polaris missile which was a thermonuclear Warhead around two hundred kilotons which is typical for a US ICBM there really hasn't been that much change to the technology even today except they're just putting more of those on a single missile (MIRVs) . Polaris missile would be just as deadly as any new weapon to The Iron Giant. It's not the size of the nuke it's a fact that it was in such close proximity and he survived the incredible heat blast and radiation. Even an atomic bomb reaches 10 million degrees it's amazing that his alloy survive that and knock it melted down and vaporized. The only thing I can think of is is his self defense mechanism may have shielding that we don't know of only an energy Shield would be able to protect anyone of something like that
I think that the Iron Giant has a energy field that turns on automatically with something like that otherwise it doesn't matter how advanced is alloy is it would get burned down instantly and vaporized from the incredible Heat
I like that they didn't make the General the steretypical meat-head gun-happy military man, if anything he's the neutral presence between Mansley and Dean, and is able to change his mind based on objective evidence rather than just being given an idea about something and running with it, because unlike Mansley, he genuinely does have people's best interests at heart. I like the bit where he takes his helmet off out of respect for the Giant's sacrifice as well, he recognises a hero, be they human or 50 foot tall metal man, and perhaps on some level feels Hogarth's loss, but more from a military man's perspective.
@@GodhandPhemto good that he did cus at least he knew the giant didnt just help them keep mansley from escaping (he stops the car which the military makes sure he stays where hes at to pay for his dumbassery) but by also taking the nuke missile explosion head on to save everyone on earth
@@G0rdito_Sabroso actually sound pretty much the same and I don't think "live" works for that action, plus the fact that in the spanish version he says "leave"
It's just sad that the film was bombed financially due to Warner Brothers releasing it with poor marketing and having very little faith when 2d animation was dying
We don't get to see much animation like this anymore, but also with an intriguing and cohesive storyline that draws us in. If Best Animated Feature existed then, there's no doubt this movie would've won it. It's a classic gem that is still beloved as time goes on.
Man showing how defeated and saddened the general looks after the Giant sacrifices himself shows his respect for such a great act to save everyone and his regret of it having to happen.
I love how the general in a 1950s setting actually has to be actively pushed to escalate the situation by things actually happening rather than just going all "We need to crush the enemy!" right away, and has severe hesitations about actually using a nuclear weapon.
valdie91285 his point is that most movie generals (animated or live action) in this day and age are all "enemy? Lets nuke them" instead of being realistic and waiting it out. Analyzing the situation and thinking about what measures should be taken. They don't use the granddaddy of all weapons right of the bat.
/\ all thee above. Douglas MacArthur (world war 2, pacific theater), of which this Army General seems based upon, had this mentally during the Korean war. Nuke them into submission. Truman never again wanted to be the man that signed the for the dropping of the Atom Bomb. He fought against it and even removed MacArthur after MacArthur wouldn't stop pushing for the use of it.
The Giant gets my salute to this day, but so does the General. When he realizes there's nothing to gain from treating the Giant like an enemy, he stops before anything else could be destroyed. And when Kent hijacks his attempt to make peace with the Giant, Rogard holds him accountable. Again, this is fleshing out the military at its best; he acts like a leader and is as reasonable as he should be. I'm sure Kent got it really bad when he was taken in for almost destroying the city over a grudge.
I think Giant was telling Hogarth not to follow him in death, because Giant probably thought this was his end as much as everyone else did, it was his way of saying "don't grieve for me, I'm always with you", which is even more sad when you think of it like that.
What the Giant says here is actually a reference to earlier in the film when Hogarth said the same thing to the Giant in the forest, when Hogarth was trying to get the Giant to stay there in the forest while he went home.
Ngl, as I’ve gotten older I’ve begun to have more emotional reactions to movies and I’m very grateful for that. I get to watch movies like this that I loved as a kid and get emotionally destroyed by them. Growing up is a wonderful thing sometimes.
I think as we get older, we realize that we aren't invincible. We become more mature and realize that life is so short, that loving people and caring for others can be shown in so many ways. Seeing stuff like this, an act of selflessness that saves the lives of so many while sacrificing his own, just... means more, I guess? I'm right there with you, I cry over movies from my childhood too.
"Let's go home." I love that delivery and the body language of the General taking off his helmet. That is the voice and face of a man who just watched a soldier make the ultimate sacrifice. The sheer respect is off the charts even his sorrow.
Sad but true. Current year superman is nothing but a pale edgy immitation of what he used to be. Heck! I am not even talking about Superman from the 50s. I simply mean the heroic, boy scout, and kind but firm Superman of the Bruce Timm cartoons and pre-New 52 that I used to watch as a kid in Nigeria. Why Americans suddenly decided to ruin him by turning him into a nihilistic maniac with a god complex is beyond me.
@@orboakin8074 I think you've been watching to many movies or playing the injustice video game and not reading the comics because Superman in still this great hero even if the writers keep shafting him for Batman which is the sad thing.
@@orboakin8074 Resent? Rebirth and Doomsday clock are great runs and shows who Superman is as a character and how important he is to Dc but after that Dc drops really quick then being a Batman centric nihilistic take on the world. Death Metal was just plain horrible 8).
As a kid in Nigeria in 2005, I watched this movie on VHS and it stuck with me mainly because of the cool sci-fi and the references to Superman (my favorite superhero) and even now as an adult it is still one of the most emotionally impactful movies I have ever watched.
He may not be the real superman, but he has the heart and soul of the real Kryptonian we all know. Superman and the rest of the Justice League would be proud of this metal man!
The end of this movie has an interesting dichotomy to it. The scene of all his limbs reforming is both touching and hopeful, yet is a stark reminder that whatever the giant is, he is impervious to even humanity's strongest weapon. Hogarth aside, had it landed without sustaining head trauma, it could have easily wiped out humanity.
@@hagamapamaThe Iron Giant Was Not The Only One Tho, Just Imagine Of Fuck Humanity Would Be If All Of Them Come To Earth, One Of Them Can Survive A Nuclear Blast Imagine Millons Of Them
@@luisricardovalencia5855 there were at worst a few hundred of them shown and we have a few thousand nukes at this point even with the need to confirm the kill this is handlable just not preferable there tough but yeah there destructive ability is well limited here sure they can go fast but well we have more direct methods of dropping a nuke
@@marley7868 Idk Man, The Metal Giants Were Not Show To Conquer Planets For Nothing, Who Knows How Many Alien Species Of Different Planets They Kill And Who Knows If Those Alien Species They Kill Have Weapons That Make Nuclear Nukes Look Like Jokes
@@luisricardovalencia5855 true but to be completely honest the giants always like a one planet deal to me there too powerful for there range but also weirdly weak (for the scale of weapons anyway)I think there just what one planet or small stellar force used as there massive armored fist focusing on survivability cause let's be real noone ever came looking for the iron giant so that sets off some hints of scale I think
This is such a powerful scene, although it is animated, you can see the fear in the people's eyes, cuddling and praying with their families, it truly shows the huge sacrifice the Iron Giant had to give in to save the town. Love it!
The animation is why it is so powerful. 2D animation gives you a creative freedom that you can't get anywhere else. This is because every pencil stroke is the artist expressing themselves onto the movie. It can capture emotions that even the most skilled actors have trouble expressing.
My second favorite scene is actually not the one everyone expects it to be. It's actually the general here. "Where's the GIANT MANSLEY?" I believe this scene essentially goes to show how collected and always thinking the general is even under the threat of his own/his mens life and taking ANY chance he can to save us. This scene is quite literally his way of letting out his rage , (and his next sentence) that he already accepted he is going to die for his country. Something that in his voice he's come to terms with a long time ago, and was perhaps a long time coming. Grats to the actor for portraying this so well.
I always found the general doing that ironic, because up until that point it was Mansley either subconsciously, or vocally asking that very question (such as what he does with Hogarth in the interrogation scene earlier): "Where's the Giant?". And now that question is being asked of him...and the Giant is right there, Mansley found the Giant, but at what cost?
After the missile blows the Giant up... Mansley would be all: "I did it! I'm the hero, I destroyed the Giant with the missile! Shouldn't you be thanking me?!"
And then the general would discharge him, Kent would start having a mental breakdown and likely start charging at Hogarth, at which point he’d be arrested, then when Kent finds out that the Giant’s alive, he either gets transferred to an insane asylum or “Former government agent Kent Mansley found dead in prison, suicide suspected” would be on the Rockwell Daily later that week.
I love how Hogarth barely puts any effort in trying to dissuade Giant from leaving him to sacrifice himself and save the residents of Rockwell from being annihilated by the missile. He knew deep down inside that it was time to say goodbye, as the Giant couldn’t possibly stay on earth forever. Most young people would beg those whom they’ve grown attached to to stay with them, but Hogarth knew that it was the end, and Giant acknowledged how everyone had their whole lives ahead of them and couldn’t possibly see them go to waste.
I'm 32 as well. I was also 9 when the movie came out, and I still get choked up. I actually met one of the supervising animators of the film at my local comic con a few years ago. He was selling his own graphic novels plus a few of his own sketches of The Iron Giant. I was pretty sure he'd get tired of hearing from the multitudes of fans praising the movie after all this time. NOPE. He was happy to be talking about the movie, and he said to our group that it always makes him smile to hear our stories and praises about the impact the movie made on our childhoods. I bought a few pieces of his artwork of the Iron Giant and he signed it near the top. One of the coolest people I got to meet.
The Iron Giant is the only family-friendly Western animated film to depict an atomic bomb. Not even Disney has a film that shows military power with a nuclear weapon.
My friend Ralph Bonnano's father met Paul Tibbets on Tinian in August 1945, The Enola Gay stopped there on the way to bomb Hiroshima with Little Boy and he met the crew of the B-29 bomber which dropped the only nuclear weapon used in war
What's funny is a play Titanfall 2, a game about pilots being linked to their giant robotic mechs, and one of the messages you get for ejecting from your Titan is "you are who you choose to be". Great little reference.
Im a 25 year old man and this still makes me cry. I know its kinda dumb because he still lives, but just sacrificing yourself like that is so beautiful
He'd go to prison if he was lucky... he initiated a nuclear strike on an American civilian population without authorization. Pretty sure they'd give him the chair for that.
There are two kinds of commanders presented here. One who knows the value of life, who knows every pull of the trigger is a conscious & deliberate choice; who is not afraid of a fight, but doesn't spoil for it; who recognizes the need for a light touch in this divided, cold war world. And the other is Kent Mansley.
I saw this at the cinema in 1999. There was hardly anybody there, yet the film was brilliant. Possibly the best of the year, and 1999 was a REALLY solid year (Magnolia, The Insider, Fight Club, Being John Malkovich, The Matrix, The Sixth Sense, Toy Story 2, Office Space etc.) Glad it found its audience subsequently, and is recognized as something approaching a masterpiece.
Then Brad Byrd did it again with 5 years later with The Incredibles. He really knows how to add weight to a scene. There's obviously this one, and the one in The Incredibles when Mr Incredible learns about Syndrome's plans and past activities. Both scenes still give me chills.
"Screw our country, I wanna live!" Sad how that's probably how 9/10 government officials would react today if a similar incident came to American soil!
No, that's not all I take from this, child, I'm just stating a fact about how the majority of elected officials today would likely act in such a turn of events. I watched this in theaters when it came out and it's one of my top five favorite animated movies to this day! That says a lot because I'm a devout Disney fan.
78FullSizeBronco I appreciate you responding without aggression but it is quite the generic saying “all politics don’t care about the country just the money blah blah” that is not why this scene is amazing it’s because of the emotional factor in it and sacrifice.
They can focus on whatever they want about the film, I thought the same thing as I watched this scene and I'm wiping tears from my eyes regardless. There's nothing either objectively or moralistically wrong with making a comment about something they notice in the film that you, for whatever reason, consider to be insultingly irrelevant to the emotional impact of the giant's sacrifice; that doesn't mean he's blind to it, or untouched by it.
that's also perfectly good reasoning for why draft dodgers were right to avoid vietnam. sometimes your country decides to do horrible shit that cannot be defended and that you shouldn't participate in.
I like how gentle the Giant becomes progressively throughout the movie, like at the start he's casually walking through trees, crushing them beneath his feet and eating tractors without a single thought but then at the end he takes on these niche, delicate movements because he knows he's in an environment with a lot of tiny, squishy people, and he has to treat them like that. But he also thinks Hogarth is gonna follow him into space.
This movie still makes me cry even as a adult. Especially this end scene, there is something so touching about this movie that it always will resonance.
2:06-2:50 The way Iron Giant took off to the sky/space (with the background music) was so chilling and heroic.🦸🏻♂️ The sacrifice that he did was so beautiful.😢🥲👍
It wasn't until my later years that I realized the true sacrifice the Giant makes. It actually brought me to tears after watching this again. The Iron Giants hits differently.
My Mom and little brother were smart enough to go see this on opening day, when everyone else ignored it. I envy the hell out of them, they told me how amazing it was, how they didn't expect it to be THAT good (that came from Mom) And I finally found out what they were talking about when they bought it on VHS. I saw Blair Witch that year instead....bad move.
I like to believe that the general was also heading the efforts to find his pieces. Not because good potential weapon, but because of respect that Giant sacrificed instead of just 'following orders' and letting them all be destroyed.
The moment superman heard, he smiled, a single tear draped his angled jaw. And he stood upon one knee, beaten not yet defeated. Another man of steel stood the test of courage and prevailed for us.
I remember watching this movie in the theater with my grandma and brother as a kid. Now as an adult, the scene makes me sad. Not lying tears came to my eyes just now.
He is like Superman. When you break it down Superman is basically a man shaped weapon of mass destruction who chooses to do good. That’s the Iron Giant in a nutshell.
ACTUALLY he does. Just got wrecked into a kajillion pieces, but he started reassambling himself. I don't consider a robot dead until it stops moving, and even then, there is such a thing as simply being "off."
The only thing more criminal then Mansley essentially bombing the United States with its own nuclear warhead is how underrated and overlooked this movie is
There are very few movies that are powerful enough to make me shed a tear the first time watching. This movie makes me tear up every time I see it and I've seen this movie many times.
This scene is cinematic perfection! Everything about this works, from the siren in the background to the giant saying "superman." Even though I have seen this dozens of times, I cried all over again after just watching this clip.
If I ever have kids I'm gonna watch this with them. The Iron Giant is one of my favorite animated films from my childhood and I definitely want my kids to experience it like I did.
So much beautiful memories in one scene alone. Truly one of the best movies that I have ever had the pleasure of watching. A true great picture and a happy childhood memory. That I can continue to watch to this very day.
2:40 I got chills from this
what did he say?
imStorm3r Superman
Bobby Hill thanks
ุ this park almost made me cry
underfell papeyas *part
I love the general in this movie. He comes in thinking he's dealing with a threat to humanity, but still acts rational and tries to figure out what's going on. Once he realizes the Giant isn't actually dangerous unless THEY attack first, he stops trying to destroy it, and after seeing it sacrifice itself, he seems genuinely sad that it ended the way it did. He's a man willing to do what it takes to protect humanity, but not someone who shoots first.
Ye the hats off thing was a sign of respect.
I like that it implies he knows all this "what to do if a nuke is on its way" info back in the day was all psychological placebos to reassure the population that they can survive a nuke.
He saw it in action, probably. He knows the moment that button was pressed, they were all dead already
Will always respect men in the world like the general
He protects others without hesitation, but he doesn’t create the threat to humanity
With that rank, he definitely fought in WWII, Korea too more than likely.
You see people saying "what if a gun had a soul and didn't want to be a gun." about the Giant, what if we apply it to the general?
He's a man with a soul, who was trained into a gun, and he doesn't want to be a gun anymore.
I feel for Mansly, I really do. He was looking out for American interests but NOT for personal interests.
He was some sleezy guy whom was willing to get the answers he needed and was not like the general.
He saw danger and was willing to kill it regardless if we fired first.
I still love this General. He has the character design and voice of the stereotypical "shoot first, ask questions later"-general that has been portrayed in so many movies like this, but he's actually a rational man, who tries to assess the situation before doing something rash. And he's smart enough to realise very quickly that the real villain is Mansley and not the Giant.
Yeah, they wrote the general pretty realistically in this movie. I like that, especially in an animated film.
This. This right here.
He's also Martin Crane from Frasier
The General is also caring when he sent Hogarth the last piece of the giant they found. He said Hogarth should have it.
Usually in movies with a setting like this the sergeant is the villain. But I'm glad they changed it up for this.
"what if a gun had a soul and didn't want to be a gun."
He was capable of hurting people and he knew that, but he chose not to.
Everyone is capable of hurting people already
@@HaloDude557 Yeah but not everyone is made to be a weapon, Iron Giant was
@@itemboy6814 well that’s a psychological discussion now. Humans are made to hunt and kill for survival. A robot is programmed to kill for war. A human and a sentient robot can selectively listen to their programming when they find it ethical. I don’t see much difference.
@@itemboy6814 Everyone is technically born to kill, it was a necessity for survival and still is if the situation calls for it, but usually don't actively use their capabilities to do so because of the gift of conscious thought. Robots (at least the ones for war, like the Giant) are made with only killing ingrained in their directives and nothing else, which is what makes the Giant's morals impressive
I don't shoot with my gun, I shoot with my heart.
The fact that he survived a nuclear blast, and that he was originally sent to earth to destroy it, is terrifying. He’s literally unstoppable.
And if you've seen the deleted scene...there's more like him..like hundreds maybe even thousands lol. Imagine a full scale invasion.
@@gairosbladewrath6343 mhm, this giant may be powerful, but he’s only one of the giants, if a full invasion happens, the world is doomed
@@huh5909 I mean a 1950’s nuke did him in. Nukes now dwarf the one used here 100fold(as do modern military equipment all over the globe). A lot more solutions exist now to maybe hold them off. I’m not saying it would be a win, but clearly when parts are separated from one of the giants they’re virtually moot, not even accounting for the memory loss. The little boy (a 1950’s atomic bomb) has about the yield of today’s MOAB. A couple thousand? No biggie.
@@Jamooson_ actually that was a Polaris missile which was a thermonuclear Warhead around two hundred kilotons which is typical for a US ICBM there really hasn't been that much change to the technology even today except they're just putting more of those on a single missile (MIRVs) . Polaris missile would be just as deadly as any new weapon to The Iron Giant. It's not the size of the nuke it's a fact that it was in such close proximity and he survived the incredible heat blast and radiation. Even an atomic bomb reaches 10 million degrees it's amazing that his alloy survive that and knock it melted down and vaporized. The only thing I can think of is is his self defense mechanism may have shielding that we don't know of only an energy Shield would be able to protect anyone of something like that
I think that the Iron Giant has a energy field that turns on automatically with something like that otherwise it doesn't matter how advanced is alloy is it would get burned down instantly and vaporized from the incredible Heat
- you are what you choose to be
- superman
this line just touch my soul
Souls don't die!
vinicius aguiar Mine too dude...
vinicius aguiar hero's never die
vinicius aguiar Fuck a superman, I want to live.
Fishreaper 101 souls don't exist.
I like that they didn't make the General the steretypical meat-head gun-happy military man, if anything he's the neutral presence between Mansley and Dean, and is able to change his mind based on objective evidence rather than just being given an idea about something and running with it, because unlike Mansley, he genuinely does have people's best interests at heart. I like the bit where he takes his helmet off out of respect for the Giant's sacrifice as well, he recognises a hero, be they human or 50 foot tall metal man, and perhaps on some level feels Hogarth's loss, but more from a military man's perspective.
A soldier defending his home and family
You can actually see the General saluting the Giant as everyone is cheering.3:05 (bottom left center). He actually respected the Giant's sacrifice.
@@GodhandPhemto didnt notice that! very cool!
@@GodhandPhemto good that he did cus at least he knew the giant didnt just help them keep mansley from escaping (he stops the car which the military makes sure he stays where hes at to pay for his dumbassery) but by also taking the nuke missile explosion head on to save everyone on earth
"You will die for our country"
"Screw our country, I wanna live"
Escapes
SCREW OUR COUNTRY, I WANNA LEAVE!! “Crash”
@@scoutart1508 *live
@@Cumcake21 don’t you think “LEAVE” makes more sense to his action of leaving Rockwell?
@@scoutart1508 you can tell he says ''live'', unless English isn't your first language.
@@G0rdito_Sabroso actually sound pretty much the same and I don't think "live" works for that action, plus the fact that in the spanish version he says "leave"
He may have been a giant made of iron, but he had a heart made of gold. ❤️
That is very true
Gone but not forgotten
@@fallout76cavecricket69 His not gone, His god damn alive baby.
And sure not forgottem.
Do you think had Osama bin Laden watched this movie he wouldn't choose who he had become?
Hell Yeah!
This is the kind of animated film that deserves an Oscar.
This movie is Dark Because it takes place in cold war
Dude it has I think 8 Oscars
Had The Best Animated Feature exist before it would *definitely* would have
It's just sad that the film was bombed financially due to Warner Brothers releasing it with poor marketing and having very little faith when 2d animation was dying
We don't get to see much animation like this anymore, but also with an intriguing and cohesive storyline that draws us in. If Best Animated Feature existed then, there's no doubt this movie would've won it. It's a classic gem that is still beloved as time goes on.
Man showing how defeated and saddened the general looks after the Giant sacrifices himself shows his respect for such a great act to save everyone and his regret of it having to happen.
also, when everyone celebrates in 3:05, he's salluting the giant
He took off his hat.
@@alicepbg2042damn I didn’t notice that
@@alicepbg2042 damn bro that's crazy details thanks man
@@alicepbg2042 good eye
Let's all be honest, this wasn't recommended by youtube, we looked this up to remind ourselves of this awesome scene.
Yup
I take this to heart as much as I can. "You are, who you choose to be."
Yep Tesla
Yes.
Nope
I love how the general in a 1950s setting actually has to be actively pushed to escalate the situation by things actually happening rather than just going all "We need to crush the enemy!" right away, and has severe hesitations about actually using a nuclear weapon.
That is realistic character design, I'd wager.
It's a cartoon
valdie91285
his point is that most movie generals (animated or live action) in this day and age are all "enemy? Lets nuke them" instead of being realistic and waiting it out. Analyzing the situation and thinking about what measures should be taken. They don't use the granddaddy of all weapons right of the bat.
Mobius Katchmar when I see the profile, nostalgia.
/\ all thee above.
Douglas MacArthur (world war 2, pacific theater), of which this Army General seems based upon, had this mentally during the Korean war.
Nuke them into submission.
Truman never again wanted to be the man that signed the for the dropping of the Atom Bomb. He fought against it and even removed MacArthur after MacArthur wouldn't stop pushing for the use of it.
The Giant gets my salute to this day, but so does the General. When he realizes there's nothing to gain from treating the Giant like an enemy, he stops before anything else could be destroyed. And when Kent hijacks his attempt to make peace with the Giant, Rogard holds him accountable. Again, this is fleshing out the military at its best; he acts like a leader and is as reasonable as he should be. I'm sure Kent got it really bad when he was taken in for almost destroying the city over a grudge.
There's no doubt about it. Mansley was executed, one way or the other 😂
Kent got it really bad? That's an understatement, it's pretty much guaranteed he was executed.
Yeah, he would have gotten an ass chewing at the bare minimum. On the high end, we're looking at life in prison.
They could call it treason, have him shot
There’s a good chance he was executed. This was during the Cold War after all
"Screw our country, I want to live!" I can't listen to this and not think that's how every single politician would act in this situation.
Pretty much.
A commie?
@@dandycrow2821 No, every polician
Some have done the brave thing for their people.
"I need ammunition, not a ride!"
@@gamera5160 President Zelensky will go down in history as one of the greatest national leaders of modern history.
I love how Giant says “no following” as if Hogarth is gonna jump and fly up to the missile behind Giant
Lol. Still sad tho
I think Giant was telling Hogarth not to follow him in death, because Giant probably thought this was his end as much as everyone else did, it was his way of saying "don't grieve for me, I'm always with you", which is even more sad when you think of it like that.
Could be climb up on the Giant maybe?
You guys completely missed this part, it was a reference to when the kid told him the same thing earlier in the movie
What the Giant says here is actually a reference to earlier in the film when Hogarth said the same thing to the Giant in the forest, when Hogarth was trying to get the Giant to stay there in the forest while he went home.
_War takes. But it leaves us with legends, it leaves us with heroes._
*_And heroes never die._*
Takeusername heroes are remembered but legends never die, you noob.
Gaikokujohn Someone doesn't get my reference.
Souls don't die
*legends never die
Ok, where did this quote come from?
Real men cried, as boys we cried. Forever in our Giant hearts. Superman .
Did-… did you write haiku for this movie?
Ngl, as I’ve gotten older I’ve begun to have more emotional reactions to movies and I’m very grateful for that. I get to watch movies like this that I loved as a kid and get emotionally destroyed by them.
Growing up is a wonderful thing sometimes.
indeed. It makes me cry nowadays.
It's called maturity
I think as we get older, we realize that we aren't invincible. We become more mature and realize that life is so short, that loving people and caring for others can be shown in so many ways. Seeing stuff like this, an act of selflessness that saves the lives of so many while sacrificing his own, just... means more, I guess? I'm right there with you, I cry over movies from my childhood too.
This right here 🙏🏽
"Let's go home." I love that delivery and the body language of the General taking off his helmet. That is the voice and face of a man who just watched a soldier make the ultimate sacrifice. The sheer respect is off the charts even his sorrow.
*WHERE'S THE GIANT, MANSLEY?!*
Fro-Yo We can duck and cover!
RIP John Mahoney
Fro-Yo better question
‘’ where’s the sequel Warner brothers?!”
Thedude24 Huhuh “There’s no surviving this, you idiot!”
(In a deep southern accent) ...And that's when the xenophobe realized he done f***ed up.
Iron Giant: I be Superman....
Superman: You are the greatest of heroes, even more than me...
Now that's something Superman would say even if it wasn't true 8).
Sad but true. Current year superman is nothing but a pale edgy immitation of what he used to be. Heck! I am not even talking about Superman from the 50s. I simply mean the heroic, boy scout, and kind but firm Superman of the Bruce Timm cartoons and pre-New 52 that I used to watch as a kid in Nigeria. Why Americans suddenly decided to ruin him by turning him into a nihilistic maniac with a god complex is beyond me.
@@orboakin8074 I think you've been watching to many movies or playing the injustice video game and not reading the comics because Superman in still this great hero even if the writers keep shafting him for Batman which is the sad thing.
@@windandcloudshadow158 Really? Can you recommend me any Superman comics written recently that are in the same vein as All-Star Superman?
@@orboakin8074 Resent? Rebirth and Doomsday clock are great runs and shows who Superman is as a character and how important he is to Dc but after that Dc drops really quick then being a Batman centric nihilistic take on the world. Death Metal was just plain horrible 8).
He sacrificed his life. To save, Earth you are a great hero gone but not forgotten
Rare villian defeat Kent mansley
Super man 😌
As a kid in Nigeria in 2005, I watched this movie on VHS and it stuck with me mainly because of the cool sci-fi and the references to Superman (my favorite superhero) and even now as an adult it is still one of the most emotionally impactful movies I have ever watched.
As a guy who saw it in theaters when it came out in America, this keeps on getting more and more meaningful.
@@spartangoku7610 I hear you, friend.
0:05 when your teammate uses the 500kg bomb for the first time in helldivers
Thank you my brother
He may not be the real superman, but he has the heart and soul of the real Kryptonian we all know. Superman and the rest of the Justice League would be proud of this metal man!
I can already see Batman giving a thumbs up.
@@elijahhayter3026And him doing a drawing board on how to eliminate the giant too, lol
@@shadydaemon4178 “well, would you look at that. They’re already superfriends.”
The giant got to meet his hero in Multiversus.
The end of this movie has an interesting dichotomy to it. The scene of all his limbs reforming is both touching and hopeful, yet is a stark reminder that whatever the giant is, he is impervious to even humanity's strongest weapon. Hogarth aside, had it landed without sustaining head trauma, it could have easily wiped out humanity.
Hardly impervious. It ripped him piece from piece. All humanity would have to do is prevent him from reassembling himself.
@@hagamapamaThe Iron Giant Was Not The Only One Tho, Just Imagine Of Fuck Humanity Would Be If All Of Them Come To Earth, One Of Them Can Survive A Nuclear Blast Imagine Millons Of Them
@@luisricardovalencia5855 there were at worst a few hundred of them shown and we have a few thousand nukes at this point even with the need to confirm the kill this is handlable just not preferable there tough but yeah there destructive ability is well limited here sure they can go fast but well we have more direct methods of dropping a nuke
@@marley7868 Idk Man, The Metal Giants Were Not Show To Conquer Planets For Nothing, Who Knows How Many Alien Species Of Different Planets They Kill And Who Knows If Those Alien Species They Kill Have Weapons That Make Nuclear Nukes Look Like Jokes
@@luisricardovalencia5855 true but to be completely honest the giants always like a one planet deal to me there too powerful for there range but also weirdly weak (for the scale of weapons anyway)I think there just what one planet or small stellar force used as there massive armored fist focusing on survivability cause let's be real noone ever came looking for the iron giant so that sets off some hints of scale I think
W H E R E S T H E G I A N T M A N S L E Y
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How do you do letters like that?
I didn’t think it was caps, I thought it was *this kind of writing* which I just learned how to do!
As a grown ass, stoic man, this is one of the few things that made me cry
Everytime
me too, can't even watch it with my kids because I get teary eyed. They really knew how to make movies back then, damn...
@@greenearth9945 back when the crews were paid instead of the producers, it was worth it for people to put work into making films
3:05 The general Saluting the giant for his sacrifice before saying "Let's go home" with such a heavy sigh is telling..
This is such a powerful scene, although it is animated, you can see the fear in the people's eyes, cuddling and praying with their families, it truly shows the huge sacrifice the Iron Giant had to give in to save the town. Love it!
and the stupid stupid villain
Nah, the ending shows that he’s rebuilding himself... still in America, but nearest to Canada... Well, it’s Alaska.
The animation is why it is so powerful. 2D animation gives you a creative freedom that you can't get anywhere else. This is because every pencil stroke is the artist expressing themselves onto the movie. It can capture emotions that even the most skilled actors have trouble expressing.
My second favorite scene is actually not the one everyone expects it to be. It's actually the general here. "Where's the GIANT MANSLEY?"
I believe this scene essentially goes to show how collected and always thinking the general is even under the threat of his own/his mens life and taking ANY chance he can to save us. This scene is quite literally his way of letting out his rage , (and his next sentence) that he already accepted he is going to die for his country. Something that in his voice he's come to terms with a long time ago, and was perhaps a long time coming.
Grats to the actor for portraying this so well.
Wha... Oh... Mansley was a total idiot that doomed everyone. I think he got good commupance
I always found the general doing that ironic, because up until that point it was Mansley either subconsciously, or vocally asking that very question (such as what he does with Hogarth in the interrogation scene earlier): "Where's the Giant?". And now that question is being asked of him...and the Giant is right there, Mansley found the Giant, but at what cost?
Yes! And the animation of his face and the shaking of anger and sarcasm really sells the humanity of the characters and situation
After the missile blows the Giant up...
Mansley would be all:
"I did it! I'm the hero, I destroyed the Giant with the missile! Shouldn't you be thanking me?!"
And then the general would discharge him, Kent would start having a mental breakdown and likely start charging at Hogarth, at which point he’d be arrested, then when Kent finds out that the Giant’s alive, he either gets transferred to an insane asylum or “Former government agent Kent Mansley found dead in prison, suicide suspected” would be on the Rockwell Daily later that week.
@@JacOfAllTrades. lol
General loads gun.
@@JacOfAllTrades. that's fuckin brilliant had me laughing if only it happened
You know what would make Mansley more threatening
Who the hell thought it would be a good idea to chop onions? I'm not crying... I have something in my eye...
RED Soldier My bad! If you don't want any onions, then I'll just chop them somewhere else 😂
It's the Onion Ninjas, man. They always sneak over to you when anyone is watching something like this.
I love how Hogarth barely puts any effort in trying to dissuade Giant from leaving him to sacrifice himself and save the residents of Rockwell from being annihilated by the missile. He knew deep down inside that it was time to say goodbye, as the Giant couldn’t possibly stay on earth forever. Most young people would beg those whom they’ve grown attached to to stay with them, but Hogarth knew that it was the end, and Giant acknowledged how everyone had their whole lives ahead of them and couldn’t possibly see them go to waste.
Yeah, it concludes his character arc
I share this sympathy.
I feel like Hogart already knew what was going to happen before the Giant decided what to do.
The kid is too smart not to.
"That's Hogarth!" Lol
"You are who you choose to be."
"S U P E R M A N"
After all this time I still cry a little at that moment.
Well, here I am 32 years old and I still get choked up like I did when I was 9. One of the most nostalgic movies in history.
I'm 32 as well. I was also 9 when the movie came out, and I still get choked up.
I actually met one of the supervising animators of the film at my local comic con a few years ago. He was selling his own graphic novels plus a few of his own sketches of The Iron Giant. I was pretty sure he'd get tired of hearing from the multitudes of fans praising the movie after all this time. NOPE. He was happy to be talking about the movie, and he said to our group that it always makes him smile to hear our stories and praises about the impact the movie made on our childhoods. I bought a few pieces of his artwork of the Iron Giant and he signed it near the top. One of the coolest people I got to meet.
@Amanda Nies wow! That's such a cool experience! I'm genuinely jealous, congrats!
Power of a good story.
0:37 General Rogard: hold him men make sure he stays here like a good soldier
The Iron Giant is the only family-friendly Western animated film to depict an atomic bomb. Not even Disney has a film that shows military power with a nuclear weapon.
My friend Ralph Bonnano's father met Paul Tibbets on Tinian in August 1945, The Enola Gay stopped there on the way to bomb Hiroshima with Little Boy and he met the crew of the B-29 bomber which dropped the only nuclear weapon used in war
"You are who you choose to be."
This gives chills
I just wanna be a good fella even if it means i have to harm those who harm those closest to me
What's funny is a play Titanfall 2, a game about pilots being linked to their giant robotic mechs, and one of the messages you get for ejecting from your Titan is "you are who you choose to be". Great little reference.
Im a 25 year old man and this still makes me cry. I know its kinda dumb because he still lives, but just sacrificing yourself like that is so beautiful
Dave Daveson I think the sad part is that everyone thought he was dead. Yeah, he's not dead, but everyone's sadness is very real (for a cartoon).
Dave Daveson I'm 16 and this was my movie when I was little, and I'm gonna be honest, I still cry. :'(
Dave Daveson No sacrifice, no victory.
Dave Daveson what makes it so touching is the giant doesn't KNOW that he will survive a missile, and yet he stills goes.
the old messiah archetype gets me too
Do you guys think that Mansley went to prison for the rest of his life?
Kenneth Mora-Hatcher nope probably move to a permanent desk job with no opportunity for advancement.
Zack Nelson No, he went to prison. Nice sarcasm though.
He'd go to prison if he was lucky... he initiated a nuclear strike on an American civilian population without authorization. Pretty sure they'd give him the chair for that.
Zack Nelson so prison then
if not worse. He defected by Attacking US soil with a nuclear weapon of all things... Traitor.
"Because if a machine can learn the value of human life, maybe we can too." - Sarah Connor, Terminator 2
Love that film
There are two kinds of commanders presented here.
One who knows the value of life, who knows every pull of the trigger is a conscious & deliberate choice; who is not afraid of a fight, but doesn't spoil for it; who recognizes the need for a light touch in this divided, cold war world.
And the other is Kent Mansley.
This is still one of the only movie scenes ever that actually makes me cry. Such a beauty of a movie. He is a true Superman
Fun fact... Vin Deisel is the voice of the Iron Giant😱
Sexy Buffalo Wing Everybody knows that.
Groot has the Iron Giant within him.
For real though he's such a nerd. *MELKOR*
He's the best.
The Iron Groot
This man gets some of the easiest roles. Groot and the Iron Giant. Not much needed to say yet they work.
I saw this at the cinema in 1999. There was hardly anybody there, yet the film was brilliant. Possibly the best of the year, and 1999 was a REALLY solid year (Magnolia, The Insider, Fight Club, Being John Malkovich, The Matrix, The Sixth Sense, Toy Story 2, Office Space etc.)
Glad it found its audience subsequently, and is recognized as something approaching a masterpiece.
Oof yeah I heard the marketing for the film was really bad
Then Brad Byrd did it again with 5 years later with The Incredibles. He really knows how to add weight to a scene. There's obviously this one, and the one in The Incredibles when Mr Incredible learns about Syndrome's plans and past activities. Both scenes still give me chills.
R.I.P. Michael Kamen amazing composer who died too soon
Beautiful score 💙
Superman
Abel Berna
Abel Bernal I am absolutely crying.
"Screw our country, I wanna live!"
Sad how that's probably how 9/10 government officials would react today if a similar incident came to American soil!
78FullSizeBronco that’s all you take from this says more about you then what you think the government officials would do.
No, that's not all I take from this, child, I'm just stating a fact about how the majority of elected officials today would likely act in such a turn of events. I watched this in theaters when it came out and it's one of my top five favorite animated movies to this day! That says a lot because I'm a devout Disney fan.
78FullSizeBronco I appreciate you responding without aggression but it is quite the generic saying “all politics don’t care about the country just the money blah blah” that is not why this scene is amazing it’s because of the emotional factor in it and sacrifice.
They can focus on whatever they want about the film, I thought the same thing as I watched this scene and I'm wiping tears from my eyes regardless. There's nothing either objectively or moralistically wrong with making a comment about something they notice in the film that you, for whatever reason, consider to be insultingly irrelevant to the emotional impact of the giant's sacrifice; that doesn't mean he's blind to it, or untouched by it.
that's also perfectly good reasoning for why draft dodgers were right to avoid vietnam. sometimes your country decides to do horrible shit that cannot be defended and that you shouldn't participate in.
I like how gentle the Giant becomes progressively throughout the movie, like at the start he's casually walking through trees, crushing them beneath his feet and eating tractors without a single thought but then at the end he takes on these niche, delicate movements because he knows he's in an environment with a lot of tiny, squishy people, and he has to treat them like that.
But he also thinks Hogarth is gonna follow him into space.
One of the Best Superman there ever lived 😭❤🥺
This movie still makes me cry even as a adult. Especially this end scene, there is something so touching about this movie that it always will resonance.
Back when kids movies weren’t afraid of taking risks
Back when they didn’t mind giving a dose of feeling sad? I love those days.
I also like the era it's set in, My Uncle grew up in the 50s and is the son of a WWII Navy vet
God i love this general. "We're all gonna die, for our Country."
That's what military leaders were back then
No matter how old or how long there is always a tear that drops
2:06-2:50
The way Iron Giant took off to the sky/space (with the background music) was so chilling and heroic.🦸🏻♂️
The sacrifice that he did was so beautiful.😢🥲👍
Imo the score makes it so much better, really makes you feel the weight of his sacrifice
I watched this movie for the first time when I was 22 and I still cried. What an amazing movie
I didn't but in a way goosebumps are in a way my tears in these scenes.
It wasn't until my later years that I realized the true sacrifice the Giant makes. It actually brought me to tears after watching this again. The Iron Giants hits differently.
My Mom and little brother were smart enough to go see this on opening day, when everyone else ignored it.
I envy the hell out of them, they told me how amazing it was, how they didn't expect it to be THAT good (that came from Mom)
And I finally found out what they were talking about when they bought it on VHS. I saw Blair Witch that year instead....bad move.
I still cry whenever I see this lol. Even nearly 20 years later as an adult. This movie was so sweet and soulful and I loved that gentle Giant ❤️❤️
And still do! 😉💕❤️
I like to believe that the general was also heading the efforts to find his pieces.
Not because good potential weapon, but because of respect that Giant sacrificed instead of just 'following orders' and letting them all be destroyed.
The moment superman heard, he smiled, a single tear draped his angled jaw. And he stood upon one knee, beaten not yet defeated.
Another man of steel stood the test of courage and prevailed for us.
"You are who choose to be."
He chose to be the greatest hero SUPERMAN.
“Where’s the Giant, Mansley?!”
Always activate your brain cells BEFORE you launch a nuke, kids
He’s still Alive because in the end of movie, the iron giant head ended up in Siberia. He will make an appearance on Space Jam 2: The legacy.
His head and most of his other parts ended in Iceland. Not Siberia
@@purgeblue yeah, I know, I know! My bad! I’m surprised 18 people didn’t correct me but I’m glad you corrected me!
He also appeared in Ready Player One.
The "I love you" will never cease to make me cry
"Where's the giant mansly!?"
"Ohhhh we can duck in cover.."
There’s no way to survive this you idiot
@@bobafett6174 You mean.... We're all going to.. Die Mansley. For our Country
@@TONYACEB screw our country I want to live
@@bobafett6174 *crashes*
@@matthewkistler5480 hold him men, make sure he stay here like a good soldier
I remember watching this movie in the theater with my grandma and brother as a kid. Now as an adult, the scene makes me sad. Not lying tears came to my eyes just now.
THAT IS THE MOST DEEP AND SINCERE 'I LOVE YOU I'VE EVER HEARD FROM A BOY...
He is like Superman. When you break it down Superman is basically a man shaped weapon of mass destruction who chooses to do good. That’s the Iron Giant in a nutshell.
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TheNametree LOL
He survived though.
he doesn't.
ACTUALLY he does. Just got wrecked into a kajillion pieces, but he started reassambling himself. I don't consider a robot dead until it stops moving, and even then, there is such a thing as simply being "off."
TheNametree xD
I love how the antagonist in this movie doesn't look like an antagonist. I'd say Dean and General Rogard look more like villains than Mansley.
I wish HISHE made a video of this. I want to see how superman would react to the Iron Giant in the super café.
*SUPA CAFÉ*
I'd like to see how the Iron Giant would even get IN the Super Cafe.
Instead of the Super Cafe, they'd hang out at Dean's junkyard since it can fit the Iron Giant
They can't do a HISHE because the ending is already perfect.
@@zbroadcast3414 lol
“That missile is targeting at the giant’s current position! WHERES THE GIANT MANSLY!?!?
The only thing more criminal then Mansley essentially bombing the United States with its own nuclear warhead is how underrated and overlooked this movie is
I cry every time he slowly says "Superman" 😢😢😢
There are very few movies that are powerful enough to make me shed a tear the first time watching. This movie makes me tear up every time I see it and I've seen this movie many times.
That missile is targeting at the GIANT’S CURRENT PASSION!!! WHERE’S THE GIANT MANSSLY!!!????
What...uh....oh...um....w-we can duck and cover. There's a fallout shelter right there.
@@christophercarey3232 There’s no way to survive this you idiot!
Those Bunkers only take in 1 mile shockwaves, not thermal direct hits!
@@AlexRodriguez-oi9dv You mean...we're all...
@@christophercarey3232 "...Going to die, Mansley. For. Our. Country."
This scene is cinematic perfection! Everything about this works, from the siren in the background to the giant saying "superman." Even though I have seen this dozens of times, I cried all over again after just watching this clip.
Jesus Christ... The Nostalgia is strong with this bionicle...
*》Michael Stephano《* Ha, I get it.
WendigoYT *BOI*
*》Michael Stephano《* What?
WendigoYT dude! Its awesome that someone remembers bonkle!
Are you kidding me? I almost had all of the sets, starting with the Toa Nuva.
And then the entire northeastern section of the eastern seaboard loses power.
Darth Kyynri Yep, an advantage of primitive transistors over integrated circuits.
phuturephunk Also nuclear fallout...
I love you Iron Giant
I'm 27 and this is still my all time favorite movie since as long as I can remember. This scene still makes me tear up.
If I ever have kids I'm gonna watch this with them. The Iron Giant is one of my favorite animated films from my childhood and I definitely want my kids to experience it like I did.
All these years later, still makes me tear up.
He was a good robot, you will be missed
*S C R E W O U R C O U N T R Y*
Darth Kyynri *I W A N N A L I V E*
PeanutButterTurtle14
HOW U WRITE LIKE THAT?
Rafiki Of The Flock Use "*" before and after the text you want bolded.
Alduin the Anti-Dragonborn n
*thank you*
*HELLO DARKNESS MY OLD FRIEND*
2:28 20 years later this music still gives me chills.
So much Nostalgia from just this scene, it broke my heart seeing this again after so long, I still love this movie to this very day!
Top 10 saddest anime deaths
So much beautiful memories in one scene alone. Truly one of the best movies that I have ever had the pleasure of watching. A true great picture and a happy childhood memory. That I can continue to watch to this very day.
I was 7 years old when this came out and I cried then…
I’m 31 now and this still brings a tear to my eye.
I’ll never not cry at this movie. 32 years old and still weep like I was 9.
0:14 It was at that moment where Mansley knew he fucked up.
0:31 best line in the entire film
Screw our country!
*I WANNA LIVE!!!*
In my opinion, this is one of the very best animated films in History.
I made a promise to not cry
I broke it.
Man is not a blade of grass
"We are Groot."
- Dominic Toretto (Chronicles of Riddick)