Witness (7/9) Movie CLIP - A Lesson on Guns (1985) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Mr. Lapp (Jan Rubes) gives Samuel (Lukas Haas) a lecture on guns and violence.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
In Peter Weir's thriller Witness, Samuel (Lukas Haas), a young Amish boy, witnesses a murder in the restroom of a Philadelphia bus station. Harrison Ford stars as John Book, the police detective investigating the murder. When Book discovers that the crime was part of a conspiracy involving several officials in his department, he flees Philadelphia to the Amish community where Samuel lives with his widowed mother, Rachel (Kelly McGillis). Slowly assimilating himself into the Amish community, Book eventually finds himself falling in love with Rachel in the midst of his investigation. Eventually, the corrupt police track Book down, and he is forced to confront them, while also trying to protect Rachel and Samuel.

CREDITS:
TM & © Paramount (1985)
Cast: Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes
Director: Peter Weir
Producers: David Bombyk, Edward S. Feldman, Wendy Stites
Screenwriters: William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace

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[Quacks]

I always really liked how this actor manages to sound super-serious and a bit stern/displeased with his gentle grandson, yet manages to not sound angry or at all harsh. Very good grandparenting skills there --- he knows that all he has to do is tell Samuel something, and the child will totally heed his words.

[jedisentinel]

A scene dealing with complex issues. One of my favorites .

“There is never only one way, remember that, Samuel .”

[dubledeuce]

Lots to think about in this scene. It struck me hard as soon as I saw it. I have NEVER forgotten it. It is a true lesson for life.

[Vejur]

Lucas Hass, was totally overlooked for his performance as a child.

[loabydosser]

This is maybe the best scene in any movie ever, and not even the main actors. Just fantastic writing and performance. I will always remember it.

[ChicagoRonin]

I see a lot of misunderstanding here. This scene is not pro-gun or anti-gun. Especially within the context of the overall film, which is a thriller with a violent action climax in which the hero shoots a number of the bad guys. "Witness" is a depiction of two very different worlds and lives in collision, and frankly it does a pretty balanced job of not weighing one over the other. My takeaway at the end of the movie is that, despite our general desire for perfect happy endings, sometimes the best you can hope for is some degree of mutual understanding and respect. Ford and McGillis characters unlikely could have ever made a life together because they simply are from vastly different worlds with different ideas about morality. But as shown in the film, both have value. The Amish community (as depicted in the film; I don't want to quibble about realism here) within itself is able to maintain peace, harmony and cooperation. But they are ill-equipped to deal with the brutal world represented by the criminals. Ford can deal with that, but the very qualities that make him a tough cop will forever alienate him from the world of the woman whom he loves. We need all types in the world. Or more importantly, there has always been all types. Pacifists and warriors. Healers and fighters.

[lougehrig]

"And you know this bad man by sight? You are able to look into their hearts and see this badness?"

[seanwieland]

“If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?” — Alexander Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago

[Doctor]

If more parents and grandparents had conversations of this nature with their kids, there wouldn't be nearly as many issues which now plauge our society.

[hismajestysmen]

“Wherefore, come out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord” (Isaiah) is profound and absolutely true. As a Christian and as one who has great admiration for the Amish, that is the best possible life lesson for young people who are subject to so many evils in the world and to bad influences. Youngsters need to watch the company they keep.

[elainegmorrison]

I came looking for this scene after seeing it today. It's fantastic.

[russellcampbell]

An excellent depiction of the paradoxical nature of being human.

[RACDANCEBABY]

I saw this scene and thought the grandpa's statement "and having seen, you become one of them" was confusing and unfair to the kid. But I understand now...the kid wouldn't be saying he could kill a man if he hadn't seen the murder earlier in the movie. It's interesting that the grandpa could understand the profound and, in his eyes, terrible transformation within the kid from his exposure to violence. It makes sense though with the isolationist attitude of the Amish people.

[CRXP]

Gun issues aside, that is a mighty fine bit of acting.

[HunterstonB]

It's the grandfather that is the innocent - not the boy. . . . . . as someone has said, you have to see the earlier parts of the film.

[CameronYoung-fnxy]

This and the end of "Places in the heart" are two of my favorite scenes ever. They burrow their way into your brain and your heart.

[godcomplexofficial]

kind of feel like it's more about the accuser/condemning spirit than it is about guns

[kwolf]

What I like about this sense is that he is giving his grandson a choice, yes he quoted scripture from the Bible ( An eye for an eye or Turn the other cheek ) but the choice was still on the table no pun or gun included.

[adrianmorris]

This is a scene to deal with complex issues

[alextaylor]

When I was a kid I use to sneak into my dads closet and look and handle his guns, they were never loaded. I think all kids especially an Amish kid who has never seen a guy would be very curious about a gun.