Most Entertaining Movie Engagement

With the Oscars tonight, I felt inspired to post this blog as an addition to their category list. However, as I was determining my nominees, I came to realize that the category was too broad and that my list included scenes of action as well as scenes of dialogue.  Therefore, I've divided the category into two pieces; action and non-action.  This post will be dedicated to non-action.

For the purpose of this post and movie award category, I'm defining "engagement" as an interaction between the protagonist and the movie environment.  What makes a scene entertaining to me, hence the nomination, is the anticipation of how the protagonist will emerge victorious knowing full well that they are completely unstoppable.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on these scenes as well as your own nominations.

The nominees for Most Entertaining Movie Engagement, non-action, are..... 

Lt. Commander Hunter vs. Captain Ramsey,  Crimson Tide (1995)

Canned Mixed Vegetables vs. Gene, Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

Will Hunting vs. Harvard Graduate Student, Good Will Hunting (1997)

Wesley vs. Vizzini, The Princess Bride (1987)

How's my Reeses growing in?

Optimism

In spite of Obama's call to cut the partisan bs, the Republicans continue to spin the issues and distort the facts about the current economic stimulus plan. In the past, this would cause me great distress because I didn't have confidence in the Democratic leadership (Pelosi, Reid) to call it like it is. However, it's a new day and every time the Republicans seem to gain traction, Obama makes his move. Obama and his team are, and always will be, ten steps ahead of us. He's got this.