Stand by Me : The Gordy/Verne Train dodge scene has NO suspense WHATSOEVER…

Gordy was shown in the beginning of the movie all grown up recollecting his past as a kid which represented 90% of the movie. If Gordy was killed in the train dodging scene, how could he be in the beginning of the movie all grown up telling the story?

yeahplot hole. Good job.

Doesn't necessarily mean Verne survived.

The point isn't suspense, it was a memory that at the time was frightening for the characters because to them it was a life or death situation, I believe the director was trying to illustrate the importance of friendship and foreshadow the death of the Ray flowers (or whatever his name is) because that's how he died.

I agree, but mostly on the childhood memories part. We've all done stupid stuff when we were kids, and to me the best audience for this movie is that of adults looking back on their past much like the main character is.
We've all done stupid stuff, personally I put my hand on an electric fence and I cite that as the reason I struggle with maths now. Point is we're all stupid kids at one point, and I think that scene was just a recollection that we've all had.
But the truth is the same can be said for all of Stephen King's 1st person narratives, like 'Christine'. We know that the 'writer' of that story isn't going to die in his teenage years, since he's telling us the story. The point is to get lost in the plot and characters and enjoy them while we're there.

Not meant to be suspenseful. Simply nostalgic. No audience member thought either kid was going to get killed by a train in this type of movie. It was meant to be a funny memory of a dangerous event. Love that scene.

You hated Sunset Boulevard, Carlito's Way and Saving Private Ryan, didn't you?

Where did you get he was killed in train dodging whatever? Seen the movie 10k times, never happened or was mentioned. Put down the glass pipe.

There's still the threat of them being injured to generate some suspense. Besides, it was more of a comedic scene than anything. I laughed my head off when I first saw it in the movie theater, and so did the audience.

The train would have stopped anyway. it was very short. Unless of course, they weren't looking!

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Ever seen American History X?

What about The Great Storm?




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Yeah, I also never got the impression that it was supposed to be about suspense. It's a gripping moment, plain and simple.


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It was really dumb because it looked like the train was moving 2 miles per hour. lol Now ay would a train normally take that long to gain on them.

Hmmm wow you are a bright one

I never thought it was meant to be suspenseful in the sense that we wouldn't know if the characters would survive. We were never meant to think that any of them would die. The suspense comes from the perspective of the boys. Gordie and Vern are running from the train; and the audience, at times, shares a viewpoint similar to Chris and Teddy's POV, helplessly watching. The luckiness of surviving was what was meant to strike a nerve.

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