Pause-Worthy Scenes In Hollywood History

This article was originally published on Constative.com

When you’re in the heat of the moment, enjoying a movie and eating some popcorn, you realize very quickly how easily you can miss something. Perhaps it was the crazy culmination of events that lead to an action-packed scene and – WAIT – what just happened there? No matter what it is that you may have missed, you’re probably reaching for the remote to hit rewind and pause. Some movies are jam-packed with subliminal messages that are too easy to miss if we don’t pay attention. Either you’ll be able to stop the movie in its tracks and catch up, or you’re rewinding to get back to the good part. People got curious as to what are some of the most frequently paused moments in Hollywood history, and here are the results.

Scanners (1981)

You might not have even heard of this movie, no reason to feel bad about it. Scanners, released in 198,1 actually cultivated a pretty large fan base. David Cronenberg launched his career with a movie that revolves around him possessing psychic powers. You can imagine that it would have a bit of a dark twist to it. 

A gory scene in this 1981 cult classic features something that happens to someone’s head so fast that there’s no way you’d catch it the first time around. We don’t want to spoil it for you, so we can’t reveal any more details, you’ll just have to watch for yourself. Don’t forget to pause and rewind to get the full effect of the memorable scene.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a nostalgic ’80s coming-of-age classic movie. It’s relatable to adolescents in every sense of the word. With adolescence comes superficiality, and that’s exactly why this movie was paused so many times. Do you think it has anything to do with the pretty lady taking a dip? We’d put our money on it.

So, that being said, one of the most paused scenes includes Phoebe Cates’s as Linda, going for a refreshing swim with her best friend, Stacy. Just as Linda is climbing the ladder to get out of the pool, everyone watching is hitting pause so they can get a closer look. We did say it was a coming-of-age film right?

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Without spoiling the movie, the main theme of Star Wars: The Force Awakens pertained to figuring out where Luke Skywalker went. At the very end of the movie, viewers are able to see the new hero, Rey, who finds Skywalker in an interesting position. He’s mid-ocean on some mystery island, to be frank.

Rey passes Skywalker his lightsaber, ending the movie with an edge-of-your-seat-style cliffhanger. The most-paused moment of this scene is when we first see Skywalker. The rock you see pictured is rumored to be a gravestone of some kind. We’re just left wondering who this gravestone actually belongs to. 

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

Cartoon characters can be hot, too. Jessica Rabbit is animated proof and one of the most voluptuous cartoon characters of all time. In Who Framed Roger Rabbit? her sparkly red dress and matching bright red hair are enough to make anyone stare, or even grab the remote to hit pause!

Although this character is not real, she’s revealing just the right amount and leaving the rest to the imagination, just like a real woman might do. This might be the reason people are hitting the pause button on a certain scene where she reveals a little bit more than most cartoon characters typically do.