My favorite scene from Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Last night I sat down and watched Conan the Barbarian for the first time. By all conventional standards, this is not an extraordinary film. However—hours have passed by and I am utterly unable to get this movie out of my head. It joins Prince’s “Purple Rain” film in this regard. It is SUPER EFFECTIVE.
Here’s my favorite scene:
Mongol General: This is good, but what is best in life?
Mongol: The open steppe, fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair.
Mongol General: Wrong! Conan! What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies! See them driven before you! And to hear the lamentation of the women!
