Great Scene: “The Full Monty”

While the instinct might be to put the spotlight on this scene from the 1997 comedy The Full Monty:

I’m going to feature another scene. IMDb plot summary:

Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for “the full monty” — total nudity.

After an altercation with police, the guys, who have been training for their performance, decide to give up their plan. By coincidence, they all meet at the unemployment line when a certain song comes over the loudspeakers:

No dialogue, just visuals, but what does it tell us? Logic may have dictated them to forgo their performance, but in the process of rehearsing, something has connected with them. Their minds may be saying no, but their bodies are still saying yes.

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