The Picnic Attack – Zodiac
David Fincher really knows how to stage a murder scene. Filmed with absolutely no score, this scene in his 2007 crime drama is one of the most realistic and visceral murder scenes in film history. It seems to go on forever too, as the picnicking couple is attacked by the titular serial killer. Fincher actually shows a tremendous amount of restraint in this scene, creating paranoia in the viewer as the watch everything slowly (and I mean slowly) unfold on screen. Once the stabbing starts, Fincher doesn’t shy away from showing you the carnage. It’s a truly haunting scene.
