15 Movie Scenes That Took Way More Work Than We Knew
![15 Movie Scenes That Took Way More Work Than We Knew](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/7/783037_320x180.jpg)
Some of the most memorable moments in film history have taken place in front of a scenic backdrop. From the sweeping vistas of the Old West to the mysterious depths of space, movie scenes set against a stunning background can leave a lasting impression on audiences. There are countless examples of great films that have benefited from a beautiful setting, but one that stands out is 'Lawrence of Arabia.' The film tells the story of British officer T.E. Lawrence, who is sent to Arabia during World War I. The desert landscapes featured in the film are absolutely breathtaking, and they help to create an unforgettable sense of place. In addition to the visuals, the film's score adds another layer of depth to the experience, making 'Lawrence of Arabia a truly great cinematic achievement.
Have you ever seen a movie and marveled at how seamless the transition from scene to scene was? You know, those moments where it feels like the characters just stepped out of one room and into another? Turns out that a lot of work goes into making those scenes look so effortless. In fact, sometimes filmmakers have to do things that are pretty tricky in order to make it all look good onscreen. Here are some movie scenes that took way more work than we knew. Enjoy!
![Be Our Guest from the new Beauty and the Beast took over 18 months to make. It lasted four minutes in the movie, but it took six months to plan it, one month to shoot it, and about a year to put everything together. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/9/783049.jpg)
Source: Entertainment Weekly
![Samuel L. Jackson practiced for his last Star Wars lightsaber battle for five weeks. Two weeks in sneakers and shorts, two weeks in boots, another week in Jedi obe/boots/lightsaber for his two-minute Revenge of the Sith fight, he said. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/5/0/783050.jpg)
Source: IndieWire
![They shot the beach battle scene from Wonder Woman over three weeks. Director Patty Jenkins was thinking to herself Please don't die, because she was the only one who knew how it fit together and nobody else could pick up the reins. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/5/2/783052.jpg)
Source: IndieWire
![David Fincher filmed about 200 takes of Mank scenes in a single week. That's Amanda Seyfried's rough estimate-- but there was SO much work, she thinks that might even have been an underestimate. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/5/1/783051.jpg)
Source: IndieWire
![The crew of 1917 couldn't film near certain puddles made by tank treads. Chirocephalus diaphanus, a protected shrimp species, lives in those puddles, so some of them had to be cordoned off and production had to leave them alone. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/8/783048.jpg)
Source: Vulture
![Ana de Armas worked on her Marilyn Monroe voice for nine months for Blonde. It only took me nine months of dialect coaching, and practicing, and some ADR sessions. She said about it. My brain was fried. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/7/783047.jpg)
Source: People.com
![One Game of Thrones gladiatorial fight took months of fight choreography. It was Jorah's big scene in the fighting pits in Season 6, when he tries to prove he's loyal to Daenerys even after she's banished him twice. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/6/783046.jpg)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
![It took 8-9 hours to film a shot of Elliot going to his cubicle in Mr. Robot. It was the first long shot of Season 3, Episode 5 (which was made to look like a single long take), and that shot took 24 takes. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/5/783045.jpg)
Source: IndieWire
![R.L. Stine's one-line Goosebumps cameo was filmed in a total of 25 takes. The cameo takes five seconds, and it consists of him saying Hello, Mr. Stine, to Jack Black as he passes by. And they shot him doing that 25 times. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/3/783043.jpg)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
![The Time-Turner scenes in Prisoner of Azkaban were really hard to pull off. Among other reasons, the sun wasn't moving at the same speed in the foreground and background, which meant they had to plan extremely carefully. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/4/783044.jpg)
Source: Vulture
![The scene where Eggsy puts in the bug in Kingsman: The Golden circle was super hard. They had to make a special lens and get the camera very close to an actor's body without hurting them, and make everything look seamless. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/1/783041.jpg)
Source: Vulture
![Emma Thompson practiced for six months for one scene in The Children Act. It's the scene where she sings and plays the piano at the same time, and she rehearsed for six months - it was really scary because it was shot live, she says. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/2/783042.jpg)
Source: Entertainment Weekly
![Editing The Blair Witch Project into its final form took about eight months. Writers/directors Eduardo Sanchez and Dan Myrick spent a lot of that time in the editing bay-- Sanchez would do it at night, and Myrick would do it during the day. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/0/783040.jpg)
Source: The Week
![The Drax makeup in Guardians of the Galaxy took five artists five hours to apply. It involved 18 different prosthetics, and they used a mold of Dave Bautista's body with holes that indicated where the prosthetics started and finished. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/9/783039.jpg)
Source: Business Insider
![It took about a week to make each second of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 800 people worked on it, and it took them four years. The first perfect shot of the movie arrived a year and a half after the project started. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/8/783038.jpg)
Source: NME