1. When Buffy Summers kisses Angel in the dark, foreshadowing their future relationship.
  2. The first time Tony Stark/Iron Man suits up in his Mark II armor, setting the tone for the rest of the movie.
  3. The moment when Katniss Everdeen steps out of her cell and into the arena to compete in The Hunger Games.
  4. When Spock sacrifices himself to save Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
  5. When Hermione Granger uses a spell to turn Draco Malfoy into a ferret in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
  6. When Darth Vader reveals himself to Luke Skywalker on Tatooine in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
  7. In Doctor Who’s “The Day of the Doctor,” when all 12 Doctors team up to defeat an alien threat that has been plaguing Earth for centuries. 8 . In Game of Thrones, when Ned Stark is beheaded by Joffrey Baratheon and his body is shown being dragged through the streets of King’s Landing for all to see (a scene that has been dubbed “the most shocking moment on television”). 9 . In Titanic, when Rose DeWitt Bukater jumps off a sinking ship into icy water and survives (a scene that has been dubbed “the most suspenseful moment in movie history”). 10 . In The Lord of the Rings trilogy, when Frodo Baggins sets out on Mount Doom to destroy Sauron’s One Ring, leading to one of cinema’s most iconic scenes: Gandalf lifting Frodo onto his shoulders as he crosses over into Mordor ..