the whole scene in the Soyuz with Stone finally getting angry, howling at the moon, making a rambling confession to a complete stranger, only to have Kowalski come back to set her on the right path...

and man, I don't know how these other people are watching this, but those shots of earth at night, with the population centers lit up with human energy visible all the way into space, definitely stir some feeling sin me. yeah it's a visual achievement, in part just because the visuals make you feel a certain way.