The previous post I did made me think of how bad some lines are in a movie. But what about the BEST lines.
I am not talking about the most memorable or quotable, though they may be just that, but those most impacting and important words, said just right can make the movie.
So I give you my “off the top of my head” great lines in a movie.
10. Princess Bride – “This is true love – you think this happens every day? ”
9. Superbad – “I’m assuming you all have guns and crack!”
8. The Lion King – “Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.”
7. Best of the Best – “This has nothing to do with winning; if those boys do their best and fail, I’ll still be proud, but if they don’t give it their all and I don’t give them mine, then it’s my failure and my disgrace.”
6. Matrix Reloaded – “French is my favorite. Fantastic language. Especially to curse with. Nom de dieu de putain de bordel de merde de saloperie de connard d’enculé de ta mère. It’s like wiping your arse with silk. I love it. ”
5. Hackers – “There is no right and wrong. There’s only fun and boring.”
4. The Whole Nine Yards – “It’s not important how many people I’ve killed. What’s important is how I get along with the people
who are still alive.”3. Jurassic Park – “Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.”
2. The Power of One – “To have a brain is not a sin, but to have a brain and not use it, that is a sin.”
1. Ladyhawke – “I know I promised, Lord, never again. But I also know that YOU know what a weak-willed person I am.”
Yes I know these quotes certainly run the gamut of themes and meaning but each and all of them capture a certain moment that mean far more than these simple words convey.
Some are of a grander notion, while others are just spontaneous moments of clarity or humour.
Words capture us in a movie.
What words in a movie have truly moved you to laugh, think – or move you?
