Am vorbit de curand despre replici celebre din filme. Scurte si de efect, retinute de milioane de oameni si apoi utilizate cu talc in conversatiile zilnice. Uneori insa este nevoie de mai mult decat o simpla propozitie pentru a explica un punct de vedere si pentru a inspira milioane de spectatori. Sunt cateva filme in istoria cinematografiei care au reusit sa schimbe mentalitati, sunt altele care au reusit cel putin pentru cateva minute sa schimbe stari de spirit. Si sunt filme care au reusit sa ne explice lucruri. Unele au facut-o prin actiune, altele prin satira, cele mai multe prin fapte, dar sunt si cateva care s-au ajutat de monologuri inspirationale. Mai jos sunt cateva care m-au marcat pe mine. Mi-ar face mare placere sa imi spuneti de alte monologuri si discursuri din filme care v-au marcat pe voi.

Scent of a Woman – Al Pacino despre integritate si leadership

Scent of a Woman este un film minunat si deosebit de popular in randurile publicului. Al Pacino intr-unul dintre cele mai emotionante roluri ale sale si Chris O’Donnell dulce si sensibil asa cum este el de obicei. Filmul este plin de replici intelepte si de scene reusite, dar una dintre scene este pur si simplu geniala, in opinia mea. Este vorba despre scena finala a filmului in care Al Pacino ii ia aparea lui Chris O’Donnell. Discursul decanului facultatii intrerupt genial de un Al Pacino exploziv:

“When the shit hits the fan, some guys run and some guys stay. Here is Charlie facing the fire, and here’s George hiding into his big daddy’s pocket“. Un discurs inspirational despre integritate, curaj, valori, morala, leadership, un Al Pacino in cea mai buna forma. “There isn’t nothin’ like the sight of an amputated spirit“.

Mai jos discursul pentru cei care doresc sa se delecteze.

Glengarry Glen Ross- chiar iti doresti sa reusesti?

Alec Baldwin plin de energie in filmul Glengarry Glen Ross,  rupand inertia de la job cu “You call yourself a salesman you son of a bitch? Fuck you. That’s my name“. Alec Baldwin despre ce inseamna vanzari, motivatie, determinare, ce inseamna sa vinzi si ce inseamna sa iti doresti cu orice pret sa vinzi.

“Because only one thing counts in this life: Get them to sign on the line which is dotted. You hear me you fucking faggots? A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Closing. Always be closing. ALWAYS BE CLOSING. A-I-D-A. Attention, Interest, Decision, Action. Attention – Do I have you attention? Interest – Are you interested? I know you are, because it’s fuck or walk. You close or you hit the bricks. Decision – Have you made your decision, for Christ? And Action. A-I-D-A. Get out there – you got the prospects coming in. You think they came in to get out of the rain? A guy don’t walk on the lot lest he wants to buy. They’re sitting out there waiting to give you their money. Are you gonna take it? Are you man enough to take it? What’s the problem, pal?“.

Mai jos genialul discurs, savurati-l din plin!

The Great Dictator – o lectie de capitalism de neuitat de la genialul Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin emotionant “I’m sorry but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business”, livrand mai departe un monolog plin de substanta despre umanitate versus capitalism, despre sisteme si prizonierii acestor sisteme”.

“Our knowledge has made us cynical; our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. You are not machines, you are not cattle“.

Mai jos, genialul Charlie Chaplin si un monolog impecabil.

A Few Good Men – Onoare, adevar? You can’t handle them!

Jack Nicholson si Tom Cruise intr-un dialog genial plin de pasiune, urmat de un monolog emotionant si plin de forta al lui Nicholson. “You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth?“.

Pur si simplu geniali si plini de forta, Jach Nicholson si Tom Cruise mai jos in A Few Good Men.

Wall Street – Greed is good, ne invata Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas in monologul din Wall Street despre bani si corporatii, realitate economica si cum sa devii bogat cu o voce moale si placuta, motiveaza de ce “Greed is good“.

“The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA.”

Mai jos scena.

Any Given Sunday – Al Pacino despre a pierde versus a invinge

Any Given Sunday nu mi se pare unul dintre cele mai inspirate filme ale lui Al Pacino, dar discursul sau motivational din vestiar este unul dintre cele mai pline de forta pe care le-am auzit vreodata. “We’re in hell right now, gentlemen. Believe me. We can stay here or we can climb our way back. One inch at a time“.

“The inches we need are everywhere around us. They’re in every break of the game. Every minute. Every second. On this team we fight for that inch. On this team we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch. Because we know when we add up all those inches, that’s going to make the f’ing difference between winning and losing. Between living and dying”.

Mai jos, din nou, acelasi minunat Al Pacino.

Good Will Hunting – experienta bate teoria in monologul emotionant al lui Robin Williams

Good Will Hunting este un film pe care eu una il gasesc pur si simplu genial. Este un monolog care m-a emotionat de fiecare data cand am vazut filmul, cel al lui Robin Williams, care vorbeste despre teorie versus practica, despre stiinta care isi doreste sa scoata esenta din fapte, dar uita intotdeauna de esenta sentimentelor si emotiilor. Williams incepe pe un ton usor, muzical si termina violent un monolog plin de adevar si durere. “You’re an orphan, right? You think I know the first thing about how hard your life has been, how you feel, who you are, because I read Oliver Twist?“.

“I’d ask you about love, you’d probably quote me a sonnet. But you’ve never looked at a woman and been totally vulnerable. Known someone that could level you with her eyes, feeling like God put an angel on earth just for you. Who could rescue you from the depths of hell. And you wouldn’t know what it’s like to be her angel, to have that love for her, be there forever, through anything, through cancer. And you wouldn’t know about sleeping sitting up in the hospital room for two months, holding her hand, because the doctors could see in your eyes, that the terms “visiting hours” don’t apply to you. You don’t know about real loss, ’cause it only occurs when you’ve loved something more than you love yourself. And I doubt you’ve ever dared to love anybody that much. And look at you… I don’t see an intelligent, confident man… I see a cocky, scared shitless kid. But you’re a genius Will. No one denies that“.

Mai jos minunatul monolog in interpretarea lui Robin Williams.

Brave Heart – Mel Gibson despre libertate

Brave Heart a fost filmul meu preferat in copilarie. Sunt convinsa ca nu a fost doar filmul meu preferat. A fost un film care a miscat milioane de oameni. Iar discursul inspirational al lui Mel Gibson dinaintea luptei inceput cu “I am William Wallace” este unul dintre discursurile de suflet ale oricarui cinefil. “What would you do without freedom?“.

“Many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days — from this day to that — for one chance; just one chance to come back here and kill our enemies? That they may take our lives. But they’ll never take … OUR FREEDOM!“.

Mai jos, respectivul discurs, devenit deja un clasic in cinematografie.

Shawshank Redemption- Morgan Freeman si greselile tineretii

Shawshank Redemption este unul dintre cele mai celebre si cele mai vizionate filme din toate timpurile conform IMDb. Este un film minunat, iar performanta lui Morgan Freeman a fost indelung aplaudata de critici si de public deopotriva. Discursul lui Morgan Freeman in momentul in care acesta a atins pragul de jos este un alt preferat de-ale mele.

“I look back on the way I was then. A young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. I wanna talk to him. I wanna try to talk some sense to him. Tell him the way things are. But I can’t. That kid’s long gone and this old man’s all that’s left“.

Mai jos, respectiva bucata interpretata de Morgan Freeman.

Trainspotting – Choose life! spune Ewan McGregor

Un alt film favorit al meu, Trainspotting, si un alt actor favorit al meu, Ewan McGregor. Un monolog eliberator si inspirational despre viata si alegeri. Si despre cum noi suntem cei care ne alegem destinul, nu destinul este cel care ne alege pe noi. The paradox of choice in viziunea comediei negre.

“Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family, Choose a big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends… Choose your future. Choose life“.

Dupa cum va spuneam si la inceputul articolului, chiar mi-as dori sa aflu care sunt discursurile, monologurile, dialogurile, scenele din filme care v-au inspirat cel mai mult pe voi. Si poate imi reamintiti si de cele pe care le-am uitat atunci cand am scris acest articol.