I'm the one people came to see. They never needed to hear me.
Jean Dujardin as Georges Valentin in The Artist (2011, dir. Michel Hazanavicius)
You know, if I'm a King, where's my power? Can I... can I form a government? Can I... can I levy a tax, declare a war? No! And yet I am the seat of all authority. Why? Because... the nation believes that when I speak, I speak for them - but I can't speak.
Colin Firth as King George VI in The King's Speech (2010, dir. Tom Hooper)
In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message, spoken with the same depth of feeling for each one of you, as if I were able to cross your threshold and speak to you myself: For the second time in the lives of most of us, we are at... at war. Over and over again we have tried to find a peaceful way out of the differences between ourselves and those who are now our enemies, but it has been in vain. We have been forced into a conflict, for we are called to meet the challenge of a principle, which, if it were to prevail, would be fatal to any civilized order in the world. Such a principle, stripped of all disguise, is surely the mere primitive doctrine that "might is right." For the sake of all that we ourselves hold dear, it is unthinkable that we should refuse to meet the challenge. It is to this high purpose that I now call my people at home, and my peoples across the seas, who will make our cause their own. I ask them to stand calm and firm and united in this time of trial. The task will be hard. There may be dark days ahead, and war can no longer be confined to the battlefield, but we can only do the right as we see the right, and reverently commit our cause to God. If one and all we keep resolutely faithful to it, then, with God's help, we shall prevail.
The King's Speech (2010, dir. Tom Hooper)
You and I belong to another era, George. The world is talking now. People want new faces, talking faces. I wish it wasn't like this, but the public wants fresh meat, and the public is never wrong.
The Artist (2011, dir. Michel Hazanavicius)
Okay, so you got six people hiding out in a town of what, four million people, all of whom chant "Death to America" all the livelong day. You want to set up a movie in a week. You want to lie to Hollywood, a town where everybody lies for a living. Then you want to sneak 007 over here into a country that wants CIA blood on their breakfast cereal, and you're gonna walk the Brady Bunch out of the most watched city in the world.
Argo (2012, dir. Ben Affleck)
I don't want to survive. I want to live.
12 Years a Slave (2013, dir. Steve McQueen)
People, they love blood. They love action. Not this talky, depressing, philosophical bullshit.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014, dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu)
Sometimes it's easy to forget that we spend most of our time stumbling around the dark. Suddenly, a light gets turned on and there's a fair share of blame to go around. I can't speak to what happened before I arrived, but all of you have done some very good reporting here. Reporting that I believe is going to have an immediate and considerable impact on our readers. For me, this kind of story is why we do this.
Spotlight (2015, dir. Tom McCarthy)
Okay. Let your head rest in my hand. Relax. I got you. I promise. I won't let you go. Hey man. I got you. There you go. Ten Seconds. Right there. You in the middle of the world.
Moonlight (2016, dir. Barry Jenkins)
If I told you about her, what would I say? That they lived happily ever after? I believe they did. That they were in love? That they remained in love? I'm sure that's true. But when I think of her - of Elisa - the only thing that comes to mind is a poem, whispered by someone in love, hundreds of years ago: "Unable to perceive the shape of You, I find You all around me. Your presence fills my eyes with Your love, It humbles my heart, For You are everywhere."
The Shape of Water (2017, dir. Guillermo del Toro)
You know, my father used to say, whatever you do, do it one hundred percent. When you work, work. When you laugh, laugh. When you eat, eat like it's your last meal.
Green Book (2018, dir. Peter Farrelly)
You know what kind of plan never fails? No plan. No plan at all. You know why? Because life cannot be planned. Look around you. Did you think these people made a plan to sleep in the sports hall with you? But here we are now, sleeping together on the floor. So, there's no need for a plan. You can't go wrong with no plans. We don't need to make a plan for anything. It doesn't matter what will happen next. Even if the country gets destroyed or sold out, nobody cares. Got it?
Parasite (2019, dir. Bong Joon-ho)
You can't even dream a whole dream, can you?
Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Mary Lamb in The Holdovers (2023, dir. Alexander Payne)
The life we enjoy is very much worth the sacrifice.
The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom - 2023, dir. Jonathan Glazer)
Film: Oppenheimer
Year: 2023
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cinematographer: Hoyte van Hoytema
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1; 1.90:1 (IMAX Sequences)
Won Best Cinematography
When they've punished you enough, they'll serve you salmon and potato salad, make speeches, give you a medal, and pat you in the back telling all is forgiven. Just remember, it won't be for you... it would be for them.
Oppenheimer (2023, dir. Christopher Nolan)
Film: Oppenheimer
Year: 2023
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cinematographer: Hoyte van Hoytema
Aspect Ratio: 2.39.1; 1.90:1 (IMAX Sequences)