'Shooter' - Political statements

[@davidmarlow1719]

"Still got the shovel". To this day, one of my favorite movie lines

[@southfieldtrill9690]

💯

[@owlsayssouth]

Line is so fucking great.

[@bradspurlin401]

Truth- and the way he delivers it

[@davidmarlow1719]

@@bradspurlin401 That was exactly what made it great. No sinister inflection or face, not bragging, just stating it matter-of-factly, as if he hadn't just admitted to being part of one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.

[@davidmarlow1719]

And that one sentence hinted to a life much cooler than just being a great gunsmith. That would almost warrant a standalone prequel.

[@fenway7794]

The moment you think you got it figured, you're wrong.... Lifes biggest lesson !

[@stevemanchester8399]

I took that a little further. " When you think you got a woman figured out, your wrong...

[@sroevukasroevuka]

Truth

[@albertgaspar627]

Everyone is trying to sell something. If you can't figure out what they are selling...they're selling you (like signing up for a free raffle--they're selling your contact info). When you can see past the sales pitch, you start figuring out what's really going on. but sometimes people are still too ego-centric to really see what's going on. they want the universe to make sense, to care about right and wrong.

[@fisterhr]

@@stevemanchester8399 😆

[@WilliamNorrie-c1n]

LIFEs' biiggest LESSON,.........? The first time > A < *** heart *** STARTS BEATING---- it begins too WEAR ----- OUT,...& we BEGIN---- too die.

[@theogangryscotsman7607]

Still got the shovel... what a line

[@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159]

The actor they chose in this movie 🍿🎥 who uddered those words couldn't have looked more like one of those guys that would most definitely still have one of the original shovels!!!!

[@ShaggyRogers1]

@@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159 This movie was great on all levels when it came to casting. You could 100% see yourself up in the mountains to meet a guy that looks and acts just like Mr. Rate to talk about old conspiracy theories from the perspective of someone from the "inside".

[@MynameisDUmass]

​@@ShaggyRogers1the book's better, lots of action cut out into a movie.

[@KS-xk2so]

"What you looking for?" "Wisdom." I love that, and wisdom is absolutely what he got. This guy doesn't just give Swagger the answers, he helps him realize he already knows the shooter, and gives him a few life lessons while he's at it.

[@Azraiel213]

It's an odd thing, but elderly gun men seem to radiate more knowledge and wisdom than literally anybody else.

[@KS-xk2so]

@@Azraiel213 "Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young."

[@midgetman4206]

@@KS-xk2so Huh. Never knew that gunsmithing was that brutal.

[@KS-xk2so]

@@midgetman4206 based on his reply "still got the shovel" we can infer he was more than just a gunsmith. Clearly some sort of trigger man in his younger days. You don't get that kind of wisdom only from books

[@albertgaspar627]

@@Azraiel213a young man can accomplish this with the advice the nuns in school gave us: "God gave you two ears and one mouth so you listen twice as much as you talk". People HEAR, but they don't LISTEN. youth have it bad since they live in someone else's world (their parents', etc) and are trying to claim their place inside it. so they show off too much when they should be watching, listening, and learning. if you can learn the tool of listening without showing any signs of judgment, strangers will often stop with the BS designed to impress and begin unburdening themselves and telling you what they've done. You can learn through their experiences and then try another solution when you are in their shoes. The next tool is to learn not WHAT happened, nor HOW it happened...but WHY. figure out human nature, and you figure out what drives people. you can begin to predict their future reactions to situations that haven't happened yet. and yes, it's also good to experience. people see life as a spectator sport. don't buy your way out of problems, don't rely on friends and family...try to solve it yourself. knowledge comes from a book, but it also comes from experience. wisdom is knowing how to apply knowledge, and that usually isn't taught from a book. what worked for the author may not work for you.

[@harrycallahan8573]

Levon Helm should have won an Oscar for this. Although it was a short scene, it was a great scene. My favorite of the movie.

[@antonemartinez5239]

I agree 100%

[@TermlessHGW]

Absolutely! I've watched it 3 times first time watching this movie.

[@tracyjohnson5023]

He was very good in the role and even though his scene was only 5 minutes, it was pivotal for the whole movie. Unfortunately, in hollyweird, most action movies and the actors in them, never get recognized, even though these are the movies that make most of the money. For at least the last 10 years, super hero type movies are the highest grossing, yet nobody gets an Oscar nomination. In the rare instances that it does happen, the category will be for something like CGI.

[@nickmccarty6249]

By far the best scene in the movie, largely due to his role and how well he played it!

[@esjames458]

@@ronniecoleman2342 LOL. Maybe thats because 14,000 people live there?

[@michelguevara151]

"nothing how ever horrible, is done without the consent of government".

[@wilburshuman]

Got that shit right mister.......... Too bad the rest of the people Ain't figured it out

[@johnl.8616]

Very true statement.

[@johnl.8616]

Perfect example is all the False Flags that took place to get us involved in wars.

[@nodeloliver6201]

Makes the whole "Democrat vs Republican" thing seem like a rich kid's squabble in the grand scheme of things.

[@massivepump3059]

Amen

[@richbattaglia5350]

“There is no head to cut off, it is a conglomerate…what it is is human weakness. You can’t kill that with a gun.”

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

Meaning greed and power can't be killed

[@octavioaraujo1674]

Hence the Hydra!

[@patrickgriffitt6551]

Want to reference your statement to the soliloquiy from Enemy Below delivered by Robert Mitchum.

[@sidneyrodrigues728]

The bodies he buried that day, laid the foundation of what we are today. Wait...

[@anthonyboatright6960]

😂 wrong story😂

[@justinmcquaide4862]

They always tell us before it happens part of ritual

[@Yuh68957]

John wick😂?

[@skindianu]

That's no shit.

[@JohnBaxter-kn5zf]

The World ain't what it seems does it GUNNY

[@oscarkoop2548]

I could listen to this man tell stories all day lol

[@tigermaximus8003]

me to...;)

[@tigermaximus8003]

just by him saying have a sit. im ready to listen...

[@Painterfromunder]

Should hear him sing! Levon helm

[@JShadow6661]

I’d listen to him and the Russian too lol

[@az0970449]

just love talking to older people about what there parents did for work ect great happy hour conversation

[@theduke7539]

As a gunsmith, I love this scene. They did their homework just to bring up paper patched bullets, it wouldn't really work that well, but it's impressive none the less. And the character, I strive for that level of wisdom and insanity.

[@terrortorn]

The way he said "Anna Nicole married for love", you can tell no acting was really involved.

[@ffdd6102]

I would of been disappointed at this scene if I was a gunsmith. Really paper patch bullet if you know anything about guns that statement was completely illogical when taking about modern day bullets

[@bryonwatkins1432]

It wouldn’t? How come? Just curious 🧐.

[@dovahbear0]

@@christophercremo3020 modern bullet design wouldn't really work unless you shot it out of a sabo with a shotgun. But then you lack the velocity needed to make such a long shot.

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

@@dovahbear0 wrong! You’re assuming one layer of paper and same caliber rifle… but multiple layers of paper and a barrel designed to be a slightly larger caliber/bore than the one the bullet went through the first time would definitely work…. Not saying sabot isn’t easier, but sabot would leave plastic residue on the bullet, paper is much less likely to leave a trace…..

[@jackhealy3328]

For the longest time, I always wondered why he was touching their palms and suddenly it clicked in my head. Helm is a gunsmith with a legendary knowledge of firearms and weapons training so it would make sense that he's checking their palms for callouses; when he lightly slaps Memphis' hand, he could immediately tell he was a bit green being a junior FBI agent and when Swagger mentioned he met the man in the wheelchair, Helm quickly grabs his palm and digs his fingers into the upper part of his palm. Upon feeling just how calloused and textured it was, he knew right away just how much experience he had and even his rank. Fuck, this move gets even better on repeat viewings.

[@Kahaka99]

Yup just saw that! Reminds me of something my pappy use to say. You can judge a man by the calluses on his hands, his strengths of his forearms and the size of his calves. He said they are all working man muscles. Also one of my shooting instructors told me that you can tell if that person trains by the callous on his trigger finger.

[@deweycollins8354]

Always wondered bout that thx

[@miztabonze]

Right?!?!

[@sultanofswing7198]

How you didn’t get that the first go is astounding.

[@silverstar4289]

You missed a part. He knew his rank because he knew he was Swaggart. That is why he called him Gunnie. Wisdom….. remember?

[@sheinon7310]

He made me believe that he still has that shovel! Small role, but damn if he didn't kill it.

[@RustCole01]

Probably the most memorable and impactful scene from the entire movie. That guy did an excellent job and the writers did too.

[@sheinon7310]

@@RustCole01 100% agree with you.

[@saongpark2423]

What does that scene mean?

[@donedwards5301]

Leon Helm was superb!

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

@@saongpark2423 He's talking about being the shooter in a conspiracy is a bad job to take. Then follows it up with "them boys on the grassy knoll was dead 3 hours after the shot, buried in an unmarked grave somewhere out in the desert" The conspiracy theory and one many think is true is that there was 2 shooters on the grassy knoll in front of the motorcade that Kennedy was traveling in that actually shot the killing shot. If you kill the president of the USA and want to minimize the risk of it ever coming out you tie up lose ends, in this case you kill the one(s) who made the shot.

[@anggoro46]

First about sweeteners, second bout WMD and the third about ann nichole married for love..the way he said "...married for love..." really superb for me...two thumbs up sir

[@akiloofnice]

"Still got the shovel." Fucking love that line.

[@ArgosySpecOps]

2:54 "Another one in France. I know he's dead 🤨!" The certainty in the delivery of that statement would seem to indicate he is the one that retired that talented French sniper 😳.

[@johnmyers6802]

Who's to say it wasn't a German sniper in ww2?

[@Celtic2Realms]

The Jackal

[@AlexS-zr2nb]

@@Celtic2Realms that's a great catch lol

[@ffdd6102]

Not really it just sounds like he just informed

[@marlonquintana3466]

🧐😳

[@SFray-sf7gr]

He seems like the type of Man to be able to maintain and keep a shovel for about 40-50 years.

[@josephpeacock7974]

It may of have 8 new heads and 12 new handles

[@ExiledByForce1]

I had an uncle like that.

[@matthewcochran3325]

My dad is like that. I hate borrowing tools from him because they come with a story from at least 25 years ago. He has a hammer his grandfather used that is over 100 years old. His belt was made in the 70s. He is OCD about EVERY SINGLE TOOL.

[@ffdd6102]

Or a man with a silver tongue. People that sound like that are always just really good stroy tellers but that's it just story teller

[@vincentortiz8799]

@S. Fray. Really, and the RED bind book by Shofeld, That had'nt been touched in 15yrs...

[@likilikiki]

I love this movie. No matter what anyone says, i thought Wahlberg was excellent and so was Michael Peña. And this scene was fantastic. Levon Helm brilliantly cast.

[@kevinbuja4373]

I agree with Michael Peña. I think he has the best lines and steals the scene. It’s hard to believe one of his earliest parts was “Gone in Sixty Seconds”.

[@Baldwin-iv445]

I mean when you get two fantastic actors like that together you're bound to get some incredible performances. Unless you're in a shyamalan flick.

[@thomaskennedy3057]

In the books Swagger's father Earl was a serious badass!

[@snelgrave101]

It was meant to be a trilogy but it never took off good enough to satisfy or justify the said trilogy, I fookin loved it, way different from the book but then does Hollywood ever stick to source materials? Would have been a great trilogy, Antoine fuqua always does great action 💪

[@BBslider001]

"They quit the subtle tactics....brought the building down on his ass".....best line ever.

[@phild8095]

Came here after listening to Cripple Creek. He delivers his lines with such sincerity that you know the shovel is out in the shed. RIP Levon, you continue to bring us great joy.

[@mordecaialivanallenoshea7532]

I was jamming to Cripple Creek this morning. My favorite track by The Band.

[@phild8095]

@@mordecaialivanallenoshea7532 What do you play? I play mando and harmonica. I'm always playing along with canned music.

[@tpatch871]

Can you tell me mister, where a man might find a bed? He just grinned shuke my hand, no was all he said!

[@phild8095]

@@tpatch871 And you put the load right on meeeee right on me

[@jimbreedlove4672]

Levon is very convincing with his part and dialogue! Very talented and gifted guy.

[@joeturner8184]

He sounds and looks like guys I've gone to church with.

[@bmphil3400]

He was from Arkansas. Rural Arkansas and rural TN are not that different. Appalachia and the Ozarks are very very similar.

[@bruceayers512]

He sings Also

[@DalonCole]

@@bruceayers512 he does? What, next you going to expect me believe he writes songs too? 😎😎😎

[@joemag6032]

Unfortunately the writers gave Levon dialogue, delivered in a facetious manner, which implies that WMD's were not found in Iraq. Approximately five thousand WMD's were found in Iraq, all of them chemical, not biological. A few of them leaked and hurt some of our troups. These facts were buried for years by people (apparently Bush haters) in the American intelligence community. This story was broken by a left-wing newspaper, the New York Times. But other leftists love the "no WMD's in Iraq" lie so much that they are still telling it in the mass media.

[@jamesbridges7821]

I gotta say if the old man was a school teacher, ALL his students would be well informed and smarter than others by the end of their school year. Damn he nailed that scene, with uh, good coffee too.

[@ffdd6102]

All his students would be dumb because if you know anything about guns you would know what he said is completely dumb

[@mfranks4731]

@@ffdd6102 please explain

[@ffdd6102]

@@mfranks4731 paper patch bullets where design for muskets to create a seal around a loose bullet. It will reduce or eliminate the amount of scorching on the bullet. But in modern bullets in order to make accurate shots especially at long range the bullet literally needs to contact the rifling to create the spin and stay stable. There will literally be no space for the patch and even if there was it would literally rip it apart and score the bullet which completely defies the point. Anyone that reloads bullets would know this

[@mfranks4731]

@@ffdd6102 Oh I get it! Cool thanks for the lesson!

[@db8314]

The coffee... LMAO That's the first cup of coffee that told Memphis,'You ain't that tough!' He came close to spitting it out, something that wasn't missed by the old gunsmith.

[@johnsimpson5406]

Levon was a man amongst men, with more talent in his little toe than all of these young flash in the pan singers, song writers, poets, and actors put together. As the lyricist wrote "If there's a rock and roll heaven, then you know they have a hell of a band ", and you know that Levon is playing his heart out and having a great time with those that preceded him.

[@markfcoble]

Too true.

[@bigmyke2008]

“Nothing bad ever happens without the approval of the government” Aint that a goddamn fact

[@agalgonzalez]

* without the approval of the government.

[@cantonold7014]

because it has been said since Aristotle.

[@trackboy17]

I love the small detail about his book. Knew exactly where it was, what it looked like, what knowledge is in it.

[@albertgaspar627]

that's the diff between a pro and someone with a credit card. the pro knows where everything in his "shop" is located because he put the tool back--cleaned off--when he was done. everyone else just takes the easy way out and then goes hunting for their tools later.

[@kerwinnapoles435]

Better cognitive abilities than Joe Biden.!

[@CBeard849]

Levon was a special guy. I used to provide patients who suffered from severe vision loss that they depended on those visual aids like the one Levon used in this clip. I enjoyed watching their responses to things they had not seen in years,

[@johnnyplover2318]

My favorite scene from any movie . Cinematic gold when he says" still got the shovel""

[@paulnejtek6588]

Jfk was shot by one man alone. It's a silly, pretentious line.

[@harbingerofsalt]

The government should hire internet moles who don't spam the same comment

[@oscarkoop2548]

When he was feeling their hands he was doing his own recon. Smooth

[@zanesauer3673]

how so?

[@acem2527]

@@zanesauer3673 Calluses

[@oscarkoop2548]

@@zanesauer3673 Feeling the calluses on his hands tells the old man he is a person who frequently trains with guns.

[@AZA9J6]

Even asking him what he thought about the coffee was recon. He saw his reaction and knew he was used to drinking name brand, probably with sweetener. I'd assume they don't find such luxuries as commonly in the armed forces. Swagger just sips it like it's water.

[@oscarkoop2548]

@@AZA9J6 Good observation, I had noticed that but could figure why they included it. So much subtitle detail in such a simple scene

[@lazysob2328]

Levon makes you think his character had a past. The ultimate goal of an actor! “Still got the shovel”, does that in spades!

[@rharvey9808]

Yeah! He delivers that line and you think " Haha...wait...what? Instead of the line filling in the scene, it conjures up all manner of possibilities that enrich the character without ever needing a tiresome monologue! Suddenly, you see Mr Rate in a totally different light... Brilliant writing. Flawless delivery!

[@Skyfalcon12345]

Lol. "And you know this for a fact?" "Still got the shovel!" XD

[@tylerdurden3347]

TENNESSEE... Patron state of shootin' stuff!

[@norsktoolmaker88]

Patron Saint

[@davidanderson4091]

@@norsktoolmaker88 Yeah, but that's not what Wahlberg's character said. He said "Welcome to Tennessee, patron state of shootin' stuff". *** just over half way down the page... www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/a2/shooter-script-transcript.html

[@tracyjohnson5023]

@@davidanderson4091 lol I live here in Tennessee and I can attest it still is the patron state of shooting stuff 🤣

[@timesthree5757]

Athens Tennessee!

[@norsktoolmaker88]

@@davidanderson4091 Perhaps 12 years of catholic school has trained my ears to the origin of the phrase which is "Saint". No chicken or egg dilemma for me. Unrelated, this must have been the last performance for Levon Helm. Lead vocal for one of the sacred songs of music, "The Weight" by The Band. Not easy to do while being drummer as well.

[@speabody]

"What it is is human weakness. You can't kill that with a gun." This is basically my politics. I think I've arrived at the clear pill!

[@shaneharrison4775]

Such a great singer song writer and actor I love how he portrayed this shooting and firearms expert he had to be the cooled charicter in the entire movie. God rest him and speed him to his rest.

[@gcjbhar]

Greatest Sniper ever was a Fin that had 500 confirmed kills against russians in a period of 100 days!!!! Never used a scope at all!! Only his iron sights!!!

[@adrianchannelle8651]

They called him "The White Death", right?

[@ariffadam5611]

Does video game count

[@sethgriffin6014]

That’d be Simo Hayha.

[@zachhoward9099]

Had his cheek blown off by a Soviet incendiary bullet but lived into his 90s

[@TR-tj4xm]

@@sethgriffin6014 He kept snow in his mouth to hide the vapor from his breath while shooting. An enemy sniper finally put a round through Simo's face and he had to retire after recovering.

[@seanmccarthy6992]

Imagine having this man teach you about gun smithing he would be an amazing teacher not only teach you about guns but about life

[@albertgaspar627]

to a point, yes. I used to have a coworker raised by a Marine Sniper who went on to become a machinist for the aerospace industry. Poor kid was taught only one way to do everything--perfect. I had to teach him to triage, pick out what tasks needed to simply be done, what had to be perfect (which was very little) when was "perfection the enemy of the good", and that sometimes, "how you got the job done" was less important than, "did you get the result?". but there are some good points, like the red book. the gunsmith knows exactly where it is because when he's done with his tools, he puts them back where they belong, not just where it's convenient. i've watched plenty of "shade tree mechanics" waste time looking for the right tool for the job because they just put it down someplace--and often as not give up and then half-ass the job with the wrong tool. "an expert is someone who minds the details better than the rest of us"

[@nodeloliver6201]

​@@albertgaspar627 as my mother said: "Don't just put it down, baby, put it away. Never know when you're gonna need it again."

[@patrickcallahan9599]

I always said they picked the perfect person for that part,not knowing that was him proves he became the character portrayed,made a great movie even better.

[@lonehorntoad7319]

I love Levon in this! Until now, I've not noticed the guy's line at the end of this clip. "What it is.......is human weakness. You can't kill that with a gun". Great line.

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

Does he mean that greed and power can't be killed

[@seansteele1269]

RIP Levon Helm I knew the words for most of The Band’s songs before I was in kindergarten Virgil Kane is the name And I served on the Danville train 'Till Stoneman's cavalry came And tore up the tracks again In the winter of '65 We were hungry, just barely alive By May the 10th, Richmond had fell It's a time I remember, oh so well The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And the people were singing They went, "Na, na, la, na, na, la" Back with my wife in Tennessee When one day she called to me "Virgil, quick, come see, There goes Robert E. Lee!" Now, I don't mind chopping wood And I don't care if the money's no good You take what you need And you leave the rest But they should never Have taken the very best The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singing They went, "Na, na, la, na, na, la" Like my father before me I will work the land And like my brother above me Who took a rebel stand He was just 18, proud and brave But a Yankee laid him in his grave I swear by the mud below my feet You can't raise a Kane back up When he's in defeat

[@txgunguy2766]

The Band did this song so much better than Joan Baez, with more emotion. Levon has got to be the only drummer/lead singer I've ever heard of.

[@rodweinmeyer1435]

Great song by Robbie Robertson

[@rodweinmeyer1435]

​​@@txgunguy2766len frey of the Eagles, Karen Carpenter, phil collins

[@AbbyNormL]

I read the book before the movie was made. There is a lot more character development and many more scenes. This scene is pretty close to the book. If you like Bob Lee Swagger, there are four or five more books about him. Start with Shooter and read them all. Excellent story.

[@floydvaughn9666]

There are others featuring Bob Lee's Daddy. I just finished Hot Springs. Havana too.

[@keithmay1033]

What are the titles first to last? I’d love to start the series of reading!

[@thomaskennedy3057]

Pale Horse Coming featured his father Earl. Serious badass!

[@thomaskennedy3057]

​@@keithmay1033Google Stephen Hunter and they will list the books in chronological order.

[@thomaskennedy3057]

There are actually about 8 or 10 Swagger books and several about his father Earl.

[@haiwin224]

I still like Shooter as a film. Though I do recommend reading Point of Impact (the book Shooter is based on). It's about 3 hours but worth the listen. It was written and published in the 1990s so there are a few differences. I'd say over all the book makes a lot more sense than the movie just because you get more details that didn't make it to the silver screen.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... it was written*

[@MrPolicekarim]

I have read I, Sniper. That was a good book.

[@haiwin224]

​@@MrPolicekarimI haven't made it that far in the series. So far I've read Shooter, Dirty White Boys, and Blacklight and they were all excellent. I'm gonna assume I, Sniper is a pretty good read as well since Hunter at least in my view has gotten better each book he gets published.

[@valleyquail1790]

What a great scene. Michael Peña is an excellent actor. Good in everything I’ve seen him in.

[@ThomB1031]

This one stands out. Ant Man is fun, but in this movie he's great.

[@milesclaussen3689]

Love the subtle details in this movie, at 4:56 you see swagger clear the room hes walking into, ive seen countless movies of person A following person B into an open room and not even looking left or right at all. the little details like that make this movie so much better and in a slight sense more realistic

[@albertgaspar627]

that is a good detail, but hopping the fence of someone you know is into guns? that's just asking to meet the wrong end of one of them.

[@robinkoenjer1030]

They were on his land for a while before hoping that fence, so the guy knew there were comming, and he knew that it was Swaggert, callling him Gunny and all, hell his wife already made coffee for them!!

[@t_train3796]

Can't kill human weakness with a gun. Perhaps, perhaps not. We can try though, we can try.

[@montuckyman4982]

He said" wickedness"...human wickedness"

[@andrewolejarz5293]

@@montuckyman4982 He says weakness.

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

Greed and power can't be killed

[@djsimonsen3815]

4:00 …’ the moment you think you got it figured..you’re wrong’….ain’t that the bloody truth…

[@KSkrode]

Levon stole the show, best scene in the whole movie

[@rogueldr642smiythe9]

Pena has to be one of the most versatile actors to come along in a while.

[@charleslennon1]

His performance (as small as it was) is the best part of this movie. I could listen to him all day, explaining 'the real world.'

[@scottskinner577]

I wish everyone up in arms about what their TV, or social media has told them in the past few years would watch this video 100 times. And take something from it.

[@sterlenbergeron-xh6jx]

LIVING IT!!!

[@overthenever4262]

I just miss our world .

[@ddkeegs]

"AND Anna Nicole married for love❤"

[@carolinagoldbug983]

Definitely Helm steals the show. Reminds me of that Sopranos episode when Johnny Sack is dying of cancer in prison. Sidney Pollock shows up. Only did a couple of scenes in that series. But completely took it over (he played an oncologist who was in prison for killing his wife and others). Two old acting legends.

[@mike9795]

Levon is the best part of this whole movie

[@carlosmacmartin4205]

"The world ain't what it seems is it, gunny? You keep that in mind. The moment you think you got it figured, you're wrong."

[@richardbachman1260]

Great scenes, great characters, great movie. No Wokeness. Just good storytelling.

[@soulmod63]

this clip is chocked full of 'wokeness' ya drip

[@crazychase98]

​@@soulmod63conspiracy anymore are the opposite of wokeness belief. If you mean political then yes

[@LewisB3217]

@@crazychase98 Can you define woke for me? Really curious to see what it means to you. Seems like its anything you don't like, the real definition, as per the African Americans who invented it used it as a term of enlightenment or a term meaning "Stay alert to racism", it's pretty sad how it's been hijacked by racists and bigots these days

[@sjs928]

Levon Helm shoulda gotten an award for " Best Short Performance " ...

[@jsjs6755]

Agree. Wahlberg is good but he has never had a scene stolen with such class and humility.

[@sjs928]

@@jsjs6755 ... I'm sure it wasn't stolen...he loved the way that played out... I bet it was on the first take... " That's a print ! "

[@sjs928]

...he was told " Mind your manners " ... " Good coffee ? " Yup...cough cough...haaaa

[@theplourde]

I love how the gunsmith acknowledges Swagger despite that Swagger and Memphis never gave their names to him

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... he recognizes* them.

[@rickyshultz2051]

The still got the shovel line , makes me shiver every time I hear it !

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

If someone betrays the principles of the accrual of money and power….the others betray him. The truest statement of all.

[@brandonmcmanis5528]

The book was WAY better. Half of it took place in Vietnam and the other was about the conspiracy and framing of Bob Lee Swagger. One of the first books I ever read start to finish for fun.

[@echohunter4199]

I’m a retired Army Infantryman and have a sniper school certificate I earned in 1986 on Ft. Campbell, KY. I’m embarrassed that my hands have gotten soft, it’s so weird to me now that I’m not outdoors as much. Oh, and WMD’s we’re in Iraq, our unit guarded the old nuclear reactor where the Iraqi government buried them before the invasion for a few months in 2003. Sarin nerve agent is some nasty stuff, we sold it to the Iraqis in the 80’s and you can buy a watered down version of it at any local Home Depot under the name ‘RoundUp’.

[@sgtbrown4273]

You're almost right. Round up does carry some of the ingredients. However, it needs a little tweaking not to hard even by an amateur chemist 😉

[@echohunter4199]

@@sgtbrown4273 I concur.

[@pontiacGXPfan]

this is some very useful knowledge

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

@@sgtbrown4273 ... not too* hard

[@rharvey9808]

@@pontiacGXPfan - Wow...this thread went dark so quickly.

[@CC-8891]

That little hand slap always gets me lmao 🤣

[@cyclic_r6915]

Dude I couldn’t breathe lmao😂😭

[@Kahaka99]

He was checking his hands for callous.

[@wilfredprins9718]

for lying about the coffee

[@mikejohnson9118]

Senator Charles F. Meachum : There are no sides. There's no Sunnis and Shiites. There's no Democrats and Republicans. There's only HAVES and HAVE-NOTS.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

There are* no Sunnis and Shiites, there are* no Ds and Rs, there are* only haves and have-nots - same as "there are no sides".

[@BruceRylan]

3:57 moment of absolute truth.

[@richardeddy993]

Lost count how many times I've watched that scene simply amazing

[@davidbuckley5837]

Always thought this was an underrated movie

[@romeojames89]

May he RIP and did drop some wisdom from a long time ago

[@CrimsonCarbide]

Man i miss levon. Use to go to the midnight rambles at his house. Hell of a guy

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... used* to go

[@benjamingresick6108]

once you think you got the world figured...you're wrong.

[@crispytendies1433]

You also here to get an idea of what happens to the democrats in the US once voter fraud has been confirmed?

[@JonnySublime]

@@crispytendies1433 the only thing you learn from politics is that the world is run by people that are barely human.

[@johnculpepper5336]

@@jackoates6418 The keepers aren't human creampuff!!!!!!

[@crispytendies1433]

@GIL Favor you will never have ovaries.

[@davidpallin772]

@@crispytendies1433 NOTHING. HOW DO YOU LIKE THOSE APPLES

[@bobjones2137]

Still got the shovel

[@trevormoses5061]

I actually did a spit take in the cinema when I heard that line.

[@matthewschrier6260]

My Dr. Pepper just ran down my mouth when I heard that line. 😦

[@charlesdoyle3630]

Dig at what happened with Kennedy. Grassy Knoll specifically mentioned is what gives it away

[@SantomPh]

Isn't the Russian guy Boris the Bullet Dodger from Snatch?

[@Ismail-FIRE]

Yeah

[@timurhodzic8243]

He is in fact croatian actor Rade Serbedzija

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

No Russian, Serbian.

[@joeknowz4898]

YES...we don't need proof...because it all happened before....An Anna Nicole married for love.....

[@sharonstanley5054]

I absolutely love this scene! Both scenes.

[@gweiloxiu9862]

I want a movie just about the gunsmith character.

[@thomasvellia1984]

Once you think you have it figured out you’re wrong no truer words have been spoken 😉

[@derekwall200]

paper patching actually wears a bore less than jacketed bullets and it is possible to push a patched bullet faster than a jacketed bullet with the same weight and cartridge

[@MrPh30]

In the book Point of Impact ,he uses a .318 bore with paperpatch .308 bullet in the .300 Holland&Holland case to frame Bob Lee .

[@johnmyers6802]

@@MrPh30 damn good book wasn't it? Almost made you feel like you were behind the rifle

[@collateralpigeon2151]

I use it to keep from lead fouling the lands on hot loads

[@DanWint]

When you got it figured out your wrong, must true statment I've heard, for 60 + years I have talked to people like this, the world is a scary place, most people are better off not knowing, dumb is bliss.

[@PaulSpain-c6z]

This segment of the movie...aka scene....is a GREAT ONE. It's code for a bunch of my friends....the world ain't what it seems....huh, gunny!!!!!!

[@doncoleman6070]

Every Politician needs to watch the last ten minutes of this movie. It's coming at them faster than they know.

[@albertgaspar627]

'seems like i heard about a shot like that"--well, yeah, Nick Memphis did spill the beans about the archbishop getting shot...that doesn't happen every week. Meanwhile, this guy's a shooter and you're sneaking onto his property over the fence? as for those who love the "brought the building down on his ass" comment, that's military SOP for a sniper. Another sniper may figure out where they would form a hide and see if they can find the sniper in there, but that takes too long and its easier just to call in "artty" and hope for the best or raise enough dust to cover a retreat.

[@PremierAutoMan86]

Great, underrated scene that speaks a lot of truth.

[@jrreedve2825]

I would’ve loved this guy to have his own spin-off

[@stanleyhatfield]

Levon Helm owned this scene

[@mikejohnson9118]

Bob Lee Swagger : I don't really like the President much. Didn't like the one before that, much, either. Colonel Isaac Johnson : You like the idea of the President, living in a free country. Do we allow America to be ruled by thugs? Bob Lee Swagger : Sure, some years we do.

[@hanenkamm1979]

6:01 So much truth in that statement! With enough money, you can have any threat to you or your interests neutralized. AI was asked “what is the #1 biggest threat to mankind?“ It replied… “THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (WEF)”

[@paulrevere2928]

You left out the most important one at the very beginning when the camera pans over his desk at his cabin in the mountains, The 9/11 cOMISSION Report was on his desk as he walks toward the computer and says “let’s see what kind of lies they are selling us today?”

[@Chumly409]

I think I'm pretty hard core but I'm lost on the hand slap. Anyone know what that meant? Feeling for callouses to see you work the tool?

[@shaunr5450]

Yes

[@Celtic2Realms]

Guess it was to see who was used to shooting

[@seanlavelle103]

Man I miss Levon, great man he was

[@n2skcmo]

Still got the shovel. Gotta be the best delvered line ever.

[@731rizzle]

Levon Helm nailed that part...

[@jayp4114]

Levon Helm was also the narrator at the end of the movie "The Right Stuff".

[@otravis676]

I loved this movie and you couldn't have found a better actor to play the gunny than Mark Wahlberg. It just seemed every actor and actress in this movie perfectly fit the role they were chosen for.

[@rudyramos2333]

I visit Terelingua once a year for the past 4 years or so. I always wonder where the unmarked graves might be.

[@jonmarks1862]

One of the most indepht scenes in a movie ever. Lotta truth exposed in a few minutes. Movies expose alot of the past and the future if you know what to look and listen too.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... in-depth* / a* lot* / to look and listen to*

[@Flashhood1425]

Ok what’s with the palm assessments?? Someone help me out ha. Always wondered…

[@Tremulousnut]

The tools you work with forms callus on your hand. By looking and feeling their hands, he can tell what they do for a living. That’s how he figured out he’s talking to Bob Lee.

[@jeremiahcherry5283]

Fudds beat it to this scene.

[@bamabarrelracer]

LEGEND... LEVON HELM

[@billysapp5582]

Does anyone know the meaning behind Levon "slipping him skin" or is it an odd way of thanking somebody for finding and handing it to you? Also, can't recall ever seeing that gesture before.

[@williamsaldanah3554]

He was great in Coal Miners Daughter

[@timcogswell8920]

Miss Levon… one of the best. Who knew he was a great actor too… true talent. The best always go too soon.

[@Diablofeb4]

Levon...One of my favorite Nuclear Physicists

[@Whit270]

But you weren't supposed to survive that one either 😮