Liam Neeson's monologue in The grey

[@Owega]

The fact that the wolves' howling is what stops him from killing himself is one of the most profound and genius storytelling devices I've ever witnessed. It's like they're calling him from the future, challenging him to fight for himself, for life, and for meaning.

[@GM-dg6mj]

true. it's like telling him what will happen to him later on. facing the wolves.

[@r1pilot721]

Thinking about it on this perspective is pretty awesome. I was thinking of it like, “don’t do it, these people here are going to need you soon.” I like this way better. Bitter genius.

[@Hylton23]

I love your interpretation.

[@ryanbrowning5586]

I agree my friend

[@neillcann1609]

That's wired I viewed it other way round, good input

[@19tank81]

Liam Neeson was instructed to actually write this to his real life deceased wife. That makes it even more sad and gut wrenching. RIP Natasha Richardson

[@qvc1212]

are you serious? jesus. christ. can you imagine how painful that must have been.

[@19tank81]

I cry sometimes just watching this scene. I never lost a wife, but I did lose my Mother, and it just feels terrible even watching this scene. Losing someone really sucks, and she died when I was only 26 years old. Read about the production in this link, sad stuff. Now I'm 37 years old, and I drink alcohol sometimes and feel exactly like Liam in this scene. The pain slightly subsides over the years....but it's still there. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grey_(film)

[@19tank81]

I know exactly what he feels, my Mother was in a coma for a week before doctors said she would be brain dead, and me and my brother had to sign a "do not resuscitate" document which basically is letting the person die. Watch this if you want to tear up...I love Liam, I feel so sorry for him. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5K4gqeHjMeLkNE

[@lewiglenismusic662]

I didn't know that and this is one of my all time favorite movies-now more favorite. Thanks.

[@nixbronowski5822]

F K My God..didnt know this..makes it all the more poignant. Thanks for sharing.

[@AirShark95]

This scene could stand alone as a masterful short film. It's beautiful, painful, emotional.

[@user-rc5je6yl8q]

To bad millions have just over looked it and just missed the whole point of it

[@Mullis434]

Agreed. I watch this often.

[@robertleeesparza7387]

no one truly knows the inner demons that haunt us, past mistakes, guilt, insecurities, betrayal ect.. ... I can relate. the wolves in the end is a metaphor for fighting his inner demons the last good fight

[@te6ak]

Robert lee Esparza So True!The grey is a such great movie and it is so unfortunate that many people got disappointed because of their expectations for another adventurous movie crop without real meaning...

[@orangewarm1]

so in the end they were all killed by their inner demons? i'm not sure you're right.

[@anthonyelias5367]

I like that approach about inner demons. I can see that. Some make you drown in your own sorrows. Some inner demons they linger and won't let you sleep until you fight them off. How you handle them decifes how long you live. I like that. I saw the Alpha Wolf as death itself. How do you handle death? How do you accept it? You try to run from it you might get hunted by it. You might clumsily fall into making mistakes that cause your own death in your worst fears by trying to outrun it. When Liam goes face to face with the Alpha Wolf (death) he's tired of being afraid and already had said, "I'll do this myself." He's had enough of fear. "Hey Alpha Wolf (Death), you'll probably take my life too but I'm not running from you anymore. I'm ready to meet you. Once more into the fray ..." Regardless, I love rewatching this movie because you pick a lot of different themes.

[@malachizarathustra7301]

You sound like a man who has gained true wisdom the way all true wisdom is gained, through suffering. Wishing you God's blessings.

[@abderrahimmand4011]

Chasing haunting nightmares and searching for a true meaning of one's existence.

[@ryanbrowning5586]

I cried so hard at the end of this movie when I realized she died and didn't actually end it with him. Shit broke my heart. Love this movie. The music makes this movie

[@chubary]

She didnt die!! He was the one that was sick! he was going to die!!

[@ryanbrowning5586]

@@chubary Nooooooo! That makes no sense. She was the one dying and told him to not be afraid because she wasn't going to be around anymore. Hence why she's not in the picture anymore

[@chubary]

@@ryanbrowning5586 lol!! watch the movie again! I know its confusing, but watch at the end....he is the one in bed with the serum...she was telling him not to be afraid of dying!! thats why he wanted to die and was going to shoot himself!!! thats the whole trick in the movie!! He doesnt even die at the end!! watch after the credits!! the wolf its badly hurt!! its a great movie!

[@ryanbrowning5586]

@@chubary I've read tons of reviews and they all say the same. He died at the end after beating the wolf. He died fighting in memory of his wife who died. That's why his wife said don't be afraid because she loves him so much she doesn't want him to be sad of her passing. WHICH IS WHY HE WRITES HER A LETTER BUT KNOWS IT WONT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. She's the one with the I.V. It's on her side. That's why it's shows the I.V. after she says don't be afraid.

[@ryanbrowning5586]

@@chubary BTW I've watched the movie about 20 times. SHES DEAD AND HES DEAD IN LIFE CAUSE HE MISSES HER. Which is why he almost kills himself cause he feels just as dead without her!

[@scrainbow1234]

Forever upset at how this film was marketed as a cheap, wolf hunting action movie instead of the thought-provoking, poignant film it is about humanity's inner demons and how we must fight them, and that is the beauty of life.

[@cutstopnote8cutstopnote816]

You still expect majorities to understand something more than sex and greed... 😂 we are all fuked by our egos.. all

[@o.c.g.m9426]

​@cutstopnote8cutstopnote816 Especially because it wasn't a woman who led or showed women saving the day or beating up men.

[@paulcorbin7495]

Still fighting them

[@goatbut29]

Now I realize why I am so drawn to this scene and movie. When my son "left me" after fighting for years in agony, with me sitting bedside in a children's hospital lying to him all the way til the end about better days that would never come, I too had to admit he was not coming back, and to this day cannot figure out how to move beyond it, as his twin brother in the other room awaits his own fate, and I hide out here in fear of doing it all again. I too have stopped doing this world any good.

[@robertsdane1814]

Have Faith my friend no matter what.

[@famebrightstudio451]

I'm so sorry to hear that my friend, but I'll wager you still have much to offer this world.

[@princedaniel7208]

I'm sorry

[@MeMe-on9id]

hope ya ok ............

[@abdulqaadir6510]

Nay your existence is good. To every living thing around you

[@jessebradford3900]

I was so stunned by this movie. The masculinity mixed in with love, strength, pain and meaning. It's nice to have something make your own pain look beautiful.

[@nathanritzo2228]

The scene where Diaz decides he can't go on anymore and just wants his last moment to be looking at the beautiful mountain by the stream struck me.

[@anton_c8gur]

me too i was once in that position

[@nathanritzo2228]

@@anton_c8gur You made out better than he did if you're posting about it. The view is great and then they start growling.

[@MoRockHound]

I’m not afraid…..

[@AseeF]

Liam Neeson has had some of the best monologues in the last 20 years in movies, PERIOD.

[@malachizarathustra7301]

We are the broken men who walk amongst you, living ghosts, staying on this earth because that is what we are supposed to do, a moral code not meant for this society, a lifetime of bad luck while the confident look down upon us, not understanding that it is fortune that has failed us, not our character or strength. You can see it on our faces, hear it in our voices, if you look, if you listen...

[@psychostranger2097]

Underrated comment.

[@malachizarathustra7301]

​@@psychostranger2097 Seldom does society speak of the noble silent suffering of such men who would rather eat a gun barrel than admit they've been broken by the universe.

[@psychostranger2097]

@@malachizarathustra7301 yes, i agree with you. But the problem with society is that apart from few lucky people, everyone is suffering from pain. Therefore they do not care about others pain. And if you are either intelligent or weird or unlucky or outcast or suffering from mental disorders, then the life will become extremely painful for you. We cannot blame a single person in this deterministic universe. In the vastness of universe human or any kind of life form has no meaning at all.

[@malachizarathustra7301]

@@psychostranger2097 Be kind strong brave good and true. It is all we have.

[@kevincarpenter3428]

That's very profound.sounds like actual wisdom.did you write it?

[@elijahgibran7569]

"And I've stopped doing this world any real good." I feel this way often and understood Liam's character. This movie tapped so many different emotions and resonated much deeper than most. This song penetrates the dermal layers of sadness, score of this film was probably my favorite of any. So many profoundly powerful scenes in this movie. I love when Henrik asks John where he was going that night with his rifle.

[@troyott2334]

This movie is a kick in the nuts for all men, all men who can still feel that is.

[@SKIADK]

This film speaks volumes about grief.

[@KoryTheBoss420]

“There’s not a second goes by that I’m not thinking of you in some way.” I can relate to this scene 150%...

[@KnotZeeee]

Scene*

[@hassenkhaled7345]

this line kills me everytime .....

[@ldk48777]

And to think he wrote that himself….

[@paulcorbin7495]

So true ghost still he for me

[@mattelgin5933]

This movie has grown on me over time. A great look at death, and meaning in the face of suffering. Fantastic.

[@77Fortran]

Same for me Matt. Definitely a misunderstood film. A number of the reviews on imdb are complaining about how the wolves are behaving unrealistically.

[@thatmichiganguy]

And survival

[@ShreyanshJain8]

Same for me.. I almost listen this monologue everyday

[@hariprasadv3339]

Me too

[@silvinabertolotti9808]

Me encanto frank grillo en el pspel de diaz genio

[@McCannon21]

"...maybe I was wrong and Ottway wasn't fighting for his life but for his death...to earn it."

[@kevinjhonson5925]

Such an underrated movie. It’s a very deep emotional journey.

[@LeslieJMarshall]

Yes. It resonates at a level deeper than thought. Primal, if you will

[@zachbruns2087]

Criminally underrated

[@brandynmancinas8346]

That same look he has at the being is the same as mine. That deep thought of, “who am I”!and that thousand stare at nothing. I often watch this video because I draw many comparisons. If anyone thinks the same way as this just know you are not alone.

[@hures0137]

So sad and great at the same time...awesome monologue!

[@nemanjamarkovic9818]

The scene where she said to him "Don't be afraid" but she is the one that is dying is so heartbreaking, I repeated that scene 1000 times with that epic music and cried my soul out. Liam Neeson was the perfect man for this role

[@Philippines-Anthony-Sandra]

I can totally relate to his state of mind in this clip after losing my Son. I often listen to the soundtrack of this movie. It is a masterpiece.

[@Anonymous-kq8oh]

Well his wife actually died 2 years before this film was made….so he can definitely relate to it. Sorry for your loss also my friend ❤️

[@fudasca]

100%. This is the situation I would be placed in, if I ever to lose my wife. My purpose of living would be nonexistent. Only to aimlessly walk this earth, fantasizing of seeing her face with my own eyes again. I would not care about anything in this world if I lost her. The only battle I would face is trying to convince myself that I would see her in an afterlife. Thankfully, she’s sleeping against me as I watch this video.

[@mictlanteuctlimexica2985]

Exactly how I been feeling for 2 years now. Great movie:(

[@michaeljentz2393]

Can't even explain how much I relate to this

[@dornelli1]

one of the few movie made for men...and I mean, MEN

[@miguelito2364]

I imagined Tim Allen's dog barks to this sentence...

[@CrisisHipHop]

Most definitely I concur

[@alidaadaa4766]

Everyday is an endless fray to find lost self

[@roll14tideroll]

that's it, that's the meaning of the poem

[@tymajenga276]

I move like i imagine the damned do.. cursed... and i feel like its only a matter of time..

[@rahullokhande1465]

One of the greatest start and end, taken together, any film has ever had..... Liam has done it as if he experienced it, the pain, the loneliness of a lost love...nowhere to go...witnessing the death of few others on the way, adding further to his pain, much ...much more....

[@jasonyay7135]

His real life wife Natasha Richardson died from a skiing accident not that long before this movie... maybe acouple years... the letter he wrote, this monologue, was to Natasha Richardson. This truly was/is art imitating life.

[@perseusjackson7451]

Whenever I deal with heartbreak i come here. I saw this movie after my 10th grade in 2012-13 . Around the same time i fell in love too and after watching the movie i used to wonder what heartbreak would feel like . After 10 years and 3 unsuccessful relationship i think my heart soul mind have had enough. I wish I could just go over to some small mountain town .

[@LostinTime0310]

This scene was amazing. You could see the suicidal look on his face.

[@ShinySoupCan]

The wolves howling at the end indicate to him that they will give him what is truly in his heart. An honorable death. The man is way past reconciliation with his past. He doesn't want/care what the future has in store for him.

[@roll14tideroll]

no the wolves howling are reminding him of his responsibility to continue fighting

[@princedaniel7208]

@@roll14tideroll True, never give up, never back down.

[@neillcann1609]

True sign of heroic suffering is when a man has nothing and continues to walk onwards blindly

[@StarryDynamo88]

Still i exist, still i live , still miss you each day ...my wife. I stop doing this world any good but still im here, waiting to see you again. This movie saw in theaters, hit so close so close, maybe if i wait long enough ill get to see her again, be with her again, my wife.

[@AA-mi4zg]

That wolf howl at 3:59 is beautiful.

[@ZadZee-gc8uu]

Every time i watch my fav movie, The Grey. I forget that she passed away and did not break up with him. Then it hits me again at the end. 😢 this movie should've won every award out there.

[@marcusbaylor2459]

He must have really loved his wife. This is tear jerking. Foreal

[@seanjoseph1700]

He lost his wife in real life not to long before the making of this, I'm sure he was really speaking to his Real wife. Heartbreaking stuff.

[@anton_c8gur]

im already deppresed and burn out to my work and still watching this. makes me realize i want things to end now nd dont want to struggle anymore

[@bt7012]

Know the feeling Exactly

[@alexanderm3504]

But you keep going. Life's a bitch, look at it as a challenge to keep going until they call your number. You keep fighting

[@vishalchawla3805]

I watched this over n over again Really touching One.. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@petrosmitrovic3318]

8 years now this movie is in me.. first lost love of i better man they one i always wanted to be..We stoped doing this world eny real good.feeling like poison..hoping and waiting that tommorow i will be able to do actual good to this world..

[@devlinallistair5147]

Fun fact: this is an actual letter Liam wrote to his then recently deceased wife, Natasha Richardson

[@stevepritchard5548]

Such an affinity to this for years and years now. The reason behind one of my tattoos. The words mean so much. Once more into the fray. Only men will understand this ❤

[@hures0137]

thank you so much for posting that!!! i love the movie...so sad and great at the same time!!

[@davelister1]

This film is a classic

[@J354CAO]

Amazing film ... The scene when Diaz decides he's had enough is and just sits down is beautiful ..

[@christopherestes6760]

its a film about Loss.... from the first scene, to the last.... loss, loss, loss. I can deeply relate. there is much more perspective

[@robinsawchuk9474]

the rattling last breaths of the dying wolf.......my god.

[@SUPREME-ri8wt]

Ive visit this Dark place again after losing my better half of me and my son its been years and im still wondering around in the dark something that i desired all my life turned to a Curse for Me ‼️

[@mihaicostin7406]

One of the best movie i've ever seen!

[@ethanmears1102]

I love this scene and this film but I'm still pissed that it cut off before we got to see Liam Neeson fight wolves with broken bottles taped to his fists

[@HawaiianCrow]

The fact that you got pissed shows how great of a movie it is. And how much of an impact seeing the ending happen had on you. This is what most people don’t realize. That’s the art. It’s up to the viewer to understand the art and the story in their own way

[@Ippido]

You are right ... that is why I felt unnecessary to add the post credit scene... to me the story ended at the beginning of the fight. 🙏

[@ethanmears1102]

@@HawaiianCrow fuck all that I want my wolf fight.

[@ethanmears1102]

@@HawaiianCrow I do understand the deeper meaning of the movie and why there be no fight at the end in many ways was essential and made the film more impactful… But I’m still pissed I didn’t see my wolf fight

[@acr4715]

In the last scene, Liam Neeson went off. I would have told him right there and then to get his tuxedo ready and pressed for the academy awards.

[@herracerothstein]

I get the message of the movie after the second viewing. First i thought its a classic LN action flick. Now its heartbreaking to watch the movie and his love to his wife.

[@winterspirit3734]

1 of those Silent but Meaningful moments. Truly an amazing movie. Deserves more recognition.

[@90AlexF]

This was Liams best Role since Les Miserables should get an Oscar Nom for this awesome movie and great Performance

[@davelister1]

I know there will never be a life that is like it was !

[@benjamintaylor9433]

Loved this film.

[@alarmsquadnj]

Hits home to me

[@tonywilliams6428]

I've been there, man. That precipice where the only thing that pulls you back is knowing that ending your pain will mean causing pain for someone else.

[@simonamos9468]

Great film Neeson at his Best

[@acr4715]

Talk about the use of poetry in times of grief ✍️

[@jd-kd3mm]

Love this movie.... such a deep connection to Liam Neesons character

[@aaronofra]

Fucking beautiful

[@SKIADK]

Cuts real deep.

[@joshua5632]

great movie, great actor

[@jonathonmurrison939]

Such a killer movie the feeling that you can’t make it out but Liam’s a G and keeps going

[@BubRP]

I’ve written multiple letters over the years just to leave them out on my nightstand or on my kitchen countertop while contemplating my reasons for being in that mindset. Eventually I’ll have a good moment in a day and burn them so no one will ever read them. These events are usually followed up with days of wondering why I feel this way. The monologue from this scene is by far the most accurate description of how it is everyday. I know I will never be an old man in this world. The difficult task for me these days is finding something worth dying for. Everyday I pray for the opportunity to go out saving someone from a tragic situation. It’s difficult to put into words, but life after the Army is the most meaningless thing I’ve ever experienced. I hope that one day I find my new purpose or that opportunity pops up to give my death meaning.

[@MisterRogersHomes]

One of the best man vs mind vs wild movies made.

[@thatmichiganguy]

Well-crafted movie!

[@ferit7418]

I'm grieving after a heartbreak. I remember this movie very often. I feel the same way as he. I'm completely alone and ex partner is already living with someone else. I'm a moving corpse. Already a month passed by and I will never be the same. I'm stuck in my thoughts and it is a living hell, torture.

[@Anonymous-kq8oh]

Well his wife actually died 2 years before this film was made, so he can actually really relate to it. I really respect him because he could have said no to this film as it was still too raw for him. So really this wasn’t actually acting in the film but him being himself here.

[@JamesMichael333]

The monologue probably wasn’t hard for him. His wife and mother to his 2 sons, died tragically in a skiing accident.

[@PeoshymaenaPaul]

There was a balance once, it will never be again

[@sekasML]

They gave the revenant an oscar and not the grey, what a joke

[@HawaiianCrow]

Right???? It’s SO unfair and messed up. The Grey got 0 recognition. Do the movie a favor and rate it 10 stars on IMDB. It’s rated 6.9 which to me is 🤯. This movie is atleast a solid 8.5

[@rubensilvera1164]

​@@HawaiianCrowagree 100%

[@thespankdmonkey]

Shit still in Saigon. Similar monologue. They Grey and Apocalypse Now will forever be AWESOME movies that are so hard, yet enjoyable, to watch!!!

[@hrproduction1563]

Really awesome 👏

[@Anonymous-kq8oh]

The fact that his late wife died 2 years before this film was approved and made, makes it all the more sadder, it’s like what he’s actually saying…..this is real here.

[@orangewarm1]

great writing

[@otkmob]

I'm crying

[@PerfectHandProductions]

Top 10 film for me.

[@davelister1]

I love life more than cold death !

[@DustDevilRage]

1:49 This job actually exists. My fraternity brother does this exact thing up in Alaska. He told me his title is Bear Guard. Never asked him how much he makes but by what I see on Facebook he is doing good and living the Dream. Married with a yard full of kids.

[@DustDevilRage]

J L What are you wanting to do? Be a Bear Guard for an oil company in Alaska? I don’t do what I said above. An old buddy of mine does. Haven’t seen him since 2000.

[@DustDevilRage]

J L There are plenty of land based rigs in west Texas and and south east New Mexico. I only know because I have done other stuff in that area. Off shore gulf coast rigs I believe is good money. My buddy has an extensive Army career which most likely helped him secure the job of Bear Guard up in Alaska. I can tell you that you need to have nerves of steel working that shit. I have been big game hunting out west in the Rockies and my heart rate sky rockets when I get one in my sights. My rifle sight seems to go in circles while trying to sight in. And that was just for a trophy and bragging rights and a some meat. That job up north, you are saving the asses of others and you got a short amount of time to pull that trigger. I’m afraid I don’t have any contact info for oil rig gigs or even the Oil Company guard job.

[@DustDevilRage]

J L Check this. www.indeed.com/m/jobs?q=Entry+Level+Oil+Rig&aceid=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIreS5kaGp5QIVhBx9Ch2aUgkzEAAYASAAEgLfAfD_BwE

[@DustDevilRage]

J L You got it brother. Remember this forever: Hard Times Don’t Last but Hard Men Do. - Never Fuckin Quit

[@FearthelordRomans1]

You would need military experience to be shootinf the animals if they are about to attack someone like thay, they do it through contracting companies a buddy of mine who was in ranger regiment was out near canada doing that

[@effyoutube1]

Love this movie.. Seen it 19 times and took something different from it every time

[@jD-gw8nl]

I love that howe

[@mrswishadank2329]

Once more info the fray... the last good fight I’ll ever know.

[@jaysonpida5379]

Face us.....life is here.......her spirit is here.....come into the void killer-man-with-a scope....god is here.

[@jaydenboots9383]

THE GREY ll (2022) John Ottway John Diaz Jerome Talget Pete Hendrick Todd Flannery Jackson Burke Luke Lewenden Dwayne Hernandez Duke Chavis Simon Cimoski

[@warmist8197]

Anyone fast forward through the credits? Theres a final scene.....

[@kaito9907]

Great movie!

[@مصطفىالبليدي-س1غ]

😥😥😥😥

[@thomaschikos]

Love the music ..what is the song?

[@speedyj_8bp]

Liam is the man…full stop

[@ryanhumphrey5821]

If you are struggling with depression, talk to someone about it right now.

[@brianalbert7588]

Never lost a wife, but I feel like if I did then these words would be mine

[@hassanshehata2225]

Good choice bro

[@جندي-ن6ع]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@carloscano3349]

I don’t know why this has happened to us I feel like it’s me

[@GuyGraham-r3w]

The question is, do you want the Wolf or Liam to win ?

[@НикитаСивков-щ7ш]

Сильно 💪

[@shondelldeschillie4882]

1:30 obvious San Pedro sighting. Some thing new approaching.

[@FallenPeaceMaker]

You wanna know what fucked up. I'v been listing to this OST for 5 years DRUNK every time i get wasted in a bar or at home i listen to this. i push away my whole entire family for booze and my fiance of 4 years for alcohol.

[@FallenPeaceMaker]

i miss you kailin. and our daughter. sometimes i wish i didn't work up north.

[@متحدثباسمالكتائبالثوار]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍2012