Ned Beatty's NETWORK speech-by Paddy Chayefsky

As true now as it was in 1976.

[@theblackpantslegion]

One of the greatest scenes in cinema history.

[@ciankeane6485]

+BlackPantsLegion this was my great revalation!

[@ThommyKane]

100% agree. The very best and most important monologue ever written in film history.

[@773SleepyHollow]

Well, he's a man of the theater.

[@dxvidmarcus]

that's real. look around you

[@cliffsousa4184]

This was what movies were meant for. Not mindless entertainment but a medium for art and knowledge.

[@tulsatombob2769]

40 years ago when Network was made, no one really understood how prophetic this film was to become.

[@twocanfox]

You are SO right!

[@ioniccalamity369]

Or someone understood the trajectory of things and made the movie as a sort of warning

[@richiefranklin76]

Lol no...we the masses didn't know. But the elites have known this for many years.

[@spaulding304]

richiefranklin76 it's even more chilling to learn this has been the plan for many lifetimes.

[@balkee42]

Us dumb peasants dont know shit. The elite leak their plans and shit into movies. Such as this

[@Domino11]

RIP to Ned Beatty who was sheer genius in this scene. Paddy Chayevsky's writing and Ned Beatty's performance make this scene immortal.

[@stevetrevino5346]

Agreed! The writing was exceptional and Beaty was genius in his deliverance of the dialogue.

[@RobSimons1]

@@stevetrevino5346 ICWYDT ;-)

[@stevetrevino5346]

@@RobSimons1 I was wondering if someone would pick up on that.

[@stevetrevino5346]

@@youfuckmywife6719 you sure he was in Blood Sample? I think it's another actor that looks similar to Ned.

[@Domino11]

He was wonderful in a little known Irish movie called Hear My Song.

[@gerrythrash]

Ned Beatty should have gotten an Oscar for this scene alone.

[@ATLKing404]

gerrythrash he was nominated for best supporting actor for his overall role in the film but this scene in particular

[@CRFlixs]

Beatrice Straight won supporting actress for her short speech in this film.

[@integral]

Beatrice Straight's performance was one of the most convincing performances I've ever seen. Heart wrenching.

[@makeit7579]

Yes!

[@charlie172011]

@@CRFlixs should have gone to Jodie Foster (she was only 14 when she performed on Taxi Driver) or the woman who played Carrie's mother

[@StasisDreams]

I love the switch from righteous anger to calm and collected. This scene is a master class in acting, writing, and directing.

[@neilwalsh3977]

The most powerful people don't wear it on their sleeve. That explains Hackett's prediction earlier on. I imagine Hackett himself never learns the ''Revelation''.

[@jculver1674]

I think a lot of the anger was for show, to get Howard's attention. He was the "mad prophet", so Beatty's character decided to operate on his wavelength.

[@balkee42]

Chewable Jim exactly!

[@RichardX1]

Chewable Jim A good businessman knows his audience.

[@Pimp-Master]

That's not righteous anger, that's Shakespearean, theatrical fury.

[@ravenhull]

We lost Mr Beatty today. Lets remember his for this, if nothing else.

[@petelamoia]

yes, RIP to a great actor

[@rickwalls1832]

...and, to a lesser extent....Otisburg.

[@ravenhull]

Otisburg? Otisburg!?

[@jeffandersen7397]

i began memorizing this monologue a few years ago. it became like a daily mantra. I was very saddened to hear of the passing the Great Ned Beatty. ( i believe he left behind an impressive body of work)

[@imaginarycanary9956]

There’s much to remember but this scene should have earned the academy award.

[@davidlevy4291]

One of the most terrifying speeches in film history

[@BztardChild.]

This scene sacred me more than a horror film

[@amoeb81]

it is most terrifying because it is true

[@joolartey]

Free society open the borders close the banks shut down the governement impliment free resource based society educate the masses. Watch venus project. By jaqcue fresco

[@Tobacc0]

I was going to make the same point.

[@jbagger331]

More terrifying than any horror movie.

[@rawjawbone]

2:02 That is such a great transition. He's all fire and brimstone and then he drops to a calming register just to make sure he's getting through to Beale. Ned Beatty should have won that Oscar. R.I.P.

[@somedumbozzie1539]

Its works well in an argument it throws people right off they are not sure what they are dealing with.

[@jamestussey5874]

I mean, Beatrice Striaight won her Oscar for this movie based on a single speech (though she is in a few other scenes), so Beatty deifnitley could have as well.

[@kinseymilkbone]

Every actor lives for a scene like this where you can chew the scenery without restraint.

[@TomCat05t]

Ned Beatty's character's read of Howard Beale's psychology is spot on. Instead of just threatening Beale with loss of job or career, he delivers a hellfire and brimstone sermon. Priceless!

[@NJGuy1973]

Beatty has said that he based this scene on the style of several preachers he heard growing up in Kentucky.

[@ddave7026]

Even at a distance it feels like he's in your face. They don't make actors like this anymore.

[@GartWilliamsColorado]

Well said.

[@ninjazoner]

***** he did this one take!! one time!!!

[@shattered5560]

+david h True but I have to say Michael Shannon

[@DeepSpaceBass1]

Try going to a theater performance

[@neilwalsh3977]

HE IS THE WAY AND THE WORD \ w /

[@FarOutRadioMusic]

This is a STAGGERING explanation of how the world really opperates. It's as true today as it was in 1976. You could substitute the names of the companies with Google, Apple, Facebook, etc and it would all still be spot on!

[@GartWilliamsColorado]

I urge you to watch the 1971 film "The Hospital" with George C. Scott, screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky. A true look into the health care nightmare in this country. On a side note, did you know Ned Beatty had about a day to learn this magnificent speech? Remarkable job.

[@TheMetahedron]

No Doubt.

[@amandaharig1978]

FarOutRadioMusic And we're still waiting for anxieties to be tranquilized.

[@JHarder1000]

Don't forget Amazon.

[@Bvic3]

Except in their board meetings, Google and Facebook discuss diversity and inclusion instead of linear programming. We live in the world of ideology.

[@Cotygeek]

I know everybody likes to talk about prophetic this film is and all that, and yeah, sure it is but can we just talk about how well crafted this movie is? I mean the way it weaves in and out from being hardline commentary to full-on satire, being deathly serious one minute and then operatic and over the top the next. It juggles it's tone so well and this scene perfectly exemplifies it. I love how Beatty goes from booming voice of angry elder god to dropping it completely down to Earth for "Am I getting through to you, Mr. Beale?"

[@theartikulate2927]

Cotygeek well said. its like hes an enormous entity but has the ability to seem small, just like successful companies

[@ikshields]

Cotygeek - I was going to say something very similar...no matter how one feels about the "issues" in the story -- which are just good old boilerplate paranoia, populist rage, and corporate evil -- it's the delivery that made this movie the electric experience that it was. Sensational writing, acting, and directing. (Oh, and marketing! Do not forget how perfectly-timed the arrival of this film was, back in cynical, recession-and-Watergate-exhausted 1976.)

[@NJGuy1973]

Beatty said that he based the character on certain preachers he heard while growing up in the South. They would speak softly, then loudly, then softly again...

[@Goliath5100]

This whole movie is chock full of perfectly crafted monologues. It’s a masterpiece in old-school filmmaking and acting

[@paulovalente5276]

I think this movie is theatre recorded on camera. Few movies i know give me this impression.

[@marcd6976]

One of the greatest scenes in Movie history. Rest in Peace Mr. Beatty.

[@ltcolumbo9708]

Ned Beatty was pitch perfect and right on the button. Everything that happened before this scene comes into perspective and after brings understanding. Beatty was most excellent here

[@gr8sword97]

I first saw this scene years ago and it’s stuck with me ever since. The way he transitions so flawlessly from violent screaming to softly speaking to Beale is so natural and powerful given the character he’s playing, and the whole visual with the lamps on the table is just beautiful. If he did this in one take, I don’t know what to say.

[@paulovalente5276]

Bit of trivia. Read somewhere that he memorized his lines during an airplane flight while heading to shoot the scenes.

[@rypro525]

And these are long takes as well.

[@futureskeletons66669]

The implication that there are serious elite meetings being held in that room adds an element to the scene.

[@peterarmstrong1959]

He had only a day to prepare, and it only took a day to shoot. I doubt it's all the same take, but I also doubt there were many. Beatty was a legend.

[@justoutofframemoviereviews656]

RIP Ned Beatty--when acting was about acting, he was there.

[@Kujakuseki01]

Acting is still about acting. You just haven’t moved on from the regressive shit you used to believe, are angry with no one to be angry with, and voted for Trump like a dipshit.

[@fp8901]

Do you know how I know you're closet gay ? You use the term snowflake. We live in more open times now. Be free ! I think Pride March is in 2 weeks.

[@daveygivens735]

@@Kujakuseki01 What in holy fuck is wrong with you.

[@whitewolf1298]

The best summation of the last 5 centuries of human history in less than ten minutes is right here.

[@return2earthvideochannel]

My favourite movie scene of all time: "all anxieties tranquilised". .... "I have seen the face of God" and many other wonderful soundbites. Brilliant script and superb casting. Nothing more to say.

[@mshahnazi7636]

Paddy Chayefsky was a genius and half a century ahead of his time. I have watched ‘Network’ numerous times, and every time it’s more enjoyable and at the same time very sad. This is not a satire as many critics have opined, but a disturbing state of affairs in modern day America. William Holden and Ned Beatty also should have won the Oscar. Everyone in this movie was magnificent.

[@Koenshakuable]

46 years ago when Network was made, and yet some are coming to see we're living this right now,

[@textech4056]

I saw this movie when it came out. It is so prophetic and accurate I never forgot it.

[@randyfarrar7049]

RIP. This is the most prophetic scene in Hollywood ever

[@marstondavis]

I always loved watching Ned Beatty on the screen. He always brought a little something extra to his scenes. He never was a scene stealer. His mere presence was enough to make you watch him. He has a body of work that is to be envied by his fellow actors. America has lost a sheer genius at his craft. Rest in peace, Mr. Beatty, you did good work.

[@KellyLincoln]

This is one of my favorite movies. Brilliantly written, cast, and directed. This scene is perfect - you can see Beale consciously cross into "madness"

[@chuckthebull]

The most brilliant speech ever uttered and acted with the brilliance NED brings to it.. But the sad part is it IS THE TRUTH today!.

[@phantasmaticpronouncedfan-5942]

"It is the international system of currency, which determines the totality of life on this planet. That is the natural order of things today."

[@eddiemaxblack]

Words to grimly grasp: "There is no America; there is no democracy; there is only IBM etc., etc." We're a collection of corporations. Corporations rule. The corporate class rule. We accept this rule.... Why? Who knows.

[@intsoccersuperstar1]

+Edward Black Not saying I believe it, but Arthur Jensen (Beatty's character) tells you why we accept their rule in his speech: "...and our children, Mr. Beale, will live to see that perfect world, in which there is no war, or famine, oppression, or brutality. One vast and ecumenical holding company, for whom all men will work to serve the common profit, in which all men will hold a share of stock. All necessities provided, all anxieties tranquilized. All boredom amused." I think Jensen thinks that if you let religions or nations rule, you wind up with things like the Crusades, the Holocaust, WWI, and WWII. Yeah, corporate rule sucks...but usually the worst they'll try to do is poison you with high-fructose corn syrup, or there will be a 1-in-10,000 chase that your car will accelerate on its own, killing you in a firey crash. Jensen will tell you religion and nations had their chance to rule in the past, and what did they do with the thousands of years of human history they ruled? Wars, wars, and more wars. Destruction and killing. Jensen and people like him believe the rule of corporations is preferable to the rule of religions or nations.

[@Eurodollartrader]

Very Well Said.

[@visible2anyoneonyoutube]

All nations are trying to be top dog but not all nations will be as generous as the US. Just imagine if China or Russia became the #1 super power. It's a dirty game but it must be played in order to stay in power. Humans are animals and will act as such if not for law and order.

[@visible2anyoneonyoutube]

Your "human right" aren't guaranteed if not for someone somewhere willing to die for them. Freedom truly isn't free.

[@ometta7]

Wildstyles Hello, bootlicker. Thank you for using the plastic prepackaged imitation patriotism peddled by the Mammon worshipers to sell the glorified chess match between global superpowers who are all driven by a mad lust for wealth and power to the ignorant and desperate masses. Also thank you for downplaying the catastrophic nation-leveling destruction caused by the perpetual wars these superpowers coerce other people to fight on their behalf so that they can pretend to be civil and decent to protect their public image. What would we ever do without you, bootlicker?

[@andrew_owens7680]

I got shivers. Thanks for giving credit to the writer of the best script of all times.

[@seanmcdonald5859]

And in the middle of this EPIC scene we get the line that resonates through from then until now . . . . ."Because you're on television, dummy" . . . . . 😀😀

[@vytalman]

How scary that this speech is so prophetic in a sense. It's been this way for a century now and we're finally seeing the truth about how this world works.

[@thePatHammon]

it's been this way since man crawled out of the slime

[@stevetrevino5346]

The writing was spectacular and Beatty's deliverance of the dialogue was genius. The ebb and flow of his emotions and the prophetic message make for a spectacular scene!!!

[@floppabingussled]

A lot of credit for this scene must also be shared with Peter Finch who’s expression of anxiety and awe as Jensen speaks the ‘truth’ is a remarkable feat of acting.

[@EddieCochrane]

RIP Ned Beatty. For all the great films I've seen him in, this speech will always stand out in my memory.

[@DanzaSlap]

This shouldn't have 64,000 views, it should have 64 million.

[@jonathand.9555]

DanzaSlap Honestly speaking, it should have 640 million views.

[@sirhenrycurtis2220]

6.4 Billion need to see this. With translations/subtitles, of course.

[@paulfrantizek102]

In fairness, we're already living through this speech so we're all seeing it in real time.

[@Autonova]

Will movies ever do long speeches like this again? They seem to be petrified of dialogue these days. Physical shit has to be happening every minute.

[@cynthialyman2636]

Possibly because film maker's believe a dumbed-down culture has a woefully short attention span.

[@m.jeanlorsbach6464]

Dialogue and cogent intellect have been replaced by CGI Action. The dumbing down of America has begun!

[@jaxie4878]

*Monologue

[@morimoko]

the matrix reloaded got panned for doing so

[@-Trauma.]

You know their agenda is to be gatekeepers and keep people ignorant, dumb, stupified.

[@elberttownsell2902]

I love this movie! every once in a while Hollywood slips up and give us the truth.

[@johnnybs7]

They tell the truth all the time - but joe public is too dumb to see it

[@billlupin8345]

This speech wasn't "the truth." It was about how sensationalist mainstream media is, and how people latch onto it for their beliefs.

[@GasperTheEvilGhost]

Bill lupin spoken like a true member of the sheeple

[@amylumet8365]

It was shot in NY, that's why ;-)

[@awad7391]

You can only tell the truth in form of a joke or satire.

[@neurofiber2406]

It's a Big club and you ain't in it. - G Carlin

[@peterestrada9420]

The showing of the flag upside down was a great touch 😜👍

[@GartWilliamsColorado]

Peter Estrada “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear.” ---- @13755---It is with no joy the flag is upside down.....we are in a state of distress. We have elected inept leaders that seem hell-bent on the destruction of us all.

[@ralphjackson8295]

Who are you quoting?

[@Sukkiyakki]

Marcus Tullius Cicero

[@adrianoss.bougas3720]

@@GartWilliamsColorado and who is the enemy? Dare you name him? If you know who it is?

[@calmnow9474]

@@adrianoss.bougas3720 there is enemy for everyone For right enemy is left For left is the right For capitalist communist For water fire For poor rich For rich poor Anyone can be anyone enemy you just take a side but the golden mean is the real solution

[@caet49]

He was a force in his own way! Rest in pease.

[@idiotsavant751]

One of the greatest pieces of writing ever committed to film

[@BibinBCherian]

MONEY RUNS THE WORLD. Thanks to this film for revealing this truth and prophesying the power of television. Genius writing.

[@TrumbullComic]

R.I.P., Ned Beatty.

[@Charlesb88]

Rip Ned Beatty, 1937-2021. An supporting actor who will be sorely missed.

[@user-hn6zf4ig4z]

Network was a film way way ahead of it's time, brilliantly written!!

[@TheRaythion322]

I could watch this a thousand times and be equally engrossed and scared at the same time. Every time.

[@kalakritistudios]

Damn, that inverted American flag shot.😳

[@TheNadzed]

Apprpos

[@GasperTheEvilGhost]

One of the most honest scenes in cinematic history

[@sauerkrautanddumplings2889]

A long lost era of acting. Glad I found this. Will watch the movie

[@keepitmovingusa]

I'm from Cinema and Design University and this movie and the director and screenplay writer is the most prophetic, realistic and clearest explanation ever, coming from Hollywood, never gonna happen again in our life, never again the media is going to tell you what's behind everything, after watching 5k movies from around the world, nobody (beside 1984) respect the audience like this movie and I really recommend to watch all Sidney Lumet art. In my humble opinion the best cinema creator of all times. God bless y'all

[@tomedalby]

The SECOND most memorable scene of Ned's career

[@ujoepost]

Weeeeeee

[@PhilipMaldonado-kx9cb]

@ujoepost we got us a sow.

[@lewiespearman]

Rest in Peace.

[@TH-nf1eo]

That scene was shot in the New York Public Library conference room. My mother worked at the NYPL for many years, she recognized that room when this scene came on.

The biggest spoiler ever...

[@eadg4life1]

This was our future back then, this is what was being planned, we were being told and we did not pay attention. "Am I getting through to you Mr Beale?" One of the most powerful speeches ever made.

[@Bamaboompa]

I watch it every time I see that it's on. RIP Ned.

[@youfuckmywife6719]

One of the most enduring character actors ever gets his great scene . His career left a high water mark. R.I.P. Ned Beatty .

[@BlakeSiefken]

RIP to a real one

[@davidnetterwald1846]

That is my favorite scene in Network. I love that movie I loved it from the first moment I saw it.The first time I watched it was about 7 or 8 years ago on Turner Classic Movies when they were doing 31 days of Oscar and I couldn't keep my eyes off of the screen. I was mesmerized by this film the acting from everyone was fantastic. The script was incredible and with each passing minute the movie got better and better. I don't know if there will ever be a movie like this again. Thank goodness for that I'm actually glad because that makes this film unique it doesn't fit in a nice little box like the movies of today. Network is one of the best movies I have ever seen period and it's one of my all time favorites.

[@sschullo]

The M. Douglas "Greed is Good" speech and Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Irons dinner conversation ("We have done this over and over again, we cannot help ourselves") at the end of the "Margin Call" movie (2011) represents the most accurate description of the Wall Street ruthlessness.

[@bobf9749]

Rest In Peace, Ned Beattie. He was one of my favorite actors, and this was one of my favorite performances by any actor.

[@davidwagner9659]

Fantastic speech. Given by a talented actor. RIP

[@doartichaut9031]

One the best monologues ever as well as screenplays! It would take something really spectacular to knock this film from its high rank on my favorite films list.

[@jeffandersen7397]

i used to recite this every year at Thanksgiving dinner, back when I was still invited to Thanksgiving dinners.

[@ibubdibup2620]

This scene portrays a key fact that too many are unaware of. Those who don't get caught in the distractions of celebrity and pop-culture nonsense tend to get caught in the distractions of geopolitics. None of that is real, but there is an underlying reality which paints a very different picture and it will allow you to understand the shape of things now, and possibly the shape of things to come.

[@loricameron1977]

Brilliant performance, he was a great actor.

[@matiaseliseo]

Anyone 2020

[@MelancoliaI]

Ned Beatty is a legend. The whole movie is so overstuffed with bluster and bravado but he still manages to make this the most memorable and most haunting scene

[@jamesfellers1673]

One of the finest performances,ever!

[@zacharyjarrells7084]

Filmed this in one day and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Incredible. Great character actor was he! RIP Mr. Beatty.

[@lgzlee]

They told us 40 years ago what they're doing to us.

[@MrSimonsays2592]

"Crawled out of the slime" the way he says the word "slime" gives me chills every time. Lol

[@howardcohen5652]

One of the greatest scenes and performances in movie history. NETWORK by Patty Chayesfsky -- Probably the greatest film of the past 50 years -- Best Written and Great Performances. 50 years ahead of its time.

[@timcarpenter2441]

How he changes gear into calmness, to mock the fire and brimstone of his protagonist.

[@johnyoung4747]

It's a sad reflection on our nation today that Beatty is remembered by most people for his role in "Deliverance" and not this masterpiece of acting.

[@JimmySteller]

When I typed “Ned Beatty” into this app’s search engine, the literal first suggestion was “Ned Beatty Network speech”. This is what he’s remembered for, rest assured.

[@mkaye818]

should be required viewing for everyone esp in this country.

[@navblue20]

Someone asked him how he nailed that scence-he said growing up in Kentucky he would go to church with his family and watch the preacher. If you listen to the cadence in his speaking he got it,

[@johnosman3550]

navblue20 Just before he launches into this speech, the Ned Beatty character (Arthur Jensen, the network owner) introduces himself to Howard Beale by saying something like, "You know, I started off as a salesman. I was a pretty good salesman in my time. And now I'd like to sell you an idea." (Or words to that effect.)

[@johnosman3550]

John Osman (Continued...) So he "sold" his idea using the same rhetorical style as a southern preacher selling religion. It was an inspired approach Beatty adopted.

[@julianmilnes9594]

One of the finest monologues in cinema history....RIP dude

[@sjs928]

" I've seen the face of God " ..." I believe you may be right Me. Beale "...Wow...what a scene....

[@amitrajak2324]

i love the way paddy chayefsky written this movie and what a performance by ned beatty , not only mr beatty but also to peter finch , william holden , robert duvall , beatrice straight and faye dunaway wonderfull . this is the speciality of sidney lumet movies that it never fails in the actors performance i mean how he takes out the best work from a actor , really awesome movie it is

[@Squall10001]

I always wanted one of these lamps

[@scorsese1]

Paddy Chayefski was a genius.Ned Beatty should of won an oscar for this.

[@yell0wberry]

Rest in peace to Ned Beatty

[@newworldanarchy9388]

This scene alone is the quintessence of reality. Funny how a Hollywood film that’s 46 years old depicts the truth when news for decades has been advertising lies in greater and greater perpetuity.

[@sorrentinacoffee]

Like everyone else has commented already- this IS one of THE greatest scenes in film of all time. You can learn more about the nature of Life on Earth by watching this scene than by absorbing the entire output of all the newspapers on Earth for one day. The World IS a Business!" And- it is priceless how Mr Beale sit's in awe- and then meekly asks' "why me?", "because you're on Television Dummy!"

[@NJGuy1973]

And you can learn more political science from watching "Yes Minister" reruns than from a year at Harvard.

[@trombone7]

I wonder what Kubrick thought of this scene. Beatty is so good it's like a 3rd entity, another alien or ghostly presence is in the room with them. Something Kubrick exceeds at effecting. Lynch, too, come to think of it.

[@scottevans748]

...and Sidney Lumet, who directed Network.

[@oregonlee]

Same shade of green as in the shining

[@jasjas-rm9kc]

It’s not just this scene that’s good. The whole movie is good.

[@mehermusic2154]

no one listened to this in '76. I DID, but know no one else who did. NOW , finally, FOLKS ARE LISTENING. THANKS for posting this.

[@metroidfighter90]

What makes his delivery so good is he's mimicking Howard's ranting style to make it easier to manipulate him into changing his message. He knows he has a better chance of getting Howard to see his worldview if he expresses it in Howard's way instead of his own. You can tell when he breaks character on a dime at 2:16.

[@dilligaf0220]

Network is a particularly poignant movie in the 2020 freakout pandemic. And Ned Beatty is in my Top 5 of character actors, this scene particularly. The irony is half of the corporations he mentioned are gone/merged.

[@NotSure2582]

The accumulation of wealth was never gone from those multinational corporations, now we have conglomerates, Smithfield foods is owned by the Chinese.

[@Jabroniville]

Yeah, it's fascinating how some of the corporations he's talking about died... yet it still fits, because they are simply devoured by others and even replaced. Even organisms replace cells with time.

[@Survivor2002]

And people wonder why Ned Beatty hasn't won MORE Oscars? Well, there are no more Paddy Chayefskys, either...

[@Bobbnoxious]

Writer Paddy Chayefsky died at 58 in 1981, way too young. It sucks thinking of the great, prophetic work he might have accomplished had he lived longer.

[@Ari_speaks]

Whoever put this video together with the upside down American flag at the end is pure genius. 👏🏻 This speech sums up our world since the implementation of central banks…

[@tinman1955]

And it's sooo much truer today.

[@BlowmeRoger]

genius casting, he nailed this!

[@andyb2977]

2022 and this is the most real thing ever.

[@ronaldh8446]

Rest in Peace Mr. Beatty. You appeared in over 160 roles in your career but could have only done these 5 minutes and been a Legend. ❤😢

[@DickDebonaire]

With Elon Musk's take over of Twitter "on hold" I can't help thinking somebody sat him down and gave him a speech like this last week

[@LenHummelChannel]

*HOW THE TOP OF THE PYRAMID views things and operates.* more true NOW than 40 years ago. We live in a world run by Dr.Strangelove.

[@jewfroDZak]

THE best scene in moving picture box history in my not so humble opinion. What amazes me, well, one of many things, so-What most amazes me about this scene is that every time I watch it, I sit here flabbergasted, completely mirroring the expressions that Beale's face and body language emote vicariously through my face and body language, 100% goddamned hypnotized by Ned Beatty. It's like I am represented on screen as that character, and that character is just me watching that character. There's some kind of infinite regress and/or irreducable complexity at play...that makes sense, right?

[@GartWilliamsColorado]

sure.

[@johnr4836]

you are the TV then

[@ronniecozzi8385]

And here and now on November 15, 2021 we are living it.

[@ELJVV]

Better call Saul!!!

[@texanmunk]

my thoughts exactly

[@glanni]

4 chairs belong to Chuck