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@imaginepageant7 ай бұрын
Fun fact: part of the reason Kat’s monologue in 10 Things I Hate About You sounds natural is that her beginning to cry wasn’t in the script, it was just the actress’s natural reaction in the moment.
@elliepay37637 ай бұрын
Fun fact: I can’t not cry with her every single time, even just then!
@masonwelsh97187 ай бұрын
I miss Julia
@johntabler3496 ай бұрын
I'm sure you will disagree but I liked the Hallmark one better, maybe because my wife delivers monologues exactly like that on a daily basis
@MegaGasek6 ай бұрын
That's what good actors do, they change the script for the better.
@BbGun-lw5vi6 ай бұрын
No wonder her crying felt so real. It’s the biggest reason that scene gets to me.
@TheOrganizedWriter7 ай бұрын
Monologues can feel like exposition dump, but good ones feel like art!
@WriterBrandonMcNulty7 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Gotta inject the right amount of heart into them to make them shine
@marcusstewart41417 ай бұрын
💯🎯
@sooneradmirer43827 ай бұрын
@WriterBrandonMcNulty Kudos for not picking a speech from LOTR or Braveheart. Great speeches, but everyone has heard them.
@Afterword.7 ай бұрын
But they all disappear like tears in the rain.
@PEIAdWords6 ай бұрын
The Star Wars prequel movies were all bad writing, that monologue didn't stand out for badness. But maybe the movies should have been about Luke and Kylo's backstory.
@m8rixnut7 ай бұрын
"As we all know Heath Ledger doesn't care about money" I had to pause the video I was laughing so hard
@BrooklynAvenue7 ай бұрын
I like to believe that an actor's roles are all the same character, just in different times and places. There are some for whom it works well: Liam Neelson in Batman and the Taken series works.
@aegismountain7 ай бұрын
Same. Then I had to check the comments to ensure mentioning it was the top comment.
@juancabardo217 ай бұрын
he cares about sending a message
@IzunaSlap7 ай бұрын
He's only burning his half.
@andhaiden6 ай бұрын
Same here
@Ale_ER4 ай бұрын
Jaime’s monologue to this day makes me angry that he never won an Emmy. It was outstanding
@saeedm97723 ай бұрын
Would've been perfect seen only if writers didn't made him dirty by Brient call him KingSlayer right after.
@HeatherHolt3 ай бұрын
@@saeedm9772but that’s so he could say “it’s Jamie” right What really sucks is them ruining it at the end of the show with one stupid line about how he doesn’t really care for the common folk. Totally going against his entire redemption arc up to then.
@RedFloyd4693 ай бұрын
@@saeedm9772 The writers didn't do that. George did that. Also, you appear to have indeed missed the point with that. Brienne called him the kingslayer constantly, over and over again, to the point of it becoming a habit. And people around Jaime constantly called him kingslayer as well, never caring one bit whether any of it was justified. But then, when she, by instinct, just yells "HELP, THE KINGSLAYER", calling for help because he fell over, presumably passing out, Jaime, out of pure frustration and fatigue for his reputation just says "Jaime, my NAME is JAIME". It's a perfect ending for a perfect speech, it perfectly summarizes his emotions and the situation he is in and the injustice of it all. He just wants someone to treat him like a human.
@saeedm97723 ай бұрын
@@HeatherHolt I rather pretend last seasons did not happened :))) But it really throws off all the build up and great acting. It could've happened in another later scene. It feels rushed to me.
@ShinGallon7 ай бұрын
All-time favorite monologue. I cannot even think of this scene without getting misty eyed: “I can’t do this, Sam. I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are. It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn’t. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something. What are we holding onto, Sam? That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo… and it’s worth fighting for.” Runner up: "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion... I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain... Time to die."
@WriterBrandonMcNulty7 ай бұрын
Ah, yes, Sam's is a classic. Great call
@reubenmanzo20547 ай бұрын
My favourite comes from the StarCraft video game. *Raszagal:* "Congratulations, your success has brought us the promise of hope against the zerg. However, we face a new threat within our own ranks. In your absence, Judicator Aldaris and an entire legion of Khalai survivors from Aiur have begun an open revolt against us." *Zeratul:* "By the gods, this is ill news indeed. Why would Aldaris betray us so?" *Raszagal:* "He and his brethren believe it was wrong for them to have abandoned Aiur and consorted with our people. Their prejudices have driven them to perpetuate the Conclave's sins against us. Even now, Aldaris and his loyalist templar forces are preparing to attack our citadel." *Artanis:* "I can scarcely believe this. As if the zerg were not enough. Matriarch, are you certain of this?" *Raszagal:* "All too certain, young templar. As matriarch of the dark templar and custodian of this world, I hereby order you to terminate Judicator Aldaris and quell this untimely uprising without delay. There will be no dissent among us while the zerg are poised to strike." _Raszagal exits._ *Zeratul:* "There is something amiss here. The Matriarch has always been a wise and gentle soul. Though there is some merit in her decision, this is unlike her." *Artanis:* "That may well be, but right now, we have a friend to kill. May Adun forgive us."
@Xenozfan27 ай бұрын
@@reubenmanzo2054 Even better: Mengsk's speech at the end of the first Terran campaign. Brilliant piece of propaganda.
@reubenmanzo20547 ай бұрын
@@Xenozfan2 Yes, or Stukov's monologue right before he dies. Or Tassadar's trial. Come to think of it, in the first zerg campaign, all the Overmind's lines are monologues with maybe one exception.
@Xenozfan27 ай бұрын
@@reubenmanzo2054 "Let my death have some meaning!" Oooh, shivers, every time. Spoilers for SC2:LotV's epilogue below. When Stukov faces Narud in the epilogue the dialogue goes "Stukov. You've come to gloat, haven't you?" "No, I've come to say goodnight." A DIRECT CLOSING OF A STORY LOOP FROM SC:BW! I'm so happy they did that.
@skidmarx1st7 ай бұрын
Theoden's Battle Cry in Return of the King always gives me chills.
@Sure0Foot6 ай бұрын
A SWORD DAY!! A RED DAY!!!! boo-effin'-yah
@benharward15666 ай бұрын
@@Sure0Foot DEEAAATHHH!!!!
@jpettys6 ай бұрын
Same answer. Especially as the inspiring speech is juxtaposed with the orc motivational approach: "Form ranks, maggots!"
@drErakidos6 ай бұрын
Forth Eorlingas!
@VVeremoose6 ай бұрын
Ere the sun rises!
@OlgaKuznetsova6 ай бұрын
Another thing I noticed about the good monologues is that even if you have not seen the movie/show, the monologue stirs something in you. I haven't seen Good Will Hunting or Any Given Sunday, but both monologues gave me goosebumps. I have seen 10 Things I hate About You and that one yet again, made me tear up. Good monologues stand on their own.
@jyrlan2596Ай бұрын
Unironically instead of doing anything else you should be watching good will hunting. I consider it in the top 5 greatest movies of all time
@jarmoliebrand20057 ай бұрын
Jaime’s monologue… is perfect. Makes you want to forget “I never really cared for them. Innocent, or otherwise” even more.
@brandonbuchner17717 ай бұрын
That was the moment that started his almost perfect character arc.
@karabomasibi23316 ай бұрын
@@brandonbuchner1771 I am still mad when I think about Jaime's redemption arc. It was set up so beautifully with an obvious but heartbreaking conclusion that we all knew would happen but instead they fucked it in the name of subverting expectations and made him go back to Cersei to die by rocks with her instead of killing her. Like wtf!!!!
@Valkanna.Nublet6 ай бұрын
@@karabomasibi2331 It's one of the examples I use to shown that 'subverting expectations' are crap if the only reason they're done is for a 'bet you didn't see that coming?' moment, subverting expectations still need to make sense for the character and situation.
@MijinLaw6 ай бұрын
Yeah so sad to remember the great monologues of early GOT knowing how the writing landed in the final season
@jarmoliebrand20056 ай бұрын
Subverting expectations can be a great, surprising element in a story. It can also just be for a cheap shock factor. The latter is horrible.
@errantwinds-up8uu7 ай бұрын
"I'm not going to be her brother, and here's why" 🤣🤣 Really looking forward to the new book, Brandon!
@WriterBrandonMcNulty5 ай бұрын
Haha thanks for the kind words!
@skatersirian5 ай бұрын
I already read your comment before that moment in the video came up. And I still laughed hard when I heard the line. 😂
@nancyflynn-barvick15897 ай бұрын
Quint's monologue in Jaws where he talks about what happened when he was on the Indianapolis during the war - - I am mesmerized by that speech every time, no matter how many times I have seen that movie.
@Miguel-un1vh6 ай бұрын
Perfect writing, perfect actor, perfect delivery.
@Laurel_Ellenstreet6 ай бұрын
Todd Stashwick gets to do a nod to this in the final season of Picard, as a survivor of Wolf 359 recounting the time he met "Picard" (i.e. Locutus). The character's last name is even Shaw.
@kimmypfeiffer91306 ай бұрын
patton's opening speech has the same effect on me...
@genoconte86386 ай бұрын
"black eyes, like a doll's eyes." oh man!
@JoanneMacg5 ай бұрын
It’s the best part of the movie, and it was never in the book!
@minutebooks32457 ай бұрын
"This fails because it sounds like a Wikipedia summary" Hahaha 😆 Simon Cowell directness. You're really good at this. 😊
@WriterBrandonMcNulty7 ай бұрын
Haha thanks!
@jesusromanpadro38537 ай бұрын
C3PO did a better job resuming what happened before to the ewoks in Return of the Jedi.
@captainiamtherum76597 ай бұрын
My favourite monologue is hands-down Theoden's speech from Return of the King. Very well written, and the visuals make you feel like you're part of his army as he's talking.
@Wuffman7 ай бұрын
That would be one of my favorites too. Also his monologue when facing possible defeat at Helm's Deep.
@Persewna47 ай бұрын
The Lord of the Rings trilogy is chockful of great monologues! That's a great pick, so powerful.
@sergiogodinez25957 ай бұрын
I think as a monologue I prefer the one Aragorn gives at the black gate, but as a scene I prefer the one with Theoden, the built up tension from the music and its consequent release never fails to make me shed a tear
@ISFSProductions7 ай бұрын
The Star Wars series "Andor" has a number of brilliant monologues. The ones by Fiona Shaw and Andy Serkis were powerful, but Stellan Skarsgård's monologue on sacrifice gave me goosebumps.
@c.johnhildebrand73096 ай бұрын
Yes! All were incredible.
@c.johnhildebrand73096 ай бұрын
Yes!!
@sivad10256 ай бұрын
And Deedra's speech to Bix before she's tortured
@Jessesgirl20135 ай бұрын
In my opinion the dialogue in Andor is by far the best Star Wars has ever had. It positively sparkled.
@M_B_J5 ай бұрын
The best written and acted Star Wars show/movie. Can't wait for more.
@ryan.coogler7 ай бұрын
Rocky ended the cold war, I don't see any problems here
@alexandredesouza36927 ай бұрын
Let's fucking go!
@WriterBrandonMcNulty7 ай бұрын
Haha I really should've given him credit for that one
@eugenetswong7 ай бұрын
...and it ended with a speech about believing in ourselves and without violence.
@Grrymjo7 ай бұрын
If you are familiar with latest generation of Soviet leaders you can see that the first to clap is a man resembling comtrade Gorbachov; and the last to stand is a man resembling his main opponent in the party, comrade Ligachev. This is the time of "perestroyka", and "change" was one of the favourite Gorbachov's slogans. Surely, it's all quite cartoonish, but the parallel is there. So, yeah, there is more to this scene than meets the eye.
@Bedrockbrendan6 ай бұрын
My thoughts exactly
@jamesoakes48427 ай бұрын
I know you didn't want Game of Thrones to completely dominate this list, but i would have put Tyrion's speech before the Battle of Blackwater here. It's not too long, is almost poetic with how blunt and straightforward he is while reiterating the stakes to the soldiers, and is terrific character development for Tyrion. He shows he understands common people and what motivates them better than most nobles, and for all his flaws, he's no coward. Tyrion was the character you liked and felt sorry for, recognizing how much of an unfair shake he got from the world, but this was the moment the audience got to see him be an unlikely hero.
@tearstoneactual97737 ай бұрын
I actually felt that more when he killed the guy on the road with the shield, well before this battle. It was a great moment, and I think that was when Tyrion first realized that despite his stature, he actually could fight and win. It was a little shocking to him, but I think it gave him the courage he needed for the Battle of Blackwater.
@AnnoyingMoose7 ай бұрын
While Good Will Hunting was released a few years before I got married I didn't get around to seeing it until after my wife had died. That speech was powerful!
@Zzyzzyx6 ай бұрын
🥺
@SaintJames144 ай бұрын
I'm sorry, man. I hope you're alright
@HeatherHolt3 ай бұрын
I am so sorry that happened to you. And her. I hope you have many happy memories together.
@fallenhero31307 ай бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't include Batty's "tears in rain" speech from BLADE RUNNER in here. Not only is it a poetic piece of art, but it changes the whole story and how we feel about Batty. He no longer feels like a villain by the end of his speech.
@jkta977 ай бұрын
The amazing thing about that speech is that it's so short, but the impact of it is huge, making it feel longer than it actually is.
@Calebgoblin7 ай бұрын
T h i s I will never not think about it when both monologues and communicating the theme
@RachaelVir6 ай бұрын
This. That one monologue completely flipped the audience impression of his character, and is still one of the best I've ever seen in cinema.
@One-Ring-To-Rule-Them-All6 ай бұрын
Exactly! My favourite, too. Completely changed the meaning of the whole movie and my view of the characters. Masterpiece!
@dohadeer82426 ай бұрын
Possibly because it wasn't scripted, so it might not be illustrating his point in the video? It was completely ad-libbed by Rutger Hauer
@Ganychan6 ай бұрын
I love that Jaime speech because it's so close to the book and GRRM writes such extraordinary characters in such a compelling way. There is some kind of catharsis in this monologue because we've spent so long hating and judging Jaime that when he reveals he's shades of grey (just like any other character in the series) it's so powerful and it all makes sense. Added to thay is the fact he's not a pov character from the start so you don't know what or how he thinks until later books, and here he's half crazed with physical pain, fever, and the heat from the tub after a rough time in the wild, so it all starts pouring out of him, that's why it's so satisfying.
@DavidKutzler5 ай бұрын
In that moment, Jaime transforms from a spoiled pretty-boy, who has had life handed to him on a sliver platter, to a genuine, blood and flesh human being, who is evokes pity and empathy.
@bellamywoodside53424 ай бұрын
such a great point too that often the circumstances that drive someone to say sthg/deliver a monologue (the physical suffering he's been going through) make it so satisfying and so earned - not as easy as classic " hero explains vague regrets to apprentice"
@hm47ent.7 ай бұрын
One of my favourite new monologues is the one from Stellan Skarsgård in Andor. Such a brilliant speech.
@amyadams6567 ай бұрын
Yes!!!!
@jacevicki5 ай бұрын
"Calm. Kindness. Kinship. Love. I've given up all chance at inner peace. I've made my mind a sunless space. I share my dreams with ghosts. I wake up every day to an equation I wrote 15 years ago from which there's only one conclusion: I'm damned for what I do. My anger, my ego, my unwillingness to yield, my, my eagerness to fight, they've set me on a path from which there is no escape. I yearned to be a savior against injustice without contemplating the cost, and by the time I looked down…there was no longer any ground beneath my feet. What is my sacrifice? I'm condemned to use the tools of my enemy to defeat them. I burn my decency for someone else's future. I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I'll never see. And the ego that started this fight will never have a mirror or an audience or the light of gratitude. So what do I sacrifice? EVERYTHING! You'll stay with me, Lonni. I need all the heroes I can get." I also love the prison monologue because it so fits the character and situation. "My name is Kino Loy. I'm the day shift manager on Level Five. I'm speaking to you from the command center on Level Eight. We are, at this moment, in control of the facility... "How long we hang on, how far we get, how many of us make it out, all of that is now up to us. We have deactivated every floor in the facility. All floors are cold. Wherever you are right now, get up, stop the work. Get out of your cells, take charge and start climbing. They don't have enough guards and they know it. If we wait until they figure that out, it'll be too late. We will never have a better chance than this and 'I would rather die trying to take them down than giving them what they want.' We know they fried a hundred men on Level Two. We know that they are making up our sentences as we go along. We know that no one outside here knows what's happening. And now we know, that when they say we are being released, we are being transferred to some other prison to go and die, and that ends today! There is one way out. Right now, the building is ours. You need to run, climb, kill! You need to help each other. You see someone who's confused, someone who is lost, you get them moving and you keep them moving until we put this place behind us. There are 5,000 of us. If we can fight half as hard as we've been working, we will be home in no time. One way out!"
@mikelewis4957 ай бұрын
My absolute favorite monologue is Mal's speech after they discovered Miranda in Serenity. "Sure as I know anything I know this, they will try again. A year from now, ten. Maybe on another world or maybe on this very rock swept clean. Sooner or later they'll swing round to the belief that they can make people.... better. And I do not hold to that. "So no more running. I aim to misbehave."
@tearstoneactual97737 ай бұрын
Man, Serenity was so good. Another thing that made that speech was so good, is the interior of the ship has always been dark, and kind of cold. But in that moment, in that speech, the galley, the inner most heart of the ship is LIT UP with warm bright light. AS though her heart is full of light and heat and purpose, as is Mal's.
@kimmypfeiffer91306 ай бұрын
brown coats!
@paulcampbell928014 сағат бұрын
So many excellent lines in Firefly! One could write an entire 'good writing' series based just off those episodes.
@marcos24927 ай бұрын
Jaime's monologue still gives me chill to this day. It pains me how GOOD GoT was...
@Sure0Foot6 ай бұрын
To quote Mystery Men: "Used to. That's the problem, Captain. USED to."
@adamtideman49535 ай бұрын
House of the dragons is still great and so are the books. If only George could bring himself to finish them...
@danielc33215 ай бұрын
I just pretend the series ended when Arya boarded that ship for Braavos.
@Electric.Spaghetti.Neon.Studio19 күн бұрын
@@danielc3321good call
@bwanamatata7 ай бұрын
Two monologues I've always enjoyed were: Choose Life from Trainspotting and Dr. Evil backstory monologue during family therapy.
@spudeleven51246 ай бұрын
LOL
@HLPiepgrass6 ай бұрын
Red’s parole speech and explanation of Andy’s escape in Shawshank are pretty sweet.
@ElZo1212o6 ай бұрын
His explanation of Andy’s escape was not monologue. It might’ve been a soliloquy- I don’t know if narration can be soliloquy.
@HLPiepgrass6 ай бұрын
@@ElZo1212o true… you have a point. But, it is still remarkable.
@billybegood4666 ай бұрын
"You want me on that wall! You NEED me on that wall!" That monologue still gives me chills when I watch that movie.
@medve55553 ай бұрын
Colonel Jessup :) The tension of that scene is brilliant
@kingcronecker7 ай бұрын
Oh mercy! When you said "let's look at a good example" I thought Heath Ledger was Tommy Wiseau for a moment 😂
@WriterBrandonMcNulty7 ай бұрын
Hahahah I can't unsee this now
@s7udmuphin7 ай бұрын
I thought the same thing!
@garymarshall75597 ай бұрын
OMG the dichotomy between Heath Ledger and Tommy Wiseau
@Sure0Foot6 ай бұрын
Oh, hi Mark.
@tycramer51736 ай бұрын
Me too! 😂
@shannonpotratz4897 ай бұрын
One of the best monologues I've ever seen, particularly in Star Wars, is in Andor when the character, Luthen Rael (played brilliantly by Stellan Skarsgård), is talking about what he's sacrificed for the Rebellion.
@tearstoneactual97737 ай бұрын
Ohhh my god, yes. That was one of the best monologues ever.
@c.johnhildebrand73096 ай бұрын
Love it too! And the recorded one by Andor's mother in the last episode is also dynamite.
@Flash4ML6 ай бұрын
Heyyy, I was hoping I’d find some Andor enjoyers out here
@luisn6426 ай бұрын
Andy Serkis also had no right to go so hard on his monologue in Andor too
@itsjackson6 ай бұрын
that whole show is so good! theres also the monologue in the finale
@ElliYeetYT7 ай бұрын
You Sly Dog! We Caught You Making Videos About Monologuing! 🤪 But yeah that scene with Tyrion in the Courtroom was extremely cathartic, which yeah is also ironic considering that he was at his lowest point mentally. But having the context of Tyrion’s abuse from Tywin (simply because Tyrions Mother died giving birth to him) spilled out in a vicious monologue would spell Tywin’s downfall right there. “I’ve Been On Trial For That, MY ENTIRE LIFE.”
@WriterBrandonMcNulty7 ай бұрын
That scene is incredible because all the right pieces are in place--everyone who matters/mattered to Tyrion is present and he can launch his feelings at them. Such a well crafted scene
@joegill90817 ай бұрын
The line about "a thousand lying whores" with the cutaway to Shae puts the biggest hook in me.
@jcspoon5736 ай бұрын
Yet not a single clip of Syndrome. Tragic.
@pjtill14 ай бұрын
Mike's "no half measures" monologue to Walter in Breaking Bad. An absolute masterpiece.
@jyrlan2596Ай бұрын
This. When he almost breaks down talking about that crime scene.... bruh why is that show so good
@Bene_Singularis7 ай бұрын
Gosh Tyrion gives me goosebumps every time. That was tense, deeply emotional, unexpected... Gosh that was a masterful performance with masterful writing. Thanks for sharing those books btw. And your videos are among the best on youtube for perfecting writing.
@MrTolping7 ай бұрын
that monologue from Independence Day from the president before the final battle is my favorite.
@MajorMlgNoob7 ай бұрын
One of my favorite monologues is when Maximus reveals himself to the emperor in Gladiator Just an awesome scene, Crowe kills it
@tearstoneactual97737 ай бұрын
Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. That speech was a great one. As was "what we do in life, echoes in eternity."
@HLPiepgrass6 ай бұрын
My name is Maximus, Decimus, Meridius. Commander of the armies of the north. General of the Felix Legions…I love it…the reveal is awesome.
@Andresdha7 ай бұрын
“But as we all know, Heath Ledger doesn’t care about money…” that line made me laugh way harder than it should’ve great line
@alexanderhirth15307 ай бұрын
My favorite will always be Atticus Finch's closing arguments from To Kill a Mockingbird
@bent37367 ай бұрын
Loved it. This was a great one! Also, another thing about Jaime's monologue is the foreshadowing. "Caches of wildfire all over the city." I like being reminded just how good GOT was for the first few seasons.
@jacevicki5 ай бұрын
It was excellent until it went past the books.
@alexandredesouza36927 ай бұрын
One of my favorite monologues was in Breaking Bad. The scene where Jesse's Rehab Counselor tells the story of how he accidentally killed his daughter under the influence. I don't even remember the visuals of the scene, but the scene I imagined will never leave my head.
@barispurut7 ай бұрын
Such a subtle, yet powerful performance by the great Jere Burns
@ElliYeetYT7 ай бұрын
The Hospital scene where an injured Jesse monologues to Walt (In “One Minute”) is another great Breaking Bad monologue as well.
@WriterBrandonMcNulty7 ай бұрын
Breaking Bad is loaded with good ones. Almost included the "One Who Knocks" speech in this video.
@jkta977 ай бұрын
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty "Better Call Saul" has some really great speeches too. My personal favorite is Mike's speech in Season 1 where he talks to his daughter-in-law about how he failed his son by making him take a bribe.
@brandonbuchner17717 ай бұрын
@@jkta97 That was beautiful. Throughout two excellent series, Johnathan Banks is the definition of stoic, but the way he breaks when talking about Matty is just devastating. E
@michaelcavalry83793 ай бұрын
Erwins speech from Attack On Titan is probably the best pre-battle scene ever. Despite many other amazing speeches, this particular one works so well for multiple reasons. Surprised it hasn't been voted more
@1400_Trout7 ай бұрын
Bernard Hill’s King Theôden monologue before the ride of the Rohirram never ceases to hype me.
@Sure0Foot6 ай бұрын
especially when you remember orcs feared two things: horses, and death DEEEEAAAAATH!!!!!
@SaiyanSweetheart457 ай бұрын
What I love so much about Jaime's monologue is he does an amazing job of helping you picture the events of that fateful day. We only saw a glimpse in the actual show of him killing Aerys, but this actually makes you visualize it in your mind, and that is fantastic. Meanwhile, Luke's dialogue is clunky and cagey. He may be ashamed of what he tried to do, but it comes off feeling more like he doesnt want to admit his actions that led to things going as sideways as they did. And I've seen some comments online and heard people in real life defend his monologue, saying he's vague because he's ashamed or because he's blocked the events from his memories. But that doesn't actually fit with what we heard and saw in that scene. And no disrespect to Mark Hamil, but the anguish and other emotions that were in Jamie's monologue are not there in Luke's. And I would think a man who almost tried to kill his own nephew, unwittingly helping to push him into the Dark Side, and leading to the death of all of his students, and nearly himself, would be in absolute AGONY over what his actions led to. But we don't get that.
@janiefallout87 ай бұрын
It's not Mark Hamil's fault. That's what he was given to work with.
@SaiyanSweetheart457 ай бұрын
@@janiefallout8 That's what I'm saying. That's why I said no disrespect to Mark Hamil.
@janiefallout87 ай бұрын
@@SaiyanSweetheart45 You said you don't disrespect him but didn't clarify why he had to deliver this clunky monologue. The fact is that somebody wrote it that way and somebody directed it that way and they are at fault.
@egomaster767 ай бұрын
Two of my favorites are: Apocalypse Now: I love the smell of napalm in the morning. While a cliche at this point, it connects to the plot's insanity theme. It gives us information about the psychology of the soldiers and the David vs Goliath battle in Vietnam. LOTR - Return of the King: Theoden's speech. I think it's a very good "before the battle" speech. By itself, it doesn't do what the Any Given Sunday speech does, but everything comes together when you take the fact that the speech also applies to King Theoden. He orders his soldiers to "ride for ruin, and the world's ending" and to die, and he rides along with them. He doesn't watch the battle from a safe hilltop, he is at the front of his army, commanding troops from the battle. That's what creates the "we" feeling.
@jacevicki5 ай бұрын
Kilgore is great. "Someday this war is going to end." And he is genuinely sad to consider that. He is a warrior completely in his element here. Zero fear. He is almost hit with a mortar and shrugs it off.
@prismagraphy7 ай бұрын
Definitely Rocky’s “That’s how winning is done!” speech in Rocky Balboa. I can’t believe it was omitted from this video.
@KristiPedler6 ай бұрын
Jaime's monologue is amazing, but Gwendoline Christie's reaction to it elevates that scene so much. That's 2 outstanding actors with an amazingly written scene giving a performance of a lifetime. Rewatch - look at her eyes' reactions. A masterclass on acting and reacting by 2 magnificent actors.
@ethangorham177 ай бұрын
An underrated example of listener reaction you didn't bring up is Airplane! and how at the end it turns one of these tropes on its head by having Robert Stack keep monologuing into the phone while the movie's wrapping up and no one cares anymore
@williamgiesen49107 ай бұрын
Christmas Ted, what does that mean to you? For me it was a living hell. Do you know what it feels like to fall in the mud, get kicked in the head with an iron boot? Of course not, that never happens, dumb question Ted, forget it
@spudeleven51246 ай бұрын
LOL
@christianosminroden78786 ай бұрын
In William Wallace‘s first pre-battle speech in Braveheart, I really liked how he started off kind of mediocre, then asked „WILL YOU FIGHT?“ and got the crowd‘s deserved response (being „not convinced“), but then went on and upped the game to a point where it felt earned when the crowd finally joined his battle cry.
@314jph6 ай бұрын
Felt like so much was lifted from Shakespeare'sHenry V, Crispian's Day speech before Agincourt. "Men will hold their manhood light who were not with us this day..." of course, from the greatest quill to ever exist.
@emanuelebresciani62816 ай бұрын
I think the best warfield monologue is Aragorn’s speech before the Black Gate battle. So much inspiring and poetic.
@TheDukeofMadness7 ай бұрын
Hands down the best monologue I've seen was Orson Welles in the Third Man. His speech about people on the Ferris Wheel with Joseph Cotten is an example of his genius.
@WriterBrandonMcNulty7 ай бұрын
I'm glad you brought this up because I meant to watch The Third Man a while ago but put it off because I wasn't in the mood for an older movie. Gotta get around to it ASAP. Heard amazing things
@jkta977 ай бұрын
"Third Man" is such a great movie!
@kit27707 ай бұрын
Yeah, Third Man. I haven't seen it in about ten years. I should watch it again. It's great. It's such great commentary for the period just following WW2.
@matthewmaguire35546 ай бұрын
@@WriterBrandonMcNultyWing tips.
@StupStups5 ай бұрын
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty I watched it about 15 years ago, and for the first 30-40 minutes was really underwhelmed and thought about switching off. But stuck with it and got sucked into the story
@Valkanna.Nublet6 ай бұрын
One thing that really helps Jaime's monologue is the emotion of the great acting. Not just how Jaime himself is obviously pained by the memory, but also Brienne's changing unspoken reaction, where she starts uninterested assuming it's just him making excuses and then her look slowly turns to horror as he describes what happened. She doesn't need to answer his question because her reaction is enough.
@Flash4ML6 ай бұрын
Here for Andor representation: Skarsgaard and Andy Serkis, incredible. Andor’s mother also has some amazing lines and monologue at the end
@racheltheradiant46757 ай бұрын
I have quite a few favorite monologues/speeches. - The Lord of the Rings has so many i like. - Roy Batty in Bladerunner. - And it's probably a cliche, but i always adored the President's speech in Independence Day. - And Mufasa explaining the Circle of Life to Simba.
@One-Ring-To-Rule-Them-All6 ай бұрын
Agreed ❤
@WolfLady9745 ай бұрын
The president’s speech in Independence Day is one I thought of also.
@clintoncounts88747 ай бұрын
Aemon's speech to Jon Snow in season 1. Where he says "love is the death of duty". It has such an impact on every season going forward.
@Bayesic7 ай бұрын
Man that Robin Williams monologue though. Guy was such an amazing actor
@rangers94ism6 ай бұрын
My favorite monolog is Quint's speech in Jaws about his experience of delivering the bomb. It made me forget about the shark.
@kimmypfeiffer91306 ай бұрын
i can hear his voice in my head....
@philipmonreal57747 ай бұрын
“I’m in a bad vs good mood!” Great line definitely should include that in future bad vs good videos.
@davidanderson_surrey_bc7 ай бұрын
Kenneth Brannaugh's St. Crispin Day speech in Henry V was pretty rock'n'roll. First time I'd ever seen a Shakespeare production. The dude can write!
@WolfLady9745 ай бұрын
I agree! I thought of that one right away. But I was like, well, it’s Shakespeare. I love Shakespeare either way, but to see it performed is to see it the way it’s meant to be.
@blackspire50405 ай бұрын
My favorite Speech in film is Kenneth Branaugh's St Crispin's Day speech in Henry V. Reading it on a book made it hard to connect with but seeing it on film, I was ready to go to war with him. It really enlightened me on how good Shakespeare's actors must have been for him to gain so much fame during his time.
@Persewna47 ай бұрын
Adding another monologue here that is literal poetry, from the Brooklyn 99 episode "The Mole", when Captain Holt is asked "is everything okay?" and he launches into a monologue full of poetic imagery that perfectly sums up the episode thus far while also letting us know his own emotional state. Andre Brauer's delivery is exquisite. The repetition of the line "And you ask, 'Is everything okay?'" is perfect, as it grows heavier and heavier with each stanza of hardship - yet also perfectly answers the question.
@SnakyJones6 ай бұрын
It is crazy how good monologues can achieve amazing storytelling, but even when you are not a writer you feel it when something is off. I had this when I watched Avatar TLA (the new live action) recently. In the first episode there is a big Monologue from Katara, just a bad backstory dump, telling Aang and the audience how and why she had to grow up fast. In the original the same is achieved by Katara saying while she was sledding on a penguin "Wow I did this the last time when I was a child" and Aang just responds with "You still ARE a child". A big thank you to you Brandon, you and channels like yours are the reason why I can´t enjoy most new stuff nowadays, because I realize now why the writing is bad in so many cases... :D
@alanschulz91697 ай бұрын
Brandon is dropping these fast, penetrating breakdowns then ending the vid with no pomp. Mark of master.
@TheRealAndrew52237 ай бұрын
"By Grabthar's hammer, what a savings." (Just kidding.) An actual favorite is Sheriff Bell's monologue at the end of No Country for Old Men. The first time I saw the movie I was disappointed, because it seemed anticlimactic. But it grew on me, and now I think it's genius.
@PA1RofRaggedClause6 ай бұрын
I loved that monologue too. Disappointingly, the novel’s author, Cormac McCarthy, would later write his own original screenplay and insert one of the most out-of-place fails of a monologue ever witnessed in film.
@robertjones8115 ай бұрын
"... what a savings" was perfect: this line told me that once great Sci-Fi show sold its sole. The delivery oozed humiliation endured out of desperation. The bored crowd of about 20 people, and behind a vast, empty parking lot.
@christy40755 ай бұрын
Robin Williams as Mr. Keating in “Dead Poets’ Society”. He had several winners during that movie
@gregm85224 ай бұрын
You just taught me more about this subject than my previous combined knowledge. My favorite monologue? Auggie Wren’s Christmas story in “Smoke “.
@TherealStanStanmansan7 ай бұрын
My favorite rally cry monologue has got to be from The Lego Movie when Emmit makes a speech to rally all the master builders to his cause. Truly inspirational!
@randomlyfactual19437 ай бұрын
It doesn't hold a candle to the "dicks, pussies and assholes" speech from Team America. Pure art
@elmagnifican6 ай бұрын
Aragon's "Men of the West" speech at the Black Gate and Erwin's final charge speech from AOT are two of my favourite speeches in all of fiction.
@michaelcavalry83793 ай бұрын
Wihle I love LOTR and there are so many good speeches, Erwins final charge is probably the greatest pre-battle speech
@PurpleSun89337 ай бұрын
14:52 Surprised you didn't use the Theoden's "Death!" speech.
@ait-reda7 ай бұрын
The heath ledger joke is actually brilliant
@wombat67 ай бұрын
Some good monologues I can think of: -Jack Nicholson's "you can't handle the truth" rant in A Few Good Men -Lucilla's speech at the very end of Gladiator -technically not a monologue because Bond puts in a few words, but Trevelyan's reveal as Janus in Goldeneye.
@Disgruntled_Grunt7 ай бұрын
Favorite monologue: "Out of doubt, out of dark, to the day's rising I came singing in the sun, sword unsheathing To hope's end I rode and to heart's breaking Now for wrath, now for ruin, and a red nightfall" Delivered by Éomer in _The Return of the King._
@DanHarkinz997 ай бұрын
The rallying monologue from Robert Pullman from Independence Day still gets me fucking pumped.
@randomlyfactual19437 ай бұрын
I've found my people
@anthonybeam80037 ай бұрын
Bill Pullman* but yes SO EPIC!
@tearstoneactual97737 ай бұрын
I love that speech/monologue.
@kimmypfeiffer91306 ай бұрын
hells yes!
@Army_Dog7 ай бұрын
I love these bad vs good videos, I'm writing an essay for my A Level EPQ and am using this format, thank you Brandon you're a lifesaver
@carternorton26827 ай бұрын
Luthen Rael’s monologue from Andor is top tier
@swissnikk84125 ай бұрын
I love Roy Batty’s monologue in Bladerunner. Transcendent speech of someone who had just saved his enemy as a last act before expiring. Rutger Hauer supposedly improvised that speech. The score by Vangelis elevates it further.
@blokvader82836 ай бұрын
A good example of exposition that I personally love is the monologue Mike Ehrmantraut delivers in the episode Five-O from Better Call Saul He basically details the entire backstory of how his son was killed, but its done so goddamn well with the acting and writing and its amazing seeing a grizzled, stoic old man break down and cry, recollecting the story of how he disappointed his son, and how his son died. I highly recommend not only the monologue but Better Call Saul as a show in general, the Chicanery monologue also being a very famous one. "And I had to show him... that I was down in the gutter with the rest of them... broke my boy... I broke my boy..."
@CaptainDylan725 ай бұрын
To me that was one of the best episodes ever. Not just Better Call Saul but of all TV.
@Johnnybon3z7 ай бұрын
I'm currently writing an antagonist who does a LOT of monologing... this should be helpful
@WriterBrandonMcNulty7 ай бұрын
Nice. Best of luck with you story!
@Redeye3083507 ай бұрын
I had the same reaction when i first saw the Snow white and the huntsman speech. I was like wtf? am i supposed to be willing to fight and possibly die based on that speech!?
@foxunix1016 ай бұрын
Same
@dodiad6 ай бұрын
The “band of brothers” speech in Shakespeare’s Henry V, Act IV, scene 3.
@rickyeyman85526 ай бұрын
My absolute favorite monologue scene is actually a DOUBLE monologue. It’s the scene in Midnight Mass where the two main characters each take turns going into detail, describing what each of them thinks happens when you die. It’s one of the most beautifully written, brilliantly acted scenes in TV or movies.
@hungryhangman2504 ай бұрын
That’s a good show, but Pruitt’s sermons are my favorite monologues in that show
@pickleballer17296 ай бұрын
15:00 My Favorite before the battle inspirational monologue is from the movie "Gettysburg", when Colonel Lawrence Chamberlain tries to convince the deserters from another regiment that he is put in charge of to join the battle and fight with him. It's really from the heart, and when it does get loftily inspirational, which it does when it talks about an army out to free other men, he then apologizes for preaching, and brings everything back down to earth in that moment. It's an incredible speech, based on real events and brilliantly delivered by Jeff daniels. So glad you included material from "Game of Thrones" I just started watching that again and am continually amazed at how good that series is. The foresight of the casting directors to put Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams, as well as several other very young actors in such critical characters into which they grew so brilliantly was incredibly insightful.
@azulsimmons10407 ай бұрын
You listed quite a few. I love the Bladerunner Roy Batty ending monologue. I did not understand that monologue when I was young, but now that I am old it resonates strongly.
@mattpope17465 ай бұрын
I don’t know if this counts since it was an actor reciting an actual speech made by the subject of a biopic, but the opening 6 minute monologue of Patton hits so many great notes. We the viewers sit in the place of his audience: a group of young, untested soldiers about to go to war listening to the man who will lead us. It is an impassioned, confident, empowering, and appropriately vulgar address to unify us and prepare us for the challenge of a lifetime. “Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.”
@jkta977 ай бұрын
One of my favorite monologues is from "Seven Samurai" where Kikuchiyo (Toshiro Mifune) brings back a pile of armor that the farmers had gotten by killing fallen samurai. The other six samurai get angry at Kikuchiyo for doing so and judge the farmers for their actions. This causes Kikuchiyo to launch into a speech where he proceeds to point out how devious and murderous farmers can be. He then moves the speech into a new direction by revealing that the oppression of the farmers by samurai class is what has made them so desperate that they would resort to backhanded tactics. As he gets more and more manic from the speech, he suppresses tears but finally breaks down crying. The other samurai realize that he was born the son of a farmer. The speech works because it highlights the theme of class difference, and it shows Kikuchiyo's inner conflict. He loathes what the samurai have done to the villagers, but he still desires to be seen as a samurai. The reaction to the speech is also appropriate because the other samurai react with quiet shame and finally gain some empathy for a man they (and we) had initially viewed as a comical madman.
@Yolanda84197 ай бұрын
Watched the Last Samurai today with our kids. Epic movie.
@palor29116 ай бұрын
Hans Landa's (played by Christoph Waltz) speech at the beginning of Inglorious Basterds was one of my favorites.
@sebastiangarciamontufar8907 ай бұрын
One of my favorites is Van Damme in JCVD where he plays himself. That may not sound quite appealing but it's a surprisingly good monologue. It made me think that Van Damme can act, but then again, he was playing himself. Still a great performance.
@dameanvil6 ай бұрын
- [00:48] 🎭 Good monologues serve a story purpose by sharing thoughts, revealing motivations, and inspiring action. - [01:57] 📜 Good monologues engage the story's theme, expressing its core idea or tackling major questions. - [02:59] 🗣 Good monologues create an appropriate response in the listener, ensuring believability in reactions. - [04:47] 🧠 Good monologues sound natural, considering the character's personality and situation. - [05:57] 🔮 Good monologues use poetic techniques like metaphors and repetition for added impact. - [06:38] 🤡 Bad monologues feature absurd audience reactions that undermine story credibility. - [08:55] 🎬 Bad monologues can be shoehorned in, lacking relevance and robbing scenes of potential drama. - [10:41] 💌 Bad monologues may offer uninspired rally cries, failing to inspire due to generic language and lack of emotional connection. - [13:09] 💤 Bad monologues often result in bland backstory dumps, lacking vividness and failing to create intrigue.
@gloriafernandes2767 ай бұрын
Great video, Brandon. Good luck on your new book.
@WriterBrandonMcNulty7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@OntologyofValue7 ай бұрын
Fantastic material! Today, anyone needs to be a good story teller, not just a professional writer. Us, entrepreneurs, need to tell strong, hearthwarming monologues too!
@betterinbooks7 ай бұрын
best rally cry that I know is Theoden's when they charge for Gondor. DEEEAATH
@ElijahCobb-c5n6 ай бұрын
Sam wise Gamgee's monologue at the end of The Two Towers still evokes tears from my eyes.
@alexchernandez887 ай бұрын
St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V, possibly the greatest monologue. chills every time
@slimmccoy88635 ай бұрын
This speech being performed in the film "Renaissance Man" is a beautiful scene.
@alexchernandez885 ай бұрын
@@slimmccoy8863 definitely a great rendition. Kenneth Branagh's in the 1989 version of Henry V is among my favorite monologues in any film.
@oildalejones5674 ай бұрын
@@slimmccoy8863 Agreed. Branagh's is too playful for me. In RM it destroys me.
@intergalactic927 ай бұрын
Tyrion's courtroom speech is so good. And everyone's reactions are just fantastic. One of the many reasons season 4 is the best season.
@MarkVincentCabo6 ай бұрын
"Okay...so I'm not gonna be her brother". Got me laughing hard 14:08
@WriterBrandonMcNulty6 ай бұрын
Haha thanks for watching!
@Sure0Foot6 ай бұрын
Princess Bride: Inigo's monolog to Westley describing his obsession with the Six Fingered Man. Love it. I particularly love that their honorable duel was set up (even more than Inigo giving Westley a chance to rest) when Inigo handed the Six Fingered Sword to Westley to let him admire the craftsmanship--and he handed it back. There are two details that were not included in the movie that were in the book, that are a shame. 1) Before Count Rugen came, Domingo complained that he was NOT the artist his customers claimed. He TOILED for a year, wasted his health away, until he produced the Six Fingered Sword. He beheld his work, and Inigo came into the room. "Inigo, Inigo, I have done it...I am an artist!!" Just thinking about this line makes me tear up. 2) When Domingo refused Rugen's bartering, he said why before Rugen killed him. "You had a chance to possess beauty, and you are more worried about gold. This sword belongs to my son, you shall never have it!" EDIT: also, Conan's prayer in Conan the Barbarian. Effin' love that.
@XAMS7 ай бұрын
Just re-watched Breaking Bad and there are TONS of amazing monologues. They are so good you recognize them immediately just from a few words. Walt's "I am the one who knocks", Jesse's confession at the rehab clinic "I'm here to sell you drugs! I made you my bitch!", Mike's "No more half measures" and so many more.
@tearstoneactual97737 ай бұрын
I've been referencing "No more half measures" a lot lately.
@shikishinobi7 ай бұрын
Do monologues that tie plot together fit in any of these? In film the most notable one is the psychiatrist at the end of Psycho explaining how Norman Bates got to be how he is. In books it is the times Sherlock Holmes explains how he knew the killer was that person because A, B and C. Keeping these compelling is important. My favourite monologue is from Hidden Figures, when Katherine Johnson (Taraji P Henson) tells a room full of white men how hard it is to do her job while being under paid, discriminated against for her colour and that there is no “coloured bathroom” near her work station. It is delivered so well that you gain empathy and you can see the cogs turning in the heads of the men as they realise (intentionally or ignorantly) how they are privileged by comparison.
@Cbr_auh7 ай бұрын
"...and that is how an RBMK reactor explodes"
@kimmypfeiffer91306 ай бұрын
chills!
@damvid216 ай бұрын
Alec Baldwin's monologue at the start of Glengarry Glenross is fantastic, as is Jack Nicholson's courtroom monologue in A Few Good Men.
@montagne88207 ай бұрын
One of my absolute favorites is Marlon Brando at the end of Apocalypse Now. Something about him saying "I cried, I wept like.. some grandmother" just gets me every time.
@Laurel_Ellenstreet6 ай бұрын
Extra credit to Tyrion's monologue for triggering an iconic follow-up monologue - Prince Oberyn's visit to Tyrion in jail. (A couple of Tyrion interjections but basically a monologue.) First the subtle setup in the trial scene as Oberyn reacts to Tyrion's demand. Tyrion's monologue nailed "eliciting an appropriate reaction" in THAT listener. Then with Oberyn's monologue It's like an interrupted conversation: "I demand a trial by combat." "I will be your champion." Meaningful story purpose - check. Appropriate response in listener: on multiple levels. . Sound natural? IMO, consistent with how we've heard him talk in multiple kinds of settings, with a weightier level of gravitas as fits the occasion. Poetic techniques? Hell yes, starting with the childhood anecdote and his disappointment that "the monster" was just... a baby, passing through Cersei's abuse of baby Tyrion, and finally his own revenge cause. The backstory is profoundly not a Wikipedia entry. It's there to add evidence and detail to things we already knew about both men, and to amplify the theme of Tyrion not belonging and the soft-hearted and vengeful sides of Oberyn. I think maybe his idea of "starting" with Clegane also foreshadows his dangerous hubris.
@Saquintes27 ай бұрын
The two rallying cries that always stick out in my mind are braveheart’s freedom speech and Return of the King’s black gate speech. I remember loving the former and being disappointed with the latter (though I love the movie(s) as a whole). I just rewatched them to see if I could figure out why. They both had a solid score, which I think is important. But yeah, I’m not sure i can to articulate why. Braveheart’s speech is pretty short and sweet. Maybe it was a rushed turnaround for the audience, but not for me when I watched it for the first time. It amped me up. Aragorn’s seems to say the right things, but I remember thinking that it didn’t do anything to lift me out of the hopelessness of the situation. Of course maybe that’s the difference. RotK didn’t have any hope and no speech was going to change it. Thanks for the video! Love watching these!
@WriterBrandonMcNulty7 ай бұрын
YES! I considered covering Braveheart in today's video but I'm a huge sucker for Al Pacino's locker room speech
@Mara_Jade-Skywalker6 ай бұрын
My personal favorite monologue is yes, cliche, but I'd need to say Atticus's speech in To Kill A Mockingbird.
@thatsruffdog7 ай бұрын
I think you can tell when it’s good and when it’s bad just by listening to it. The good ones kept me captivated while the bad ones lost my focus. Or they didn’t make sense like listening to someone rambling and making up words on the spot just to fill in their sentence. And once you get the reaction from the listeners, you just feel like “Wait, why are they cheering? Did I miss something? What was so good about that speech?”