What’s the greatest inspirational movie speech? The Rules: Whoever gets the most likes on their official answer by Saturday wins the fight. The winner gets the honor of posting the next question the following Monday.
Oh man. First thing that comes to mind (& thus keeping me from thinking of any other possible options..) is William Wallace's Freedom speech. Short, to the point, unforgettable.
I'm sure there are soooo many good ones that I just cant identify at the moment lol
John Quincy Adams' speech at the end of Amistad was the only thing that made watching that hard movie worthwhile for me (well, that and the historical, educational aspect).
Admittedly, the speech wasn't written for the movie, but there is no greater inspirational speech than the St. Crispin Day Speech from Shakespeare's Henry V ("We few, we happy few, we band of brothers".) And the best version of that was performed by Kenneth Branaugh in his 1989 adaptation of the film. (Sorry, Larry O.) If you don't believe me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-yZNMWFqvM&t=8s
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Thank you - I can't find anything about Substack in my settings - on my computer. Which might be part of the problem - I only check this on my computer, not on my phone.
I've been debating this one in my head all week. I really wanted to say Billy Bob Thornton in the Friday Night Lights locker room scene, but I can't. He doesn't convey the passion that Kyle Chandler always did in the spinoff tv series (in this instance I definitely prefer the latter to the original). I want to love that scene but it feels flat, and maybe it's a flat performance or maybe it's just that Billy Bob is not my favorite coach (or maybe I'm just being too critical).
There are so many great and worthy answers here already, sooo, I'm going in a totally different direction (stick with me)! My pick is Dan Ackroyd as Vic Frohmeyer in Christmas With the Kranks. He steps up and inspires the neighborhood to help out the Kranks. Cheesy Christmas movie, but Vic's speech is a sweet spot.
Which James Stewart film to choose...?🤔
Gotta be Jefferson Smith's impassioned filibuster in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
Modern trailer: https://youtu.be/bXoF7w6IWAc?si=mqw-R3dsaQZfcORw
Spoiler scene: https://youtu.be/s6UbYHCkoZs?si=oXrkwc8uQ1ZmAD_p
Well, now. I'll just have to add that to my watch list.
Yes. It's one of my all time favorites and so perfect for the days we're living in.
And the winner this week was Jefferson Smith's trip to Washington. See you all tomorrow.
Oh man. First thing that comes to mind (& thus keeping me from thinking of any other possible options..) is William Wallace's Freedom speech. Short, to the point, unforgettable.
I'm sure there are soooo many good ones that I just cant identify at the moment lol
final answer
Oh I actually have an answer for this one!
John Quincy Adams' speech at the end of Amistad was the only thing that made watching that hard movie worthwhile for me (well, that and the historical, educational aspect).
Youtube split it into two clips:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DqV2aWYt-A
Part 2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7BjqVD3I6Q
Admittedly, the speech wasn't written for the movie, but there is no greater inspirational speech than the St. Crispin Day Speech from Shakespeare's Henry V ("We few, we happy few, we band of brothers".) And the best version of that was performed by Kenneth Branaugh in his 1989 adaptation of the film. (Sorry, Larry O.) If you don't believe me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-yZNMWFqvM&t=8s
Alex Kendrick's final speech in Courageous.
And a note - I never get notifications about conversations here, even though my profile is set to send me notifications. What can I do to help that? I'll try to remember to check back here to see if someone answers!
Thank you - I can't find anything about Substack in my settings - on my computer. Which might be part of the problem - I only check this on my computer, not on my phone.
Do you get email notifications? I don't use the Substack app but always get an email whenever a like or comment goes up.
I do get email notifications if someone responds to my reply. But I don't get notified if someone else replies.
I've been debating this one in my head all week. I really wanted to say Billy Bob Thornton in the Friday Night Lights locker room scene, but I can't. He doesn't convey the passion that Kyle Chandler always did in the spinoff tv series (in this instance I definitely prefer the latter to the original). I want to love that scene but it feels flat, and maybe it's a flat performance or maybe it's just that Billy Bob is not my favorite coach (or maybe I'm just being too critical).
There are so many great and worthy answers here already, sooo, I'm going in a totally different direction (stick with me)! My pick is Dan Ackroyd as Vic Frohmeyer in Christmas With the Kranks. He steps up and inspires the neighborhood to help out the Kranks. Cheesy Christmas movie, but Vic's speech is a sweet spot.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=tLmpO9Ryt9c&feature=shared