Talk Nerdy to Me: 10 Unforgettable Monologues from Movies We Can’t Stop Quoting

• 01

  V for Vendetta (2005) - V's introduction speech

  
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  As the enigmatic V rescues Evey from peril, he delivers an unforgettable, alliterative introduction that encapsulates his character and mission: 
  "Voilà!
  In View, a humble Vaudevillian Veteran, cast Vicariously as both Victim and Villain by the Vicissitudes of fate.
  This Visage, no mere Veneer of Vanity, is a Vestige of the Vox populi, now Vacant, Vanished.
  However, this?Valorous?Visitation?of a bygone?Vexation stands Vivified,?and has Vowed to Vanquish these Venal and Virulent Vermin Vanguarding Vice and Vouchsafing the Violently Vicious and Voracious Violation of Volition.

  The only Verdict is Vengeance;
  a Vendetta held as a Votive, not in Vain, for the Value and Veracity of such shall one day Vindicate the Vigilant and the Virtuous.

  [laughter]

  Verily, this Vichyssoise of Verbiage Veers most Verbose, so let me simply add that it's my very good honor to meet you and you may call me
  V"

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• 02

  Man of Steel (2013) - Jor-El's message to Superman

  
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  Superman's father, Jor-El, sends a poignant message to his son, inspiring him to embrace his role as Earth's protector:

  "Earth's sun is younger and brighter than ours was. Your cells have drunk in its radiation, strengthening your muscles, your skin, your senses. Earth's gravity is weaker, yet its atmosphere is more nourishing. You've grown stronger here than I ever could've imagined. 
  The only way to know how strong is to keep testing your limits. You will give the people an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join you in the sun, Kal. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders."

• 03

  The Dark Knight (2008) - The Joker's interrogation scene

  
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  As Batman interrogates the Joker, the villain shares his twisted views on society and chaos:

  "Don't talk like you're one of them! You're not, even if you'd like to be. To them, you're just a freak, like me. 
  They need you right now, but when they don't, they'll cast you out like a leper. See, their "morals," their "code"? It's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. 
  I'll show you. When the chips are down, these, ah, "civilized people"? They'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve."

• 04

  The Matrix Reloaded (2003) - The Architect's explanation

  
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  In this pivotal moment, Neo confronts the Architect, who reveals the complex truth about the Matrix's purpose and cyclical nature: 
  "…Which brings us at last to the moment of truth, wherein the fundamental flaw is ultimately expressed, and the anomaly revealed as both beginning, and end. 
  There are two doors. The door to your right leads to the source, and the salvation of Zion. The door to the left leads back to the matrix, to her, and to the end of your species. 
  As you adequately put, the problem is choice. But we already know what you're going to do, don't we? 
  Already I can see the chain reaction, the chemical precursors that signal the onset of emotion, designed specifically to overwhelm logic, and reason. 
  An emotion that is already blinding you from the simple, and obvious truth: she is going to die, and there is nothing that you can do to stop it."

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• 05

  Blade Runner (1982) - Roy Batty's "Tears in Rain" monologue

  
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  As replicant Roy Batty reaches the end of his life, he reflects on the fleeting nature of memories and existence:

  "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."

• 06

  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Sam's speech

  
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  Samwise Gamgee passionately tries to convince Frodo that their quest is worth it: 

  "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'll 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…. That there's some good in the world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for."

• 07

  Iron Man (2008) - Tony Stark's press conference

  
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  In a game-changing moment, Tony Stark reveals his superhero identity to the world:

  "I'm just not the hero type, clearly, with this laundry list of character defects, all the mistakes I've made, largely public… The truth is: 
  I am Iron Man"

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• 08

  Jurassic Park (1993) - Dr. Ian Malcolm's speech

  
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  Dr. Ian Malcolm eloquently argues against the recklessness of cloning dinosaurs:

  "John, the kind of control you're attempting simply is…it's not possible. If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us it's that life will not be contained. Life breaks free, it expands to new territories and crashes through barriers, painfully, maybe even dangerously, but, uh…well, there it is…
  I'm simply saying that life, uh…finds a way."

• 09

  The Avengers (2012) - Loki's speech

  
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  Loki delivers a chilling speech in Germany, asserting his dominance as the God of Mischief:

  "Kneel before me. I said… KNEEL! Is not this simpler? Is this not your natural state? It's the unspoken truth of humanity that you crave subjugation. The bright lure of freedom diminishes your life's joy in a mad scramble for power. For identity. You were made to be ruled. In the end, you will always kneel."

• 10

  Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - Obi-Wan's explanation of the Force

  
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  Obi-Wan Kenobi introduces young Luke Skywalker to the mystical power known as the Force:

  "The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together."

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