Berserk, Griffith's speech.
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- Опубликовано: 12 окт 2013
- Griffith's speech about friends, and one's dream with princess Charlotte.
"They are driven to pursue it, and they pursue it solely for their own sake, no other. One man's dream can hold dominion over the entire world, for one who dedicates his life to the forging of a single sword. While many can pursue their dreams in solitude, other dreams are like great storms blowing hundreds even thousands of dreams apart in their wake. Dreams breathe life into men, and can cage them in suffering. Men live and die by their dreams, but long after they've been abandoned, they still smolder deep in men's hearts. Some see nothing more than life and death. They are dead! For they have no dreams.
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They are my able soldiers it's true, they are dedicated comrades who sacrifice themselves for my dream so that it might be real. But that does not make them friends. In my mind a true friend never relies on another's dream. The man, who would be my friend, must have his own reason for living, beyond me. And he should put his heart and soul into protecting his dream. He should never hesitate to defend it, even against me. For me to call a man my friend, he must be equal to me in all respects."
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Griffith: They aren't my friends. Only my equals can be my friends.
Guts: *leaves to be his equal*
Griffith: *surprised pikachu face*
The best interpretation 🤣
What EVERYONE in here misunderstands about what Griffith is saying here isn't that Guts isn't worthy enough to be his friend, but that he keeps EVERYONE at a distance to protect those from hurting his dream and purpose.
In the assassination plot against count Julius Griffith exact words to Guts were.
"My Friend, I need you to kill a man for me."
Clearly Griffith sees Guts as a friend, but he is scared to let Guts close to him because as Griffith points out before the Invocation of Doom at the end of the Golden Age Arc letting people close to his heart is what destroyed his focus on his dream.
Hence why Griffith keeps Everyone at a distance...
@@HawkoftheLight1 exactly I've explained it before in another thread. Griffith is afraid of letting a friend close because he knows what it's like to lose men and how it effects him. Remember when the little kid that wanted to be a knight died because he joined Griffith. Griffith literally clawed gashes into his arms just recalling the event. He realizes the potential threat to his dream that friends and equals can be. Griffith definitely sees Guts as a friend and that goes against the mantra that has been keeping his dream alive. So in this scene Griffith is essentially saying it out loud not because he wants to convince the princess, but because he wants to convince himself. He doesn't want to admit that Guts or anyone is his friend or equal so he just keeps repeating his mantra; "they aren't my friends, they are my loyal soldiers. They don't have their own dreams they aren't my equals." It's the perfect self defense mechanism that allows himself to sacrifice the lives of thousands for his ambition alone.
Casshern Sins
So hes an ambitious asshole, got it.
@@Nope-en9bo That's literally his main trait
the old anime art style makes everything more surreal
Agreed...Its like when you compare pixel art games to the 3d crap...even movies using too much cgi vs the way they made movies back in the 80s and 90s...crazy
It may not be perfect but it has the heart and spirit of the manga in it, by not going too fast with movement and still having enough for the moments to properly sink in.
@@peterc504 but still golden age arc is so good because CGI is still Beter than 2016-17 adaptation
80s was very art focused in lots of way
@@kejiri3593 this is 90s
Tldr: Your coworkers are not your friends
Money talks
@@donovanberserk4993 How's the afterlife
SCARY
@@soony1319 chilling with miura and some lolis at a karaoke bar
@@donovanberserk4993 careful with the arrows pointing the path to the restroom and buy Miura a round on me 👍
And with one speech, and because of one man eavesdropping, Griffith sets into motion his downfall and the beginning of the end of the Band of the Hawk. It's amazing how the fallout of this one scene essentially changed the entire course of history for everyone involved.
+Haleophant Green Exactly what I was thinking. It's one of the rare times that Griffith shares his thoughts with anyone else, and it ends up being his downfall.
+Haleophant Green Nah, I still blame that maid who peeped through the keyhole and saw these two together for everything that happened. The year in the tower of rebirth, the eclipse... it's all her fault.
The maid is actually GOD. It was all according to plan.
+Haleophant Green That's because Berserk is one of the best-written stories of all time. It doesn't rely on random disasters or larger overarching events to advance the story (the way Hollywood movies and even most novels do)--everything happens because of character motivations and interactions. Can't believe Miura wrote this when he was in his mid-twenties. The Golden Age Arc is a masterpiece.
I always think about the scene once they've rescued Griffith from the dungeon, where Guts mentions this scene to Casca and Griffith overhears it. That expression of realization in Griffiths face that he sealed his own fate with a few words long before.
This is where Griffith shot himself on the foot.
Why does a man make a path of bloodshed ahum the ecplise! Good god he really when back on his word
Yeah shot his tendons clean off to be exact
grind55 In a roundabout way, this is basically talking shit on your friend, when they aren't in the room.
C++ style
Why? I have never read the story and this speech seems very wholesome to me. What's the backstory?
Wow Guts. You got put in a place even lower than a friendzone.
Nah, but Guts was the exception to the rule. As we saw in the anime (and manga) Griffith reveals his real face to Guts. Like when he ordered to kill the nobleman.
HalBDeU and Griffith was ready to risk his life to save guts from zodd
Not really - you can even see in this video the methaphorical distance between Guts and Griffith, as well as Guts realising that Griffith doesn't consider him a friend (maybe what Griffith saw in Guts was his potential to become one). The day when Guts decided that he will leave the Band of the Hawk, was the day when he started to "work" on his dream, or at very least search for one. "The man who would be my friend, must have his own reasons for being - beyond me. And he should put his heart and soul into protecting his dream. He should never hesitate to defend it - even against me." The defeat of Griffith that day was just that. Well - at least thats how I see it.
Leo John C.Guinid in the Manga he actually offered griffith his body, he said you can have my sword or my ass before the duel
ow what a burn
These words almost killed Guts.
They certainly killed Griffith.
@@t.j.aarons889 Did they really? They sustained him into his crippled state, all the way to his "I sacrifice."
@@t.j.aarons889 Nothing could've killed Griffith
Wish Guts had the self-respect to stand up for himself and his way of life. I mean he literally sacrifices himself for his own basic necessities and other people's lives and dreams, I think that's pretty noble.
Also he should have seen how Griffith is insulting everyone that sacrificed themselves for him. And I don't think Guts should make himself live put up to the 'friend' standards of such a person.
And almost killed Casca.
a friend is someone that's always trying to kill you
- Berserk Abridged
D2attemp Guts: equal my ass mines way bigger
That's a common theme in Jojo too. Jobros don't have a very good life expectancy.
Very astute observation.
@@RsRj-qd2cg shut the fuck up with dumb ass jojos
@@moisesamaya90 The fuck did you just say
Ironically, guts eventually fulfilling the requirements of friendship in Griffiths eyes ended up breaking him
Yea broad.
They were already friends but only one of them knew that as a fact.
It broke him because Guts messed up Griffith's dream by leaving his army. If he met guts in a different circumstance and Guts was following his own dream, they would've been great friends. But Griffith sees Guts as nothing but a traitor now.
@@1slideforlarry1That’s a pretty good way to see it. Griffith wanted Guts to be someone without a dream so he could be used for his.
I interpreted it in a way that Griffith was talking about everyone in the band EXCEPT Guts, which he actually saw as equal, but Guts knew that even if Griffith did see him as such it would be because he was mistaken in Guts
Cinematography is a beautiful thing. Guts doesn't say a single word in this scene, but those 3 or 4 brief shots of him, and their positioning in Griffith's speech, tell us everything we need to know.
Yes. Guts is entranced in what he is hearing and fully understands more about himself and Griffith
*"Show, don't tell"*
exactly
Is still considered cinematography in a cartoon? I get what you mean though.
Also don’t forget the music is also very effective here in communicating the underlying emotions.
The background music has such an amazing effect on this scene.
what the fudge It's very telling that Guts' Theme plays during this.
Nikkolas Mical Telling? How so?! Is he falling in love, or despair?
Boy George humming ya'll
this is what i miss in the manga
Guts Theme
Rest in Peace, Kentaro Miura. Your work will never be forgotten.
He died ?!?
@@Leerbe yeah
And what is going to happen with the manga?
@@killuagato6887 Most likely continued by his assistants that were properly trained.
Never
"if you're walking behind me i won't slow down, if you're up ahead i won't catch up, but if you will walk beside me then we will be friends"
Camus?
Samus?
A-amogus???
I firmly believe that the entire time Griffith’s saying this, he’s thinking to himself, “Why is he different?”
Yeah, guts is the one exception to Griffiths ideals
A few years ago, grifith speech helped me to change myself. Like guts i was am man who help my friend to achieve his dreams and forgot about mine. When i heard that speech i've had this soul crushing realisation what has become of me. I became a tool for others to use. I was weak had no goals, no dreams and no reason to live exept for fulfilling goals of other people.
Grifith gave me a wake up call to get my live togheter and man the fuck up. It was difficult but i breaked the links and pulled myself up. Today im a free, happy and ambitious man who seeks his own dreams.
The most important is, i learned how strong my willpower is if i wanted to achieve something.
Thank you Berserk im a happier person now :)
nicee
struggle and continue to preserve, brother. I hope your family and friends weren't sacrificed to the god hand in the process though!
Good on you!
The right path is *your* path.
Cringe.
I stand by griffith this is the greatest anime on this planet
The moment Griffith shot himself in the foot. Had he not said this, Guts wouldn't have left and caused his depression.
Griffith still would have join God Hand, because of the spoken causality.
Knew some nerd would say this eventually...Yeah, I know. lol
MrBooone lmao
+Damien No he wouldn't have. The "cause" of his downfall was Guts' departure, which was itself "caused" by this speech. Had he not said that speech, Guts would have stayed to his side, and he would have prevailed and have his own kingdom.
What the God Hand were saying was that everything happens for a reason, and that one cannot escape his fate. Guts happened to be there during his speech, so that he would make him fall later on, to feel desperate, and accept to join the God Hand.
So yes Griffith wouldn't have failed _if_ he had not said this speech, or _if_ Guts hadn't been there at that moment, but thing is... there is no "if" according to fate; according to the law of causality.
He would've said it sooner or later
She's blinded by the search of love and friendship questioning mans greater purpose not seeing she is just a spec of Griffith's greater dream
Or maybe she doesn't care...which is even more tragic. Griffith was just too magnificent to not fall for.
If you've seen 2013's Frozen. . . Princess Charlotte was Anna, before Anna was Anna.
*they were both so desperate for connection
*they were both manipulated, never knowing what happened until it was too late
And the fact that Princess Charlotte is a misguided character done right (which I feel she is) . . . is practically calling out (Isa)Bella Swan from Twilight:
ruclips.net/video/M3jpwjYFrJ4/видео.html
(Isa)Bella Swan is supposed to "represent the everyday teenage girl," but throughout the Twilight Saga, she's been nothing but a . . .
1: Selfish
2: Male dependent
3: Uncaring
4: Manipulative
5: Self-centered
6: Pretentious
7: Idiotic
8: Whining
. . . girl who can't go FOUR WHOLE MONTHS without Edward Cullen by her side. And what's worse is, it's all Edward's fault.
First, look up "Top 10 Reasons Why Edward Cullen is the WORST," then look at "Top 10 Reasons Why Bella Swan is the WORST"
She's a kid
Hmmm
Tragic really, I'm still holding out on hope she doesn't meet an unfortunate end...
The line at 3:00 is the most harsher in hindsight thing ever spoken in a show.
AutovoltGTS Not unlike how most managers view their workers...
Managers don't have dreams for the most part. At least, they don't live it.
Jarin Jove Middle management doesn't, they are lockstep as well. Most betas make the mistake of looking for *APPRECIATION* on the job.
When that happens, the person has already died ambition-wise.
"Themselves"
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“Precious things? Like friendship and love?” The princess just basically described why Guts picks up his sword, for him and Griffith have different perspectives on what really values in their lives. Where Guts fosters hopes and dreams, Griffith will squash them if it means achieving his. I love Berserk there are soo many things one can read from the interactions between these cast of characters.
Griffith has a dream. Guts believes everyone should have the right to a dream. Tyrants have dreams. George Washington and Sensanatus were different though, they dreamed, not that they would be kings; but that they would build a nation in which they wouldn't have to be kings to get what they want. There may be more historical examples of this, but these are the two that I know. Now we all live like kings, and still very few of us know what we want. We waste our lives to indecision. At least Guts and Griffith knew what they wanted.
@@titusjames4912 Guts also, for a long time, didn't know what his dream/goal was. And he disliked himself for not having any dream, and so he left the Band to find because he really wanted to live upto Griffith's standards. And, yes maybe that was what spurred the realization of his dream/goal of honing his sword skills and protecting the people around him, but him leaving really hurt the people around him and all that because he disliked his life's meaninglessness and didn't have enough self-respect to stand up to Griffith and say how equal he and the other people were to Griffith, because they contributed a lot to Griffith's dream, many even gave up their lives.
Anyways, maybe the people stuck in indecision (that includes me to some extent) need to realize that while having a big dream is great and all, but not having one doesn't make you any less of a person.
Being a decent person is good enough and also so important (imo) that it shouldn't be sacrificed for large ambitious and self-serving dreams.
@@vib2119 That was beautiful to read.
@@vib2119 Dude. That was bloody soothing to read. Well done.
Griffith fucks old dudes for money you are based as fuck
"Their dreams can cage them in suffering" foreshadowing
this doubles as a motivational speech during exams. thanks Berserk
My favorite speech to watch before any final is "Unto the breech" from Henry V.
It gets me pumped, like it's a last hurrah, even though I still have a long way to go.
ruclips.net/video/ikynTH9oJg8/видео.html
Then I like to listen to "Sign 2" from the PS2 Berserk game.
It's a nice triumphant song, like what you just faced was monumental and climactic.
ruclips.net/video/GbtmmZnrrgM/видео.html
Is there also an eclipse during your exams? :D
When I sacrifice everyone for my own gain as I kill the curve? Yes.
@@31173x It's been more than 4 years, I hope you have achieved your dreams or are on the way to.
I have one today. Thanks m8
“Dreams can breathe life into men but can also cage them in suffering.”
"For me to call a man my friend, he must be equal to me in all respects."
And from that point on, Guts and Casca were screwed in every way imaginable. Their entire lives are in shambles stemming from this single speech. But man, this should've raised a red flag, at least in Guts' mind. Griffith was never this open to anyone outside of him and to some extent Casca. But this is where it all started: with Guts unable to read between the lines. Poor guy didn't stand a chance. He was never really adept or interested in court intrigue and politics the way Griffith was, and that worked against him in the end. Great scene.
If you're interpreting this scene as a mere misunderstanding by Guts of Griffith's deception of the princess, I disagree. Guts already knew that Griffith was willing to manipulate and play dirty to get what he wanted (Guts came here straight from an assassination on his behalf, after all). Whether or not Griffith believed his own words here (or whether Guts took Griffith to believe them), they rang true for Guts, who didn't consider himself worthy of Griffith's (or anyone's) friendship, since Guts knew he had no purpose of his own in life (while having admired Griffith's ambition). It's that self-realization that caused Guts to leave - not any deception on Griffith's part.
@@MrTwrule I honestly think Griffith was also show boating for the princess or at the very least didn’t realize how much he valued Guts(whether that is as a tool or friend is up for debate)
@@cptfreeman8966
Yes, Griffith is not aware of Guts' presence here; everything he's saying is a performance with the goal of enchanting the princess. He doesn't necessarily believe what he's saying, or if he does, he probably doesn't believe that anyone is truly capable of being his 'equal in every respect'. (He may acknowledge Guts as his equal in some respects, but certainly not in all respects.)
I think Griffith did realize how much he valued Guts, though it's possible that there was ambiguity in his own mind whether it was purely as a tool or as a friend. It certainly wasn't purely as a friend, or Griffith wouldn't have been so shattered by Guts' departure, since he would have been able to let go like Guts was if that was the case. This proof that Griffith couldn't control such a valuable asset - or perhaps that the person he became dependent on and that he was slowly beginning to understand as more than a mere asset, in a way that productively challenged his worldview up to this point, was suddenly 'abandoning' him - is what broke him. It proved to him that he wasn't in complete control of his own life, and that he never would be. (Unless he became an agent of causality itself, of course.)
@@MrTwrule Wow that was deep. I liked your point.
@@MrTwrule my thoughts exactly.
Guts may be one of the best protagonists ever made,but DAMN Griffith might be one of the best antagonists I've ever seen
This scene is the ABSOLUTE PERFECT counter argument of “actions speak louder than words”
People tend to forget… WORDS HAVE WEIGHT, WORDS HOLD POWER, especially depending on whos saying the words, and the timing
I kinda agree, but what you're saying only makes sense if the person who's saying it backs it up with their actions. The reason why Griffith's words are powerful is because Griffith is someone who's words actually align with his actions. He doesn't just talk it, he walks it.
@@laneyj my point makes perfect sense as I hit the target I was aiming at. I wasn’t referring to talking the talk and backing it up too by walking the walk; that’s a different debate. My point is about people think actions ALWAYS speak louder or hold more weight than words can, which is extremely untrue😌Griffith’s words to princes charolette were the exact catalyst needed to send a critical shockwave through Guts soul, enough to where Guts makes his decision to forge his own dream.
These words hold weight, because Griffith himself is an enigma.
For once, Guts has clarity on what Griffith thinks. Which is why he’s so moved by his words.
But for Griffith, the words meant nothing . Just some waffle to impress the princess - he didn’t know Guts and Casca were listening
Probably my favorite scene in Berserk. I just love how Griffith is able to speak his mind as if he knows Guts is there next to him, he's not even afraid to say that he thinks of Guts as a friend but he's dead inside. It's like reading something out of Shakespeare because it foreshadows the ending in such an ironic way.
I don't think Griffith knew Guts was there. I doubt he'd have said it if he did know.
Berserk is basically a Shakespearean tragedy
@@i_i8924 only this arc
Berserk is like William Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe mixed with the Titanic and the Holocaust
Does he say that here?
From what I got ( never watched berserk ), he says that everyone with him is just a pawn for his dream, even guts.
Now that Kentaro has passed away, this speech just hits different. Man, i will miss Berserk. There is not a fictional character that has influenced my life more than Griffith.I will never forget Kentaro sensei, i will forever be thankful to Berserk and i will take his memories with me no matter where i go. May you rest in the eternal paradise of legendary artists, sir
@Carlos Ramirez Where in the fuck did you get that from? All they said was how life-changing Berserk was for them, and that this scene feels different now that he has passed away. There isn't anything to say they will "never be into this series again", especially considering it's not very likely this series will even continue now.
Bro who's that on your profile pic?
@@hakr1298 it’s a fan art of griffith, you can find it and many others from the same artist on zerochan
So you've been swayed by Griffith's charisma. What are your thoughts about him becoming Femto and what he did during the Eclipse?
@@kiritsuguemiya1007 I love Griffith too much to the point I analyzed even the tiny details(maybe overanalyzed lol😂) the episodes "Back-Alley Boy" & "Parting"(when he sacrifices) to death
He sacrificed and betrayed his comrades in the most brutal way possible all for his dream even when his glance at Guts could have swayed him not to, which I find truly unfortunate and an unfair destiny to uphold.But since he himself, believed in that Golden Rule of the Universe, His cruelty was the more apparent and it becomes the more difficult to justify the despicable and absolutely horrific things he did that day
This speech saved me from killing myself back in 2005
Well I am really happy that you came across Berserk then. So long as you maintain your dream and strive for it, unknowable things are possible.
Keith I am in the process of building my own Kingdom, matter of fact I have a business that has a opening day (first day of summer). And when I am wealthy my friend you will be one of the first people I share my wealth with.
Casshern Sins Why are you so lonely ?
No women in my life, and a lack of faith in the lord. Thanks for caring and asking it means a lot ot me Mikeyo.
Casshern Sins You can live through it , just keep on trying hard .
It's so sad. Guts always considered Griffith his bestfriend, yet Griffith felt otherwise. This speech is also heart breaking for Guts too.
I honestly think Griffith was just trying to sweet talk Charlotte. He wants the kingdom and if he can make Charlotte fall in love with him, he's got it locked in. He always viewed Guts as a friend and he didn't know Guts was listening in.
Griffith felt the same way about Guts and he expressed that too him many times indirectly. This speech was true to Griffiths character he was a man driven by one thing his dream. He didn’t lie to the princess he was honest and true to himself. She just had no clue as to what his dream was.
Griffith's loyalty to the pursuit of his dream is static, it only falters at times for one person, and that person is Guts. You can see this when he chooses to fight Zodd and tries to save Guts, and nearly dies as a result. When Guts decides to leave the band after the war is won Griffith refuses, it is a stark contrast between their initial fight as Guts is now completely balanced emotionally and confident in his fate while Griffith is unbalanced, angry, impulisve, and questioning his own tactics. Griffith's air of invincibility and mental stability are shattered with his cutlass after the 2nd duel concludes with Guts winning emphatically, in response Guts leaves him not even turning to look back at him or a hysterical Casca who has now shown her true loyalty resides with him. Ego fragmented Griffith sacrifices everything the hawks have won upto this point, to assert his dominance on the princess, and is imprisoned as a result. In the final moments before the eclipse, after attempting suicide and the reappearance of his red beherit, as his blood activates the beherit and eclipse ritual Guts eagerly tries to rescue him, and in this moment Griffith thinks "Don't come near me. Stay away from me... If you touch me now, if you so much as touch my shoulder... I'll never be able to... You and I will never be". In this moment he has his only real friend in the world trying to save him from his own fate, but Griffith finally comes to grip with his fate in this moment, and chooses his destiny. Guts and Griffith were always friends, this can be seen through their time spent together, their discussions, and the actions they undertake for each other, but Griffith never acknowledges it bc he doesn't actually want any friends, he wants to own people's souls. Although Guts was Griffith's muscle he was reliant upon him like no other on and off the battlefield, and Guts always had a dream, that was to find a sense of purpose, and maybe that's not as profound as Griffith's dream, but it's a dream nonetheless. Towards the end of the war he slowly begins to find these things with the other hawks and Casca, but he abandons them bc of what Griffith says in this scene. They were always friends until the events of the eclipse.
I found it. This is my favorite speech in any anime or movie.
+XRationalist Agreed. Berserk is one of the best-written stories ever.
It’s an interesting speech, it definitely resonates with xNTJs.
Nah, totally bonfire of dreams in my opinion.
Might I point you to the final speech of Charlie Chaplin's 'The Great Dictator' as an equal candidate for best speech made across all creative media
When I first read this I was immature. Never got the true weight of this speech. After almost two years I’ve realised. This is the most profound speech I have ever heard. One of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard. This is what makes me pursue a dream. Starting today
Chase your dream🏆 🐅
@@rockstarjoe5725thanks King 👑
what dream did you decide to pursue
@@mattzx003 He intends to get rich.
I think people confuse this scene. While he is saying this to the princess, note that he is playing a part in order to gain power. He has said and proved multiple times that Guts was important to him, more than most. They met with Guts fighting for his freedom, while everyone else gave Griffith their life freely. "They must defend that dream, even against me." They were friends. But it wasn't like Griffith thought Guts or Casca would be there watching him put on a speech to impress an ignorant princess. And Guts? He never understood why Griffith threw his life away for Guts even against the demon Zod.
Yup, Guts never understood why Griffith threw his life to save him. Griffith was already seeing Guts as a friend. If Guts understood that event, then this speech wouldn’t have affected him to the point of him wanting to leave. Actions speak louder than words and Griffith had already saved his life while putting his dream at risk.
@@kidgrave The issue here is that neither did Griffith understand it. In general, I think the whole issue of Golden Age is miscommunication and not understanding/apprecaiting the value of the present. Griffith didn't understand that Guts is his friend, and Guts didn't understand that band of Hawk is his home. If only they had more time to explain themselves, talk reflectively about their thoughts the whole situation could be avoided. If they simply talked about what they mean, and why Guts is leaving, they would not end like they did. This always pains me the most. Couple of unsaid sentences have doomed them and destroyed everything they ever were.
Griffith has never had a friend so hes never known what it's supposed to feel like. He couldn't recognize his feelings for guts
Feelings of friendship.
not until he lost him.
Guts seemed to always have been his friend but he's ego kept him in denial until it was too late.
Griffith : pursue and dreams and such
Also Griffith : IM NOT GONNA LET YOU LEAVE
griffith: I said don't walk away!
STAY IN MY ARMS!
Griffith doesn't want friends, he wants absolute power and control.
" i said that you belong to me !! "
@@erikshure360 Was he really wants absolute power and control? Because something tells me that it'll leads to madness and tyrants.
In 2020 I look back at this Speech that saved me from killing myself 17 years ago. That changed my life forever and made me the successful and wealthy gentleman I am today.
Griffith saved/changed my life and I pray in my heart this speech does the same to ALL who see this video!
Wtf
I am glad you are here with us. Please take care.
Bless brother
2:58 I like how despite Charlotte calling Griffith friends "friends" he corrects it to "able soldiers who would sacrifice themselves".
very subtle foreshadowing, i love it.
Griffith: "For me to call a man my Friend, He must be equal to me in all respects."
**Guts who decided to go his own way for the sake of his friendship to Griffith**
Griffith: (Throws the biggest fit and cause the death of most of his comrades)
I always think tha Guts didn't left Grifith and go his own way because he wanted friendship. I think Grifith speech actually rekindled his dream to find a dream.
Was Griffith wrong for being honest?
@@HawkoftheLight1 he wasn't honest even to himself
@@lucasmoreirasantos8377 Griffith won guts in a duel. He wasn't going to simply let guts go. He had to earn his freedom. It would've been different if it was someone else.
1:57 The moment Guts realized he wasn't in the friend-zone.
David McVey well he was, he just didn't know it, Guts' dream was to fight for his life, to fight for his own right to exist, even if this wasn't his dream, Griffith considers Guts to be the exception to his rule, as he frequently risks his own life for Guts' well being as seen with Zod, and even in when he risked his command and place in the military just to find Guts after he fell off a cliff with Caska. Griffith frequently refers to Guts as 'my friend' and he means it, he never refers to anyone else this way, he views Guts as his only true friend in life, because he has a dream, because he proves himself worthy of living, even during the eclipse he fought off demons with a knife, cut off his arm and charged him, yes Griffith was pissed and tossed him into the air like a rag doll but he was proud of him, proud that his once greatest soldier was able to move through his barrier of defense and nearly strike him down for a second time.
Darkheart Productions true but it was a joke, anyway ;b
David McVey Usually guys don't do that to other guys.
So Guts was basically a beta male orbiter.
You know, if Guts and Griffith just talked to each other about this, and not fight, then this whole thing could have gone over much smoother.
Oscar Gonzalez
Doubtful
Not really. Griffith is sure about what he wants and will do anything to get what he wants
That's most wars in history.
Talk wouldn’t change the lingering feelings. If Guts left, then instead of fighting, Griffith was honest with himself and FOLLOWED, meaning he basically puts the kingdom goal on standby, this could’ve been resolved because then they’d both know how precious they are to one another
Griffith still wouldnt except Guts resignation from the band of the hawk if he dud talk about leaving
One such simple speech, to set forth a chain of events that would rip the world asunder.
I think Griffith is a very well-done and complex character. Ambiguous from the beginning, and made to be loved, and now, he's made to be hated. Perhaps if the one you love the most betrays you, they turns in the one you hate the most.
well I blammed envy of others who try to put him down cause they don't like what he do
I love how amazing this scene is not just written but the position where Guts and Griffith stand here.
Guts is covered in mud, literally just got out of sewers, at the bottom of the stairs.
Griffith is wearing clean clothes, sitting next to the princess.
The final panel makes it all the more clear of their positions.
greatest speech of all time
Danny Fang Yes it is. Miura's got talent.
@JL-XrtaMayoNoCheese ...we're listening?
@@turbotrup96 anything Guts said was better than this
@@Al_musawi14 I also liked "Grrrr...!" and "GRIFFIIIIIIIITH!!!!"
@@turbotrup96 yup that was awesome asf
"You....are amazing."
Griffith: *(I know)*
"Long after they have been abandoned, they still smolder deep within men's hearts. Some only see only life and death, they are dead because they had no dreams". This is very true, I felt this.
The most painful thing is that Griffith already considered Guts a friend at that moment, Guts was an exception to this statement but Guts got it wrong... Griffith risked his life for him, told him about his dreams, plans...This was the beginning of the tragedy
R.I.P Kentaro, but the legend will never die!...
Rest in peace to the best author of all time
RIP
😢😢❤rip 😔
I like Griffith's character in a similar way I like Hannibal...
interesting sociopaths both.
But they're still evil assholes
pfl95 Griffith showed empathy a few times at least, thou.
I wish I can fully understand Griffith and Guts as characters before I die.
They just look like as deep and well written as a Giacomo Leopardi or Pirandello's masterpiece.
Miura is truly the Greatest.
Same. I feel like i would never be able to fully figure them out
Miura also has the greatest hiatuses.
True masterpieces take years. Like Da Vinci’s works of art
Now he’s gone forever. RIP Miura.
@@skipbayless557 The ultimate hiatus.
But not really cause my boy not only ahead of the manga game, but the mortal one as well. Hopefully his trainees can finish his work
Griffith, you talk so well. Should’ve told lady Charlotte this in the comfort of her chambers! The roaring of the fountain wasn’t enough to conceal your speech, and with that, your sword left your side.
"He should never hesitate to defend it [his dream] even against me.."
unless that man is Guts
The speech that changed mine and many others view on life. There won't ever be another manga/anime that hit me as hard as Berserk did. Thank you for everything Kentaro Miura, rest in peace 🕊️
This kind of gives insight on what the ending of Berserk was walking towards. Griffith says that for someone to be considered his true friend, they'd have to persue their dream without depending on him. Guts starte his journey as the black swordmen with he sole intention of getting revenge on Griffith, but as he met new people, his objective became protecting Casca and those close to him. His motivation became separate from Griffith, so i think everything could end up with a final confrontation between them, where Guts would prevail and finish him and the god hand off, while Griffith would tragically acknowledge both of them as equals and above all, true friends, before dying.
Regardless, that's just one of the possibilities i could think. Even if Berserk is left unfinished, i'll be eternally grateful for Miura's work on this amazing series. It is my favorite manga of all time and will forever be seen as an inspiration for me for years to come. Thank You, Miura.
This speech motivated me to put my grasses on
I've watched Berserk Originals 3 times and still haven't had enough . This nostalgic 2D animation ,the background music , voice actors and expression like how Guts was stunned to hear this from someone who he look up to. This whole series is something out of the place. A sad and depressing sensation yet exquisite . I love BERSERK so much ! ❤❤❤💕
I can't bring myself to watch the horrible 3D animated show.
This 2D anime was my intro to Beserk and now I'm buying the manga slowly but surely to catch up. Hopefully someday a great anime studio does this story justice. Maybe Studio Wit or Mappa.
@@emiliovanilla6833 I hope you're right. *fingers crossed*
Btw fellow Otaku go and read manga ASAP. It's way too interesting and intriguing than the series. I suggest you to read from the beginning cause there are some details which the series didn't show in 1997 and obviously huge chunk of plot was scrapped in CIG series so you should read it, however you won't regret wasting your time reading it from chapter 1. 😙
@@radhikasingh4011where I can find it tho 😢❤
@@emiliovanilla6833yes fr 😢😢😢 😔
Everything Griffith says between 1:11 and 1:57 applies perfectly to himself post-torture and the eclipse.
Looking back at it, does anyone feel like this was one of, if not the most biggest misunderstanding EVER?
Christian charles I blame Griffith because he could never be open to anyone about his duplicitous nature, to get what he wants.
It's hard to work for a self-admitted SNAKE.
@neoontime Yeah, Griffith had to lie to people with a smile. If he had been PUA, who knows how many women he would have "slain." 😘
But Griffith eventually was somewhat open to Guts, but by then Guts had already decided to leave and ghost.
Idk if it was really a misunderstanding. I think Griffith just got ahead of himself with this speech, he thought I was true but when Guts finally decided to go against Girffith with his dream he couldn't stand idly by. And when it happened against him he fell into a depression.
If anything I think on some level Griffith didnt understand his own words here and if he did he would later go against them.
No.
"Misunderstanding"? Griffith meant every word. Everyone in the Band is just a tool to him. This scene is the reason why "GRIFFITH DID NOTHING WRONG LOL" will always just be a shitpost without a grain of truth behind it.
This speech change the course of the story. It frightening how one day one night one moment can have a huge impact on people lives without them really knowing it. Until later in future.
so true
Griffith: they aren't my friends. Only my equals can be my friends
Guts: *leaves to his equal*
Griffith: *Wait that's illegal*
The music won’t leave my brain
It's magical
Muh Dream
I've quoted parts of Griffith's dream speech many times.
In spite of the darkness that lurks within Griffith's heart, he's a surprisingly insightful, wise man. He just happens to be an evil dick, too.
Keith Fife Griffith is not evil, it was a rational decision to join the Godhand. After the torture he went through, it was really the only choice.
Neal Kelly Rationality does not imply moral action. Rational action can lead to moral, amoral or evil action. It depends of the frame of reference for the rationality. Is it rational that Griffith join the God Hand? Yes. But is it also reasonable for Griffith to not join the God Hand? Yes, provided he knew the implications which we have reason to believe.
Keith Fife I didn't read the manga, how much did his personality change from before the torture to his godhand status?
I'm pretty sure we can see what Evil is, and is not.
the concept of evil is a simple one. it is the sinister and immoral. what is wrong and not is not so easy to see but what makes something evil is simple to me. sth to be evil needs to meet a certain criteria or expectations that will make sth deem evil.
the act of killing an innocent man is evil
to rape another is evil
to manipulate others to do sth against will is evil
there is a general undertone and expectation to what is evil. when I say sth is evil, people think of it as a negative subject
Basically, evil is just a word
I have the theory that Griffin lied in part about this "I have no friends, only my equals can be my friends" speech, and that deep down he sees Guts as his best friend, but he just doesn't want to admit it, for not wanting to lose focus of his dream. I believe that Guts, within Griffin's pack, while standing with Griffin, could even bring him the redemption of his soul. But the moment Guts moves away from Griffin, we see Griffin immediately after he succumbs to his own darkness. It is as if - by losing Guts - Griffin has lost his last connection to his humanity and to mortality. Making Griffin ready for the eclipse.
Yes, finally someone understands in the comments column of this video. Griffith just doesn't want to open his heart because of that DAMN dream.
perfect
You gotta appreciate how much effort the animators put into keeping with the visuals of the manga.
who else keeps coming back to watch this :D
The one and only It's VERY inspirational, especially if you work a shit job.
This speech embodies my life
Even without the speech Guts would have wandered away. He killed a child, so that was heavy for him.
Decembirth not true at all it wasn't until the realization that guts for self validation had to find his own path not "warm himself by another's fire"
until Guts heard the speech, he was perfectly content with this as long as he got Griffith's approval. That's why he was desperately looking for him in the first place, why he'd go to the extreme of walking into a ballroom covered in blood. He was terrified by his own actions, but he thought that "if Griffith is happy with it, my mind can be at ease". it wasn't until he heard this speech that he realized that wasn't the way to think. This is considered one of the story's biggest turning points for a reason
@@Harrinsain Nice observation! That's why Guts looked so drearily lost and upset, when asking where Griffith was.
...Kinda like Casca later on! 😁
@@jellyjelly4322 Or grimmer yet: _Don't light yourself on fire, to keep someone _*_else_*_ warm._
@Edward Gaines pretty much
This paralyzes me to watch after Miura's death. What a beautiful work with such deep philosophical themes implemented within.
This speech keeps me pushing forward, pushing harder and harder keeps me focus on my dream and the Lord.
Every time i want to give up, i come here
This is the reason why the Eclipse happened.
Rip Miura he impacted so many lives
“Other dreams are like great storms blowing hundreds even thousands of dreams apart in their wake.” “They are dead! For they have no dreams.”
What Griffith didn’t realize or say are dreams can become great storms blowing people away or bringing people into it, like a tornado. In a sense of which one’s big dream can inspire others, like the “dead” ones he mentions, to find or follow their dreams to become “alive” again! That’s what happened to Guts in this scene, and to the lots that have been inspired by this. Each in every one of us were born “alive” as children, before we became “dead” to the already flawed system.
"My faith has given me all I've had" ☝🏽
Thank you Kentaro Miura, I will pursue my dream to becoming one of the greatest actors of all time. ~Brian Holder
His problem was that he said it outloud.
He lived this speeches feeling his entire life. But in this one moment of vanity... self indulgence... whatever you want to call it... he tainted its purity. The intent of it all was ever transformed and oh so slightly shifted.
This speech saved me from killing myself in may.. I will lead my path and Pursue my dream
Reckless Gaming congratulations
sacrifice it all. your time for yourself , your time with family, your relationships with friends and lovers , sacrifice it all the achievement and the process of reaching your destination is worth far more than anything on this world .
my dream is to be immortal i want to keep living for hundreds of years because i don't want to stop experiencing the world this is why i am into many studies i am a jack of all trades person trying to discover the elixir of permanent youth
@@marselshtylla do you realise you will be dead before immortality is discovered ?
@@ravenn8600 😶
RIP kentaro
When i first saw this scene, that moment at 3:39 when they show Guts face made my heart drop
Rest in Peace Miura. This chapter and 129/130 impacted me the most. Thank you so much
Anyone else think Guts is more of a philosopher than Griffith ever was?
He's a warrior poet
Guts even without words has a very deep rich philosophy. I found him fascinating. That is why I had to have him. He was the only one who made me forget my dream.
I still respect him till this day. But I will never abandon my dream.
Guts is like miyamto mushashi
Cameron Christensen Guts is the closet poet with a heart of gold. Griffith is like the fabulous rose, a fancy poet. One that strikes with poise, but harms with its thorns. Guts is like a warm fire, always burning, never willing to go out.
Kako Mohammed book of 5 rings eh?
R.I.P to one of the greatest manga artists of all time your dream will live on on
This scene is one of my most meaningful memory. This impacted me immensely and highly appreciate this work of art. Truly a master piece.
I love this scene. It just shows that while it is important to follow your dream; it's not right if it is obtained by sacrificing your comrades and putting yourself first above all else. Love is when you put others that important to you before yourself, which Griffith doesn't know and Guts knows. But it is bittersweet how in love Charlotte is with him, seeing him as someone charismatic and ambitious. I love the music and the message this has.
This speech changed my life. I have no words to describe how amazing that is.
Griffith: A friend is someone who seeks their own dreams.
Guts literally tried to find his dreams.
Also Griffith: YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
“men live and die by their dreams, but long after they’ve been abandoned, they still smolder deep in men’s hearts.”
It was at this moment that I realized Griffith simply sees people as means to an end. And when he is confronted with the existence of someone more than that, Guts, he doesn't know how to react. Jealous, envious, bewildered, and enraged that he can't control the one person he respects. And that fact drives him crazy...to the point of doing terrible things...
He considered Guts his closest friend. Lol
"For me to call a man my friend, he must be equal to me in all respects." This is very true.
Many if not most people assume you are their friend just because you share a few drink, have few laugh, watch a few games together.
At best you are just an acquaintance / co-worker / comrade but not a friend , never forget that.
thats not for you to decide...
I heard recently the author passed away so I thought I'd watch the series and I got to say so far I'm loving it! Guts and Griffith have an amazing dichotomy guts is passionate and upfront and griffith is so collected and intelligent, both are ingenious warriors in their own right and I cant wait too see how their rivalry develops (:
You finished watching it? How do you find their rivalry now? lol
it hurts, it hurts so god damn much, rest in peace
How piercing and deafening
The silence was
That carried the words
That broke so many hearts
And ended so many lives.
3:34 Causality: It's my time now.
Griffith inspired Guts to follow his dream.... then was hurt when he didn’t want to be his “able soldier” anymore. The hypocrisy and selfishness is truly what makes Griffith a terrible person. He wanted it all and was bound to reach the heights of ruling “a kingdom” through sacrificing those close to him.
Like Immortal Zodd said ..” If you think this man to be your friend ...etc. “
Truly the most epic moment before the Eclipse.
Facts he is the worst type of person a selfish entitled little prick who soon found out he wasn't as much as he thought he was and seeing that Guts was the one saved him made him more jealous because it proved Guts was always a better person I believe that was the driving force behind him sacrificing everyone because Gutz out shined him and hurt his soft egotistical mind he's a narcissist and a sociopath and our clan is just like the very people running this world into the ground walking demons that think everything is placed on Earth to serve them
the scene is much more complex than that. his absurd definition of a friend is hinted to be a coping mechanism several times. as it's shown in the eclipse griffith does love and care for his soldiers, who by his own definition are worthy of his friendship as they all do have dreams of their own, as seen in campfire of dreams, however he can't let himself admit that as that would mean that he has been sending his dear friends to their deaths. subconsciously he has no choice but to alienate them and see them as willing tools who are below him. and even then, the one who was by all means but his own his dearest friend didn't pass the requirements to be his equal and his friend, proving once again that he's essentially just playing mental gymnastics to keep himself from breaking down.
it gets even more tragic when you consider that this tragic fate has been orchastrated by the god that mankind created. if anything griffith is the greatest victim of the story, manipulated by fate itself to fall from the path which would realize his dream through his own skill and talent to rock bottom.
@@darius9329 Darius is correct. Griffith was not being a hypocrite. The problem was that Griffith was shoving aside his feelings towards Guts by believing "Guts is just following my dream, he is not a friend, he will die for my dream" But the second Guts defeated Griffith and became free, Griffith could not help himself but consider Guts his friend (because his criteria no longer applied to Guts)
Actually search for a dream...Sparks is a great moment to understand Guts thought process
@@darius9329 holy fuckig shit dude, nice words
And just that beautiful speech make everything go down
Everyone saying "huurrr durrrr this is when Griffith lost Guts and everything went down hill."
You're missing the point. If Griffith wasn't like this, Guts wouldn't have been dedicated to him in the first place. It's because Griffith is like this that the Band of the Hawk were so dedicated to him. They all believed in his greatness.
Guts would've left regardless anyway
Guts was different he wasn't some sheep he wanted equal friendship thats why he left
Rest In Peace Kentaro Miura
RIP Kentaro Miura. Your masterpiece has inspired millions and improved the lives of countless strugglers. We learned so much from you, and we will always be grateful.
I’ve never seen a story have this much passion. It wasn’t perfect but wow it sure went above and beyond than most. It’s crazy how a man I’ve never seen before could be so relatable than most we meet in our own lives.
I’m so glad to have read berserk.
Kentaro Muira's Legacy lives through us now. RIP to the legend.
Your legacy will live on in your work. Thank you, Miyura