Bill The Butcher haunting monologue | Gangs of New York | CLIP
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Hi everyone! What grade (out of 10) would you give this video?
10 out 10 Glass Eyes👀
10 pure genius
Correct
10. Great performance!
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This is one of those performances where I have to remind myself that what I am witnessing is an actor playing a role. Because I cant see any traces of Daniel Day Lewis here, I can only see a living and breathing character. That`s how good it is
Really cause I think it’s cheesy and cringe
He's one of those actors I could not tell you what he actually looks like out of character.
@@igpx666420 It’s cute that you think anyone cares what you think
it's actually pretty easy to tell on account of the fact that it's a movie and because no one in real life just monologues for 5 minutes straight uninterrupted
@@igpx666420 Gangsters are often cheesy and cringe. So you proved the point that he did a good job.
What a situation to be in. The guy that killed your father loves you like a son. Wow.
It’s almost as if it’s a forced plot contrivance
I love all the actors in this movie, I love the director. But I have never liked this movie. To me this is Scorsese's "hateful eight". People seem to like it but I just don't even after multiple viewings.
Give Vinland Saga a try.
The key is to have some semblance of an imagination@@whynottalklikeapirat
@@Sommervillle As a working dramaturge I thank you for sharing this deep dive into the heart of drama as it applies to the human condition. Aristotle would have been very much on board with the dramatic core revolving around family relationships. He also would have insisted on a worthwhile protagonist going through properly plausible moments of development for actual drama to be able to occur, rather than relying on the willingness of random audience members to use their imaginations to gloss over shoddy storytelling and absence of actual narrative coherence.
I guess the key to doing that is having some semblance of knowledge of what makes or breaks drama is in the first place. Imagine that.
He tells that story like someone who actually experienced it. It's phenomenal. Just like Marlon Brando describing vaccinating the village in Apocalypse Now.
And then I realized… like I was shot… like I was shot with a diamond… a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God… the genius of that. The genius. The will to do that. Perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure. And then I realized they were stronger than we.
@@DB-hb1go If I had 10 divisions of men like that, our troubles here would be over VERY quickly.
@@DB-hb1goHilariously, that was random, steam of consciousness gibberish spouted by Brando, who was bloated, has a massively pissed off director, and hated the very sight of the drug addled Denis Hopper
@greva2904 This is very true. He refused to be in the same room as Dennis.
@@greva2904 holy shit. To be able to improvise such a story... whan an actor. Imagine the performances he could have accomplished if he hadn't been lazy and insufferable.
Most people say Daniel Day Louis in "There Will Be Blood" is his best acting performance but in my opinion, his portrayal of Bill The Butcher is the GREATEST acting performance I have ever seen.
And some would even say his performance in My Left Foot is the greatest performance of all time THIS MAN JUST DOESN'T MISS
"In the name of the father" would be my choice
Lewis not "Louis" 🤣
It's hard to disagree - he's such a force when it comes to acting. Completely immersed in the character.
exactly! people always point to TWBB or Lincoln as THE method actor performance. and I'm over here like 'have you ever seen Gangs of New York?'
“He spared me because he wanted me to live in shame.
This was a great man”
Tells you all you need to know about his outlook on people and life.
True. A lesser man would fear to keep an enemy alive so would just kill him outright. But he didn't fear Bill. Granted it did bite him in the ass lol
This really does say so much without any details
The careful viewer should surmise that, despite Bill's warped interpretation of the incident, the Priest almost certainly spared Bill purely out of Christian mercy to give Bill the opportunity to repent for his sins.
Every nuance is even incredible. The timing of the delivery of "this was a great man" immediately after he says he wanted him to live in shame - Daniel Day-Lewis is a perfect actor.
@@VDH1953agreed entirely. His story and synopsis say nothing about the priest, but everything about the world view of the butcher.
It’s crazy. Because Bill respected the priest so much above even his closest friends. He fell in love with this boy because he saw the same passion and heat in his eyes. He just couldn’t put why that was. The father leads the son. He loved the priests son because of respect and didn’t even know it
Do you think Bill actually knew the whole time he was Priest’s son? They make it seem like he is shocked to find out
He knew. Why do you think he said "I never had a son" at the end of this monologue?@@Ditka-89
@@andrewmeadows3232 that means he thinks of him as a son. Not necessarily means he knew he was Priest’s son
@@Ditka-89The film purposefully makes leaves you to wonder that.
@@tomben6180- Correct. There’s another ambiguity in this scene: that he’s narcissistically embellishing the character of the boy’s father (if Bill knows) to put him off balance & weaken weaken his resolve as a rival.
"He wanted me to live in shame.. this was a great man." That's the best line. :)
Daniel day Lewis is literally one of the greatest actors there has ever been. Look at his resume, he doesn't do that many films, but they are nearly all classic films and great performances. Beast of an actor.
i cant think of anyone on par with him
You don’t have to use the word “literally”. There’s nothing your doing a literal comparisons to dude. Just say he’s one of the greatest actors you’ve ever seen.
He needs to come back for one last great role. That last movie he made about the dress maker was awful. He needs to go out with a bang.
@@smegg9676 cause there isn't Gary Oldman is the only one who comes close but even then Daniel is still far and away the greatest when I watch Gary act I only see the character but when I see Daniel act I think I'm watching a documentary not a movie that's why this man is different
He is the GOAT
Listening to the way he pauses on certain phrases, lets certain words hang in the air, how he goes from being very genial to a threat in a second and then right back to genial.
I don’t know how TF he lost the Oscar for this role.
@@SixdemonbaggThe pianist is one of my favorite movies but I still think this is one of the only times two actors should of split the trophy down the middle bc they clearly tied
@@Iamthesenateiwillmakeitlegalnah Brody can keep his Oscar and DDL will keep his title as the greatest actor who ever lived
@@johnrockyryan lol
A gold statue isn't needed to be known as the GOAT of acting.
Brody in the Pianist still beats this legendary performance, tho
Daniel Day Lewis’s portrayal of Bill the Butcher is by FAR the greatest performance by an actor I have ever seen. His performance is just hands down above anything I’ve ever seen anyone else do in cinema.. just one of those performances that hit ya..
Every Daniel Day Lewis role is great
@@elrond3737 agreed but there’s just something to this one.
@@thearcheologist3313 yes, he is fantastic. His Lincoln is iconic as well
I think he is even better in There Will Be Blood
The man is the GOAT
Such a scene. For a son to have to sit there and hear the man who murdered his father speak so movingly about him.
Was it really murder? They were playing the same game. It might not have been permissible by law, but the people in the world he lives in wouldn't see it as murder.
Thats right. Dont hate the player, hate the game. @@The_Gallowglass
How the hell did Lewis not win an Oscar for this role?
Even the incomparable Daniel Day Lewis can’t compete against a holocaust movie during Oscar season.
I jew what you did there.@@ZidaneBaggio99
@@ZidaneBaggio99I don’t know man, Adrien Brody’s performance in the pianist was amazing.
It was a tough competition that year.
interesting how holocaust movies do so well with hollywood.... i wonder why...@@ZidaneBaggio99
3:36 Wonderful reaction by DiCaprio here, conveying the realization that, by the standards of the "civilization" his father and Bill represent, Bill's revenge *was* well done. Fair play under the principles both men lived by. He's grasping the distinction between hating the player and hating the game.
Well said. He goes through a process within his relationship to Bill. From Stranger to friend to family. He has to compose himself when initially confronted with Bill and then again when he is confronted with his own affections for the same man who killed his father. He understands the paradox in that he believes he is superficially gaining the man's trust, when he is actually developing a kinship on a genuine level. He develops that feeling into respect and trust despite the revenge that feels just. And just as you said, once he comes to the revelation of seeing Bill as just another part in something bigger. Though he is driven into the eventuality of one of them killing the other, he still holds onto the respect he has for Bill. Just as Bill shared for his father.
The exploration of the patriarch and revenge themes in this film really make it lasting story for me.
He is the finest actor I’ve ever seen
Absolutely brilliant in Wolf of Wolf Street.
@@beatonthedonis I meant Daniel Day Lewis, not Leonardo DiCaprio… Even though he is quite talented as well. Definitely not on Daniels level though
This was the finest acting performance I've ever seen!
He and Gary Oldman are phenomenal.
1000%
Not too many people can make leo look like he doesn't belong, but day lewis is literally just on an entirely different level.
Leo's character senses the danger he is in. You can see it on his face. Props to Leo in this scene.
There will be blood (cough cough) 😭💯
Its so funny. Every time it cuts to Leo he looks like he is forgetting hes supposed to say something
I think Leo does a great job actually, saying nothing but saying everything. Intimidation brings silence.
Bill the butcher was a bad guy that you could respect....the respect he shows the priest years after....love this role
he's trying to teach DiCaprio that in a cruel world you treat those that deserve it with honor and respect as best you can while still surviving. I don't think he got the lesson if I remember correctly.
Bill the Butcher is actually not a villain in this story!
Was he a bad guy or a Patriot?
@@cowboyschad5x778we was a patriot and a nativist. So if you were an immigrant he would seem like a bit of a bad guy.
@@supersonic4901 eh
He should have won an Oscar for this
He lost to Adrian Brody, I was pissed lol
They should just give Best Actor by default to Daniel in any year he decides to be in a movie
Many people should have won Oscar's in this film
@@AceSinnaAnd then he assaulted Halle Berry after winning. Jerk.
@@dr.winstonsmithI thought he kissed her.
I really loved those "Pauses or long breaths", that shows his vulnerability while narrating the story.
He's never had a bad scene. No one else in Hollywood can say that... (?)
Benicio Del Toro
Delroy Lindo
Ben Foster
Sam Rockwell
Shall I continue?
@mtaylor345 Yea continue
ralph feines@@mtaylor345
@@mtaylor345 please. Continue.
@@mtaylor345benicio del Toro was in excess baggage. You're not off to a good start. Don't continue.
the guy is such a good actor that he made even his glass eye fill with tears
Eyeless people can still cry.
You know tears don't come from the eyeballs right? They come from the tear ducts lol
"He spared me because he wanted me to live in shame, this is a great man, a great man."
Get's me everytime.
Principles are all we have in life.
One of the best lines in cinematic history
@@matthewfelicelli9028 It dead set tears me up everytime I hear it.
@@matthewfelicelli9028 Had to watch it again. 😊
A marvelous portrayal of a vicious survivor stricken with grief more than fear. Not off of the things he had done but by what things had to be and what could have been but never was.
An excellent scene of resolve and remembrance
Daniel Day Lewis is just exceptionally talented and love his performance.
I've not really seen many of Daniel's performances but he outclasses Leo
That kind of trying not to cry breathing is way too real. That dude was channeling real emotions into those lines. Way too real
“Is your mouth all glued up with cunny juice”. Up there with the greatest movie lines ever.
🤣 I say famous quotes all the time waiting for someone to notice where i've stolen that from. This one is definitely added to the pile!
@@arama0010I noticed that one 2
I said I seen'it sir.
nasty.
I this the real line? I thought it was “honey dew”
Bill Cutting is a goddamn legend. Love every second he's on screen. Daniel Day Lewis didn't play Bill, he became him. Absolutely beautiful.
His legal name was Bill Poole. I am a direct descendant, my name is RL Poole.
In all the interviews I have seen of DDL he comes across as a humble and almost shy man. He is very laid back and reserved in his approach. Knowing that makes his performances all that much more impressive and special. To see the man for his true nature and then see him ACT as someone completely different!
“Fear preserves the order of things.” The real fearsome thing is, he’s right 🙃
People laugh at words, they only respect 👊 and plenty of 👊
Fear is a means of control. The greatest tool used on the masses to control them is the fear of death. We have seen this implemented in recent history in the form of a "pandemic'.
Fear preserves the order of and for those in power. The order of things is just too abstract of a saying to be of any real substantial meaning unless context is fleshed out clearly.
@@tookiedew well for the purposes of this conversation the “context” I’m referring to is, that of a governing body in need of a way to create a peaceful and harmonious society. Criminals who do not fear consequences are criminals who do not stop committing crimes.
History has taught us time and time again that people need a governing body to control them. Without it, it’s simply just dog eat dog. War of tribes, and then society devolves into dictatorial rule by the one with the most military might.
this is the reason why Daniel Day-Lewis is master of his craft. such great talent from this man.
Credit to the writing and direction. Daniel Day Lewis is an artist, but needs good paint, a good canvis, and a good muse to truly shine and this scene gave him everything he needed.
Its a masterpiece of restrained direction. Scorsese doesn't move the camera, he doesn't cover the scene with lots wides and close ups. Just two static medium shots. That's it. Almost five minutes of film, covered with two static shots. And that's all that is needed. That's why I say it's a masterpiece of direction. Scorsese has two great actors, armed with an amazing script. He places his camera, and gets the hell out of the way to let them do their thing.
Don’t over act, don’t over direct. Let the script carry it.
Transcends performance. It’s hard to accept that we’ll never get a new performance from him again.
Maybe we'll get some of his artisan shoes.
Really? Didn’t know he retired, I wonder I haven’t heard his name involved with movies anymore
He has retired before and come back
I don't believe he'll die without acting in at least one more film.
@@tb4544 I sure hope you're right
After watching this film I cried when his character died. I know he wasn't perfect but you really came to care about him after his astonishing performance
Daniel Day-Lewis is the greatest actor of all time!
Mario Lopez is up there too!! But I’d say DDL is number one!
@@stevejanowiak1982 wish i could delete your account, lol
I really have to say this, but Bill the Butcher is Daniel Day Lewis's best role in my opinion. Lots of people would like to say "Lincoln" or "There Will Be Blood" (which are both exceptional performances), but the thing about Bill's character is that Daniel played him as a villain with a moral code. He saw the world around him as if it's the law of the jungle in his eyes. He was truly ruthless and yet he felt grief over killing the most honorable man in combat. That shows how complicated Bill the Butcher is as a character. It's even more haunting when you find out he is a _real person_ in actual history. It's chilling.
Yes, I love this character & this performance.
this movie is what got me into movies
I love this scene you could see Amsterdam was torn by the respect for his dad. And I think the fact he was starting love Bill like a father.
Daniel Day Lewis is unmatched. He difinitely makes this movie
It wasn't a great movie IMO but I've watched it a couple of times out of respect to Marty and because it has a brilliant performance from DDL.
There are so many things I love about this film, but DDL is the main reason
Daniel Day Lewis in this movie was like the smart kid in class bumping his group presentation grade from like a C- to an A+
10 OUT OF 10, DANIEL DAY LEWIS IS AN AMAZING ACTOR, JUST BRILLIANT !!!
He stabbed Priest in the back. That's why his character is so awesome. He's completely convinced of his own greatness but he's just a murderer.
The incorporation of his breathing, his voice tone, facial expression and the look is mind blowing. 🫡🫡🫡
One of my favorite movies of all time!!
Mine too.
This is one of those films that I find myself returning to, time and time again. I didn't think that I would when I first saw it in the cinema but I think it is actually a bona fide classic now.
I can't find the words to describe how tremendous this scene was. You can't even seperate the character from the actor. It's unquestionably the most convincing bit of acting I've ever witnessed. Daniel Day Lewis is the GOAT.
I remember watching this movie for the first time, 6 or 7 year olds and even then I realized how great this movie was. Still just as great everytime I watch it again
Daniel Day-Lewis my in my opinion best actor of all time! wish he would make a return
With out Daniel Day Lewis this movie would be entirely forgettable
There will be blood !
Without the forever forgettable comment section of RUclips you’d be forgotten sooner. Where’s the link to your movie?
BS.
“He spared me because he wanted me to live in shame, this was a great man.” My favorite quote of all time
What a fantastic monologue and performance.
amazing writing. the eye wrapped in blue paper. Red , White and Blue
Daniel is so good that when Bill talks about the memory of the fight and almost getting killed, you can hear like a really faint trembling in the breathing and voice just like he would be in the memory as he describes it. Ofcourse being the character he is in this movie, those suddle things are like closest of Billy showing any vunerability. Not over or under doing anything, just on point. He's truly an anomaly in what he can do, there just isn't anyone else who have done as many you could say just Perfect roles with full on transformations. Knowing who the character is and being the character as well as can.
Even movies where he doesn't like fullfull on transform like In The Name of The Father he is always good if the movie otherwise holds up. There just is these handfull of times where the character, his choices from the years prep and director with the script just have created something that nobody else have managed to come even close to (it is quite crazy how much he can learn in a year, he learns things that won't even neccesarily be shown in the movie like writing in certain way). Anybody coming close to him not that I've seen, just how eerily differend but convincing he can be from just himself with having down everything from voice to mannerisms to every minor detail.
Greatest actor of all time. Period.
He removed his own eye and gave it to his foe. BADASS at its highest level.
stupid really though
@@steven401ytx he was spared. its like giving a finger to the yakuza of sorts... some people wouldnt understand. most people prolly wouldve just shot someone in the back and not have to cares to even look the man in the eye.... this man was spared and couldnt even look hi in the eye before he died. and he was even more shamed of being alive. so he gave up a prize possession of his. prolly a reminder to him and his old rival.
@@steven401ytx The Old world was different. People value everything too much these days. Back then, limbs, eyes, everything goes.🤣
In any movie, any scene, is no one that so captivates an audience as Daniel day Lewis
Insane how good he is. People always say he changes his voice but I don’t think people give enough credit to his mannerisms. His smiles. His eyes. The way he moves his eyebrows. A slouch, movement in the shoulders. It truly is like an entirely different person!
"The spectical of fearsome acts"
cold blooded Jack
Lewis's character in this movie and Bardem's character in No Country for Old Men come in right behind Hopkin's in Silence of the Lambs for the three most genuinely creepy characters of all time - at least in my book.
this is one of the greatest performances in cinematic history.
The absolute, beautiful complexity of his character and their relationship is just awe inspiring.
what an actor!! Every time he just gets you ❤❤
For such a brutal character you have to respect Bill’s conviction. Daniel Day Lewis played it perfectly
Lewis has two of the greatest acting performances in lead rolls in movies all time in Gangs of New York and There Will be Blood imo! 👍🏻
What a delivery. "He spared my life because he wanted me to live in shame. This was a great man." so cold.
I could listen to that old New York accent all day. As always, Daniel Day Lewis completely embodied this role.
Thats not acting, thas becoming the character. One of the greatest scenes in cinematic history.
I've seen a lot of Daniel Day Lewis movies but I'm pretty sure I could sit next to him on a plane and never know it was him. He's so versatile in his roles and reserved in his personal life it's hard to a put a finger on the man. Some actors, like Tom Cruise, are basically the same person in every movie and real life but Lewis is so versatile that every character he plays is completely different than the others. He may be the greatest actor to have ever lived.
Cruise, Connery, Newman are movie stars. They have the same accent and acting in pretty much all their movies. DDL and the like OTOH are actors. They play the characters they're portraying and you forget the actor behind it. Incredible. This in comparison to Lincoln or The Age of Innocence, it's dramatically different.
One of my favorite performances of all time.
Should’ve won the Oscar for this as well.
He didnt even take Priest in a proper fight. He had to use a cheap move in the end to beat the man who spared him.
Atleast he didn't Backstabbed him.
Most Villians always try to win through backstabbing.
Growing up is understanding that Bill was the hero.
LOL. Yea. It’s a complicated movie. He has his reasons, that’s for sure.
Amazing performance. Feels like your a witness to an actual time in history
Absolutely epic and completely unforgettable !!
What an immersive character.
I've seen this movie a dozen times, (Bill reminds me so much of my father it's chilling) and I always wished Amsterdam would have chosen this moment to simply say, "He was my father..." to see what would happen! Bill would have either been enraged or impressed.
My FAVORITE person in this Film.
There are only 2 actors to reach such a level , Marlon Brando and Daniel Day Lewis.
Love how the acting is so good in this scene that you can tell Butcher knows it’s the priests son even though he doesn’t say it directly
Been a while since I watched this movie, but are you sure? I seemed to recall him just getting furious after finding out he was the priests son? Or maybe he was just furious at the assassination attempt? I can't really remember
@@DemonKnight85 Yeah Bill was furious at the little rat who told him Leo was gonna try to kill him, until he said 'He's Priest Valen's son'. That's what made Bill understand the situation. I think Bill saw in Leo's character some of the base ingredients that made the Priest who he was and Bill who he was. What ever that 'It' factor is in their world; the Priest had it, Bill had it, and Leo's character had it. When 'the rat' told Bill he was the Priests son, it all clicked into place for Bill. Of Course this is the Priest's son. No wonder he has all the traits to make a great leader.
Yea that's how I remember it too. He didn't pull it all together until after the guy yelled it out. I think that's what made it all the more devastating for him. He felt he was genuinely raising a son who loved him back, not knowing Leo was going undercover with the full intent of murdering him the whole time. The build up and drama just doesn't work the other way around. @@vasiliarkhipov2121
Pretty on point!
He's talking to him about his father and man he respected and sees rhe same things.
Think he genuinely realises he's his son, considering he can't tell him his age and when speaking on the subject Leo's character gets unnerved and angry.
I think Bill hopes in some way he can save a piece of what he killed and help it thrive again only to realise it never can.
Gets a son and the only person he truly respected back in his life and on the same side.
After all rhe only thing that divided rhem was faith.
Beautifully written
Daniel Day-Lewis was damn near scary in this performance.
What makes Daniel's performance so believable is the trembling in his breathing while he talks.
There will be blood. One of the finest acting performances I've ever watched. Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now. Rutger Hauer as a Replicant in Blade Runner. Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke. Shaw, Scheider and Dreyfuss in Jaws. Probably the finest grouping of appropriate talent we should ever wish for. feel free to complete below my impossible list.
Jon Lovitz would have been more suited to the role of Bill the Butcher.
John Inman for Sheen's role in Apocalypse Now.
@@TrevorParsnips Kurtz hearing I'm free from Mr Humphries could have injected new life. Not sure Dennis Hopper would have taken 15 year old Laurence Fishbourne to photograph Mrs Slocombe though.
@@barmouthbridge8772 it would have injected some common sense into the movie for sure, John Inman is the ultimate troubled butch army-man
Recently watched Crimson Tide... so don't forget Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Viggo Mortenson...
Gene Hackman in Mississippi burning is a perfect performance. Denzel in Training day and American gangster are flawless. Also adore Sigourney Weaver in Alien and Ghostbusters. I love Jessica Chasten in Zero Dark Thirty. Tom Hardy and Cillian in Peaky blinders. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones and Han Solo. Robin Williams and Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting. Jack Nicholson in One flew over the cuckoo's nest. @@methos-ey9nf
I mean, what can be said about Daniel Day Lewis that hasn't already been said, right? I literally forget that it's him in almost every single role he plays. And he's never ever 'out there' in any kind of spotlight. Ever. A master. Not comparing of course, but I feel the same vibe about Gary Oldman. There's others of course. But what a great scene.
11/100 Daniel Day Lewis is beyond gifted.
Incredible piece of work!
This scene shows the gulf in acting talent between a real actor Daniel Day Lewis and a moviestar like DiCaprio. Here, we’re watching Bill the Butcher speaking to a character played by Leonardo DiCaprio
A bit harsh on DiCaprio. I’ve seen far worse actors than him.
@@seanoreiley48 I never said that DiCaprio is bad. He’s a great actor. But he’s just outclassed in every way by someone like Daniel Day Lewis. This scene is the best example.
The point of a monologue is to make one person in particular look good, so the 2nd should be judged on that metric, I think
@@maiasdadidk man, Leo has had some insanely immersed roles, The Revenant comes to mind. Calvin Candy in Django also… those two stand out for me. The difference is that DDL seems to be a bit more selective with his roles. His judgment of what is a good script is probably a bit better, so he does he never seems to do an ‘average’ movie
While I agree that Daniel Day Lewis is the better actor, Leo DiCaprio has gotten better and better over the years the more experience he gets.
One of the greatest actors ever...
The way he acts while acting! 😂 It had me crack up when he was pretending to cry for the rabbit 😂😂
Daniel Day Lewis uses everything from his facial features to the tone of his voice to the pausing between words to perfecting his performance. The director did the right thing with this scene in keeping Di Caprio's character speaking to a minimum, no way could he have competed with Lewis in this scene.
5 minute masterclass in acting.
Probably my favorite actor playing the best villain of all time
Day lewis is by far the greatest actor of all time, its a pity he's retired
This scene shows how there are levels to acting. There's Daniel Day Lewis and then there's everyone else.
DDL brings it every time. A generation level talent.
In that same New York, same time, is his Newland Archer from The Age of Innocence. Day Lewis' acting range is impressive
Him speaking this with the flag on his shoulders is top tier symbolism.
Yup. America born on the shoulders of men like this.
The fact that he’s now retired is a massive loss for us film lovers 🥲 a true legend, best character actor of his generation 😉
The idea of fear preserving the "order" of things is the basis for all tyranny. I thought that was the opposite of what this country stands for.
It is the basis for all government. If you disagree with this statement, stop paying your taxes.
@@TanukiDigital All government is tyranny (except for the constitutional republic). Taxation is theft (if it's without representation). Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis et parasiti. Ave vindicta!
Only the constitution stands... tyrannical gov fall
When the people fear the government thats tyranny. When the government fears the people thats democracy. So yeah, fear preserves the order of things.
Fear, the monopoly on violence is how all nations maintain power.
This is the moment where Bill begins to see Amsterdam as family. He loves him truly as a son and confesses his darkest memories to him.
You'll notice that after this, every time he confronts Amsterdam, his eyes speak a different story. He wishes it hadn't been this way.
To him, it's like he'd found another Vallon, another man of worth to talk to and then, that man wanted him dead. Again.
When he dies at the end, he's holding a knife as he gets stabbed but he doesn't use it. And as he dies, he clutches Amsterdam's hand, still.
He may have been an evil man, but he was a man still.
“Was the only man I ever killed worth remembering.” What a line! So loaded with character.
Still one of the best movies I've ever seen. Especially this scene