I actually don't think that was him acting, I truly believe that was Van Damme spilling his heart out to the world and revealing his true self. It`s the line "its so stupid to kill people, they`re so beautiful" that gets me everytime
Keep in mind this is all in one take, no cuts or editing. Just a man's naked soul poured straight into the camera. A strong man who has tasted weakness so he knows the difference. You cannot ask more from anyone, ever.
I dont really believe in overrated, underrated. Any rating... Whos rating? Yknow But i know what ya mean. I go back to this video sometimes To help with my depression. Its cathartic . oss
The thing is, he genuinely poured his heart out in this scene and its scenes/moments like this that makes acting great. When someone takes his broken heart and make it to art.
No action hero ever had the charisma JCVD had. Even though I would rank Arnold as number 1 action hero of the last decades, and he had good charisma, nobody ever came close to Jean-Claude in terms of charisma. In a charisma battle, nobody even comes close. JCVD had the looks, the charisma, the style, the pleasing way of combat movement. It was insane.
The zeitgeist these days of assuming people in popularity are somehow the paragons of humanity is incredibly naive and narrow minded. Roll models being labeled as such by those who only know them from scenes born from the minds of others, constructed off the backs of others, speaking words someone else wrote for them, loving a person who does not exist outside of a slice of celluloid. Its sick. Mentally problematic weaknesses easily fallen prey to offered down to us by the hands of profit generating interests who have no obligation to you beyond hoping to entertain and convince you to give them a little more of your money. The simple truth is ....... humans ... are ... flawed .......None of us are perfect. Anything we do is a result of circumstance, subjected to interpretation, and at risk of reimagining by those who want a 'better story' to tell ...... We need to remember the simple truth behind it all. I am not you. You are not me. They are not either of us. And we may never be them. We all have flaws, and vices, and wants, and needs, and insecurities, and strengths. Many of them known only to us, even if reinterpreted and subjected to the presumptuous and prejudicial narrative of outsiders. None of them have to live in our heads. Have seen what we have seen. It is our uniqueness that sets us all apart. And what offers to bring us closer, to hold us together in celebration of our collective will to be simply us. Flawed humans. Jean-Claud is human. Jean-Claud is flawed. Jean-Claud has done nothing more than offer us an hour and a half of entertainment, through the work and sweat of himself and so many others. In my opinion, as we are all entitled to the freedom and privacy of our own thoughts and feelings regardless of interpretations ..... yes he can be silly, and an asshole, and serious, and aloof ..... just as any of us can and have been, and will be ..... Jean-Claud is another shining example of a beautifully unique human being. No higher or lower than anyone else. And his efforts towards the ultimate goal of entertaining us for a moment have not gone unappreciated here. Jean-Claud does indeed deserve to be recognized for his efforts. He is a damn fine action star and I am glad to have seen his works!
"It's hard for me to judge people, and it's hard for them to not judge me, easier to blame me." True words from a wise man. I can see the hurt and regret that he has. I grew up watching Van Dammes movies and I'm glad he cleaned himself up. We all have demons but for the most part he ripped and kicked the heads off of his demons.
Tears streaming down my face. He bares his naked and honest soul to the camera, (and to us), and I love him even more for it. For six minutes, time stopped for me; I was mesmerized by how unafraid he was to show his vulnerable and flawed self. I've been a movie fan all my life, and this was nothing short of magnificent. Respect, JCVD.
Thanks to this movie he did another Universal soldier movie and was decent, then he was in the Expendables 2 where he played an excellent villain and he voiced a character in Kung fu panda 2. Also he did this fun underrated action flick "Lukas" in 2018 and was one of his most decent movies since the 2000s-early 2010s
"Teach me. I Can do it!" Hearing that line when I was a little kid to my early 20's was all the motivation I needed whenever I didn't want to go to my taekwondo and later Kung Fu classes. "And because of a woman. Well because of love. I tried something and I got hooked." Hearing this from a childhood hero helped me come out of a dark place and find help, because I also got hooked. I also got out of it. Wherever you are, Thank you Van Damme.
He's 58 now. This came out when he was 48. When he was 38, he was making a bunch of movies that weren't all that popular. When he was 28, he was in Bloodsport.
You can never take jcvd or Arnold seriously because of their accents. That's all you hear. But when jcvd speaks in his native tongue all he is focusing on now is on what he needs to say. Perfect
Agreed 100%. Stallone and Gibson are action heroes (often typecasted) that also happen to be excellent actors. With this performance Van Damme proved himself to belong in that category as well. I love Arnold, but I don't consider him on par with the 3 aforementioned guys, acting-wise. However, Arnold did a fantastic performance in Escape Plan, also speaking his native tongue. I'm talking about the isolation scene. When speaking German/Austrian, Arnie comes of different, he seems less funny and more serious. In that scene, Arnold was frantic and on the edge, and it was really surprising and impressive to see him in that setting.
What? Arnold happens to be a great physical actor and a uniquely fantastic comedic actor. I think he’s very aware of how his accent comes off and leans hard into the awkwardness of it with perfect comedic timing.
@@samgott8689 I dont think Arnold uses his accent for comedy, he just doesn't give a fuck. He's like "Yeah we Austrians talk with an Austrian accent, so what? of course we do. And you will like it"
Perhaps, yeah, and that’s part of what gives him mad charisma. I’m mainly saying he took something that a lot of guys wanting to be A-listers would consider a liability and an obstacle and turned it into an asset by just going for it. That’s what we admire about guys like that, right? That ability to work with what you’ve got and make the best of it?
That was really deep. I never knew he was so tormented and obviously, he's a decent guy deep down. Just goes to show, money can't buy happiness, but he will find it. By doing what he said, finding his roots, starting over, reinventing himself as the person he wants to be now. He seems so much more well adjusted now and humble and at peace with himself.
@@gilbert8162 is it "acting tough" to acknowledge that the screenplay was written largely without the participation of van damme? That these words are the words of a writer who never once met van damme until production on this movie began, and that the "finding his roots by returning to belgium" plotline in this movie was invented for narrative drama? It's an incredible performance. But don't conflate actors playing _heavily_ fictionalised versions of themselves for some sort of vérité docuportrait of their real lives.
Powerful scene, you can see and feel how much karate and honor meant to him the moment he mentions the oss, how that same code brought him to where he was and how he almost lost that completely, he shows his true self in this moment.
I’m watching this in 2019, and it brings tears to my eyes. I grew up watching action films with my father, I loved loved Bruce lee, Arnold, Jackie and Jean but I would not have thought that years later after I had forgotten about those action stars and huge dreams that a heart felt performance From Jean would comfort me in a troubled time in my life, that I would connect with this man in sorrow and experience. I know this is a movie and no I never starred in a movie but this does not change my gratitude for this man’s contribution to the world and in turn my life. Thank You
Yeah cause no other movies were around that year. I hate when people say stuff like that. Did you see last king of Scotland? Forrest Whitaker stole the show.
Thank God he survived and pulled out of it. Is it any wonder that people love this guy?! He is genuine and brutally honest and repenting. God bless you Bro...stay safe...
why doesnt it have like 5 million views and likes???ive never seen such an amazing performance and this is from a guy that is typecasted is action b-movies.. i litterally shred a tear when I first saw it.. share this!
I shred a tear each time I see this, and in completely non intended moments. Maybe I can trully feal his honesty here. I don't believe much of this scene (if any) was scripted.
I remember watching this for the first time thinking it's all action and fighting like a typical JCVD movie. I saw this scene and never expected to get so emotional. This was by far my favourite part in the whole movie 👏👏👏
He was acting. The lines were written in the screenplay and he did the scene three times. I'll always find funny how the 2 jobs where he showed his best acting skills were in a movie and in a series where he's playing himself.
@@sgtnation6618 It's still acting. I mean, notice how the moment he gets more emotional, it's when he says he's afraid to die on that post office, after he was trying to start over in his home country, with his parents. Nothing of this happened in real life. All the telling of his life was a build up to the moment he realizes he may die on that post office, and he didn't make anything out of his life, even though he became a movie star. It's pretty good writing. Even if it's based on real events, since it's a character based on a real person but in a fictitious situation (and I honestly don't know if all that is indeed real), it's still a pretty good screenplay there, and acted beautifully.
And none of them were from the USA. "Bruce" Lee is the only of mentioned who get to have a successful movie career in his own country. The rest of them had to play Americans so Americans would pay to watch them. They have done absolutly nothing for the European cinema.
Bouleversant, magnifique, la première fois que j'ai vu cette scène et même aujourd'hui j'ai la chaire de poule. Tu sens bien qu'au delà du jeu d'acteur il est sincère et ressent tout ce qu'il dit. Un grand respect à Jean Claude van Damme, un grand monsieur.
This is Van Damme's best movie moment but it is also more than that. It's truly one of the greatest monologue in cinema history. I'm very disappointed that in the 10 years since this movie was released, Van Damme went back to making crappy direct to videos instead of exploiting his more mature side.
How many celebrators have the courage to reflect, and say that what have I done in the world? He is the best ever. Van Damme I will remember you all my life and show this take to my kids and grandkids to inspire them and guide them to add meaning to their life. Thank you for the inspiration and all the movies. God bless.
It's the first time I watch this. I cried. He is too pure for Hollywood. A man with a huge heart, generous, sensitive, emotional, humble, good, peaceful, loves life and people, happy. Very rare, very precious. Unique. They wanted to destroy him. Because jealousy, envy, ego problem. Hollywood doesn't deserve him. But he's stronger than them, he's better than them. Even though he feels weak and unworthy, and sad about bad choices from the past...he will always have his fans (including me) beside him. Together with his family. Jean-Claude, we love you. God loves you. You ARE the beast, the tiger but not in a cage. A warrior. You have to forgive yourself and love yourself more. You're worth it. ❤❤ Love you ❤
such heartbreaking honesty . . . this is one of the *best screen soliloquies* ever . . . JCVD speaks from his heart & soul . . . and its all in one-take. My dear Dad had this same kind of thinking-feeling spirit . . . like JCVD he also worried about the downtrodden and the futility of wealth.
I watched many movies of Van Damme with my dad. That was a true man and kid bonding moment. My dad is gone now for a little over 5 years. I wished there were more Van Damme movies that we could have watched together. Van Damme is part of my childhood and part of the many fond menu I’ve had with my dad.
C'est un humaniste, vrai, réel... un exemple et il se fiche du regard des autres, on devrait tous tourner le dos à ceux qui ne veulent pas de nous et aider ceux qui acceptent.
Say what you like about van damme but in a million years you wouldn’t see this kind of scene from Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham or any other of your Hollywood tough men, van damme may not be the greatest actor, but he is without doubt the most human & true to himself than the rest of them & for that he will always be my main man.
@@martynscotton1020 look at the scene with Rocky and Mick when Mick comes to Rocky's house. I think his acting in that scene is on the level of this scene. Thanks for responding.
Martin Smith rocky is my all time favourite film & always will be, you’ll not hear me have a bad word to say about rocky or Stallone. The way he went from nothing to an over night superstar by standing firm with the script & demanding he stared in it makes the film even more impressive, not many people in Hollywood have that much self belief or backbone.
Merci beaucoup, Monsieur Van Damme. Incroyable. Incredible honesty. The inner life of a man disclosing his emotional autobiography, as if the flash of an instant before dying, he has a chance to say to the world, who-he-was as told by what he did. The ultimate fight is not in the world with flesh, it is in one's mind. There's an expression to "give one's all": "lay it all out there on the floor." This is that. C'est là.
The first time I watched this movie I was shocked at how good this is. I mean this should and must be in your top ten in whatever movie list you have. Van damme has given a stellar performance. Absolutely out of this world
I saw this at TIFF>. The director said the two had planned this but weren't 100% sure they were going to go through with it. This was an in the moment decision and it's as real as it gets. Such a great moment.
What's often overlooked is the abililty to tell one's story. Even if you "feel" it, it doesn't mean you can "tell" it. It's really not that simple to communicate a story to everyone, so gotta give credit where credit is due here. Such a brillant performance (not used pejoratively) by JCVD himself.
Shed a tear watching this first time I had posters of this man on my wall growing up he seemed like something more than a man it's corny but he was like a super hero to me....saw this and realized he was just a man....made me admire him even more 😊
You did everything jc .you inspired me and millions of young men. Your style , your love of life, and your beautiful spirit is nothing short of wondrous! Love you.
I was so blown away by his performance when I first saw this many many years ago that the mere mention of it on another youtube video had me here to experience it again.
Tes le meilleur je te garanti 😉, tu est arriver au USA sans rien et tu devenu une star. Tu à traverser des obstacle ,mes au fond tes un homme bon. Tu est une star ,mes tu est humain en toi et tu à du cœur. Tout ceux qui ce sont moque ou ton humilié, ces eux les pires car il juge sans connaître. Tes le winner jean Claude 😊
The incredible thing about this is that the rawness and emotional intensity of his performance hits peak just as he brings the fiction of the movie into it and starts talking about what's happening in the post office. An incredible performance
This is simply OSCAR WORTHY , !!!!! The late Roger Ebert, also agreed, one of the last movies he critiqued , before he died .. Roger Ebert , lloved this.. cause he knew ...
I forget how much i loved this scene when i saw it back in 2008. Recently i got a reply from one of the actors in this movie on Instagram. Grateful for that. To be able to interact with people from movies that i loved growin up is the coolest thing.
Jean-Claude Van Damme's performance in this movie is probably the best in his cereal (and he could speak in his native language). I will even say that in this scene he is great, yet I think that partly because this is not just acting, but he is saying what he really feels and this scene is quite personal for him. In my opinion he hasn't got a great acting talent, but still I would call him an actor and isn't too bad. In the past his physical fitness was his main advantage (maybe still is and for his age is really impressive). His biggest disadvantage was always that he had problems with speaking-acting in English, and he couldn't lose his strong accent. If he would be more famous from movies where he could act in his native language or at least would play someone from French-speaking countries, maybe his acting wouldn't be criticized so much. Unfortunately for him, he often had to play American. I will add too: that after a few movies he learned a bit more how to act with his face. PS I must admit that although I do not consider him as a very good actor, and rather I am not a fan of his movies (beside this one and some I used to like as a child but less now) - I feel somehow a big respect for him, especially for his hard work to become so physically proficient and for facing internal and external problems in his life.
Same here. Who the hell knew Van Damme could act?! Inspiring monologue, especially if you learn about his ups and downs. It sucks that it takes a man almost a lifetime to look back and see his mistakes.
Time Magazine said his was the second best screen performance of 2008 behind Ledger’s the Joker and that he deserved an academy award. Frankly I couldn’t agree more to both of these statements
I'm past 40 and i laughed about Van Damme for many years. But this is brilliant. And the fact is it's about him. Incredible performance. And i'm not clear if it was a performance.
In your mind you have reached the highest of highs and can not find anything to match it. Feel grateful for being what you are and having a life to begin with.
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This is not acting this was a real moment he shared with us. Thanks JCVD.
This is an awesome performance. And people say he can't act. This proves that he can. There's a lot of emotion in this monologue.
+ActivistParrot And he says things about himself that even his most ardent hater has never said about him. I'm glad this movie had a happy ending.
Happy ending!? He goes to prison for extortion!
There is genuineness here.
I think it works so well as there's clearly a large element of truth in what he's saying
I actually don't think that was him acting, I truly believe that was Van Damme spilling his heart out to the world and revealing his true self. It`s the line "its so stupid to kill people, they`re so beautiful" that gets me everytime
Keep in mind this is all in one take, no cuts or editing. Just a man's naked soul poured straight into the camera. A strong man who has tasted weakness so he knows the difference. You cannot ask more from anyone, ever.
I love this scene. I do wonder whether part of it was ad libbed or whether it was purely scripted.
i feel because he's speaking his native language he's able to be more honest at a fundamental level
This movie is criminally underrated
YES
An amazing aside to the depth of JCVD and the tragedy of his own life acknowledged in a film using himself to tell a story. Incredible
Thank you✌
I dont really believe in overrated, underrated. Any rating... Whos rating? Yknow
But i know what ya mean.
I go back to this video sometimes
To help with my depression. Its cathartic . oss
This is literally one of the best moments and most honest moments in cinema history.
The thing is, he genuinely poured his heart out in this scene and its scenes/moments like this that makes acting great. When someone takes his broken heart and make it to art.
No action hero ever had the charisma JCVD had. Even though I would rank Arnold as number 1 action hero of the last decades, and he had good charisma, nobody ever came close to Jean-Claude in terms of charisma. In a charisma battle, nobody even comes close. JCVD had the looks, the charisma, the style, the pleasing way of combat movement. It was insane.
This one monologue showcases better acting than Seagal's entire career.
Jesus. What a scene. Whose cutting onions? Jean Claude should have got an award for this.
Nothing can turn me against this man. What a legend.
Same
Yep. Matured incredibly and possibly the most improved actor ever.
The zeitgeist these days of assuming people in popularity are somehow the paragons of humanity is incredibly naive and narrow minded. Roll models being labeled as such by those who only know them from scenes born from the minds of others, constructed off the backs of others, speaking words someone else wrote for them, loving a person who does not exist outside of a slice of celluloid. Its sick. Mentally problematic weaknesses easily fallen prey to offered down to us by the hands of profit generating interests who have no obligation to you beyond hoping to entertain and convince you to give them a little more of your money. The simple truth is ....... humans ... are ... flawed .......None of us are perfect. Anything we do is a result of circumstance, subjected to interpretation, and at risk of reimagining by those who want a 'better story' to tell ...... We need to remember the simple truth behind it all. I am not you. You are not me. They are not either of us. And we may never be them. We all have flaws, and vices, and wants, and needs, and insecurities, and strengths. Many of them known only to us, even if reinterpreted and subjected to the presumptuous and prejudicial narrative of outsiders. None of them have to live in our heads. Have seen what we have seen. It is our uniqueness that sets us all apart. And what offers to bring us closer, to hold us together in celebration of our collective will to be simply us. Flawed humans.
Jean-Claud is human. Jean-Claud is flawed. Jean-Claud has done nothing more than offer us an hour and a half of entertainment, through the work and sweat of himself and so many others. In my opinion, as we are all entitled to the freedom and privacy of our own thoughts and feelings regardless of interpretations ..... yes he can be silly, and an asshole, and serious, and aloof ..... just as any of us can and have been, and will be ..... Jean-Claud is another shining example of a beautifully unique human being. No higher or lower than anyone else. And his efforts towards the ultimate goal of entertaining us for a moment have not gone unappreciated here. Jean-Claud does indeed deserve to be recognized for his efforts. He is a damn fine action star and I am glad to have seen his works!
"It's hard for me to judge people, and it's hard for them to not judge me, easier to blame me." True words from a wise man. I can see the hurt and regret that he has. I grew up watching Van Dammes movies and I'm glad he cleaned himself up. We all have demons but for the most part he ripped and kicked the heads off of his demons.
Tears streaming down my face. He bares his naked and honest soul to the camera, (and to us), and I love him even more for it. For six minutes, time stopped for me; I was mesmerized by how unafraid he was to show his vulnerable and flawed self. I've been a movie fan all my life, and this was nothing short of magnificent. Respect, JCVD.
I still hope for Van Damme to make a true comeback. Make a movie like Michael Keaton's Birdman and show everyone what he has to offer still.
This movie is his Birdman already
Thanks to this movie he did another Universal soldier movie and was decent, then he was in the Expendables 2 where he played an excellent villain and he voiced a character in Kung fu panda 2. Also he did this fun underrated action flick "Lukas" in 2018 and was one of his most decent movies since the 2000s-early 2010s
This wasn't a movie for him to make amends with showbiz. It was to make amends with himself. And that's what matters.
Man, this really stung. Surely you understand this is his Birdman. How could that have flown over your head while you wrote the comment?
"Teach me. I Can do it!" Hearing that line when I was a little kid to my early 20's was all the motivation I needed whenever I didn't want to go to my taekwondo and later Kung Fu classes. "And because of a woman. Well because of love. I tried something and I got hooked." Hearing this from a childhood hero helped me come out of a dark place and find help, because I also got hooked. I also got out of it. Wherever you are, Thank you Van Damme.
He's 58 now. This came out when he was 48. When he was 38, he was making a bunch of movies that weren't all that popular. When he was 28, he was in Bloodsport.
This was some of the best acting I’ve ever seen. Probably because it’s him, it’s his heart talking to us.
You can never take jcvd or Arnold seriously because of their accents. That's all you hear. But when jcvd speaks in his native tongue all he is focusing on now is on what he needs to say. Perfect
Agreed 100%. Stallone and Gibson are action heroes (often typecasted) that also happen to be excellent actors. With this performance Van Damme proved himself to belong in that category as well. I love Arnold, but I don't consider him on par with the 3 aforementioned guys, acting-wise. However, Arnold did a fantastic performance in Escape Plan, also speaking his native tongue. I'm talking about the isolation scene. When speaking German/Austrian, Arnie comes of different, he seems less funny and more serious. In that scene, Arnold was frantic and on the edge, and it was really surprising and impressive to see him in that setting.
I disagree
What? Arnold happens to be a great physical actor and a uniquely fantastic comedic actor. I think he’s very aware of how his accent comes off and leans hard into the awkwardness of it with perfect comedic timing.
@@samgott8689 I dont think Arnold uses his accent for comedy, he just doesn't give a fuck. He's like "Yeah we Austrians talk with an Austrian accent, so what? of course we do. And you will like it"
Perhaps, yeah, and that’s part of what gives him mad charisma. I’m mainly saying he took something that a lot of guys wanting to be A-listers would consider a liability and an obstacle and turned it into an asset by just going for it. That’s what we admire about guys like that, right? That ability to work with what you’ve got and make the best of it?
That was really deep. I never knew he was so tormented and obviously, he's a decent guy deep down. Just goes to show, money can't buy happiness, but he will find it. By doing what he said, finding his roots, starting over, reinventing himself as the person he wants to be now. He seems so much more well adjusted now and humble and at peace with himself.
This was written in the screenplay, but ok.
@@rafaellima83you're acting tough on the internet, but ok.
@@gilbert8162 is it "acting tough" to acknowledge that the screenplay was written largely without the participation of van damme? That these words are the words of a writer who never once met van damme until production on this movie began, and that the "finding his roots by returning to belgium" plotline in this movie was invented for narrative drama? It's an incredible performance. But don't conflate actors playing _heavily_ fictionalised versions of themselves for some sort of vérité docuportrait of their real lives.
I'm not ashamed to admit I'm bawling my eyes out. What a beautiful soul, that got beaten by life and self. I wish him the very best.
I finally watched this movie today and this scene floored me. I never knew JCVD had these kind of acting skills in him.
Powerful scene, you can see and feel how much karate and honor meant to him the moment he mentions the oss, how that same code brought him to where he was and how he almost lost that completely, he shows his true self in this moment.
I’m watching this in 2019, and it brings tears to my eyes. I grew up watching action films with my father, I loved loved Bruce lee, Arnold, Jackie and Jean but I would not have thought that years later after I had forgotten about those action stars and huge dreams that a heart felt performance From Jean would comfort me in a troubled time in my life, that I would connect with this man in sorrow and experience. I know this is a movie and no I never starred in a movie but this does not change my gratitude for this man’s contribution to the world and in turn my life.
Thank You
I haven't seen this in a long time but still as powerful as the first time I saw it.
If it weren't for Heath Ledger's Joker, this would be the best acting performance of 2008.
Yeah cause no other movies were around that year. I hate when people say stuff like that. Did you see last king of Scotland? Forrest Whitaker stole the show.
@Kotal Kahn I never said that.
This is not acting...
George From Jungle Acting
He’s Being Real
Nick W last king of Scotland came out in 2006 dumbass
La meilleure scène de Van damme dans sa carrière d'acteur
Agreed.
Thank God he survived and pulled out of it. Is it any wonder that people love this guy?! He is genuine and brutally honest and repenting. God bless you Bro...stay safe...
why doesnt it have like 5 million views and likes???ive never seen such an amazing performance and this is from a guy that is typecasted is action b-movies.. i litterally shred a tear when I first saw it.. share this!
I shred a tear each time I see this, and in completely non intended moments. Maybe I can trully feal his honesty here. I don't believe much of this scene (if any) was scripted.
@@matejlj It was scripted, he memorized the lines and they made 3 takes of this scene, keeping the best in the film.
One of the greatest scenes in cinema!! SO underrated!
I remember watching this for the first time thinking it's all action and fighting like a typical JCVD movie. I saw this scene and never expected to get so emotional. This was by far my favourite part in the whole movie 👏👏👏
"JCVD can´t act"
Delivers an incredible performance.
"Well, he wasn´t acting tho"
People are ridiculously stupid, though.
It was an incredible monologue
He was acting. The lines were written in the screenplay and he did the scene three times.
I'll always find funny how the 2 jobs where he showed his best acting skills were in a movie and in a series where he's playing himself.
I believe they mean what he is saying matches what is really going on in his life.
@@rafaellima83 exactly.
@@sgtnation6618 It's still acting.
I mean, notice how the moment he gets more emotional, it's when he says he's afraid to die on that post office, after he was trying to start over in his home country, with his parents.
Nothing of this happened in real life. All the telling of his life was a build up to the moment he realizes he may die on that post office, and he didn't make anything out of his life, even though he became a movie star.
It's pretty good writing. Even if it's based on real events, since it's a character based on a real person but in a fictitious situation (and I honestly don't know if all that is indeed real), it's still a pretty good screenplay there, and acted beautifully.
Bruce lee, Stallone, Dolf Lundgren and Jean Claude were my super heros in the 90's Jean Claude is definitely the most genuine super hero.
johanpruys you forget Jackie Chan
You forgot Shwarzi ^^ But indeed, maybe Van Damme is my favorite of them all. What a scene !!
And none of them were from the USA. "Bruce" Lee is the only of mentioned who get to have a successful movie career in his own country. The rest of them had to play Americans so Americans would pay to watch them. They have done absolutly nothing for the European cinema.
loving the sincerity in this. see, it's either sincerity or good acting or both and I am happy with any of those here.
Bouleversant, magnifique, la première fois que j'ai vu cette scène et même aujourd'hui j'ai la chaire de poule. Tu sens bien qu'au delà du jeu d'acteur il est sincère et ressent tout ce qu'il dit. Un grand respect à Jean Claude van Damme, un grand monsieur.
This is Van Damme's best movie moment but it is also more than that. It's truly one of the greatest monologue in cinema history.
I'm very disappointed that in the 10 years since this movie was released, Van Damme went back to making crappy direct to videos instead of exploiting his more mature side.
Lol Its great. But man, you are seriously wrong about this being the greatest monologue in movie history. I mean, monumentally wrong.
Brady Davis he said its ONE of the greatest moments in monologue history. He never said it was number 1 lol
Martin L I totally agree. He showed so much potential with JCVD
Completely agree, I thought this was going to be a turning point for him. But, nope :(
Go see Lukas
How many celebrators have the courage to reflect, and say that what have I done in the world? He is the best ever. Van Damme I will remember you all my life and show this take to my kids and grandkids to inspire them and guide them to add meaning to their life. Thank you for the inspiration and all the movies. God bless.
It's the first time I watch this. I cried.
He is too pure for Hollywood. A man with a huge heart, generous, sensitive, emotional, humble, good, peaceful, loves life and people, happy.
Very rare, very precious. Unique.
They wanted to destroy him. Because jealousy, envy, ego problem.
Hollywood doesn't deserve him. But he's stronger than them, he's better than them.
Even though he feels weak and unworthy, and sad about bad choices from the past...he will always have his fans (including me) beside him. Together with his family.
Jean-Claude, we love you. God loves you. You ARE the beast, the tiger but not in a cage. A warrior. You have to forgive yourself and love yourself more. You're worth it. ❤❤
Love you ❤
such heartbreaking honesty . . . this is one of the *best screen soliloquies* ever . . . JCVD speaks from his heart & soul . . . and its all in one-take.
My dear Dad had this same kind of thinking-feeling spirit . . . like JCVD he also worried about the downtrodden and the futility of wealth.
My boy jcvd was ready to cry before the monologue started . Raw emotions caught on film. I respect that van damme.
Jean-Claude Van Damme . we love you
He deserves the highest honor for this scene!
This is his soul speaking to us.
One of the greatest scenes in cinema history. Heartwrenching. Damn...
This is his best movie. This scene is so great it's unreal
I watched many movies of Van Damme with my dad. That was a true man and kid bonding moment. My dad is gone now for a little over 5 years. I wished there were more Van Damme movies that we could have watched together. Van Damme is part of my childhood and part of the many fond menu I’ve had with my dad.
C'est un humaniste, vrai, réel... un exemple et il se fiche du regard des autres, on devrait tous tourner le dos à ceux qui ne veulent pas de nous et aider ceux qui acceptent.
The most powerful scene from any movie ever
Say what you like about van damme but in a million years you wouldn’t see this kind of scene from Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham or any other of your Hollywood tough men, van damme may not be the greatest actor, but he is without doubt the most human & true to himself than the rest of them & for that he will always be my main man.
Sorry. But Sylvester Stallone in Rocky 1 is some of the best acting you will see in a movie. Period.
Martin Smith I love Stallone, I love rocky, but you wouldn’t see Stallone like this at all.
@@martynscotton1020 look at the scene with Rocky and Mick when Mick comes to Rocky's house.
I think his acting in that scene is on the level of this scene.
Thanks for responding.
Martin Smith rocky is my all time favourite film & always will be, you’ll not hear me have a bad word to say about rocky or Stallone.
The way he went from nothing to an over night superstar by standing firm with the script & demanding he stared in it makes the film even more impressive, not many people in Hollywood have that much self belief or backbone.
@@martynscotton1020 got it. Thanks.
Probably the most honest and powerful moment in cinema history, as far as I'm concerned.
This man deserves an Oscar !!!!!
Merci beaucoup, Monsieur Van Damme. Incroyable. Incredible honesty. The inner life of a man disclosing his emotional autobiography, as if the flash of an instant before dying, he has a chance to say to the world, who-he-was as told by what he did. The ultimate fight is not in the world with flesh, it is in one's mind. There's an expression to "give one's all": "lay it all out there on the floor." This is that. C'est là.
The first time I watched this movie I was shocked at how good this is. I mean this should and must be in your top ten in whatever movie list you have. Van damme has given a stellar performance. Absolutely out of this world
I saw this at TIFF>. The director said the two had planned this but weren't 100% sure they were going to go through with it. This was an in the moment decision and it's as real as it gets. Such a great moment.
Incredible, just incredible, bravo JCVD!!!
Best performance I ever see on JCVD
He should of won an Academy Award for this movie, and if Dark Knight hadn't come out the same year I think he would of.
I never believed JCVD did drugs because I only heard it from tabloids. I cried tears of joy when he said he became sober.
This was an epic performance 🔥
Beautiful
What's often overlooked is the abililty to tell one's story. Even if you "feel" it, it doesn't mean you can "tell" it. It's really not that simple to communicate a story to everyone, so gotta give credit where credit is due here. Such a brillant performance (not used pejoratively) by JCVD himself.
This monologue to me, elevated him to be compared to any great actors of today. So real.
Shed a tear watching this first time I had posters of this man on my wall growing up he seemed like something more than a man it's corny but he was like a super hero to me....saw this and realized he was just a man....made me admire him even more 😊
You did everything jc .you inspired me and millions of young men. Your style , your love of life, and your beautiful spirit is nothing short of wondrous! Love you.
I was so blown away by his performance when I first saw this many many years ago that the mere mention of it on another youtube video had me here to experience it again.
Tes le meilleur je te garanti 😉, tu est arriver au USA sans rien et tu devenu une star. Tu à traverser des obstacle ,mes au fond tes un homme bon. Tu est une star ,mes tu est humain en toi et tu à du cœur. Tout ceux qui ce sont moque ou ton humilié, ces eux les pires car il juge sans connaître. Tes le winner jean Claude 😊
The incredible thing about this is that the rawness and emotional intensity of his performance hits peak just as he brings the fiction of the movie into it and starts talking about what's happening in the post office. An incredible performance
il a était moqué, mais ce mec est génial.
This is simply OSCAR WORTHY , !!!!! The late Roger Ebert, also agreed, one of the last movies he critiqued , before he died .. Roger Ebert , lloved this.. cause he knew ...
I love you man!
This movie made me cry. One of my top 5 films of all time.
Got the best acting scene of his life by pouring his own life in it. Outstanding!
I forget how much i loved this scene when i saw it back in 2008. Recently i got a reply from one of the actors in this movie on Instagram. Grateful for that. To be able to interact with people from movies that i loved growin up is the coolest thing.
Jean-Claude Van Damme's performance in this movie is probably the best in his cereal (and he could speak in his native language). I will even say that in this scene he is great, yet I think that partly because this is not just acting, but he is saying what he really feels and this scene is quite personal for him. In my opinion he hasn't got a great acting talent, but still I would call him an actor and isn't too bad. In the past his physical fitness was his main advantage (maybe still is and for his age is really impressive). His biggest disadvantage was always that he had problems with speaking-acting in English, and he couldn't lose his strong accent. If he would be more famous from movies where he could act in his native language or at least would play someone from French-speaking countries, maybe his acting wouldn't be criticized so much. Unfortunately for him, he often had to play American. I will add too: that after a few movies he learned a bit more how to act with his face. PS I must admit that although I do not consider him as a very good actor, and rather I am not a fan of his movies (beside this one and some I used to like as a child but less now) - I feel somehow a big respect for him, especially for his hard work to become so physically proficient and for facing internal and external problems in his life.
He is a Challenger and working to be a good father. Because, His heart is soft and bright.
This takes my breath away
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This is such a brilliant film. He should have got nominated.
Such a good actor...u are my childhood, thank you.
If you ever find yourself in a creative rut as an artist, or just a person in general. Watch this.
The comparison he made about a mother's love for her kids to all his wives is some of the realest shit I've ever heard...
Blew me away how deep this scene is, Jean Claudes monolog amazing
I remember watching this, and thinking it would be a typical comedy action film, but this happened and I was crying. Fuck man what a movie, and actor.
I’m so happy to see I wasn’t the only one who thought this scene wasn’t Amazing…He put his soul out there and testified
WOW 😪I have a feeling that was done in one cut. Have not seen this but I will now.
“It’s so stupid to kill people.
They’re so beautiful.”
What you did on this world? You inspired me.
There were not many people in my life who were able to do that.
No he's not acting, he's spilling his heart, and is genuine. Beautiful scene .
I wish Van Damme was known for more dramatic roles like this.
The Critical Drinker send me here 😁
Me too!!!
Lol that dude is trash
Same here. Who the hell knew Van Damme could act?! Inspiring monologue, especially if you learn about his ups and downs. It sucks that it takes a man almost a lifetime to look back and see his mistakes.
Best guy on RUclips!
@@Hugo_Tate ?
This man deserves an Academy Award ..... brilliant ..
He wasn’t acting.. he was reflecting his life An was speaking from his heart an soul
Time Magazine said his was the second best screen performance of 2008 behind Ledger’s the Joker and that he deserved an academy award.
Frankly I couldn’t agree more to both of these statements
So emotional you can tell that came straight from his heart
JCVD when you were young, you looked handsome and strong from outside.
Now you are, wise, stronger and beautiful from inside.
I really wish he'd done more dramatic acting. This scene stays with me.
THIS is powerful acting, my friends! This is the real shit!
JCVD ruleZ!
I'm past 40 and i laughed about Van Damme for many years. But this is brilliant. And the fact is it's about him. Incredible performance. And i'm not clear if it was a performance.
he didn't act in the film "JCVD" but he opened up his mind to his audience!
People were campaigning for Jean Claude to get an Academy Award for his performance in this
In your mind you have reached the highest of highs and can not find anything to match it. Feel grateful for being what you are and having a life to begin with.
The world's most improved actor, hands down.
Absolutely terrific stuff. Great scene
Holy crap that’s some awesome acting!! Not being sarcastic. Truly impressive