Ich wurde kürzlich an eine meiner Lieblingsfilmstellen erinnert, und darüber wiederum kam ich ins Grübeln, welche Stellen es gibt, die mir die Kehle verschließen und vielleicht auch ein paar Tränen in die Augen treiben. Zitate, die mich anrühren. Hier sind zehn davon, wer will, kann gerne in den Kommentaren eigene hinzufügen. Da ich die meisten Filme im Original sehe, sind die Zitate ebenfalls im Original-Englisch.

10. »You take care of me. You’ve always taken care of me. My turn.«

9. »In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the new. The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations, the new needs friends. Last night, I experienced something new, an extraordinary meal from a singularly unexpected source. To say that both the meal and its maker have challenged my preconceptions about fine cooking is a gross understatement. They have rocked me to my core. In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Chef Gusteau’s famous motto: Anyone can cook. But I realize, only now do I truly understand what he meant. Not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere.«

8. »But I don’t understand. … I don’t understand how this all happens. How we go through this. I mean, I knew her, and then she’s — There’s just a body, and I don’t understand why she just can’t get back in it and not be dead anymore. It’s stupid. It’s mortal and stupid. And and Xander’s crying and not talking, and and I was having fruit punch, and I thought, well, Joyce will never have any more fruit punch ever, and she’ll never have eggs, or yawn or brush her hair, not ever, and no one will explain to me why.« (TV)

7. »Forth, and fear no darkness! Arise! Arise, Riders of Theoden! Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered! A sword day… a red day… ere the sun rises! Ride now!… Ride now!… Ride! Ride to ruin and the world’s ending! Death!«

6. »But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.«

5. »No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand. … Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.« (TV)

4. »My friends… you bow to no one.«

3. »We’re proud to say that the Class of ’99 has the lowest mortality rate of any graduating class in Sunnydale history. And we know at least part of that is because of you. So the senior class, offers its thanks, and gives you, uh, this. It’s from all of us, and it has written here, ‘Buffy Summers, Class Protector.’«

2. »You’re fading. You’ll last 10 minutes at best.«
»Then let’s make it memorable.« (wieder TV)

Nun sind das alles Zitate, und es gibt Filmmomente, die ohne Worte auskommen und in denen die Bilder so emotional sind. Beispielsweise die letzten fünf Minuten der fünften Staffel von Buffy. Allerdings sind die schwerer zu beschreiben, und ich finde, die Zitate bringen einen viel eher in den Moment zurück, wenn man die Szene nicht wirklich sieht (á la youtube-Videos). Daher habe ich mich hier auf Zitate beschränkt. Und jetzt die absolute Nummer 1:

»Superman.«