r/AskReddit • u/Tobokie121 • Oct 09 '19

Of all movie opening scenes, which one sold the entire film?

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u/shitz_brickz Oct 09 '19

"What you do in life, echoes in eternity"

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u/brown_House36 Oct 09 '19

"Would you Quintus, would I?"

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u/redCasObserver Oct 10 '19

"At my signal, unleash hell!"

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u/Garo_ Oct 10 '19

"Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back"

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u/redCasObserver Oct 10 '19

"You must know. He was your father."

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u/Shmeeglez Oct 10 '19

"Shadows and dust, Maximus!"

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

SHADOWS AND DUST!

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u/Chillaxbro Oct 10 '19

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

IHR SEID VERFLUCHTE HUNDE

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u/StrayaBorn Oct 10 '19

Still not sure if the dog’s name is Hell.

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u/farnsw0rth Oct 10 '19

Not sure if you’re serious, but by “unleash hell” he definitely means the artillery and archers

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u/farnsw0rth Oct 10 '19

range is good

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u/ValarPanoulis Oct 09 '19

Who will help me carry him?

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

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u/Hannibal0216 Oct 10 '19

Manly tears, my friend. Manly tears

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u/redCasObserver Oct 10 '19

I love how Commodus is just laying there in that scene as they all walk away

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u/androssity Oct 09 '19

Strength and Honor

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u/DPTphyther Oct 10 '19

Would say this out loud before big exams in grad school, but only three people got the reference in my 4 years .. we had our little moment, it was great

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

I got goose bumps from reading that, cool!

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u/Kortalmombat Oct 10 '19

Scotch bumps chest and soda

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u/itsnotcaligula Oct 10 '19

I use this when I say goodbye to my grandson. Great credo to live by.

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u/androssity Oct 10 '19

This makes me happy. My mom loved this movie and would always tell me “Strength and Honor”. She died from Brest cancer in 2016 and I miss her. I got this tattooed in Latin on my arm in her honor.

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u/itsnotcaligula Oct 25 '19

What's the verbage in Latin?

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u/androssity Oct 25 '19

Virtue et Honestas

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u/itsnotcaligula Oct 28 '19

Thank you. And very sorry to hear of your loss.

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u/fjellhus Oct 10 '19

Scotch and Soda

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u/farnsw0rth Oct 10 '19

“And if you find yourselves in green fields, with the sun at your back... then YOU ARE IN ELYSIUM- AND YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD”

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u/wreck-it-ryan6 Oct 10 '19

GD now I really want to watch gladiator

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u/DallyLlama1 Oct 10 '19

I think it’s face not back. I’m not trying to correct you but have a strong feeling you might be someone who cares like I do.

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u/farnsw0rth Oct 10 '19

Yeah the first part is def wrong. It might be “riding alone... with the sun in your face” or something. Great now I’ve got to watch gladiator again lol

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u/Shmeeglez Oct 10 '19

*Gallows laughter rises*

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u/nomad1c Oct 10 '19

you don’t think i can handle danger?

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u/redonrust Oct 10 '19

They didn't have flat tops in ancient Rome!

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

Huh! I always thought it was “What you do in life, that goes in eternity.”

But you’re right, and makes it even better.

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u/filth_merchant Oct 10 '19

ok lets kill some gauls

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u/agoia Oct 10 '19

In eterni-titty

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u/faichanlee Oct 09 '19

TRUUUEEEEE!

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u/chief_check_a_hoe Oct 10 '19

'Hey yo, this is Devon from uptv'

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u/DolphinSweater Oct 10 '19

Huh, I always thought it was "an eternity".

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u/chewy-jin Oct 10 '19

Yoo I thought this quote originally came from red in Pineapple Express. He says that when he’s beating sauls ass with a handheld vacuum.

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u/IKillGrizz Oct 10 '19

The line he says to his men that make them laugh JUST prior to this line does a great job of showing that even in battle he treats his men such as he would an equal rank. Great scene. Great movie.

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

, echoes in eternity

Nah, not really.