Top Movie Battle Speeches
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
“This story a good man shall teach his son . . . ” Not much of that happening, now.
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Here is the only command a leader needs to give: “Follow me!”
I have to say, I’m a fan of King Theoden’s speech at the battle of Pelenor.
By the way, the Game of Thrones speech doesn’t work.
You mean King Eomer’s speech that Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens gave to Bernard Hill, subverting Tolkein’s intention in the process?
My favorite example of “bad” good film making.