Name: Top 20 Epic Battle Speeches in Movie History
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And today, we're counting down our picks for the best movie battle speeches of all time.

We will only be including one speech per movie, however great the others may be.

Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars and say, these wounds I had on Crispin's day.

At world's end, the Brethren will still be looking here to us, to the Black Pearl to lead.

Frightened bilge rats aboard a derelict ship?

With the pirate Lords having spent the movie bickering and the East India Trading Company armada bearing down on them, the crew of the Black Pearl face a certain death.

And it's Elizabeth Swan, a character who started the series as a damsel in distress, who steps up to the plate.

While the speech competes with the chaos of an approaching maelstrom, Keira Knightley anchors the scene with genuine desperation.

The she unites a ragtag group of selfish criminals, not by promising them gold or eternal life, but

by reminding them of their identity as free men and women.

By the time she screams, hoist the colors.

She had successfully transformed a chaotic mob into a unified front, ready to face the abyss with a smile.

The Matrix Reloaded Let us send a message to that army.

Tonight let us tremble these holes of earth, steel and stone.

Although this moment famously segues into the divisive rave sequence, the raw energy of the monologue itself is undeniable.

With the machines drilling toward the city and the population terrified by the prospect of annihilation, Morpheus refuses to offer empty platitudes about safety.

Standing before the gathered citizens of Zion, he frames their very existence as an act of rebellion, urging them to show the machines that humanity's still here and unafraid.

The lion hits with the force of a shockwave, shaking the cavern walls and proving that belief can be just as powerful a weapon as an EMP blast, he effectively turns their panic into a party Tonight, let us make them remember this is Zion and we are not afraid.

Honor the gods, love your woman and defend your country.

While Brad Pitt's Achilles spends the film searching for immortality.

Hector fights for something far more his home.

In this grounded and gritty take on the Iliad, Eric Bana delivers a speech that strips away the vanity of war to focus on the stark reality of survival.

He simplifies the complexity of the conflict into a singular, unbreakable.

This is a blue collar rallying cry from a prince who fights alongside his men.

Shifting the focus from the politics of the throne room to the stones of the city, Hector proves that true nobility is found in duty.

Arguing that the only thing worth dying for is the country that mothers you.

you need to ride a giant red dragon bird to get your point across.

After being cast out by the tribe, Jake Sully returns as the legendary Turak Makto to unite the Na' VI clans against the rda.

While the visual of Sully descending on the Great Leonopteryx is breathtaking, it's his command of their culture that truly resonates.

Standing beneath the Tree of Souls, he taps into the collective spirit of Pandora, urging the Omaticaya to fly with him for one final stand against the invaders.

This scene marks the definitive end of Jake the Marine and the birth of a true leader.

Promising to show the Sky People that this land cannot be bought or taken by force.

It's a visually stunning call for unity against colonial oppression.

And we will show the Sky People so today.

That they cannot take whatever they want and that this big thing is this number 16.

A kingdom of conscience, Kingdom of heaven.

We defend this city not to protect these stones, but the people living within these walls.

Facing a siege that cannot be won against a vastly superior army, Balian of Ibeline executes a brilliant strategic pivot.

He democratizes the knighthood by bestowing titles upon commoners, servants and water carriers.

He offers them the self worth required to hold a sword against impossible odds.

Orlando Bloom's delivery is quiet, intense and surprisingly soulful.

Effectively deconstructing the medieval class system in a few short sentences, he shifts the definition of Jerusalem from holy sites and stones to the people living within the walls.

This beautiful sentiment argues that nobility is defended by your actions in the face of death, rather than by your birthright or lineage.

He convinces a city of refugees that they are knights, giving them the spiritual armor they need to fight.

Soldiers like Private ace Levy and Lt. John Rico.

The mind you if you want to live forever.

This line perfectly encapsulates the idea that sometimes a whole motivational speech can be delivered in one quick sentence.

And yes, it also captures the satirical, hyper violent tone of the movie.

Lt. Rico delivers the film's most iconic line not from a podium, but but from a dropship.

Borrowing a famous quote from real military history, Rico screams over the roar of his army as the bay doors open and we couldn't be more pumped.

He addresses his roughnecks as apes, challenging them to hurl themselves into the meat grinder.

It isn't a long monologue, but a frantic battle cry that encapsulates the Federation's grim.

You're mere fuel for the war machine, so you might as well embrace it and go out like a boss.

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Top 20 Epic Battle Speeches in Movie History

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