what is the most profound line in cinema?

[Kirby101]

What movie is that from?

[Alan2099]

What movie is that from?

John Dies at the End.

[Jack Dracula]

Solving the following riddle will reveal the awful secret behind the universe, assuming you do not go utterly mad in the attempt.

Say you have an ax - just a cheap one from Home Depot.

On one bitter winter day, you use said ax to behead a man. Don't worry, the man's already dead. Maybe you should worry, 'cause you're the one who shot him. He'd been a big twitchy guy with veined skin stretched over swollen biceps, tattoo of a swastika on his tongue. And you're chopping off his head because even with eight bullets in him, you're pretty sure he's about to spring back to his feet and eat the look of terror right off your face.

You now have a broken axe. So, you now go to the hardware store explaining away the dark reddish stains on the handle as barbecue sauce.
The repaired Axe sits undisturbed in your house until the next spring when one rainy morning ... so you grab your trust axe and chop him into several pieces. From the last blow however ... of course the chipped head means yet another trip to the hardware store.

As soon as you get home with your newly headed axe though you meet the reanimated body of the guy you beheaded last year only he's got a new head stitched on with what looks like plastic weed trimmer line and wears that unique expression of you're the man who killed me last winter resentment that one so rarely encounters in everyday life. So you brandish your axe.

"That's the axe that slayed me."

Is he right?

This is a version of the philosophical argument known as The Ship of Theseus Paradox.

[Alan2099]

This is a version of the philosophical argument known as The Ship of Theseus Paradox.

I know, but the actual Ship of Theseus Paradox contains less decapitations and axe murder, so this is obviously the superior version.

[The Cool Thatguy]

Not super profound, but in Serenity, I liked the exchange between Mal and the Operative, after the crew discovered the truth about the Reavers, and lured them into an ambush iwth the Alliance.

Operative: A lot of innocent people are being killed right now.

Mal: You have no idea how true that is.

[Jack Dracula]

I know, but the actual Ship of Theseus Paradox contains less decapitations and axe murder, so this is obviously the superior version.

No argument here. I believe axe murders supersede stuffy Greek myth arguments.

An idea we can associate with this paradox is that the human body replaces its cells constantly and by some estimates a complete replacement occurs every seven years. So then, are we really the same people we were when we were children or are we completely different people with the same memories?

[Huntsman Spider]

No argument here. I believe axe murders supersede stuffy Greek myth arguments.

An idea we can associate with this paradox is that the human body replaces its cells constantly and by some estimates a complete replacement occurs every seven years. So then, are we really the same people we were when we were children or are we completely different people with the same memories?

Like clones? Intriguing. Disturbing, but intriguing.

[K7P5V]

"Ma'am, I know you've done your homework and so you know that money isn't a big part of my life.
But at the moment I could buy Mt. Auburn Street, take the Phoenix Club, and turn it into my ping-pong room."

[Jack Dracula]

"There's a kind of freedom in being completely screwed...because you know things can't get any worse."~ Clark Kellog, The Freshman 1990.

[K7P5V]

"You Cannot Alter Your Fate. However, You Can Rise to Meet It."

[Scott Taylor]

It’s possible to be right and foolish. Little Women (2019)

"In this world, you must be oh so smart, or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.

Another of my favorites. That whole movie is fantastic.

[Dr. Skeleton]

[Alan2099]

Oh, a man should have his dreams, but a man has to learn to put those dreams to some practical use, not just sit around and think about them all the time.

Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

[K7P5V]

"We Each Need to Find Our Own Inspiration. Sometimes That's Not Easy."

[Rev9]

'Only what can happen, does happen'