Five Easy Pieces scene

[bobcat081754]

Her speech puts much importance on self esteem. Maybe in this scene it's accurate, because the Nicholson character thinks ill of himself and uses that as reason to sabotage his chances in life. But more important part is the low regard and concern he has for others. Basically he's a jerk.

[jordanschunk]

What she said isn't fair though. He had great love for his sister, and for his father, but he felt misunderstood and unrecognized nearly his whole life. How he was isn't his fault, and he was able to love, she was just being a scared and snobbish little girl.

[holdsmobile]

Yes thankyou for posting. Here is a man who is lost. But she isn't able to take a risk, and I think that is what is the great loss. And I think this is part of the huge complexity of this film. None of his family makes that jump, beside his sister partially. Here is a man who knows there is something else, yet his family see him as failed. The great failure of high culture, is to never see that anything else exists; low culture and its lives are fine without you, well perhaps not.

[tomgreg2008]

great stuff

[bobshark123]

fantastic

[MuizeekPhanahtic]

I found the dialogue here, even though it is only a 48 second clip, one of the most profound and best written. I think it speaks alot, to alot of people (whether it be they themselves or people that they know and have come in contact with). It also says the importance of what love actually should be and represents. Thanks for posting.

[neckface1]

No problem. It meant a lot to me, a terrifying yet accurate representation of my 20s.

[sweethippy67]

@MuizeekPhanahtic it was a shocking thing to me when i was watching this part too. It was well written. I wish my ex would watch this...then he would at least be aware of his Self. Then nobody would have to tell 'em. I wish I had a chance to say the exact same thing to him.

[jarxor]

that is so true. I've watched this scene over and over again and I can relate so much with Jack (Bobby).

[portugal81]

me too persons dont love free minds and rebels they love someone how they can control

[sunnytravels]

but drifters are not negative as any dictionary might define...most of them actually have a good heart! So those drifters with a good heart need to be renamed...INDIVIDUALS!

[sunnytravels]

that..was the definition of a Drifter...better than any dictionary can tell ya!

[katelyn666kitty]

Does anyone know a website where I can view this awesome film?

[brallanbrallan]

Nice vid. I like the girl, she looks like Rosanna Arquette :)

[tomloft2000]

she had at least one of Jack's many children.

[smnmntl]

That's true, she did. She then went on to marry the actor Mark Goddard. So Jack Nicholson's love child was brought up by the guy who played Major Don West in Lost in Space. Weird huh...

[Ephesians1957]

She was in a Woody Allen film "Play it again Sam "

[cbus03]

no love for his friends, family, work .....somthing......Thank you

Please post the scene with Bobby and his dad...at the end.

[RubyTuesday717]

This is such a beautiful scene; we see just how flawed this person really is. Wonderfully played.