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Introduction to the American Film Institute’s 100 Classic Lines of the Century

"May the Force Be with You", "Bond, James Bond", "Rosebud"...many movie lines have long-lasting vitality without the film itself. Which of them The strongest? Recently, the American Film Institute (AFI) selected 100 classic movie lines, and the number one ranking was the last words Clark Gable said to Vivien Leigh in "Gone with the Wind": "Frankly, I don't care." .

AFI once selected "100 Series Rankings" such as "100 Filmmakers", "100 Films", and "100 Movie Songs" in the name of "Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Film". Recently, it has Launched "100 Movie Quotes" and aired a three-hour special program on it on CBS on June 21, hosted by the famous movie star Pierce Brosnan. The 100 movie quotes were selected from 400 candidates by 1,500 judges. Nominations were based on the cultural impact of a quote, how often it is used in everyday language, and how often it is used in reference to the movie to which it belongs. Frequency of citations.

Topping the list is "Frankly, I Don't Care" from Gone with the Wind. Slightly behind are two of Marlon Brando's most famous lines: "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse" in The Godfather; and "You don't understand! I might have social status" in On the Waterfront , I might have become a candidate, I might have become a gentleman instead of a vagabond, like I am now."

The fourth place is Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz." line: "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore." The fifth one is what Humphrey Bogart said to Ingrid Bergman in "Casablanca": "It's up to you, child". Although this position is not very prominent, "Casablanca" occupies 6 of the 100 movie quotes.

One of the earliest famous quotes is from El Jolson in 1927's "The Jazz Singer": "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you won't hear anything now." (No. 71)

The latest sentence is "My baby" from "Gollum" in "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers". The last one is Leonardo DiCaprio's "I am the king of the world" in "Titanic". But some people don't like the last sentence. They say that since it comes last, let us hear it for the last time!