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Famous First Movie Lines
Students can analyze these first lines, or perhaps model some of their own sentences on them.
• “Who am I? You sure you want to know? The story of my life is not for the faint of heart. If
somebody said it was a happy little tale... if somebody told you I was just your average ordinary guy,
not a care in the world... somebody lied.”
– Peter Parker, Spiderman
• “Before time began, there was the Cube. We know not where it comes from, only that it holds the
power to create worlds and fill them with life. That is how our race was born. For a time, we lived in
harmony. But like all great power, some wanted it for good, others for evil. And so began the war. A
war that ravaged our planet until it was consumed by death, and the Cube was lost to the far
reaches of space. We scattered across the galaxy, hoping to find it and rebuild our home. Searching
every star, every world. And just when all hope seemed lost, message of a new discovery drew us to
an unknown planet called... Earth. But we were already too late...”
– Optimus Prime, Transformers
• “Too much garbage in your face? There's plenty of space out in space! B ’n L StarLiners leaving each
day. We'll clean up the mess while you're away.”
– Voice in Commercial, WALL-E
• “I feel like you're driving me to court martial. This is crazy. What did I do? I feel like you're gonna pull
over and snuff me. What, you're not allowed to talk? Hey, Forest...”
– Tony Stark, Iron Man
• “Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend.”
– Po, Kung Fu Panda
• “Once upon a time, in a magical kingdom known as Andalasia, there lived an evil queen. Selfish and
cruel, she lived in fear that one day her stepson would marry and she would lose her throne forever.
And so she did all in her power to prevent the prince from ever meeting the one special maiden with
whom he would share true love's kiss.”
– Narrator, Enchanted
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