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Top 10 Pre-Death Monologues in Film

movies tell us about life, it's that our existence is a Hobbesian gamble: Nasty, brutish, and short.

death can come at any time

knowing your death is fast approaching can also engender meaningful reflections.

As a consequence of this momentary window, these monologues are by turns hilarious, saddening, moving, and profound. Enjoy:

American Beauty: Kevin Spacey Gets Philosophical About Life

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First of all, that one second isn't a second at all, it stretches on forever, like an ocean of time...

Apocalypse Now - This is The End for Kurtz
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But their commanders won't allow them to write "fuck" on their airplanes because it's obscene...the horror...the horror.... 

Blade Runner: Rutger Hauer Breaks Your Heart
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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe

All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.

2001 - The HAL Serenade

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I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it.