This scene perfectly sums up what this movie is all about. In a life where you seemingly have everything, you might really have nothing. But in a life where you seemingly have nothing, you might really have everything.

This is why he won the Oscar. He portrayed full happiness, contentment, love and life not because he is ignorant to cruelty of the world, but despite knowing it. Ke Huy Quan is amazing. He really is.

"Despite you repeatedly (with little hesitation) breaking my heart, I wish to tell you. If there is a next life, I will still choose to be together with you, filing taxes and opening a laundromat."

He's sooooo gloriously joyous, even when his heart is breaking. What an amazing performance.

this scene and the "I will always want to be here with you" scene punched me in the gut and ran me over

I cried like a baby during this scene. Man, this movie is truly a once in a lifetime experience. Could very well be my favorite movie ever. It's beyond words.

If you notice Waymond looks behind him...to see if Evelyn was looking at someone else. But, no. She was looking at him, he had to check if she was really looking at him with such love. He couldn't believe it... The light swirling around Waymond is to signify hes the same throughout every universe....kind. 😢

20 minutes of straight crying from this point on

In another life, I would've seen this movie in theaters when it came out; I kick myself all the time that I should've just gone by myself instead of waiting for plans to be made to see it with others. Even still, this movie never fails to make me cry. If it gets a re-release in theaters, I will definitely still go even after having seen it three times over

I loved this scene. I feel like this is an actually good use of the trope “love was right in front of her all along!” Usually, this trope is used when the girl realizes that her childhood best friend was actually the one she was meant to be with. It’s supposed to be a big and meaningful reveal that the protagonist realizes but it’s just become predictable and bland, aka: the opposite of a scene that hits hard in the feels, because I feel like everyone knew that from the very beginning, it was the childhood best friend to end up with the protag in the end. But instead, with this movie, in the first part of the movie (maybe first half), you actually feel and believe Evelyn’s POV in this. You actually believe that yeah, Evelyn’s life sucks, especially compared to all her other universes. You believe that if Evelyn had chosen a different choice in the past, she would have had a WAY better life then the one she’s leading now. Heck, if she had chosen not to go with Waymond, she would have become a famous actress with all the riches and luxuries she never could have imagined she’d have in her original life! If only she hadn’t gone with Waymond, she would have been so much happier. But no, that was not the case. This scene shows that even if Evelyn, and even Waymond, had all the riches they’d desire, they still want to be together. Waymond would have chosen to live that “crappy life”, even with all the luxuries he has now, if it meant that he could spend the rest of his life with the one he loves. And that scene kind of gives off the thought like, “Oh, (OG)Evelyn was living the dream after all, just doing laundry with the one she loves.” And to me, that realization to not only the characters but especially the audience is what makes this scene so meaningful, and the use of the trope ‘love was right there all along’ hit right in the feels. Also I apologize for making this comment so long- thank you for reading this far through my ramble

I remember showing my ex this movie and the both of us loved it immensely. I cried ugly watching this scene the first time around and did so the second time also. When she asked why I cried so much during it, all I could say was that I loved love. The fact that the alternative timeline scene has the same cinematography as my favorite director, Wong Kar-Wai, sealed the deal for me. Unfortunately things between the two of us didn't work out and I had a feeling in my gut that she was the one I would marry. Needless to say, things didn't work out that way, but even though we find ourselves going down separate paths in life, I'll always think of her watching this scene and entertain the idea that maybe in another life there is a "we" and the two of us live on happily. Maybe.

"In another life I would have really enjoyed just doing laundry and taxes with you" has to be one of the most romantic lines ever in cinema with all the context that came prior... my ovariessss T_T

0:24 i adore this part. It’s written so beautifully in the script. It says something along the lines of Waymond looks behind him because he sees Evelyn’s gaze of true love and he cannot believe he’s being seen in that way.

Waymond looking back because he can’t believe that Evelyn is looking at him so lovingly only for him to realize that she actually is was such a beautiful moment

“Evelyn looks at her bleeding selfless husband like she’s never seen something so beautiful. Evelyn takes Waymond’s hand, we hear a RUMBLE begin to grow. Evelyn looks at him and we reveal abstract and delicate shots of Waymond throughout the multiverse: He is ecstatic, overwhelmed, crying while laughing, bored. Evelyn is seeing a whole, complete vision of her husband for the first time since she first fell in love, maybe ever.” - Snippet of the screenwriting for this scene. Don’t mind me I’m crying again.

This sequence feels like remembering why you love someone. Why you cared for them so deeply. Evelyn sort of viewed everything as somewhat of a disappointment, she didn’t know WHY she left China, WHY she lost her fathers approval, WHY she did this all. But she remembers in this moment, that it was for him. Waymond. And why she did it all. Because she loves him. Because he makes up for all that she lacks. Because, even in another life when they are both rich and successful and they have everything that they could possibly wish for, they still would choose to just do laundry and taxes with each other. And she remembers that, in this moment. She remembers that she loves him.

I wanted to weep for Waymond, best character ever written, I'll die on that hill.

This film and the comments here resonate with me so much. Last year, I thought I had found my Waymond. He was incredibly selfless, warm-hearted, and wholesome. Not to mention he always had the best puns. Life felt so right with him in it. We finally confessed our feelings for each other at the end of November, and we were both excited for the next step. Just 2 weeks later, he died suddenly in an accident. It's been 3 months since his passing, and my heart remains broken. I like to imagine that in another universe, we're just beginning our life journey together.

In all of human literature , how is it that only now someone was able to write the most moving line ever

such a MASTERPIECE of a movie

I've seen this part so many times and each time it never fails to make me shed a tear

The original Chinese translation is even better. I'll go line by line through English subtitle -> Chinese translation "In another life" -> "If there is a next life" (来生) "I would have really liked..." -> "I would still have chosen..." "...just doing laundry and taxes with you" -> "...to report taxes and open a laundromat with you" The word "chosen" always strikes me. Not just that Waymond would have enjoyed that other life, but he would have actively chosen it over his current life of fame, riches, and loneliness.

This scene absolutely gave me a revelation. It made me realize the person I am dating right now is my Waymond. And like Evelyn I am chaotic, a mess, stubborn, and aimless. But I'm okay with that. Because the universe gave me someone like Waymond. And that's what this scene made me realize. How my life feels to have begun with him, and that when I am with him I feel like a piece of my puzzle has been completed. I feel complete.

There’s someone out there that this line makes me think of, I know we couldn’t ever be right together and that’s okay but sometimes it hurts so bad that it couldn’t all just be perfect. I’m happy to see her smile in posts and to see her progress through life with him. I still cry about it now and then though.

This is why going to the theaters by yourself can pay off. Instead of letting friends who may not have any interest or open minds to decide if going to the theater is worth it. Buy movie tickets if your gut/heart tells you to.

Remember that we should all inspire to be like Waymond. Always looking at the silver lining, the happiness and silliness in moments that life can briefly gives you, when one looks at life with their heart. Wisdom and compassion.

cried so hard

In an universe, they’re doing laundry and taxes together thinking what could have been if they got everything they dreamt of. In another universe, they got everything they dreamt of, but all they wanted was to be doing laundry and taxes together.

BRUH, I NEVER cry in movies but this scene had me legit tears down my face crying, as a grown ass man. Holy crap.

Wong Kar Wai was the perfect filmmaking aesthetic to evoke for this scene. The sense of longing and aching is so palpable.

Ke Huy Quan was perfect as Waymond. All of the Waymonds. It feels like all of his life molded him for this role. His childhood playing Short Round and Data, his teen years learning Taekwondo and doing martial arts B-movies, his adult years as a stunt co-ordinator and working with Wong Kar-Wai. His marriage to his wife Echo. A reservoir of experiences and emotions to draw from. It makes me appreciate his performance in this movie more than you can imagine.

Evelyn in the main universe questions her choice of eloping with Waymond when she sees a version of herself and Waymond who are both successful. But in this universe, Waymond tells her he would be willing to trade all the success he had if it would meant being with her. Isn't that sweet of him

This scene made me tear, we all need someone like Waymond, I at least can be like him for my partner

“In another life” is the saddest thing one could say 😢

Be still my heart, this scene, this whole sequence was incredible

wish i could watch this movie for the first time again

Now after seeing this movie it’s nice to think once I have a failed relationship with someone I truly cared about, I can be happy knowing in another life were actually happy together

A year later and still the most romantic movie line I've ever heard.

What a phenomenal actor, Ke Huy Quan. Got his big break in Indiana Jones. Then racism in Hollywood robbed us of decades of this man’s talent. He returns to the big screen with this movie and absolutely crushes it.

To me, this was the most emotional scene in the movie, got my eyes leaking. Even if she regretted, wished for more, and hated her life, to him having her was his life, he was the happiest just being with her💜

There are very few pieces of art, be it film, literature, or music, that made me feel like this movie did. What a masterpiece.

If you've ever had your heart shattered, this line isn't just a dialogue; it's a sentiment that reverberates through your very soul. Feeling this right now, and I hope anyone else going through something similar finds solace and strength eventually.

You know that he is consistent with what he have said but in his own reality, he can never have it. 😢

This movie makes me cry so hard especially this scene when we see her look back on happy memories with her husband and how she seemed to forget why she married him in the first place. I love his character so much and I feel like I can relate to him

That scene sums up the whole crazy movie.

Ke was the heart and soul of this film. I’m so happy he’s found such success and praise after all this time.

Once during my travel I met a half Moroccan half Tunisian lady. I approached her and we decided on a date. That date was the most beautiful day for me. We went back to our respective countries and have never spoken again. This movie reminds me of her. I really love her from far away !

I haven’t sobbed watching a scene in a movie like I did during this one. This scene put everything in my life in perspective for me in the best way possible.

This line, followed by the silly moment with the googly eyes on the big red ball where he runs away, always breaks me every time i see it 😭 Both equally heartfelt.

I haven’t seen this movie in months and the tears started flowing as soon as I started playing this 57 second clip. Damn. I’ll never forget this theater experience, cried harder than I ever have at a movie and for like 20 minutes straight

watched this scene for over a million times now yet it always makes me tear up

What this movie made me realize is that. Sometimes we become our own worst enemy because we care about meaningless, insignificant that don’t matter are we die. Yet, when we shake off those inhibitions, it helps us truly start caring about things that matter in the world.

I was in a brief relationship with a girl over the summer last year. We had to go our own separate ways as I stayed at my college campus for the summer and she had to go back home where she was an hour and a half away and not able to communicate with me that much due to some issues she had with a toxic and controlling family. She ended up becoming more distant with me and ghosted me before the Fall semester started after she promised we would see each other again in the Fall semester and do amazing things together. When I heard this quote again after rewatching it in the theater after it got all of the oscar nominations, it almost made me cry my eyes out. She ghosted me and had no idea what I would've done for her, I have barely experienced love and we had such an amazing chemistry. I truly thought she was going to be the one. For all of that time I was away and not able to communicate, I was always to be there with her and do the most mundane things if it meant being with her. I would have loved doing laundry and taxes with her. While I have moved on and made my peace with the situation, I hope she at least sees this movie and understands the emotional impact of this scene. What a beautiful film that perfectly conveys how close people can be in a struggling time.

My favorite scene from the whole movie.

tears.

I watch this scene and wonder... what our life would've looked like

everybody needs a waymond

This movie was so beautiful in so many ways!

I've watched this movie 3 times and the Waymond scenes in the latter half still get me emotional and inspired.

I think this scene makes me a bit more emotional now. Valentines day, me and my now boyfriend went to see an 11 o clock viewing of this movie after I couldn't stop talking about it with him. He comes from a better off family than me, I'm still pretty.. not financially stable. But we make peace with it. I don't have the money to treat him with fancy things like watches or trips around the globe, but that doesn't matter. We do simple things, just enjoying our company together. Before this scene, I remember we were being THAT couple in the theater. A bit loud, giggly, and not able to keep our hands off eachother (nothing nasty!). But as this scene played out, I remember we just sat there and listened. I looked at him, and knew in my heart this was all I wanted.

Of course this pops up again when I'm at my worst. Fuck it hurts. But it's beautiful. Don't give up.

this scene means everything to me, its what life is all about and what makes it all worth living

I always wanted to just be someone's Waymond.

i could not think of any other scene in cinema that is this perfect

I watched that movie today and I must say, those interdimensional travels feels so much like my daily flashbacks of the past that I questioned reality so much at the end of the film

"You're not where you want to be, you feel like you're supposed to be somewhere else. well, let's say you could snap your fingers and you could be wherever you want to be. I bet you'd still feel the same way. Not in the right place." - Passengers (2016)

When he looked back because he had never seen her look at him with such love kills me. All he wanted was her love. All he wanted was a hug.

There are only a handful of films that leaves you with this much of contentment❤️

The only regret I have with this movie is that I never got to watch it on the big screens. Truly a very sweet, loving, tear-jerking scene.

I will always remember that I watched this with my wife: a precious moment.

This movie opened my mind and heart to everything ive been ignoring and taking for granted in my life, it was such a beautiful experience and story. I just hope i remember to keep the lesson with me

One of the rare moments in a movie where I could clearly feel something snap inside me and just break down. Incredible weight from Ke Huy Kuan.

The best scene of the movie! Incredibly touching and sums up not just the message of the movie, but what life truly is about!

0:28 i just realized its the first time she looks at him that way for a long time since he looks back thinking that look isnt for him awweeee

This reale buttiful movie, I cried literally on every stage and final...... This film has written itself into history.

I'm not exaggerating when I say that as a man I aspire to be just like Waymond

This is many favorite minute. Of all the minutes, like ever

The fact that Vietnam doesnt acknowledge this man's achievements and story just because they see him as a "traitor"... Im proud that hes the leading face for Vietnamese actors and so glad more viet actors are on the rise including Hong Chau

In another univerese, i will Always be with you

Love this scene. Sincere meaning of life

I genuinely regret it so much for not watching this in the theatres. I wish in another universe I would have seen it in one.

He deserved the Oscar he won for this amazing performance

This is a movie that you wish you could watch for the first time again and again and again

Waymond is the true best example of male masculinity. These are the type of men we gotta strive to be.

Impeccable cinematography and what a performance.

This less than a minute clip perfectly summed up 2 of my favorite quotes from my favorite movies. "Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space. Maybe we should trust that, even if we can't understand it." -Dr. Brand, Interstellar. "People think that all those things I miss doing with Lisa, I could just do them anyway, and that would make me feel better. But they’re missing the point. I don’t miss doing things with Lisa, I miss doing nothing with Lisa. Do you know what I mean? Just sitting at home, wouldn’t even have to go out, or do anything, or even talk, you know, just sitting there, knowing she was there. Sometimes, I’d just look over at her." -Tony Johnson, Afterlife

This movie was leagues ahead of every Hollywood movie in its year

He glances behind himself, because he can't imagine her looking at him, like that. But she is viewing every version of him, everything his soul has to offer, suddenly smitten for the man she had been taking for granted.

one of the Best movies Ever

This was my favorite scene in the whole movie. Still gets me to this day.

Yeoh’s acting is sublime here. And not a single word is uttered by her.

wailing like a child. actually inconsolable

You know it’s an emotional scene when KZfaq title is written in lowercase

こういう人と結婚したい

He is the highlight of the mov, everybody need a waymond 😢

I don’t know how to explain it but this movie made me felt like watching a movie for the very first time. After a while, all movies just kinda feel the same? There’s something special about this film. Definitely a must watch.

I love this scene. It makes me want to live a better life, caring my people more.

this movie is beyond amazing

you don't know how hard i was sobbing in the theater .. . .

Reminding us all the little things we take for granted. Cherish every moment.