cant believe joe and nicky invented romance, romance didnt exist before them

Relationship goal: Being kidnapped, got a poetic talk from my romantic partner while we got tied up in an armoured van and then we killed the kidnappers together.

guard: *cheap gay joke* joe: WELL, ACTUALLY-

I love that Rucka literally put it in his contract that they had to keep this scene from the comic. What a legend.

Netflix please produce a movie solely about their backstory and how they come to love each other. Please many wants to see it

I cried so hard after this movie that I couldn't breathe because I was so, so happy to see this relationship. Two men who weren't a throwaway joke, or a two-line implied romance; they were in love and open about it and it was shown in all the ways it would be with a straight couple. They slept in the same bed, leaned against each other, winked at each other across a dinner table - and then there's this scene, which is absolutely devastating. One homophobic comment in the whole movie and it's shut down like this; every other time they're treated as a normal couple. It broke me, a little, to see how we can be treated as if we're normal on such a big stage.

"You're a child. An infant. Your mocking is thus infantile." Delivered PERFECTLY! Love it!

The dialogue could've come off as corny and dramatic, but it was delivered in a really sincere way that made it very endearing. Anyone agree or disagree? And why?

I like that the guards are shocked by the open honesty and love in those words, they where expecting tough macho men who abmit to liking nothing much less loving someone. They don't defend their love it is , just the same as the colour of their eyes. One of the most romantic speeches in recent years, which ever way you butter your bread.

lets just say that I'm not gay, but if a man ever love me that much, I'm sold.

"You're a child." I immediately knew that this was gonna be an awesome put down on them.

'It's a nice plane' 'There's TV, Joe' 'Champange?'

"He’s not my boyfriend. This man is more to me than you can dream. He’s the moon when I’m lost in darkness, and warmth when I shiver in cold. And his kiss still thrills me even after a millennium. His heart overflows with a kindness of which this world is not worthy. I love this man beyond measure and reason. He’s not my boyfriend. He is all, and he is more." ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Oh my God, I love that he said "Niccolo' destati" not "svegliati" that we use in modern italian. Nobody says anymore "destati". 😍😍😍 It's so romantic!! 🥰

Show of hands. how many straight men found themselves swooning a little during this speech? Come on. I'm sure i'm not alone.

You shot Nicky..... You shouldn't have done that

In the next scene where the guards are all dead, Nicky and Joe didn't beat them up -- they were smited by the power of Gay True Love

Joe and Nicky were the best part of this movie. You can't change my mind.

This is, undoubtedly one of the most romantic declarations of love I’ve seen in film. The cadence, his tone, the way he has to say it all in one breath because it’s that important that he vocalizes everything he feels for his soulmate, is unparalleled in modern cinema. I look forward to understanding their love more in the second installment in this trilogy.

Out of this whole speech my favourite part was the way he said "Nicolo, destati", in archaic Italian as I've been informed from comments, which implies many waking ups, across centuries, age of their relationship, how peculiar, or abnormal it is, and how Yusuf, from different cultural background learned language of his lover so he could communicate with him on his native tongue and know him better. All of this is conveyed better through his speech which truely is like Islamic poetry of the time, with flourishing poetic pictures and cadence. Really gorgeous scene! Eventhough, in wrong hands, could've ended up way differently.

I am obsessed with the way Marwan acts in this scene. There is absolute desperation in Joe telling Nicky to wake up, as if he's afraid that he won't.

I need to see how these two fell in love!! From hating each other to killing each other (multiple times LOL) to becoming each others love and light..... **swoon** yeah, I need this in my life! ✨😍🤩

Ok, as a gay guy at first I thought it was too cheesy and over dramatic because to be honest when have we ever seen gay romance in such a raw form on screen in a mainstream movie ( except for maybe in Cloud Atlas or CMBYN )? But when you watch it again and see how gently he speaks even to his captors, you realise it is his nature to feel so deeply and passionately. And those last two sentences where his eyes well up when he talks about how his partner’s kiss thrills him even after a millennia had me legit bawling. To have loved that deeply and for so long! This scene could have easily looked corny. But the sincerity in the actor’s eyes really sells it. And the fact that Rucka put it in his contact to have this scene is so heartening! ❤️

If a man ever said this to me, let me tell you... I'd collapse into a puddle on the spot. "He's all and he's more". Five words, but dang did that sucker punch me in the chest.

Now we obviously need a sequel filled with scenes showing their love story through the centuries. Kind of like episode three of “Good Omens”.

Straight white guy here. This scene hit me right in the feels. Great speech.

That monologue is epic spoken word content. Made me tear up.

most romance movies don't even have scenes/speeches that are so pure and powerful. to see such a thing in an action movie is beyond incredible!

This could’ve been so bad. Props to the actor.

Definition of soulmates. Best couple of 2020 hands down

The thing that makes my heart clench most changes every time I see this scene, but right now it's that this is the only time Nicky is called "Nicolò." The full name intimacy, the implied history. It's almost like a pet name when Joe says it. Fingers crossed we get to hear Nicky say "Yusuf" in the sequel.

Ha ha, I love how they were able to just shove their relationship in the kidnappers’ faces. Like “there! What you gonna do?”

This, and the line after "this will change the world" and Nicki says something like "a noble incentive - I've heard it so many times before" are the lines that really drove home to me how old these people are, and what they've seen.

This speech is so beautiful and Marwan delivered it with such a soft earnesty that it sounds perfectly natural coming from him, instead of corny and ham-handed as it could have been in a less capable actor’s hands. But I’m also so weak for how soft Joe is at the start of the scene? He’s so single-mindedly focused on making sure Nicky is okay, and the gentleness of his hand brushing his shoulder and his voice when Nicky finally wakes up makes me melt just as much as the grand speech that follows. 🥺💖

I've seen this monologue at least 15 times now and it still amazes me. Imagine being so in love with someone that even after a thousand years (921 to be precise) you still cherish every moment you have with your partner because it can all end in a second. Like damn. I don't want anything less than that from my future wife.

i have never seen a scene like this, love that it dispels all stereotypes

This was an excellent treatment of their characters - their (the filmmakers') capacity to treat it with such normalcy instead of making it a solely-defining aspect of their characters is admirable. This level of respect should be the norm, not the exception. One of my favorite scenes in film across all I've seen this year.

Does anyone else tear up at this speech?

and that is how you flex the love of your life the noble way

If I ever get married I want that speach as my wedding vows. ❤️

Just like we have “still a better love story than Twilight” now we have “still not a better love story than The old guard”.

To me what sells this scene isn't just the devotion. It's the edge of challenge. It not only makes no apologies or concessions, it DEMANDS apology. It could have easily been corny or cringey--and I have a REAL sensitive secondhand embarrassment meter--but instead it's almost *inspiring* in its defiance. I'm sure I'd be beating a dead horse to talk about how that defiance speaks to the LGBT+ experience throughout history, but for two characters that have very literally lived through most of that history, it's especially powerful. Hell yeah.

the raw power of him opening with "you are a child. an infant. your mocking is thus infantile". i will literally never recover.

I literally screamed when this happened, and THAT KISS 😭

the shaky breath after saying “he’s not my boyfriend” always gets me because you can just tell how emotional marwan is while making this speech because in that moment he’s joe. you know when you’re so overwhelmed by a feeling that you physically feel it??? like ur body reacts accordingly and ur overwhelmed emotionally and therefore physically. that’s what that shaky breath means to me. he’s been with one person for almost one thousand years. a person who knows the ins and outs of ur entire self and chooses you above literally anything else in the world. how would you not feel overwhelmed by emotion of pure love and adoration???

They both so cute together!!! I would like to see spinoff about their lives.

I’m straight and this scene made me tear up. Great writing, phenomenal acting, and true love at it’s finest.

I love how Joe's voice goes from this soft and concered to strong, vivid and poetic ❤

This speech is beyond brilliant, and the way of shuts the narrow-minded homophobes up is next level. They have no 'witty' come-back as they have just witnessed a display of true love beyond anything they have ever experienced

The last thing to expect during a kidnapping scene is an old-style love confession.. And i love it. Very natural, not cheesy or overdramatic.

The moment I stop loving this scene and getting misty-eyed over it, is the day I'll know that my heart and soul have completely died!!

This scene put me in a solid trance. That speech was one of the most powerful, loving things I've ever heard in my _life_

We had to pause the movie for a few minutes so I could lay down and recover from this scene. Can you believe that Joe and Nicky invented True Love.

Love this scene. It really showed how old the both of them really are

If the author wanted to grant humanity, sensitivity and sincerity to the immortal characters in this film, I think he did it successfully with these two. They bring charisma to the movie amidst so much action. I am pleased that the original story of the comic was respected, and that the actors have crafted their characters with the commitment that fans of the book expected. I would like to see how the story continues. It is a good movie, from the start because it generates something in the viewer: some will hate it, others will love it, but they will not remain indifferent.

His intense emphatic explanation of fact without anger or aggression shows his wisdom to stand for something without needing to fight ❤️

Find yourself a significant other who inspires this level of love, dedication and emotion.

this action movie really managed to be infinately more romantic than any rom-com could even dream of being

Oh to be loved like this. I could listen to this 100 times a day and never get tired of it.

When he was trying to wake Nicky up but they keep pulling him away 😩😭💔 oh my heart ...and then the love speech ❤️ugh these two are just too cute 😭❤️👨‍❤️‍👨

"He's all and he's more" That gives me chills ❤

His delivery had me stunned. I believed it, and yearned for it. In that moment I was envious of both of them. That these guys are capable of this much love in their hearts and at the same time a recipient of such overflowing love and compassion it's almost physically painful to not have such love in my life.

I want the 2nd movie now!

This movie was amazing. A thousand sequels, please.

I love that little sigh from Nicky after the guard mocks them like, "Here we go." Their dynamic is fun. Joe is the impulsive, passionate one who is ready to read you for filth at the drop of a hat. Nicky is the calm one whose quiet words will shake you to the core.

This is the most romantic scene in a movie! Thank you, Netflix and Greg Rucka for giving it to the world!

sometimes I like to rewatch this scene just to remember that love does in fact exist

Half the comment section is straight men freely admitting this speech would turn them in a heartbeat I love ppl

The sincerity in his voice is what sells the scene for me.

This was what I have wanted to see for the longest time! I relate to Joe so much; I'm a hopeless romantic myself and such an eloquent declaration of love puts me to shame. And that he uses it to declare his love for Nicky, ("No you little sniveling runt, this man is not my "boyfriend", he means the world to me, he means more to me than you could never hope to understand") and put their homophobic kidnappers in their place all in one gesture. I get the impression that this is hardly the first time that Joe has made such a beautiful declaration of his feelings for Nicky~! And that this is only the abridged version of the speech amazes me! And that Joe and Nicky are effectively the only romance in the movie save for Andy and Quynh and that they're shown to be just like any happy couple (immortality notwithstanding) and are not a cheap joke or one-line reference and that it's central to the plot and they stand up for each other... that means the world to me! And Nicky's response to Joe's speech would be my own response. And their kiss and the petulant protests of stunned soldiers (whom they both massacre in retaliation) is the icing on the cake...! If a strikingly beautiful man like Joe made a big, romantic speech for me, I would be weak in the knees...! Marwan Kenzari and Luca Marinelli are both very striking, but Marwan is beautiful-! I like that a Muslim character is not just depicted as a hopeless romantic as well as a daring hero, but also that he's just like anybody else instead of a demeaning caricature. He's like a number of my friends. And it makes sense historically, since the tradition of courtly love has deep roots in Islam, or at least in Southwest Asia and North Africa. Joe's speech sounds like the love poetry that he would have heard when he came of age.

This right here, is THE most beautiful declaration of love I have ever seen. Shit almost made me cry

I have to admit this is one of the most touching expressions of true love I've seen in a movie in quite some time. Totally choked me up.

That was so beautiful, I was in awe. I cried at the passion, love and devotion that was conveyed in not just the words spoken but the delivery of the words. You felt that this man truly loved the other and it had been a love born out of years and years of learning who and what this man was about. They spent years killing and hating each other for it to turn into love, a love that would stand the test of time. What a honor it would be to have someone love you that way and to be allowed to love in return.

“Uh, guys? These two semi-immortal warriors are kissing, making my fragile sense of masculinity quiver. How do we separate them?” “Well, they’ve been able to overcome decades of cultural and devout religious doctrine; their own propaganda-driven hatred for each other’s faith and heritage; countless customs and laws dictating they not be together that way; and no shortage of bigots, zealots, and tyrants willing to commit heinous acts to keep them apart. What else is there to try?” “... have we tried pulling them apart?” “... Jerry, you got-damned genius. Let’s do it.”

1:17 I just like how the guards look at each other as if they've never seen love before. It's as he said. What those two men have is something that is beyond those guards' _infantile_ understanding

"He's all and he's more" Damn these words...What I wouldn't give to hear these words from my Girl..

He's all and he's more😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 why am i crying so damn loud

The best declaration of love I've ever heard!!! I ship them so hard.

I love the soldiers’ discomfort as they kiss AH! beautiful scene

This scene (and their whole relationship in the film), along with David and Patrick on Schitt's Creek really show how beautifully love can be portrayed on screen, no matter the genders.

I think, I was also an infant. A child.. Till I have seen this scene. And all what's left to do is to say: Thank you. Thank you so much for the helping me to grow up.. 😘😘😘😊

I can’t believe this scene eradicated homophobia worldwide

Made even better because of what happens right after.

the way I teared up watching this scene... oof I love them :(((

I would find this line extremely cheesy if it weren’t for the fact that these men have been alive since the fucking Crusades. The poetic nature of it all is made entirely natural by the fact that they’ve lived as long as they have

This scene hands down the greatest, but you have taken note of the subtly of their love, their jokes, the nod to each other check they ok, Joe spooning Nikkie when they share a room with the others, the softnest of their love, their terror that this will the be the last time they will awake? And killing everyone with their hands tied....cherry. Oppposite personalities, but fit together seamlessly. These are warriors. And I desperately need a movie based on each century they have been together.

Have I learned this entire monologue word by word due to the incredible amount of times I've watched this movie?? You best believe I did.

Imagine being alive for centuries and having to tolerate the mocking of people who won't live a fraction of your lifetime. To have to justify your love for a person who has shared those centuries with you. Imagine the overwhelming bond and love you would have with someone who has experienced all the things you have. There was absolutely nothing those guards could say that would pierce their relationship.

The 3 seconds it took them to register what was said 😂 I loved every word this man said to describe his Everything ;)

This monologue rocked the core of my being. I have never in my life heard words so moving and delivered so perfectly. My goodness!

"He's all and he's more... He's my everything" I'm kinda sad they didn't put in the rest.

Coming back a year after watching this clip. I have a boyfriend now. We look at eachother just like these two look at eachother. Im proud.

I ADORED THIS SCENE,THE WORDS MOVED ME SO ....

This is singlehandedly the sweetest BL scene I have ever watched i think, and i've seen hundreds of them may it be from a movie or series for almost 10 years now. It didn't just made me cry, rather it sent shivers down my spine, this scene is so powerful.

Gotta love how after this scene, the two husbands go on to slaughter every homophobe in that van.

That was beautiful. His words still bring me to tears to this day, I hope someday I find someone I love that much 😍

As a bisexual and an action movie lover since Terminator 2 at age 5 (lol) I was so happy to see this amazing scene. The acting was perfect and damn, super romantic! Relationship goals. I wish my Dad was able to see this movie before he passed away - would’ve loved to see his reaction to lovers like this in a badass action film

Joe pulled the worlds biggest "no u" on that guard with that speech. I got the feeling that Joe (and Nicky) didn't get offended as much as they felt pity for the guards. (And then they killed them but hey...)

You can tell Nicky is just so tired of the homophobic shit. It's like "oh, man, I won't even deal with it because it won't change anything" and then Joe went off and it's so sweet I love what they have

This scene is just so touching...