
Perhaps inspired by the Village Voice's classic "graphical dissertation" of the famously simple rap song 'This Is Why I'm Hot,' the film quote graphs break down classic lines some of our younger readers may have heard before without actually seeing the movies they were born from.
To grow up hearing "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am" without actually seeing 'On the Waterfront' may cause viewers to misunderstand the tragedy of Terry Malloy's life. With the help of a simple chart, you can finally get the proper context for the oft-repeated piece of dialogue.

Perhaps inspired by the Village Voice's classic "graphical dissertation" of the famously simple rap song 'This Is Why I'm Hot,' the film quote graphs break down classic lines some of our younger readers may have heard before without actually seeing the movies they were born from.
To grow up hearing "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am" without actually seeing 'On the Waterfront' may cause viewers to misunderstand the tragedy of Terry Malloy's life. With the help of a simple chart, you can finally get the proper context for the oft-repeated piece of dialogue.
Some of our favorite movie-quote-graphs below.



You can check out all eight graphs over at The High Definite.