Leave the World Behind Movie Quotes
Leave The World Behind (2023) is about the apocalypse. The movie stars Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, and Mahershala Ali. Based on the novel by Rumaan Alam. Directed by Sam Esmail. The film was released on December 8, 2023 on Netflix.
Leave the World Behind 2023 Movie Quotes
Ruth: What do you get out of being so angry all the time?
Amanda: Every day, all day, my job my whole job is to understand people well enough so that I know how to lie to them, so I can sell them things they don’t really want. And when you study people like that, when you really see the way they treat each other, well … You’re no dummy. You see what they do, and they do it without even thinking about it. F**k. I did it to you and your dad, and I don’t even really know why. We fuck each other over all the time, without even realizing it. We f**k every living thing on this planet over and think it’ll be fine because we use paper straws and order the free-range chicken. And the sick thing is, I think deep down we know we’re not fooling anyone. I think we know we’re living a lie. An agreed upon mass delusion to help us ignore and keep ignoring how awful we really are.
G.H. Scott: Some of my smartest clients have lost a lot of money because they based their choices on preconceived beliefs instead of the truth. Seeing the difference is one of the hardest things a person can do.
Amanda: When they don’t and you do, got to be maddening.
Depending on the person, I might take a little satisfaction in watching the market punish them.
G.H. Scott: A conspiracy theory about a shadowy group of people running the world is far too lazy of an explanation. Especially when the truth is much scarier.
Amanda: What is the truth?
G.H. Scott: No one is in control. No one is pulling the strings.
Amanda: What’s this about, Rose?
Rose: I think I’m done waiting.
Leave the World Behind
2023
The quotes from the film “Leave The World Behind” (2023) are about family and understanding the world and nature. What is our life and real happiness? The film is streaming on Netflix.
Quotes from Leave the World Behind 2023 Film on Netflix
Amanda: Well, when I couldn’t fall back asleep this morning, I came over here. To watch the sunrise. And I saw all these people starting their day with such tenacity. Such verve. All in an effort to make something of themselves. Make something of our world. I felt so lucky to be a part of that. But then, I remembered what the world is actually like. And I came to a more accurate realization. I fu**ing hate people.
Amanda: And you, what is it that you do?
Ruth: I’m still figuring my s**t out, trying not to rush into anything. The last thing that I want is to be sucked into a career that I regret ten years from now by which point I will be trapped by the pressure to stay the course because I’ll be too old to re-enter the workforce. You know what I mean.
Amanda: Nothing is going to happen to Ruth. I promise. We’re in this together with you till things get back to normal.
G.H. Scott: Amanda, we gotta start seeing this for what it is. There is no going back to normal.
Danny: Nothing makes a whole lot of sense right now. When the world doesn’t make any sense, I can still do what’s rational, which is protect my own. What you do is your business.
G.H. Scott: I spend a lot of time studying the cost benefit analysis of military campaigns. There was one program in particular that terrified my client the most. A simple three-stage maneuver that could topple a country’s government from within. The first stage is isolation. Disable their communication and transportation. Make the target as deaf, dumb and paralyzed as possible, setting them up for the second stage. Synchronized chaos. Terrorize them with covert attacks and misinformation, overwhelming their defense capabilities leaving their weapon systems vulnerable to extremists and their own military. Without a clear enemy or motive, people would start turning on each other. If done successfully, the third stage would happen on its own.
Clay: What’s the third stage?
G.H. Scott: Coup d’état. Civil war. Collapse. This program was considered the most cost-effective way to destabilize a country. Because if the target nation was dysfunctional enough, it would, in essence, do the work for you. Whoever started this wants us to finish it.
Quotes from Leave the World Behind Movie on Netflix
Danny: We made a lot of enemies around the world. Maybe all this means is a few of them teamed up.
Danny: I guess an old-fashioned barter system was to be expected at some point.
Clay: It’s still cash, so it’s not really a barter system.
Clay: Drive away to what? All the roads are blocked. We’re in the middle of God-knows-where. There’s no one else around. I have no idea what I am supposed to do right now. I can barely do anything without my cell phone and my GPS. I am a useless man.
Danny: You got to read the papers deeper than page one.
G.H. Scott: You like jazz?
Amanda: You want to listen to jazz?
G.H. Scott: Sure, why not?
Amanda: Because I thought we were going to have some fun.
Rose: Dad, when we get back to the city, can you take me to see the coffee shop in Friends?
Clay: I don’t think that’s real, honey. It’s just a set.
Amanda: No, no. It’s a cute little town. Actually, I think they call it a “hamlet.” That’s how cute it is. It’s a lot closer to the city and still very far away from, well, everyone.
Clay: Well, you know me, I’m always down for a little vacay.
Amanda: Well, I couldn’t sleep. And it has been such a hellish year for us as you know, and I just seem to be working every day without even realizing it. And you are just constantly anxious about your job because of all the budget cuts. So, I went online this morning and I rented us a beautiful house out by the beach.
Leave the World Behind Quotes Film
Archie: Why do you care so much about that show anyway?
Rose: They make me happy.
Amanda: I mean, take your line of work, for example. Imaginary numbers, moving around imaginary money, leading to imaginary success.
G.H. Scott: Personally, I think my business is a lot less complicated than all that. At its most basic, my work is and always has been about people.
Amanda: I’m really sorry for you then.
G.H. Scott: And why is that?
Amanda: Because people are terrible.
G.H. Scott: So now, I wonder if that thing I always thought about myself was a delusion.
Amanda: I wouldn’t be too hard on yourself. You dig deep enough, it’s probably all a delusion.
Clay: I mean, is that what I look like to you? I look like that kind of guy?
Ruth: You look like the kind of guy to whom things come easy. Especially women.
Clay: Well, I’ll take that as a compliment, I guess.
Amanda: Things get funnier with time. Isn’t that what they say?
Clay: I think they say it a little differently. But, you know, I know what you mean.
Amanda: We’ll look back on this one day and laugh, I guarantee you.
Clay: The vacation from Hell.
Amanda: I really appreciate you taking care of us, I do. We have to do what’s right for our family. This is in everyone’s best interest. This is for the better.
G.H. Scott: Nothing’s changed.
Amanda: Nothing’s changed? Everything has changed. And we’re sitting here like I don’t know what. Is-Is this what sitting ducks are? Ducks sitting and waiting to be shot?
G.H. Scott: I meant nothing has changed in terms of what we do.
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G.H. Scott: Everything I know I have told you.
Amanda: I don’t believe you. I haven’t believed you since you walked through that front door.
Amanda: Did your neighbor say something to you?
G.H. Scott: No, he wasn’t home. But he has a satellite phone I thought could help us. I tried to use it. It didn’t work even though it had enough juice. Now, the whole point of a satellite phone is that you always have a signal if you have a clear view of the sky, which I did. The only reason why it wouldn’t work is if our satellites got knocked out of commission.
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Archie: If you’re so worried about it, why don’t you just ask Mom and Dad?
Ruth: Like they would even care. No one cares what I say.
Archie: That’s probably true.
G.H. Scott: I’m sure this’ll turn out to be a big nothing. Like that “Love You” bug.
G.H. Scott: Well, obviously Ruth is being a little paranoid.
Ruth: Aren’t you the one who always said, “If you’re not paranoid by now, it’s probably too late”?
Ruth: Don’t you see that something is happening? It is happening right now. Whatever it is, it’s happening to Archie, it’s happening to all of us. You can’t leave. The world could be ending out there.
Plot Leave the World Behind (2023) movie
Amanda Sanford works in advertising in a big company in New York City. Her husband, Clay, works as a professor but fears layoffs. She is tired of people, so she rents the house on weekends. Archie is a teenager and game player. Rose is a girl who tries to watch “Friends.” After they reach the place, the cell network and internet go offline. As a result, the whole family goes to the beach. Eventually, they must run away because an oil tanker crushes before them. Amanda goes to the grocery store and sees the man who buys a lot of water and canned food.
The couple is disturbed by strangers at night who claim that this house is theirs. It turns out that G.H. Scott (Geroge) is the owner. He and his daughter Ruth ask permission to spend the night in the basement. They have to return because the city has a blackout. George refunds $1000 in cash, but Amanda doesn’t trust him.
In the morning, Amanda received several alerts. Rose sees about one hundred deer near their place. Clay is lost on the road because the GPS signal doesn’t work. He meets a Spanish-speaking woman who is almost hysterical, so he drives away. On the way home, a drone dropped the posters with symbols.
George visits a neighbor’s house and realizes that looters were before him. He is frustrated because he sees the plane crash and dead bodies on the shore. The bug bit Archie while he and Rose were exploring the forest. George confesses to Amanda that the satellite phone didn’t work. The noise made all people suffer. Clay returns and shows the posters. Archie reveals that it means “Death to America.” When the family tries to leave, they see many demanding cars controlled by robots. They return to a rented place.
George confesses to Amanda about the rich client who transferred all his money. They drink wine and dance. Ruth and Clay vape and observe the flamingoes in the pool. Archie’s teeth fell out the following day. George and Clay ask Danny for medical help. At first, he refused to help, but later, he took the money. Danny suspects Russia and Korea of using the microwave attack, which caused issues with teeth. Amanda saves Ruth from a lot of deer.
Meanwhile, searching for Rose, they are bombing the city. George confesses that it is a military operation in three stages. The enemy uses disinformation and blocking of the technology to provoke the civil war. Rose finds a decent house with a bunker. There is a lot of food and water. She has the chance to see the last episode of “Friends.”
Leave the World Behind
2023
Cast:
Julia Roberts as Amanda Sandford
Mahershala Ali as G.H. Scott
Ethan Hawke as Clay Sandford
Myha’la as Ruth Scott
Farrah Mackenzie as Rose Sandford
Charlie Evans as Archie Sandford
Kevin Bacon as Danny
Genre: drama, thriller
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