This part of the film just shows how awesome Julia Roberts really is, she played this role with such passion and anger in her heart. I cant watch this scene without getting chills or getting angry myself because of the funding that was pulled away to help these people. Julia delivers a powerful message here her character was right, we could ALL be dead before anyone decides to do anything. It's amazing what 30 years can do to people, and hopefully we are on the right path to find a cure for HIV/AIDS because I would never wish that on anybody not even my worst enemies.
Wow! I do love the wide range of emotions she's able to express in her rolls. She is a seasoned and hopefully well credited actress. I really like her performances.
I watched the play for this movie. I remember this scene from the play. I think the actor who I watched the play perform this scene did a better job. Maybe because I saw it live. Fucking beautiful nonetheless. I got chills when the actress started yelling and throws all the papers on the ground. One of them landed near me and everyone started clapping including myself. It was powerful
@@crazyshit8 I would have loved to have seen this play! Everyone who acted in this film did a fantastic job! It makes me sick to my stomach that just because the federal government deemed HIV/AIDS as a "gay cancer", they turned a blind eye to it. People suffered profoundly, and the human loss of life was insurmountable. It was criminal what they did to the LGBT community.
@@crazyshit8 someone has kindly uploaded a recording of the 2004 play, and I just finished watching it. I have to agree with you. The actress in the play did an absolutely superb job. So, I don't think it is because you saw it live, I think the actress in the play was just fantastic. In comparison Roberts' performance here seems wooden in the beginning and a bit over-done once she gets super angry.
I have seen a few productions of the play, and I was never a fan of Dr. Emma Brookner ... until Julia Roberts did it. She knocked it out of the park and then some. Incredible performance, definitely one of her best. She has a skill every actor tries to hone: expressing emotions with facial expressions. She is masterful at that skill.
I think they thought it was too "dark" to be released in theaters... Or HBO was the only one brave enough to produce it. :/ But it made me cry almost the entire time, so maybe it's better that ppl can do that in the privacy of their own homes... Lolz. I would b mortified to b bawling my eyes out in a theater for two hours surrounded by a hundred strangers. Lolz.
Do you know how many people saw this amazing film in ONE NIGHT?? Only MILLIONS...In comparison, if it had been released theatrically, only a few would have seen it...
if this was released in cinemas, it would've ruled the Oscars next year. Best Picture, Best Actor (Ruffalo), Best Supporting Actor (Bomer), Best Supporting Actress (Roberts), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing and nominations in Best Director, Best Original Score & Best Cinematography, to say the least.
This would have been an Oscar winning film for them all if it was in the theater s. So amazed i literally cry at the first scene to the end. Beyond beautiful. Larry Kramer is amazing. Julia Roberts is sensational in ths scene.
Julia’s acting blows me away!! She got robbed of an Emmy for this! You can give her any script and she blows it out of the water! Few actresses are as talented as Julia!
I wouldn't say brilliant... just a very good role and job well done. :)I don't like her in general, but this was a POWERFUL performance, that I have to give her credit for.
Just when i thought Julia Roberts' character in this film was only going to play a so-so role, she surprises me once again by delivering this raw emotional scene -- this is why she will always remain my favorite female actor. I've seen her deliver raw emotional scenes like this in Erin Brokovich and again in Mona Lisa Smile.
I am frozen in my tracks watching this. Julia has the ability to be solemn and then just erupt with intensity that hits like a tsunami. Incredible actress.
People always rave about Roberts's charm and smile, but it's the fierceness and fire underneath that makes her an enduring star and superb actress. She showed it in her earliest roles, like Steel Magnolias and Pretty Woman.
HBO never ceases to amaze me. Had this been a theatrical movie, it would have won a shitload of Oscars. Including Julia Roberts, Jim Parsons and even Matt Bomer.
The amount of desperation at the end is what gives me chills. You can really feel her character pleading for help from the government. She didn’t care about the notoriety. Just help. Because no one was helping us at that time. We didn’t exist to them and we were dying. 😢
I love her eyes at 02:37. One of the greatest monologues in film. "Oh I do, do I? And you're here to take it away from me, is that it? Well, I'll let you in on a little secret, Doctor. I didn't want it in the first place. You think it's a privilege to watch young men die? You want my data? You want my ideas? TAKE THEM. JUST DO SOMETHING WITH THEM."
As of today, I have only seen this clip of the movie, and I already totally agree: how didn't she get an award, just for this??! Honestly, I have been so impressed by Julia Roberts' drama performances of these last years, as in " Secret in their eyes ", where she is almost excruciating and she blew me away. She is rapidly becoming one of my favorite actresses ever in drama acting, she manages to be so striking and heartbreaking in such a deep and natural way, I can't get enough!
Julia Roberts. You have OUTDONE yourself!!!! I can't even begin to describe how brilliant this is. You have truly redefined yourself with this and August: Osage County. The acting in this scene from you is honestly just perfect. Well fucking done!!
That scene shows the enormous talent Julia Roberts has. Despite sitting on a wheelchair, she gives so many chills just by her facial expressions. She left me speechless.
These movies are so important, especially to be viewed in high school so teenagers are well aware of the history of the AIDS crisis...not just this film, but the films that came before this...aside from "The Normal Heart", they should also have high schoolers watch "Philadelphia", "And The Band Played On", and other LGBT activism like "Milk"
Just cause she's crippled doesn't make her a less of a researcher...fundings ain't a joke, even to this day AIDS research still highly depend on non government orgs and donations from kind hearted people
Just cause it's in a movie on UA-cam based on a true story, doesn't mean it actually happened... Have you heard of "producer/director seasoning"? Texas Chainsaw is based on true story but didn't happen like that in fact they got most of it wrong
I haven't watched enough of Julia Roberts' works to form much of an opinion of her, but this scene.....this scene is brilliant. So poignant and the anger in her voice makes the injustice they're trying to portray so much more unbearable. Amazing, really.
Julia Roberts is ON 🔥 here. I remember when I was Directing & playing Ned Weeks in a community theater production of The Normal Heart in Portland, Oregon back in 1996. It had been WELL over a decade since the height of the AIDS epidemic had crested, the new ARV medications were just starting to come out, and the actress whom I'd cast as Dr. Emma Brookner BURST into tears EVERY TIME she had to play this scene. Which worked for the dramatic arc because let's face it: when Dr. Linda Laubenstein (whom the character is based on) presented her evidence she was ridiculed. How would that make someone feel who's spent YEARS treating AIDS victims, collecting data and watching young gay men die and NO ONE gave a 💩? INCLUDING the NIH & the Reagan Administration! 🤬🖕 Julia Roberts work in this was PHENOMENAL! I WISH this had been made into a movie back when I was doing my production of it so that the actress could have analyzed Robert's performance. Just TOUR DE FORCE! EPIC!
Julia Roberts commands the screen much the same way she did in Erin Brockovich, for which she deservedly won an oscar. Her slow boil until she throws all her research on the floor is an example of superb acting.
She was outstanding in this role. I mean, she has done some amazing work before and since but you can tell this part was something she felt passionate about.
This scene is applicable to so many things, the gov just doesn't care and the ones on the frontlines are demanded to beg for scraps to HELP THE ISSUE, but the Gov is like "Nope, we don't care keep on with what you've got which is nothing" You can feel the raw anger and passion as she breaks. This is superb acting
Im with you guys here, Julia never stop amazes me. Her interesting personal/professional choices now & then, make me continuing to be her biggest fan. Keep on rockin' girl...
True we were made to watch Philadelphia in high school this would benefit so many kids......obviously a few bleeped out cusses would be needed but still. Great thing about my teacher he played us Philadelphia and taught us about aids in religious education! I doubt that would be allowed in today's pc world where everyone's offended ......actually not even personally but on behalf of communities they know nothing about because they think they should be. They don't realise by hushing people's opinions and not getting the word out they are spreading more hate. Rant over drops mic lol
Julia Roberts hands down, you career achievement in acting! My Lord, she got so into it, her veins were sticking and she got red blotches on her skin. You lady, can act.
I always thought Julia was a very one dimensional actor but after seeing this I realized it’s not her acting ability it’s the roles she selects. This lady can act her ass off! I ended up having a new found appreciation for her at after watching this.
I think that's some of the best acting work she's ever done
Cody Murphy Aaaaaaand........????
Yes, her work in this film its so underrated :(
Loved her in Erin Brockovich
Definitely!!
She lost friends to aids. Her passionate brilliance in this scene was fueled by truth and genuine anger.
This part of the film just shows how awesome Julia Roberts really is, she played this role with such passion and anger in her heart. I cant watch this scene without getting chills or getting angry myself because of the funding that was pulled away to help these people. Julia delivers a powerful message here her character was right, we could ALL be dead before anyone decides to do anything. It's amazing what 30 years can do to people, and hopefully we are on the right path to find a cure for HIV/AIDS because I would never wish that on anybody not even my worst enemies.
Wow! I do love the wide range of emotions she's able to express in her rolls. She is a seasoned and hopefully well credited actress. I really like her performances.
I watched the play for this movie. I remember this scene from the play. I think the actor who I watched the play perform this scene did a better job. Maybe because I saw it live. Fucking beautiful nonetheless. I got chills when the actress started yelling and throws all the papers on the ground. One of them landed near me and everyone started clapping including myself. It was powerful
@@crazyshit8 I would have loved to have seen this play! Everyone who acted in this film did a fantastic job! It makes me sick to my stomach that just because the federal government deemed HIV/AIDS as a "gay cancer", they turned a blind eye to it. People suffered profoundly, and the human loss of life was insurmountable. It was criminal what they did to the LGBT community.
@@crazyshit8 someone has kindly uploaded a recording of the 2004 play, and I just finished watching it. I have to agree with you. The actress in the play did an absolutely superb job. So, I don't think it is because you saw it live, I think the actress in the play was just fantastic. In comparison Roberts' performance here seems wooden in the beginning and a bit over-done once she gets super angry.
I have seen a few productions of the play, and I was never a fan of Dr. Emma Brookner ... until Julia Roberts did it. She knocked it out of the park and then some. Incredible performance, definitely one of her best. She has a skill every actor tries to hone: expressing emotions with facial expressions. She is masterful at that skill.
Goddamn she acted the shit out this scene. You better do the damn thing, honey. LOL
She was robbed for an Emmy.
Julia Roberts is brilliant in this scene... This is an Emmy award wining performance....
actually she was nominated to the EMMY
I know she didn't win though
Why was this extraordinary movie released as a tv movie
I think they thought it was too "dark" to be released in theaters... Or HBO was the only one brave enough to produce it. :/ But it made me cry almost the entire time, so maybe it's better that ppl can do that in the privacy of their own homes... Lolz. I would b mortified to b bawling my eyes out in a theater for two hours surrounded by a hundred strangers. Lolz.
S. Lopez Oh ok. If this was a normal movie it would have dominated the Oscars.
S. Lopez They thought it was too dark, but Foxcatcher and United 93 get theatrical releases? Fantastic movies, but those are dark as hell stories.
Do you know how many people saw this amazing film in ONE NIGHT?? Only MILLIONS...In comparison, if it had been released theatrically, only a few would have seen it...
Because HBO won the rights to it
how she didn't get any awards is beyond me.
My theory for it not being more highly recognized is everyone perceiving it as Erin Brockovich: Part 2.
No she didn’t, she wasn’t even nominated
WTD stop spreading misinformation you dunce
How this movie didn’t win any awards is a miscarriage of justice.
This movie got a bunch of nominations (including JR) and wins.
What are you guys talking about?
if this was released in cinemas, it would've ruled the Oscars next year. Best Picture, Best Actor (Ruffalo), Best Supporting Actor (Bomer), Best Supporting Actress (Roberts), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing and nominations in Best Director, Best Original Score & Best Cinematography, to say the least.
totally agree
So true
Absolutely.
Not possible. African Americans are facing the same issue, with a black president at the white house. This is true politics.
Matt and Julia are incredible.
This scene is one of Julia's bests in her entire career.
This would have been an Oscar winning film for them all if it was in the theater s. So amazed i literally cry at the first scene to the end. Beyond beautiful. Larry Kramer is amazing. Julia Roberts is sensational in ths scene.
Julia’s acting blows me away!! She got robbed of an Emmy for this! You can give her any script and she blows it out of the water! Few actresses are as talented as Julia!
SHE IS SO BRILLIANT
nice spelling
I wouldn't say brilliant... just a very good role and job well done. :)I don't like her in general, but this was a POWERFUL performance, that I have to give her credit for.
Just when i thought Julia Roberts' character in this film was only going to play a so-so role, she surprises me once again by delivering this raw emotional scene -- this is why she will always remain my favorite female actor. I've seen her deliver raw emotional scenes like this in Erin Brokovich and again in Mona Lisa Smile.
this scene is one of so many in this movie that make me cry
this should have been released in the cinemas, it would have ruled the awards season. Julia is excellent as always
Loved Julia Roberts in this. She was known for those 90s romcoms, but here she played against her own type and won.
Ladies n Gentleman....Julia Roberts
I am frozen in my tracks watching this. Julia has the ability to be solemn and then just erupt with intensity that hits like a tsunami. Incredible actress.
People always rave about Roberts's charm and smile, but it's the fierceness and fire underneath that makes her an enduring star and superb actress. She showed it in her earliest roles, like Steel Magnolias and Pretty Woman.
God she's so incredible, shivers all over my body. God I....I can't really describe it
Oscar worthy performance!
1:16 "You do not know enough to study boiled water." What an incredibly simple and pointed line. Excellent writing!
HBO never ceases to amaze me. Had this been a theatrical movie, it would have won a shitload of Oscars. Including Julia Roberts, Jim Parsons and even Matt Bomer.
The amount of desperation at the end is what gives me chills. You can really feel her character pleading for help from the government. She didn’t care about the notoriety. Just help. Because no one was helping us at that time. We didn’t exist to them and we were dying. 😢
Damn that sucks didn’t know that at the time
Such an amazing actress
Oh my god she just killed it that was PHENOMENAL omg just perfection!! That was so good i mean just BRAVO to Julia Roberts!!
If that was her only scene in the movie, she would still deserve the Emmy
She is soooo good at this. Waow ! I mean, we know she's good, but she might have surpassed her other performances with that scene.
As usual, my girl Julia Roberts slayed it in another film. I just can't get enough of her
Julia should have won that freakin' Emmy !!!!!
A real tour-de-force from Julia Roberts. I've watched her monologue at least a hundred times. Brilliant.
I have also seen this scene more than a hundred times.
this scene gives me chill! great performance.
One of the best scenes from this amazing movie.
I love her eyes at 02:37. One of the greatest monologues in film. "Oh I do, do I? And you're here to take it away from me, is that it? Well, I'll let you in on a little secret, Doctor. I didn't want it in the first place. You think it's a privilege to watch young men die? You want my data? You want my ideas? TAKE THEM. JUST DO SOMETHING WITH THEM."
As of today, I have only seen this clip of the movie, and I already totally agree: how didn't she get an award, just for this??! Honestly, I have been so impressed by Julia Roberts' drama performances of these last years, as in " Secret in their eyes ", where she is almost excruciating and she blew me away. She is rapidly becoming one of my favorite actresses ever in drama acting, she manages to be so striking and heartbreaking in such a deep and natural way, I can't get enough!
Man this movie is tough to watch, I could only make it through once, although I loved the performances, the subject matter was too much for me
THIS WAS THE BEST ACTING IN JULIA'S ENTIRE CAREER!!! I WILL DIE ON A HILL SAYING THAT!!
ugh, words cannot describe how much I love Julia Roberts.
She is brilliant
Julia Roberts. You have OUTDONE yourself!!!! I can't even begin to describe how brilliant this is. You have truly redefined yourself with this and August: Osage County. The acting in this scene from you is honestly just perfect. Well fucking done!!
That scene shows the enormous talent Julia Roberts has. Despite sitting on a wheelchair, she gives so many chills just by her facial expressions. She left me speechless.
Her performance is amazing, So shocking the way how she express her anger and desperation...
she killed it. they all killed it in this movie. If The Normal Heart doesn't get a Oscar norminations and some wins, it's absolute injustice.
Unfortunately, it doesn't qualify for the Oscars because it was a tv movie : (
Kelechi Obi No way. :( boo!
Alice Kim Actully was a movie made for Hbo only.....
Julia is magnificent in this scene.
These movies are so important, especially to be viewed in high school so teenagers are well aware of the history of the AIDS crisis...not just this film, but the films that came before this...aside from "The Normal Heart", they should also have high schoolers watch "Philadelphia", "And The Band Played On", and other LGBT activism like "Milk"
Holding the Man is another good film to watch on this subject.
It will never happen, at least not in America
Just cause she's crippled doesn't make her a less of a researcher...fundings ain't a joke, even to this day AIDS research still highly depend on non government orgs and donations from kind hearted people
Just cause it's in a movie on UA-cam based on a true story, doesn't mean it actually happened... Have you heard of "producer/director seasoning"?
Texas Chainsaw is based on true story but didn't happen like that in fact they got most of it wrong
Are you joking? The US government doesn't run the health care 🤦🏼♂️ it's though private companies and even more so back then.
I could watch her doing this scene forever. It's so powerful.
I haven't watched enough of Julia Roberts' works to form much of an opinion of her, but this scene.....this scene is brilliant. So poignant and the anger in her voice makes the injustice they're trying to portray so much more unbearable. Amazing, really.
freaking incredible
Julia is a damn good actress. Seeing this made me want to watch the movie. And I'm so glad I did.
I’m so surprised she didn’t win any oscar for this amazing performance
I started tearing up on this part I cried like 3 times in this flim
Julia Roberts is ON 🔥 here. I remember when I was Directing & playing Ned Weeks in a community theater production of The Normal Heart in Portland, Oregon back in 1996.
It had been WELL over a decade since the height of the AIDS epidemic had crested, the new ARV medications were just starting to come out, and the actress whom I'd cast as Dr. Emma Brookner BURST into tears EVERY TIME she had to play this scene. Which worked for the dramatic arc because let's face it: when Dr. Linda Laubenstein (whom the character is based on) presented her evidence she was ridiculed. How would that make someone feel who's spent YEARS treating AIDS victims, collecting data and watching young gay men die and NO ONE gave a 💩? INCLUDING the NIH & the Reagan Administration! 🤬🖕
Julia Roberts work in this was PHENOMENAL! I WISH this had been made into a movie back when I was doing my production of it so that the actress could have analyzed Robert's performance. Just TOUR DE FORCE! EPIC!
Julia Roberts commands the screen much the same way she did in Erin Brockovich, for which she deservedly won an oscar. Her slow boil until she throws all her research on the floor is an example of superb acting.
SHE WAS ROBBED R O B B E D
So was Mark ruffalo
YOU ARE TELLING THE TRUTH!!! The best acting she did in her career was this one scene! That was criminal when she lost that Emmy!!!
Julia robbederts
"How does it happen that all the idiots are on your team?" If I had a dollar for every time I thought that ....
twice
She was outstanding in this role. I mean, she has done some amazing work before and since but you can tell this part was something she felt passionate about.
This is the single best piece of acting Julia has ever done.
Truly one of the most amazing achievements in acting by any actor in history!
Pardon my southern drawl but DAYUM! One of the BEST performances EVER, Julia!
This movies so good its scary. Right up with Dallas Buyers Club.
How did she not win the Emmy??!!
This scene is applicable to so many things, the gov just doesn't care and the ones on the frontlines are demanded to beg for scraps to HELP THE ISSUE, but the Gov is like "Nope, we don't care keep on with what you've got which is nothing"
You can feel the raw anger and passion as she breaks. This is superb acting
wtf how did she not grab every award that season. Her eyes at the end.....
every time I watch that it leaves me breathless
Julia Roberts was beyond AMAZING
Man oh man does this scene move me. She was a revelation in this movie!!!
This speech is so incredible! Larry Kramer’s writing is phenomenal!
Im with you guys here, Julia never stop amazes me. Her interesting personal/professional choices now & then, make me continuing to be her biggest fan. Keep on rockin' girl...
if this had been a feature film rather than a TV film, she would have been nominated for yet another Oscar. what a kween.
AND she would have won!
They need to give this film more credit where credit is due. She did the hell out of that monologue. Well done Julia!
Awesome performance showing persistence and resilience!!
One of the greatest performances on film.
The Great Julia Roberts
I just read the book....heartbreaking.....can't wait to see the movie....but I think it will devastate me...
Omg it will, it really will
Just watched the movie....devastating....you were right.....should be mandatory watching in high school
True we were made to watch Philadelphia in high school this would benefit so many kids......obviously a few bleeped out cusses would be needed but still. Great thing about my teacher he played us Philadelphia and taught us about aids in religious education! I doubt that would be allowed in today's pc world where everyone's offended ......actually not even personally but on behalf of communities they know nothing about because they think they should be. They don't realise by hushing people's opinions and not getting the word out they are spreading more hate. Rant over drops mic lol
Hoooo god! Julia is awsome
Extraordinary performance 🔥
Boy! That's some intense Julia Roberts one would generally not have expected.
Julia Roberts hands down, you career achievement in acting! My Lord, she got so into it, her veins were sticking and she got red blotches on her skin. You lady, can act.
Amazing acting right here!!!! Xx
Stunning performance I must have watched this 10 times as a microbiologist the handling of this plague was incompetent at best.
1:16 always gets me. She absolutely roasted him
It was a REAL CRIME she didn’t receive all the AWARDS possible for the genius, powerful and such Human performance!! Scandal!! Love to all 🤙🙏🌸🍀
Love this scene!!!!
This movie was so underrated... but omg Julia in this move was amazing, and this scene wow!!
Whoa...whoa...whoa...whoa...whoa...
I totally underestimated her
Oh my god.... Jesus... That got my blood boiling...... Julia, you are such a tremendous powerhouse
Why didn't Julia Roberts didn't get anything for this movie. I saw this and it made me cry. Its very good.
I always thought Julia was a very one dimensional actor but after seeing this I realized it’s not her acting ability it’s the roles she selects. This lady can act her ass off! I ended up having a new found appreciation for her at after watching this.
Absolutely beautiful
Best scene shes ever done. She totally kicked ass
That read was Oscar worthy lol.
incredible Actress great film
Wow!
Amazing Lady
Watching this after COVID-19 hits different 😂
They won't care until it happens to them or someone they love
My girl
julia is not just a sex symbol she's a wonderful actress
Julia smashed it!
Excelente película
She reminds me of Dr. Jane Foster
(played by Natalie Portman)