IB Times - Australian transport minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of taking a little too much inspiration from the movie world for his speeches. Albanese, of the ruling Labor Party, made a speech to the National Press Club in Canberra criticising opposition leader Tony Abbott. Some viewers found some comments from the speech to be a little familiar. Critics pointed out the almost word-for word similarity between Albanese’s speech and one given by Michael Douglas in the Aaron Sorkin-scripted The American President.

Albanese’s Speech

“In Australia we have serious challenges to solve and we need serious people to solve them. Unfortunately Tony Abbot is not the least bit interested in fixing anything. “He is only interested in two things: making Australians afraid of it and telling them who is to blame for it.

Michael Douglas’s Speech

“We have serious problems to solve and we need serious people to solve them and whatever your particular problem is I promise you that Bob Riompsden is not the least bit interested in solving it. “He is interested in two things, and two things only: making you afraid of it and telling you who’s to blame for it.”

Ain’t no shame in that game! People fucking love movie speeches. Thats why people are always quoting movies whenever they get the chance. No joke the best speeches of all time aren’t from Prime Ministers and Presidents and shit. They’re from movies. If I ever run for public office I don’t think I’d ever say one original thing in any of my speeches. Just straight up jack the best monologues out there. In no particular order, because there are simply too many to remember them all, a top 5 list of movie speeches that politicians should use:

5. Peace With Inches – Pacino

I don’t care if I’m talking about football, or fixing the economic recession, if I’m standing at the podium yelling “6 INCHES, IN FRONT OF YA FACE!” you better fuckin believe people are getting fired up. “The inches we need are everywhere around us!” Also as I’m giving the speech I’ll need someone standing behind me gently playing a guitar and a violin because thats what really makes the speech hit home.

4. We Will Not Go Quietly Into The Night – Bill Pullman

I’m not even kidding I used to be afraid of aliens taking over planet Earth. That is until Independence Day came out. This speech is so fucking unbelievable I’d be confident in human kind defeating an extraterrestrial attack as long as everyone watched this before going to battle. I’d recite this shit word for word if I was sending my troops into battle.

3. Academic Decathlon – Billy Madison, The Lost Puppy – Billy Madison

You’re in a presidential debate? Boom Academic Decathlon. There’s your rebuttal. Speaking to the youth of America? The Puppy Who Lost Its Way. There’s your lesson.

2. Never Take Your Freedom – Braveheart

I think I’d deliver the State of the Union address with half my face painted blue atop a horse with a spear in hand. Also when you’re inevitably embroiled in a bitter divorce from political scandal, the Freedom speech comes in handy.

1. My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die – Princess Bride

Alright so there really isn’t any practical use to this speech. But if you’re ever in political office and find yourself having a sword fight with a 6 fingered man to avenge your father’s death, this is the speech to use.

There’s a billion others. Rocky speeches. Rudy speeches. Good Will Hunting. Shawshank. Hoosiers. Walken in Pulp Fiction. Tons. Sound off…