Any last words? (theme statements) ...

[Randall_Oelerich]

Okay I'm a bit slow, but it is starting to sink in... how a story's theme is sometimes stated or reiterated in the last words of a screenplay / film. "Hate put me in here, love's going to bust me out." (The Hurricane), And from 'Finding Nemo' that I watched last night... "It's okay dad, you can let go of me now"; okay those lines are from memory, I might be off a word or two. Any other examples of story theme statements made near or at the end of a movie / screenplay? I am looking to learn from this, starting to sink in how important this is to put into a screenplay near the end of a story.
~randall

 

[CallaghanFilms]

Casablanca has a few undercurrents flowing through, but this exchange always captures its central theme for me...

Renault: "Well, Rick, you're not only a sentimentalist, but you've become a patriot."
Rick: "Maybe, but it seemed like a good time to start."



But then, there's also...

Rick: "Go ahead and shoot. You'll be doing me a favor."


And also...

Laszlo: "Apparently, you think of me only as a leader of a Cause. Well, I am also a human being. Yes, I love her that much."