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* In ''HarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenix'':, after enduring the Cruciatis curse, Harry tells Voldemort that it is he who is the weak one, and that he feels ''sorry'' for him.

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* In ''HarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenix'':, after enduring the Cruciatis curse, MindRape and a HannibalLecture, Harry tells Voldemort that it is he who is the weak one, and that he feels ''sorry'' for him.
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* Film/CitizenKane get's the same lecture three times from three different people: IJustWantToBeLoved is a TragicDream if you truly believe ItsAllAboutMe. Does Kane understand or accept it? No.

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* Film/CitizenKane get's gets the same lecture three times from three different people: IJustWantToBeLoved is a TragicDream if you truly believe ItsAllAboutMe. Does Kane understand or accept it? No.
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* ''[[WesternAnimation/VeggieTales Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie]]'': Khalil lays a big one on Jonah.

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* ''[[WesternAnimation/VeggieTales Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie]]'': Khalil lays a big one on Jonah.Jonah (that is more or less identical to ''God's'' TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Jonah in TheBible):
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* Andy in ''TheDevilWearsPrada'' gets these [[Quotes/TheDevilWearsPrada back to back to back]].

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* Andy in ''TheDevilWearsPrada'' gets these [[Quotes/TheDevilWearsPrada back to back to back]]. Early in the movie her coworkers tell her that she sucks for not taking her job seriously. Later on her friends tell her that she sucks for ''taking'' her job seriously. Apparently when it comes to fashion, you are WithUsOrAgainstUs.

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* The matchmaker gives one to ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' in one scene.
--> "You are a disgrace! You may look like a bride, but you will NEVER bring your family honor!"
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* Film/CitizenKane get's the same lecture three times from three different people: IJustWantToBeLoved is a TragicDream if you truly believe ItsAllAboutMe. Do Kane understand or accept it? No.

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* Film/CitizenKane get's the same lecture three times from three different people: IJustWantToBeLoved is a TragicDream if you truly believe ItsAllAboutMe. Do Does Kane understand or accept it? No.
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** Megatron finds himself on the receiving end of one (from a human, no less) in the third film:
--->'''Carly''': You're nothing but [[SixthRangerTraitor Sentinel's]] [[DemotedToDragon bitch]]!
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* ''[[VeggieTales Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie]]'': Khalil lays a big one on Jonah.

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* ''[[VeggieTales ''[[WesternAnimation/VeggieTales Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie]]'': Khalil lays a big one on Jonah.
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** Obi-Wan Kenobi himself delivers one to Anakin...or rather, Darth Vader, following their [[RevengeOfTheSith duel on Mustafar.]]
-->'''Obi-Wan''': You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!
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---> '''Leland:''' You talk about the people as if you own them, as though they belong to you. As long as I can remember, you've talked about "giving the people their rights," as if you could make them a present of liberty as a reward for services rendered! Remember the Working Man? You used to write an awful lot about the Working Man, and he's turning into something called "Organized Labour." You're not going to like that one little bit when you find out that it means your Working Man expects something as his right, not as your gift! Charley, when your precious underpriveleged really get together... ''oh boy,'' that's going to add up to something bigger than your priveleges. I don't know what you'll do- sail away to a desert island probably and lord it over the monkeys. You don't care about anything except you. You just want to persuade people that you love 'em so much that they ought to love you back. Only you want love on your own terms. Something to be played your way, according to your rules.

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---> '''Leland:''' You talk about the people as if you own them, as though they belong to you. As long as I can remember, you've talked about "giving the people their rights," as if you could make them a present of liberty as a reward for services rendered! Remember the Working Man? Man?
---> '''Kane:''' I'll get drunk, too, Jebediah... if it'll do any good.
---> '''Leland:''' Ah, it won't do any good. Besides, you never get drunk.
You used to write an awful lot about the Working Man, and he's turning into something called "Organized Labour." You're not going to like that one little bit when you find out that it means your Working Man expects something as his right, ''right,'' not as your gift! Charley, when your precious underpriveleged really get together... ''oh boy,'' that's going to add up to something bigger than your priveleges. I don't know what you'll do- sail away to a desert island probably and lord it over the monkeys.
---> '''Kane:''' I wouldn't worry about it too much, Jeb. They'll probably be a few of them there to let me know when I do something wrong.
---> '''Leland:''' You may not always be so lucky.
---> '''Kane:''' You're not very drunk.
---> '''Leland:''' What do ''you'' care?
You don't care about anything except you. You just want to persuade people that you love 'em so much that they ought to love you back. Only back; only you want love on your own terms. Something to be played your way, according to your rules.


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---> '''Susan:''' Oh sure, you ''give'' me things, but that don't mean anything to you.
---> '''Kane:''' You're in a tent, darling, you aren't at home. I can hear you very well if you speak in a normal tone of voice.
---> '''Susan:''' What's the difference between giving me a bracelet or giving somebody else a hundred thousand dollars for a statue you're gonna keep crated up and never even ''look'' at? It's just money, it doesn't mean anything! You never really give me anything that belongs to you, that you care about!
---> '''Kane:''' Susan, I want you to stop this.
---> '''Susan:''' ''I'm not gonna stop it!''
---> '''Kane:''' Right now!
---> '''Susan:''' ''You never gave me anything in your whole life!'' You just tried to bribe me into giving ''you'' something!
---> '''Kane:''' (getting to his feet) Susan! ...Whatever I do, I do because I love you.
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---> '''Susan:''' Love! You don't love anybody! Me or anybody else! You want to be loved - that's all you want! "I'm Charles Foster Kane. Whatever you want - just name it and it's yours! Only love me! Don't expect me to love you."

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---> '''Susan:''' Love! You don't love anybody! Me or '''Boss Jim Gettys:''' You're makin' a bigger fool of yourself I thought you would, Mr Kane... If it was anybody else! You want else, I'd say what's going to be loved - that's all happen to you want! "I'm Charles Foster Kane. Whatever you want - just name it and it's yours! would be a lesson to you. Only love me! Don't expect me you're going to love you."need more than one lesson. And you're going to ''get'' more than one lesson.



---> '''Boss Jim Gettys:''' You're the greatest fool I've ever known, Kane. If it was anybody else, I'd say what's going to happen to you would be a lesson to you. Only you're going to need more than one lesson. And you're going to get more than one lesson.

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---> '''Boss Jim Gettys:''' '''Leland:''' You talk about the people as if you own them, as though they belong to you. As long as I can remember, you've talked about "giving the people their rights," as if you could make them a present of liberty as a reward for services rendered! Remember the Working Man? You used to write an awful lot about the Working Man, and he's turning into something called "Organized Labour." You're the greatest fool I've ever known, Kane. If it was anybody else, I'd say what's not going to happen to like that one little bit when you would be a lesson to you. Only you're find out that it means your Working Man expects something as his right, not as your gift! Charley, when your precious underpriveleged really get together... ''oh boy,'' that's going to need more add up to something bigger than one lesson. And you're going your priveleges. I don't know what you'll do- sail away to get more than one lesson.a desert island probably and lord it over the monkeys. You don't care about anything except you. You just want to persuade people that you love 'em so much that they ought to love you back. Only you want love on your own terms. Something to be played your way, according to your rules.



---> '''Leland:''' You don't care about anything except you. You just want to persuade people that you love 'em so much that they ought to love you back. Only you want love on your own terms. Something to be played your way, according to your rules.

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---> '''Leland:''' '''Susan:''' Love! You don't care about anything except you. love anybody! Me or anybody else! You just want to persuade people that be loved - that's all you love 'em so much that they ought to love you back. Only want! "I'm Charles Foster Kane. Whatever you want - just name it and it's yours! Only love on your own terms. Something me! Don't expect me to be played your way, according to your rules.
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* CitizenKane get's the same lecture three times from three different people: IJustWantToBeLoved is a TragicDream if you truly believe ItsAllAboutMe. Do Kane understand or accept it? No.

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* CitizenKane Film/CitizenKane get's the same lecture three times from three different people: IJustWantToBeLoved is a TragicDream if you truly believe ItsAllAboutMe. Do Kane understand or accept it? No.

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** --> '''Susan:''' ''Love! You don't love anybody! Me or anybody else! You want to be loved - that's all you want! I'm Charles Foster Kane. Whatever you want - just name it and it's yours! Only love me! Don't expect me to love you''
** --> '''Boss Jim Gettys:''' ''You're the greatest fool I've ever known, Kane. If it was anybody else, I'd say what's going to happen to you would be a lesson to you. Only you're going to need more than one lesson. And you're going to get more than one lesson.''
** --> '''Leland:''' ''You don't care about anything except you. You just want to persuade people that you love 'em so much that they ought to love you back. Only you want love on your own terms. Something to be played your way, according to your rules.''

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* CitizenKane get's the same lecture three times from three different people: IJustWantToBeLoved is a TragicDream if you truly believe ItsAllAboutMe. Do Kane understand or accept it? No.
** --> '''Susan:''' ''Love! You don't love anybody! Me or anybody else! You want to be loved - that's all you want! I'm Charles Foster Kane. Whatever you want - just name it and it's yours! Only love me! Don't expect me to love you''
** --> '''Boss Jim Gettys:''' ''You're the greatest fool I've ever known, Kane. If it was anybody else, I'd say what's going to happen to you would be a lesson to you. Only you're going to need more than one lesson. And you're going to get more than one lesson.''
** --> '''Leland:''' ''You don't care about anything except you. You just want to persuade people that you love 'em so much that they ought to love you back. Only you want love on your own terms. Something to be played your way, according to your rules.''

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* In ''{{Waiting}}'', Mitch, who had pretty much been TheVoiceless for the whole of the movie, gives [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG7ut2A6I5Y this one to the whole of the Shenanigan's staff at Monty's party.]]
** Way before then, Serena delivers one to {{Jerkass}} Monty infront of their friends after the latter takes a low blow:
-->'''Monty:''' Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't I've been inside you?
-->'''Serena:''' Oh no Monty. Oh Monty.
-->'''Monty:''' Oh me.
-->'''Serena:''' You wanna brag about your sexual conquests, ya big stud you? You know what? Ok, Fine. Let's talk about it. Let me describe Monty's amazing sexual prowess. He'd barrel into me with that pathetic excuse of a child's penis and it would end so quickly, so abruptly, I wouldn't even have time to feel any sort of morbid accidental amusement towards his "technique", which was basically him seizuring on top of me about, Oh, 'bout forty five seconds, while I lay there trying not laugh.. or cry.
-->'''Dean:''' Ouch.
-->'''Serena:''' Is there any wonder why you still date girls in highschool? They're the only ones left. They don't know any better.
-->'''Monty:''' Okay okay alright. [[CompletelyMissingThePoint First of all, for the record, I always had an orgasm when we had sex]]. Secondly, everybody knows that I'm orally fixating and you can't deny that I played your vagina like a violin.
-->'''Serena:''' Oh, as if that some how negates the fact that once we got past foreplay, you turned into the little engine that couldn't hold his load.
-->'''Monty:''' Oh what the fuck ever. If I was that bad, then why were you at my house every night? I mean all I had to do was call and say "Hey I'm horny" and then fucking poof, as if by some fucking slut magic, you would appear. Now why is that?
-->'''Serena:''' Because at first, I really liked spending time with you. I thought you were a genuinely interesting guy to be around.
-->'''Monty:''' Very true.
-->'''Serena:''' Eventually it all wore thin and I realized that your personality is one short punctuated joke after another, much like our sex life and oh Monty, do you remember why we stopped dating?
-->'''Monty:''' Yeah I do. Because you were old news. I was looking at other girls and I was getting bored, basically that was why.
-->'''Serena:''' Yeah, yeah all that and the fact that I dumped you.
-->'''Calvin:''' Wait I thought you said you dumped-
-->'''Monty:''' Shut up, Cal. Alright I was just trying to let you down easy but this is bullshit because we both know that you enjoyed having sex with me.
-->'''Serena:''' The only real pleasure that I ever got from having sex with you came from making fun of it later with my friends. Tell him, Amy.
-->'''Amy:''' It's true, we laughed a lot at your expense.
-->'''Serena:''' So you know how when your walking past a group of people, you hear them laughing, you sometimes get that paranoid self-conscious feeling? Maybe they're laughing about you when they're really not? Well, in your case, they really are.
-->[blows a kiss and walks away]

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* In ''{{Waiting}}'', Mitch, who had pretty much been TheVoiceless for the whole of the movie, gives [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG7ut2A6I5Y this one to the whole of the Shenanigan's staff at Monty's party.]]
** Way before then, Serena delivers one to {{Jerkass}} Monty infront of their friends after the latter takes a low blow:
-->'''Monty:''' Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't I've been inside you?
-->'''Serena:''' Oh no Monty. Oh Monty.
-->'''Monty:''' Oh me.
-->'''Serena:''' You wanna brag about your sexual conquests, ya big stud you? You know what? Ok, Fine. Let's talk about it. Let me describe Monty's amazing sexual prowess. He'd barrel into me with that pathetic excuse of a child's penis and it would end so quickly, so abruptly, I wouldn't even have time to feel any sort of morbid accidental amusement towards his "technique", which was basically him seizuring on top of me about, Oh, 'bout forty five seconds, while I lay there trying not laugh.. or cry.
-->'''Dean:''' Ouch.
-->'''Serena:''' Is there any wonder why you still date girls in highschool? They're the only ones left. They don't know any better.
-->'''Monty:''' Okay okay alright. [[CompletelyMissingThePoint First of all, for the record, I always had an orgasm when we had sex]]. Secondly, everybody knows that I'm orally fixating and you can't deny that I played your vagina like a violin.
-->'''Serena:''' Oh, as if that some how negates the fact that once we got past foreplay, you turned into the little engine that couldn't hold his load.
-->'''Monty:''' Oh what the fuck ever. If I was that bad, then why were you at my house every night? I mean all I had to do was call and say "Hey I'm horny" and then fucking poof, as if by some fucking slut magic, you would appear. Now why is that?
-->'''Serena:''' Because at first, I really liked spending time with you. I thought you were a genuinely interesting guy to be around.
-->'''Monty:''' Very true.
-->'''Serena:''' Eventually it all wore thin and I realized that your personality is one short punctuated joke after another, much like our sex life and oh Monty, do you remember why we stopped dating?
-->'''Monty:''' Yeah I do. Because you were old news. I was looking at other girls and I was getting bored, basically that was why.
-->'''Serena:''' Yeah, yeah all that and the fact that I dumped you.
-->'''Calvin:''' Wait I thought you said you dumped-
-->'''Monty:''' Shut up, Cal. Alright I was just trying to let you down easy but this is bullshit because we both know that you enjoyed having sex with me.
-->'''Serena:''' The only real pleasure that I ever got from having sex with you came from making fun of it later with my friends. Tell him, Amy.
-->'''Amy:''' It's true, we laughed a lot at your expense.
-->'''Serena:''' So you know how when your walking past a group of people, you hear them laughing, you sometimes get that paranoid self-conscious feeling? Maybe they're laughing about you when they're really not? Well, in your case, they really are.
-->[blows a kiss and walks away]
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* In ''Rashomon'', the wife has a speech like this in the fourth and final version of the story. The thief and her husband are each about to abandon her, but she assails their sense of masculine honor and taunts them into fighting over her.

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* In ''Rashomon'', ''{{Rashomon}}'', the wife has a speech like this in the fourth and final version of the story. The thief and her husband are each about to abandon her, but she assails their sense of masculine honor and taunts them into fighting over her.
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** However, Del goes on to deliver a very [[Heartwarming/{{Ptitle5vg54n226fv8}} heartfelt]] [[IAmWhatIAm rebuttal]].

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** However, Del goes on to deliver a very [[Heartwarming/{{Ptitle5vg54n226fv8}} [[Heartwarming/PlanesTrainsAndAutomobiles heartfelt]] [[IAmWhatIAm rebuttal]].



-->'''Angus:''' ''...Thank God.''

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-->'''Angus:''' ''...Thank God.''''
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* The title character of ''Angus'' delivers an incredible one to JerkJock Rick in the movie's unequivocal CrowningMomentOfAwesome:

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--> '''Mia''': Yeah, yeah I am but some day I might just grow out of that but you...you will never stop being a jerk.

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--> '''Mia''': Yeah, yeah I am but some day I might just grow out of that but you...you will never stop being a jerk.jerk.
* The title character of ''Angus'' delivers an incredible one to JerkJock Rick in the movie's unequivocal CrowningMomentOfAwesome:
-->'''Angus:''' ''I'm still here, asshole! I'll always be here! You push me down and I'll get back up again, and again, and again!! I can beat you right now, but I don't wanna be better than you, Rick! I don't wanna be better than anybody! I wanna be who I am: a fat kid who's good at science, and fair at football; that's who I am! I can live with it, why can't you?''
-->'''Rick:''' ''Because it's not normal! '''You're''' not normal!''
-->'''Angus:''' ''And who is normal? '''You?!'''''
-->'''Rick:''' ''You bet your ass!''
-->'''Angus:''' ''So what, to be normal we all have to be like you? There are 400 people in this building that are '''nothing''' like you! Some of them are fat, some of them are skinny, some are tall, some are short. Some of them have braces or birthmarks, or scars or frizzy hair, or '''ears that stick out!''''' [[IResembleThatRemark <<Angus' big-eared friend Troy stands up>>]] ''and most of them walk through those halls every day, never telling anyone the truth about what they really want, or need, or believe, because people like you, "normal" people like you, have them terrified of being who they are. I mean, if you're normal, what does that make them? ...So which is it, Rick? Are you "normal," or are you just one of us?''
-->'''Rick:''' ''Whatever I am, it's something you're never gonna be.''
-->'''Angus:''' ''...Thank God.''
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-->'''Grinch:''' I could ''hang myself'' with all the bad Christmas neckties I've found in the dump!

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-->'''Grinch:''' I could ''hang myself'' with all the bad Christmas neckties I've found in the dump!dump!
* In the film adaption of ''ThePrincessDiaries'' Mia jabs Lana with an ice cream cone for being a jerk. The following conversation then happens:
--> '''Lana''': Mia, you're such a freak!
--> '''Mia''': Yeah, yeah I am but some day I might just grow out of that but you...you will never stop being a jerk.
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*** Personally I think he paid for his lack of ''peripheral'' vision.



*** Another [[Awesome/StarWars Crowning Moment Of Awesome]] for Vader of course, along with saving Luke above, god... I wanted to choke Motti too.
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--> [[spoiler: '''Xenos:''' I, who for the 1,000 have manipulated their ancestors like puppets. I killed their dragons and they blamed each other. I know how they think. I know how they feel. They are but weak humans. And they can do nothing!]]

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--> [[spoiler: '''Xenos:''' I, who for the 1,000 have manipulated their ancestors like puppets. I killed their dragons and they blamed each other. I know how they think. I know how they feel. They are but weak humans. And they can do nothing!]]nothing!]]
* In the live-action film of ''HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'', the Grinch gives one to the citizens of Whoville about the hypocrisy of their self-proclaimed love of Christmas: since the Grinch's home is connected to the Whoville garbage dump, sooner or later, each and every one of the Who's Christmas gifts make their way to the Grinch in their garbage.
-->'''Grinch:''' I could ''hang myself'' with all the bad Christmas neckties I've found in the dump!
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* ''{{Outland}}''. The CorruptCorporateExecutive gives one of these to [[SeanConnery Marshall O'Neil]], who later admits that maybe the reason he's sticking his neck out is to find if he really is as worthless as everyone thinks he is.

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* ''{{Outland}}''.''Film/{{Outland}}''. The CorruptCorporateExecutive gives one of these to [[SeanConnery Marshall O'Neil]], who later admits that maybe the reason he's sticking his neck out is to find if he really is as worthless as everyone thinks he is.
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* ''ThereWillBeBlood'': Daniel Plainview pulls a disproportionately savage one on Eli Sunday how he is a total failure compared to his brother, because he acted pious and self-righteous while demanding things, while he brother merely sold Daniel the land he needed to start drilling for oil. And because he had that land he was able to drill the oil out of the land Eli is now desperately trying to sell to him, making it totally worthless. He then goes on to demonstrate how he made that land useless by using a metaphor involving [[MemeticMutation milkshakes and really long straws]].

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* ''ThereWillBeBlood'': Daniel Plainview pulls a disproportionately savage one on Eli Sunday how he is a total failure compared to his brother, because he acted pious and self-righteous while demanding things, while he his brother merely sold Daniel the land he needed to start drilling for oil. And because he had that land he was able to drill the oil out of the land Eli is now desperately trying to sell to him, making it totally worthless. He then goes on to demonstrate how he made that land useless by using a metaphor involving [[MemeticMutation milkshakes and really long straws]].
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* ''[[RaidersOfTheLostArk Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'': Indiana Jones must endure not one, not two, but three of these from French archeologist Belloq.
** Immediately after the opening sequence where Indy retrieves the idol, Belloq ambushes Indy with his Hovito warriors, and laughs at Indy for not being able to speak their language.
** In the cafe, Belloq calls himself a "shadowy reflection" of Indy, willing to use the Nazis to satisfy passions that they both share.
** Before the final ceremony on the island, Indy threatens to destroy the Ark with a bazooka. Belloq confidently asserts that Indy's threat is empty, since as an archeologist he will not destroy such an important artifact. He's right.
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** One level on which he is wrong is that no animal reaches an equilibrium. There's something called the Logistic Equation, and it basically describes the cycle of animals overreproducing, overeating, starving, dying, and then seeing their population go back up when the food source or other resource returns. Nature doesn't do equilibrium. It does chaotic tugs of war between overconsumption and starvation. It's not merely in our nature to overconsume, when given the chance, it's in nearly every creature's nature. our intelligence just means we can screw up things in a way other creatures are too dumb to.

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