How is “was ever” used?

In The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009), one line is: “Nothing was ever the same again.”

Which movie is “was ever” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009).

Idiom

used to emphasize sth you are talking about

informal · American · Heard in 1,063 movies

was / is / does, etc. sb ever!
used to emphasize sth you are talking about
'You must have been upset by that.''Was I ever!'

Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

Nothing was ever the same again.

Said in 8 films · #1