"We are here tonight to talk about violence. Or maybe human nature" (Legion Serie)

in #writing7 years ago

Hello steemit community, this is my first post in english, it's about a dialogue of a tv serie, "Legion" which for me is so interesting, is about violence but from another perspective



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[ice crackling] Good evening.
We are here tonight to talk about violence.
Or maybe human nature.
[sighs] We are here to talk about human nature.
Wait.
A quote.
A great philosopher once wrote, "In times of peace, the warlike man attacks himself.
" This is the root of all our problems.
And by "this," I mean "we.
" We are the root of all our problems our confusion, our anger, our fear of things we don't understand.
Violence, in other words, is ignorance.
Figure your shit out.
That's my what I'd say.
[ice crackling] [eerie music] [ice cube thuds] There are two kinds of stories we tell our children.
The first kind: Once upon a time, there was a fuzzy little rabbit named Frizzy-Top who went on a quantum, fun adventure only to face a big setback, which he overcame through perseverance and by being adorable.
This kind of story teaches empathy.
Put yourself in Frizzy-Top's shoes, in other words.
The other kind: Oliver Anthony Bird, if you get too close to that ocean, you'll be sucked into the sea and drowned! This kind of story teaches them fear.
And for the rest of their lives, these two stories compete.
Empathy and fear.
And so I bring you tonight's play, a work in five acts about a fuzzy little bunny who got too close to the ocean and what happened next.
Let us begin.
[switch clicks] [film projector whirring] [ice crackling] We went looking for truth.
[machine guns firing] But found only lies.
[low, dramatic music] The doctor had disappeared.
The old girlfriend hid behind a smile.
What was real? That was the mission.
We had seen things, heard things.
But could we believe our eyes? Could David? [echoing] David? [echoing] What did the stars say? [echoing] My boy.
[giggling] [echoing] My beautiful boy.
[indistinct whispers] [echoing] David, wake up.
Wake up.

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You have to see things from another perspective, and question and doubt the nature of your reality.

I hope you liked it.

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