Daily Dialogue — December 19, 2015

Darth Vader: I am your father.
Luke Skywalker: No. No. That’s not true. That’s impossible.
Darth Vader: Search your feelings, you know it to be true.
Luke Skywalker: NOOOOOOOO!

— Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back (1980), screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, story by George Lucas

The Daily Dialogue theme next week: Denial, suggested by Liz Correal.

Trivia: Darth Vader’s name comes from the following: “Darth” is a variation of the word “Dark” and “Vader” is the Dutch word for “Father”.

Dialogue On Dialogue: One of the most classic denial exchanges in recent cinema history.