Daily Dialogue — December 20, 2012

Gollum: We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses. Wicked, tricksy, false!
Smeagol: No. Not master!
Gollum: Yes, precious, false! They will cheat you, hurt you, LIE.
Smeagol: Master is our friend!
Gollum: You don’t have any friends; nobody likes you!
Smeagol: I’m not listening… I’m not listening…
Gollum: You’re a liar and a thief.
Smeagol: No!
Gollum: Murderer.
Smeagol: Go away!
Gollum: “Go away?”

[Gollum laughs as Smeagol begins crying]

Smeagol: I hate you, I hate you.
Gollum: Where would you be without me, gollum, gollum? I saved us! It was me! We survived because of me!
Smeagol: [stops crying] Not anymore.
Gollum: What did you say?
Smeagol: Master looks after us now. We don’t need you anymore.
Gollum: What?
Smeagol: Leave now, and never come back!
Gollum: No!
Smeagol: Leave now, and never come back!

[Gollum screams in frustration]

Smeagol: LEAVE! NOW! AND NEVER COME BACK!

[Gollum is silent]

Smeagol: [looks around] We told him to go away… and away he goes, Precious! Gone, gone, gone! Smeagol is free!

— The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Stephen Sinclair & Peter Jackson, novel by J.R.R. Tolkien

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The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is negotiations, suggested by JasperLamarCrab. Today’s suggestion by @RWWFilm.

Trivia: Gollum/Smeagol is a CGI character, but Peter Jackson wanted the character to be performer-oriented, so actor Andy Serkis, the voice of Gollum, played the character in a motion capture suit. Serkis also played scenes with Elijah Wood (Frodo) and Sean Astin (Sam) on set to give the actors a focal point. On those occasions when Serkis was actually in shot Gollum was composited over him in post production.

Dialogue On Dialogue: One of my favorite scenes in the movie, such a terrific job of visualizing Gollum’s internal conflict, a great example of negotiations.

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