Daily Dialogue — July 18, 2014

“My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.”

— Gladiator (2000), screenplay by David Franzoni and John Logan and William Nicholson, story by David Franzoni

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Revenge.

Trivia: Though dozens of versions of the script were written, the original 130 page draft, dated October 1997 by David Franzoni, is “… different in almost every detail from the finished movie.” (As quoted by ‘David S. Cohen’ in his book ‘Screen Plays’.)

Dialogue On Dialogue: The penultimate moment in Maximus’ revenge, revealing the truth of who he is and what his plans are.

If you have any suggestions for this week’s theme, please post in comments.

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