Daily Dialogue — July 6, 2014

Sissy Sullivan: I’m trying, I’m trying to help you.
Brandon Sullivan: How are you helping me, huh? How are you helping me? How are you helping me? Huh? Look at me. You come in here and you’re a weight on me. Do you understand me? You’re a burden. You’re just dragging me down. How are you helping me? You can’t even clean up after yourself. Stop playing the victim.
Sissy Sullivan: I’m not playing the victim. If I left, I would never hear from you again. Don’t you think that’s sad? Don’t you think that’s sad? You’re my brother.

— Shame (2011), written by Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Addiction.

Trivia: Despite the movie’s $6.5 million budget, Fox Searchlight Pictures only paid around $400,000 to acquire its United States distribution rights.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Shame is a relentless look at a character’s sex addiction. This dialogue is a classic example of projection, Brandon’s sister Sissy the physicalization of Brandon’s own addiction and guilt about it. 

Comment Archive