Daily Dialogue — July 7, 2017
“Superman.”
“Superman.”
— The Iron Giant (1999), screenplay by Tim McCanlies, screen story by Brad Bird, book by Ted Hughes
The Daily Dialogue theme for next week: Sacrifice, suggested by Denise Garcia.
Trivia: Excluding the yells and groans, The Iron Giant only says a total of fifty-three words.
Dialogue On Dialogue: The line right before “Superman” is a V.O. of young Hogarth: “You are who you choose to be.” The Iron Giant chooses to sacrifice himself for humanity, even after he’s been treated poorly. It’s a Christological story.