Daily Dialogue — June 27, 2016

“I’m Hub McCann. I’ve fought in two World Wars and countless smaller ones on three continents. I led thousands of men into battle with everything from horses and swords to artillery and tanks. I’ve seen the headwaters of the Nile, and tribes of natives no white man had ever seen before. I’ve won and lost a dozen fortunes, killed many men, and loved only one woman with a passion a flea like you could never begin to understand. That’s who I am. Now, go home, boy!”

— Secondhand Lions (2003), written by Tim McCanlies.

The Daily Dialogue for the week: Rant. Today’s suggestion by Will King.

Trivia: Tim McCanlies wrote the lion as a female, because he thought it would be easier to keep under control than a male lion. It wasn’t until production began that he found out that female lions were actually much more ferocious than male lions.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary by Will: “Much of the story expounds on what Hub declares here. This statement is an encapsulation, while the rest of the film shows the details as flashbacks.”