Daily Dialogue — May 20, 2014

Gotham National Bank Manager: Think you’re pretty smart, huh? The guy that hired youze, he’ll just do the same to you. Oh, criminals in this town used to believe in things. Honor. Respect. Look at you! What do you believe in, huh? WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN?

Bozo leans down and sticks a gas grenade in the manager’s mouth.

Bozo: I believe whatever doesn’t kill you, simply makes you…

Takes off his mask, revealing the Joker.

The Joker: …stranger.

– The Dark Knight (2008), screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer, based on characters by Bob Kane

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Robbery.

Trivia: The Joker’s mask during the initial bank robbery is almost exactly the same as the mask worn by Cesar Romero when hijacking a performance of Pagliacci in the original TV series.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Wonderful how Nolan withholds the reveal of Joker’s face until this precise moment, underscored by the word “stranger”.

Hey, folks, I could use some suggestions for this week’s theme. Thanks!

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