Daily Dialogue — September 12, 2014

“Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil; and I want you to remember this, that love… true love never dies. You remember that, boy. You remember that. Doesn’t matter if it’s true or not. You see, a man should believe in those things, because those are the things worth believing in.”

— Secondhand Lions (2004), written by Tim McCanlies

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Wisdom. Today’s suggestion by kj01a.

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: Sometimes wisdom gets delivered in the form of a speech. If it’s a good speech delivered by a good character played by a good actor at a key moment in the story, it can work. Here, it works.

If you have a suggestion for this week’s theme, please post in comments.

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