Daily Dialogue — September 6, 2014

“This next part is very important. They’re going to take you. Kim, stay focused, baby. You will have five, maybe ten seconds, very important seconds. Leave the phone on the floor. Concentrate. Everything you see about them. Hair color, eye color, tall, short, scars. Anything you see, understand. [hears kidnappers footsteps over the phone] They’re there.”

— Taken (2008), written by Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Abduction.

Trivia: The martial art style used by Liam Neeson is Nagasu Do. It’s a hybrid martial art style that borrows from Judo, Aikido and Ju Jitsu.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Two things especially compelling about this scene: (1) Father providing tips to daughter about impending abduction. (2) Because of the setup, both of them know she is getting kidnapped. The anticipation of the act and their respective responses to it makes for a powerful moment.

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