Spider-Man 2 had really great dialogue. It was hard to tell exactly who was responsible for it, given that it was written pretty much by committee, but seeing that parts 1 & 3 had nowhere near the same level of dialogue, and that 2 was the only one that Michael Chabon worked on, and that Chabon wrote Wonder Boys and The Amazing Adventures of Cavalier & Clay, my money is on him for giving the actors such great material to work with.
There are a lot of exchanges in that movie I just love, but one of them really sticks out, every time; it’s Aunt May’s speech about heroism –
“… Everybody loves a hero. People line up for ‘em, cheer them, scream their names. And years later, they'll tell how they stood in the rain for hours just to get a glimpse of the one who taught them how to hold on a second longer. I believe there's a hero in all of us. That keeps us honest. Gives us strength. Makes us noble. And finally allows us to die with pride. Even though sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams … ”
[excerpt taken from the IMDB]
Not only is that a fantastic speech, but Rosemary Harris performs the absolute hell out of it, and helps solidify Spider-Man 2 as a film cut above the rest.
Of course, I’ll never forget the time I heard that speech recited at a wedding by a groom about his bride. The realisation dawned on me very slowly, but when it hit, it hit hard. I couldn’t help but wonder if I was the only one in the room who knew where this guy had stolen his whole speech from; it reminded me of how, on Scrubs, Turk couldn’t come up with a speech for his wedding rehearsal, so his future brother-in-law offered to write one for him. Turk didn’t realise the speech he was giving was directly lifted from Jerry Maguire (or Ghost, or Dirty Dancing, or some schmaltzy girl movie I can’t remember), and was left mystified why every woman at the dinner, including his soon-to-be wife Carla, was instantly horrified at his insensitivity.
Not to mention, I don’t know how much of an upper it is to talk about how your new bride allows people to die with dignity. What is she, an angel of death at an old folk’s home?
To sum up; Spider-Man 2 = yay! I know, I know, I haven’t posted about that enough already, right?
There are a lot of exchanges in that movie I just love, but one of them really sticks out, every time; it’s Aunt May’s speech about heroism –
“… Everybody loves a hero. People line up for ‘em, cheer them, scream their names. And years later, they'll tell how they stood in the rain for hours just to get a glimpse of the one who taught them how to hold on a second longer. I believe there's a hero in all of us. That keeps us honest. Gives us strength. Makes us noble. And finally allows us to die with pride. Even though sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams … ”
[excerpt taken from the IMDB]
Not only is that a fantastic speech, but Rosemary Harris performs the absolute hell out of it, and helps solidify Spider-Man 2 as a film cut above the rest.
Of course, I’ll never forget the time I heard that speech recited at a wedding by a groom about his bride. The realisation dawned on me very slowly, but when it hit, it hit hard. I couldn’t help but wonder if I was the only one in the room who knew where this guy had stolen his whole speech from; it reminded me of how, on Scrubs, Turk couldn’t come up with a speech for his wedding rehearsal, so his future brother-in-law offered to write one for him. Turk didn’t realise the speech he was giving was directly lifted from Jerry Maguire (or Ghost, or Dirty Dancing, or some schmaltzy girl movie I can’t remember), and was left mystified why every woman at the dinner, including his soon-to-be wife Carla, was instantly horrified at his insensitivity.
Not to mention, I don’t know how much of an upper it is to talk about how your new bride allows people to die with dignity. What is she, an angel of death at an old folk’s home?
To sum up; Spider-Man 2 = yay! I know, I know, I haven’t posted about that enough already, right?
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