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Diario
19 giugno 2007
That's the day I realized that there was this entire life behind things, and this incredibly benevolent force that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid. Ever.
and this incredibly benevolent force that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid. Ever. A volte me ne dimentico.
RICKY You got to see this one thing...
He unlocks the cabinet and opens it, revealing shelves stacked with WAR MEMORABILIA.
RICKY (cont'd) My dad would kill me if he knew I was in here.
JANE Did you steal his keys?
RICKY No. One of my clients is a locksmith. He was short on cash one night, so I let him pay me in trade.
He reaches into the cabinet and carefully removes an oval CHINA PLATTER, which he hands to Jane. She examines it.
RICKY (cont'd) Turn it over.
CLOSE on the bottom of the plate: A small SWASTIKA is imprinted in the center.
JANE Oh my God.
RICKY It's like official state china of the Third Reich. There's a whole subculture of people who collect this Nazi shit. But my dad just has this one thing.
He puts the platter back into the cabinet and shuts the door, then notices Jane looking at him oddly.
RICKY (cont'd) What's wrong?
JANE Nothing.
RICKY (concerned) No, you're scared of me.
JANE No I'm not.
But she is. Ricky studies her.
RICKY You want to see the most beautiful thing I've ever filmed?
INT. FITTS HOUSE - RICKY'S BEDROOM - MOMENTS LATER
On VIDEO: We're in an empty parking lot on a cold, gray day. Something is floating across from us... it's an empty, wrinkled, white PLASTIC BAG. We follow it as the wind carries it in a circle around us, sometimes whipping it about violently, or, without warning, sending it soaring skyward, then letting it float gracefully down to the ground...
Jane and Ricky sit on the bed, watching his WIDE-SCREEN TV.
RICKY It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowing. And there's this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it, right? And this bag was just... dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. That's the day I realized that there was this entire life behind things, and this incredibly benevolent force that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid. Ever.
A beat.
RICKY (cont'd) Video's a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember... I need to remember...
Now Jane is watching him.
RICKY (cont'd) (distant) Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it... and my heart is going to cave in.
After a moment, Jane takes his hand. Then she leans in and kisses him softly on the lips. His eyes scan hers, curious to see how she reacts to this...
[ from American beauty, 1999, written by Alan Ball, directed by Sam Mendes ]
| inviato da understatement il 19/6/2007 alle 23:59 | | 
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