TheQuietAct at 2013-07-17 08:04:01:
Ah empathy Ashley. For the same reason, I like this snippet of dialogue from Final Destination 2 written by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress. Rory is a bit player in an ensemble cast but IMHO he is drawn as the most sympathetic character. Which is an achievement for a pleasure seeking crackhead. He is also consistent in the way that he's drawn, looking for his bindle to the last. But at his very last moment, when the flying garotte slices him, the first thing I think of is poor Rory and his poor mother left behind. This dialogue shows there's someone beyond himself that he cares about and he doesn't want to hurt her. Rory ambles over to Kimberly, his typical callousness gone. RORY Can I ask you a question? KIMBERLY Sure. RORY When I die. Is it gonna hurt? KIMBERLY I...I don't know. Rory nods. He expected as much. He fishes his LICENSE and KEYS out of his pocket. RORY And you're gonna die after me, right? KIMBERLY I guess so. RORY (re: keys and license) Would you take these? And if I die... (tears well up) Could you throw all my drugs out? Paraphernalia, porno, you know... Anything that would break my mom's heart. Kimberly looks deeply into his eyes, looking for the punchline. When she doesn't see one, she nods tenderly and takes the keys.