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ha, haven't done this in a while. here goes: Finding Nemo (2003) Written by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7bNhYr3ves NEMO (cough): Daddy? MARLIN: Oh, thank goodness. NEMO: Dad.. I don't hate you. MARLIN: Oh, no... no. I 'm -- I'm so sorry, Nemo. Nemo offers his little fin. Marlin reaches out. touches it. Smiles... Marlin: Hey, guess what? Nemo: What? Marlin: Sea turtles. I met one. And he was 150 years old. Nemo: 150? Marlin: Yep Nemo: 'cause Sandy Plankton said they only live to be 100. Marlin: Sandy Plankton? Do you think I would cross the entire ocean and not know as much as Sandy Plankton? He was 150, not 100. Who is this Sandy Plankton that knows everything wrong? What else did he tell you? It's wrong... Nemo giggles. Takeaway: A terribly touching scene that could have turned sappy, but Pixar did a one-up and infused it with humour.

V for Vendetta (2005) Screenplay by Lana and Andy Wachowski Based on Alan Moore's graphic novel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Tuf_uQFFg V hovers ghostly at Delia's bedside. DELIA : It's funny, I was given one of your roses today. I wasn't sure youwere the terrorist until I saw it. She manages a smile. DELIA : What a strange coincidence. That I should be given it today. V : There are no coincidences, Delia. Only the illusion of coincidence. He reaches into his cloak. V : I have another rose. This one is for you. He hands it to her. DELIA : Then you are going to kill me now? V produces an empty syringe. V : I killed you ten minutes ago. While you slept. DELIA : Is there any pain? V sits on the bed. V: No. No pain. DELIA : Thank you. (beat) DELIA: Is it meaningless to apologize? V: Never. DELIA: I'm so sorry. Comment: V kills Delia softly. She's the single one of his victims that displays guilt about her past, and we realize at that moment that V believes in forgiveness, what doesn't stop him to administer his justice.

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8 1/2 (1963) Screenplay: Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinell, Federico Fellini, Brunello Rondi Directed by Federico Fellini Guido: What is this flash of joy that's giving me new life? Please forgive me sweet creatures; I didn't realize, I didn't know. How right it is to accept you, to love, you... and how simple! Luisa, I feel I've been set free. Everything looks good to me, it has a sense, it's true. How I wish I could explain, but I can't... everything's going back to what it was. Everything's confused again, but that confusion is me; how I am, not how I'd like to be. And I'm not afraid to tell the truth now, what I don't know, what I'm seeking. Only like that do I feel alive and I can look into your loyal eyes without shame. Life is a party, let's live it together. I can't say anything else, to you or others. Take me as I am, if you can... it's the only way we can try to find each other. From IMDB's Trivia: "The original ending scene featured Guido and his wife sitting together in the restaurant car of a train bound for Rome. Lost in thought, Guido looked up to see all the characters of his film smiling ambiguously at him as the train entered a tunnel. Federico Fellini then shot an alternative ending set around the spaceship on the beach at dusk but with the intention of using the scenes as a trailer for promotional purposes only. He and his co-writers, however, decided that this alternate sequence served as a more harmonious and exuberant ending to the film." Comment: The original ending was a real downer - Guido's film wasn't being made and he had the same personal problems. In the new ending he asks himself for forgiveness and embraces life and peace. The surreal final scene gives him redemption and the film a memorable, uplifting conclusion. Additional points awarder for being able to show it in such an original way. It's interesting to see how a single scene can change a film so much. Can you imagine the movie with the downer ending? And it's done using a voice over.