Mudbound - The Fleeting Nature of Human Existence
Hap Jackson: [eulogizing over the elder McAllan]
Man who is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower and is cut down. He fleeth as a shadow and continueth not. And doth thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one. For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again. But man dieth and wasteth away. As the waters fell from the sea and drieth up, so man lieth down and riseth not. Til the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
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Mudbound - The Value of Deeds and Labor
Hap Jackson: [narrating]
What good is a deed? My grandfathers and great uncles, grandmothers and great aunts, father and mother, broke, tilled, thawed, planted, plucked, raised, burned, broke again. Worked this land all they life, this land that never would be theirs. They worked until they sweated. They sweated until they bled. They bled until they died. Died with the dirt of this same 200 acres under their fingernails. Died clawing at the hard, brown back that would never be theirs. All their deeds undone. Yet this man, this place, this law... say you need a deed. Not deeds.
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Don't Look Up - Frustration in the Face of Indifference
Dr. Randall Mindy:
I did everything I could. They won't listen.
Kate Dibiasky:
Surprise, surprise.
Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe:
I'm starting to think you just like riling people up.
Dr. Randall Mindy:
I'm so sorry, Kate. Really, I am.
Kate Dibiasky:
Oh, Randall. God. Where's Brie Evantee? Shouldn't you two be playing footsie in a restaurant that only serves cubes and foam?
Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe:
Well, she ain't wrong. You did lose the thread in a big way.
Dr. Randall Mindy:
And what do you suggest we do? An online petition, huh? You want to hold... Get a mob and hold up picket signs? You wanna overthrow the government? I mean, look at this.
Kate Dibiasky:
I can't! My head is in a bag!
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Don't Look Up - Uncertainty in a Diner Conversation
Waitress:
That's an awfully official-looking White House badge you got there.
Dr. Randall Mindy:
I don't know why I have this on.
Nearby Diner:
Listen, just tell us what's going on.
Guy from the Bar:
I got three scared kids at home. How about you just tell us something.
Dr. Randall Mindy:
I understand. I wish could share information, but...
Guy from the Bar:
We're people just like you. We deserve to know!
Kate Dibiasky:
They're right. They deserve to know. Do you really wanna know what's going on?
Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe:
Kate, don't. Kate.
Dr. Randall Mindy:
Kate.
Kate Dibiasky:
They found a bunch of gold and diamonds and rare shit on the comet. So they're gonna let it hit the planet to make a bunch of rich people even more disgustingly rich!
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Don't Look Up - Debating Certainty in Crisis Management
President Orlean:
Mmm-hmm. So how certain is this?
Dr. Randall Mindy:
There's 100% certainty of impact.
President Orlean:
Please, don't say 100%.
Old Aide #2:
Can we just call it a potentiality significant event?
President Orlean:
Yeah.
Kate Dibiasky:
But it isn't potentially going to happen. It is going to happen.
Dr. Randall Mindy:
Exactly, 99.78% to be exact.
Jason Orlean:
Oh, great. Okay, so it's not 100%.
Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe:
Well, scientists never like to say 100%.
President Orlean:
Call it 70% and let's just move on.
Kate Dibiasky:
But it's not even close to 70%.
President Orlean:
You cannot go around saying to people that there's 100% chance that they're going to die. You know? It's just nuts.
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