Pan's Labyrinth - Fatherhood and Legacy in Pan's Labyrinth
Capitán Vidal:
Tell my son what time his father died. Tell him that I-
Mercedes: [interrupting]
No. He won't even know your name.
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Pan's Labyrinth - The Dilemma of Blind Obedience
Capitán Vidal:
You could have obeyed me!
Dr. Ferreiro:
But captain, to obey- just like that- for the sake of obeying... without questioning... that's something only people like you can do Captain.
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Pan's Labyrinth - Tension Between Authority and Doubt
Dr. Ferreiro:
One more thing, sir. What makes you so sure it's a boy?
Capitán Vidal:
Don't fuck with me.
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Pan's Labyrinth - A Shared Connection to the Past
Mayor:
Have I told you that I was acquainted with your father, Captain?
Capitán Vidal:
No. I had no idea.
Mayor:
In Morocco. I knew him only briefly, but he left a great impression.
Capitán Vidal:
An excellent soldier.
Mayor:
The men in his battalion said that when General Vidal died on the battlefield, he smashed his watch on a rock so that his son would know the exact hour and minute of his death. So he would know how a brave man dies.
Capitán Vidal:
Nonsense. He didn't own a watch.
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Pan's Labyrinth - Fearless Commitment to Duty
Capitán Vidal: [''to battle'']
Forward ... No fear! This is the only deserving way to die.
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Pan's Labyrinth - Frustration with a captured enemy's condition
Capitán Vidal:
We catch one and he turns out to be a stutterer. Fuck! We'll be here all night.
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Pan's Labyrinth - Desire for a new Spain for his son
Capitán Vidal:
I choose to be here because I want my son to be born in a new, clean Spain.
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