Author: Slater Wold
Date: 21:08:16 10/04/01
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On October 04, 2001 at 23:41:02, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >On October 04, 2001 at 23:21:21, Mike S. wrote: > >>On October 04, 2001 at 22:58:27, Eduard Nemeth wrote: >> >>>(...) >>>Bobby: "The greates trick i can play is making the world believe I didn't >>>exist. Do you think its been archieved?" (Bobby's Originalworte) >> >>This is a movie quote! I've seen it in a trailer on local TV. Does somebody >>know, from which movie it is (unfortunately I didn't watch it)? >> >>The original quote (which I've heard i german translation only) must start >>similar to "The greatest trick Satan has ever played...". I think it's from one >>of these devil movies. >> >>Regards, >>M.Scheidl >> >> >>P.S. In case of satanism discussions, I think we'll move the thread to the chess >>thinker's forum :o) > >It is from "The Devils Advocate" where Al Pacino as the devil explains what his >greatest achievement was(making the world believe that he don't exist), and that >god is an absentee landlord :))) great movie!! > >Regards >Jonas Nope. Wrong movie. He says NOTHING about tricks. The movie Mike is talking about, is "The Usual Suspects". In it, Roger "Verbal" Kint played by Kevin Spacey says; "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convincing the world he didn't exist." The Devil's Advocate is a great movie, but when Al Pacino is explaining his greatest achievement, it's the exact opposite that you said. He's greatest achievement was being on Earth, with man, giving them what they desire. In it, Milton (Al Pacino) says: ... Guilt is like a bag of f***ing bricks. All you gotta is set it down... Who are you carrying all those bricks for anyway? God? Is that it? God? Well I tell you. Let me give you a little inside information about God. God likes to watch. He's a prankster. Think about it. He gives man instincts. He gives you this extraordinary gift and then what does he do? I swear, for his own amusement, his own private cosmic gagril he sets the rules in opposition. It's the goof of all time. Look but don't touch. Touch but don't taste. Taste but don't swallow. And while you're jumping on one foot to the next, what is he doing? He's laughing his sick f***ing ass off. He's a tightass. He's a sadist. He's an absentee-landlord! Worship that? Never! Kevin replies: Better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven. Is that it? To which Milton replies: Why not? I'm here on the ground with my nose in it since the whole thing began. I've nurtured every sensation man has been inspired to have. I cared about what he wanted, and I never judged him. Why? Because I never rejected him inspite of all his imperfections...I'm a humanist. Maybe the last humanist. Who, in their right mind, Kevin, could possibly deny the 20th century was entirely mine? All of it, Kevin. All of it. Mine. I'm peaking, Kevin. It's my time now. Slate
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