Daily Dialogue — April 2, 2020
Neo: I know what you’re trying to do. Morpheus: I’m trying to free your mind, Neo. I can only show you the door. You’re the one who has to…
Neo: I know what you’re trying to do.
Morpheus: I’m trying to free your mind, Neo. I can only show you the door. You’re the one who has to walk through it.
— The Matrix (1999), written by the Wachowskis
The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Door.
Trivia: The studio insisted on a great deal of explanatory dialogue, as they described the screenplay as “the script that nobody understands.”
Dialogue On Dialogue: Oftentimes, doors represent a threshold… and a choice. Enter or not?