film ask meme : WAKE UP DEAD MAN (2025) directed by RIAN JOHNSON.
a selection of lines from the 2025 film wake up dead man. modified for rp purposes.
so, you're a fighter, then?
we need fighters today, but to fight the world, not ourselves.
you start fighting wolves, and before you know it, everyone you don't understand is a wolf.
you give me one more shot, and i promise i'll do that.
spirit's got me. let me at him.
i know you're used to flying solo, but i'm here to serve.
if i can stave off that demon, you can.
wealth and the power that comes with it is eve's apple.
his day came at last. i was there.
that holy man's final act of grace was to keep the corrupting evil out of wicked hands.
the darkness of that story was the bedrock of this place.
i found it a tough read, but he pinned all of his hopes on it.
i believed they could heal me. suckered. dipshit moi.
to take someone's faith and exploit it for money is the ultimate evil.
i understand wanting to believe.
i'm so sorry your little coup failed this afternoon, [name].
you all seem scared to death of that guy.
man needs to forgive and start living his life.
it seems like you're intentionally keeping them angry and afraid.
right now, you're angry. you should be. it'd be dangerous if you weren't.
i'd see you're helpless, and i'd do it again and again.
anger. anger lets us fight back, take back the ground we've lost.
are you gonna get angry and fight?
the anger felt less calculated. more unhinged.
i should warn you before you walk out of here, the town is talking.
i was happy the old man was dead.
you're welcome. come in, come in.
it's hard to be in here and not feel His presence.
i kneel at the altar of the rational.
it's like someone has shone a story at me that i do not believe.
listen, you want to kick me out, you go right ahead.
do these stories convince us of a lie? or do they resonate with something deep inside us that's profoundly true?
i'm gonna lose that, and ... and lose my purpose, and i'm frightened.
i ... i don't know how i'll live.
everyone thinks i did it. i didn't do it.
in my heart, maybe i did, and the way it happened was some kind of miracle.
i don't know. i'm lost. i don't know.
would you allow me to help you?
what i see is not a guilty man in torment, but an innocent man tormented by guilt.
no, no, no. i don't belong here.
if you want absolution, then you need to go through this with me.
i need to know you understand the situation.
i'll do whatever it takes to save it. to cut you out like a cancer.
this should not exist in our real world, and yet, here it is.
your original sin has stained this place.
we have all the pieces laid out before us now.
this can't be impossible. there must be a piece missing.
see, i think there's something in there, in your head, that i need to solve this case.
why'd i think i could lie to you and get away with it?
oh, no, you didn't lie. i knew you wouldn't. you just didn't say the dishonest part out loud.
i did it to save the people who believe in him just a little disillusionment.
the spirit really moved him today, huh?
this is devious, it's calculated against me.
you have listened to this flock's stories with empathy and grace, but we're done with that now.
we must discover what happened that night, and what this flock of wicked wolves is hiding.
he was a con man. miracles and supernatural power of god bullshit.
i still wanna believe. how sick is that?
you shut your mouth, you little shit weasel.
if made public, it could ruin people in this room.
you promised if i stuck with you, you could heal me.
i don't need you to be a saint.
you are your father's nightmare.
you cannot buy god's healing.
i'm feeling pretty alone, um, right now.
i remember, i knew he was in trouble and i kept going and going until i felt him break.
i killed him with hate in my heart.
we are here to serve the world, not beat it.
you knew all along and you toyed with that poor kid like a cat with a mouse.
news is gonna spread fast and i don't want any lookieloos.
flee into the dark, you murderer!
i'm guilty. i have to confess.
this might get unpleasant. i mean, more unpleasant.
i have to do it of my own free will or it won't mean anything.
if you'd like to confess anything, this seems like a pretty great place to do it.
last night, that same sin rose in me in a moment of fear and rage.
i'm sorry, that was dramatic, but i needed you to stop talking.
is this you sparing our faith or being respectful or something?
i told myself it started with pure intent. but the truth is it started with a lie.
with defiant pride, i confessed.
all my life, i was not the bad one. i was the good one. the faithful one.
it all went according to plan. oh, god.
i didn't reckon the cost.
anything for you, my angel.
he trusted me. because he loved me.
i have lied, i have killed, and now i have topped it all off with a real doozy.
