The Counselor - One of the best movies Ive ever watched and the best dialogue in the movie. The Jefe of the mexican cartel talks to the Counselor after abducting his wife. The Counselor calls him to try and negotiate a burgain after their business deal had gone wrong. Counselor: Im not sure you understand my position. Jefe: But I do, Counselor. Actions create consequences which produce new worlds, and theyre all different. Where the bodies are buried in the desert, that is a certain world, where the bodies are left to simply be found, that is another. And all these worlds, heretofore unknown to us, they must have always been there, have they not? Counselor: I dont know Jefe: Did you say something? Counselor: I dont know what I was saying. Jefe: Counselor, at some point, you have to acknowledge the reality of the world that you are in. There is not some other world. This is not merely a he ate us. Counselor: Hiatus Jefe: I’m sorry Counselor: I believe the word is hiatus. Jefe: Can you spell that for me? Counselor: H.I.A.T.U.S Jefe: Hiatus. Thank you, Counselor. Counselor: Will you help me? Jefe: I would urge you to see the truth of the situation youre in, Counselor. That is my advice. It is not for me to tell you what you should have done or not done. The world in which you seek to undo the mistakes that you made, is different from the world where the mistakes were made. You are now at the crossing. And you want to choose, but there is no choosing there. Theres only accepting. The choosing was done a long time ago... Are you there Counselor? Counselor: [distraught] Yes. Jefe: I dont mean to offend you, but reflective men often find themselves at a place removed from the realities of life. In any case, we should all prepare a place where we can accommodate all the tragedies that sooner or later will come to our lives. But this is an economy few people care to practice. Do you know the works of Machado? Counselor: No. I know his name. Jefe: [ speaks in Spanish and then] A lovely poet. Machedo was a schoolteacher, and he married a very beautiful young girl, and he loved very much. And she died. And then he became a great poet. Counselor: I’m not gonna become a great poet. Jefe: Perhaps not. But even were you to do so, it would not help you. Machado would have traded every word, every poem, every verse he ever wrote for one more hour with his beloved. And that is because when it comes to grief, the normal rules of exchange do not apply, because grief transcends value. A man would give entire nations to lift grief off his heart. And yet, you cannot buy anything with grief, because grief is worthless. Counselor: Why are you telling me this? Jefe: Because you continue to deny the reality of the world youre in. Do you love your wife so much, so completely, that you would exchange places with her upon the wheel? And I dont mean dying, because dying is easy. Counselor: Yes! Yes, damn you! Jefe: Well, that is good to hear, Counselor. Counselor: What are you saying? Are you saying this is a possibility? Jefe: No. Its impossible. Counselor: You said I was that man - at that crossing. Jefe: Yes. At the understanding that life is not going to take you back. You are the world you have created. And when you cease to exist, this world that you have created will also cease to exist. But for those with the understanding that theyre living the last days of the world, death acquires a different meaning. The extinction of all reality is a concept no resignation can encompass. And yet, in that despair, which is transcended, you will find the ancient understanding, that the philosophers stone, will always be found despised and barried in the mud. This may seem a small thing in the face of annihilation, until an annihilation occurs. And then, all the grand designs and all the grand plans will be finally exposed and revealed for what they are. And now Counselor, I have to go, because I have to make other calls. If I have time, I think Ill take a small nap.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 09:48:28 +0000
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