Friday, October 9, 2009

The Nobell Knight :)

Naturally, i was overjoyed by announcement of Nobell peace prize. What comes to my mind are the memorable dialogs from the The Dark Knight (2008). What I tried is to replay the dialog in the various scenes with the protagonist,Mr. Bhama, (a recent Nobell Prize Winner for peace) and rest of the characters being the same. Before you jump to conclusion about my protagonist, let me declare that Mr. Bhama is a figment of my imagination. Bhama apparently means light in Samskritam and I thought the name suite the Hero, who seems to be the only ray of hope in the world of "The Jokers". Please refer to the original dialogs (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/quotes).

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Scene 1: Mr. Bhama is rudely (yet respectfully) woken up by Alfred Pennyworth. He announces that Mr. Bhama has won the Nobell peace prize and how there are some skeptics were howling out there.

Mr. Bhama: Targeting me won't get them the prize back. They crossed the line. They are blaming me for paucity of hope.

Alfred Pennyworth: You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you talked and lectured the world to the point of desperation. And in their desperation they they did something that they didn't fully understand.

Mr. Bhama: Yeah, the prize committee members aren't complicated, Alfred. Just have to figure out what they're after.

Alfred Pennyworth: With respect, sir, perhaps this is a prize that *you* don't fully understand.

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Scene 2 : but Why ????

Mr. Bhama: Then why give the Nobell prizes in the first place?

Alfred Pennyworth: Because the committee thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world get confused.

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Scene 3: Conversation between Mr. Bhama and The Joker

The Joker: Oh, you. You just couldn't let the prize nomination go, could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable speaker meets an immovable (read dumb) committee. You are truly incorruptible, aren't you? Huh? You won't let go of this prize out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won't stop poking you because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever.

Mr. Bhama: You'll be in this illusion forever.

The Joker: Maybe we can share one. You know, they'll be doubling up, the rate this committee's members are losing their minds.

Mr. Bhama: This prize committee just showed you that it's full of people ready to believe in good humor.

The Joker: Until their spirit breaks completely. Until they get a good look at the real heroic Tibetan monk and all the heroic things he's done. You didn't think I'd risk losing the battle for World's peace in a fistfight with you? No. You need an ace in the hole. Mine's monk.

Mr. Bhama: What did you do?

The Joker: I invited him over to our country and I brought him down to our level. I made you run scared in that funny costume to avoid a monk :) It wasn't hard. You see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push!

[the Joker laughs hysterically as Mr.Bhama races off and the cops come to take the Joker into custody]

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Scene 4: Mr. Bhama meets Joker

Mr. Bhama: Then why do you want the peace prize?

The Joker: [laughs] I don't want the peace prize! What would I do the prize? Go back to supplying arms to rogue countries? No, no, NO! No. I just want to play with You... you... complete me.

Mr. Bhama: You're garbage who buys nobell prizes for money.

The Joker: Don't talk like one of them. You're not! Even if you'd like to be. To them, you're just a freak, like me! They need you right now, but when they don't, they'll cast you out, like a leper! You see, their morals, their code, it's a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these... these civilized people, they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve.

Mr. Bhama: Where's Monk, I want to show him the prize?

The Joker: You have all these prizes, and you think they'll save you? Bad Karma always catches up dude :)

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