"Oh, my little piglets...we could change the world."

[Skidmore]

"Of course he has a knife, he always has a knife, we all have knives! It's 1183 and we're barbarians! How clear we make it. Oh, my piglets, we are the origins of war: not history's forces, nor the times, nor justice, nor the lack of it, nor causes, nor religions, nor ideas, nor kinds of government, nor any other thing. We are the killers. We breed wars. We carry it like syphilis inside. Dead bodies rot in field and stream because the living ones are rotten. For the love of God, can't we love one another just a little - that's how peace begins. We have so much to love each other for. We have such possibilities, my children. We could change the world."

From "The Lion in Winter"

I've been watching this movie again this evening. So many brilliant lines of dialogue in it. This speech, delivered by Kathryn Hepburn, stands out and its essential truth rings in this day, this hour, this time of our confusion... our discontent. The futile efforts from all the machinations and convulsions to achieve power and order are the same down the millenia. Different scenery, different actors, same plotlines. We understand that the answer, and the problem, both lie within ourselves and are paralyzed by that knowledge while we destroy our world.

[gateley]

1. Outstanding film! nt

[htuttle]

2. That's my favorite bit of dialogue in that whole movie!

When I first heard Hepburn exclaim, "Of course he has a knife, he always has a knife, we all have knives! It's 1183 and we're barbarians!" I practically fell on the floor...

:rofl:

In fact, I think I laughed so hard that I missed the rest of that speech. I hadn't noticed how good the rest of it is before.

[Skidmore]

5. It makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck, doesn't it?

That is brilliant writing. Not many modern movies can grab you on the basis of the dialogue alone. Graphics have become so important to making a film. This one you have to listen to and it is just one giant word picture.

[Horse with no Name]

3. "How was your crossing?"

"Did the channel part for you?"

"How kind of you to let me out of prison"
"It's only for the holidays"

BRILLIANT dialogue in this movie...love it!

[Bigmack]

4. When I was younger and teaching...

High School, dumbshit that I was, I took a class to see Lion in Winter at a theater.

Major fail.

Everything went over their heads. All that beautiful dialog.... nothing but crickets. They were good kids... no horseplay or anything, but they just sat there like warts on a pickle.

One of my favorite fliks of all times.

[onethatcares]

6. that was just on the telly last evening

I was too tired to watch, but will rent it if available now. Thanx for the heads up.

[JNelson6563]

7. It was brilliantly written.

Though did a very poor portrayal of the characters in question, the writing was superb. I love when Eleanor and Henry are walking into the Christmas feast, more bitter enemies than allies, smiling and waving at the guests but talking among themselves. Henry tells her he would like a "little rest" and Eleanor says "So modest, why not eternal rest?" Lots of witty zingers. I believe that is one of the parts they got right on the characters. :-)

Julie