Tuesday 6 September 2022

Something Which Represents The Best in Each and Every One of Us


Genesis 11:3
“And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. 
And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.











“I remind myself of A Navajo Story — 
Twin War Gods 
come to Their Father, 
seeking Magic and Weapons 
to eliminate 
The Monsters of The World.

My Hope is the same for You
and that We might reconcile 
the differences between Us.

Your Loving Father.





Ghostbusters 2 (1989) - No Dent, A Symbol



RAY
(half-heartedly)
Pull 'em.

EGON
Full neutronas.

RAY : 
Let's cook!

They open fire on The Shell but it becomes apparent 
they are shooting in vain.

RAY : 
Save 'em.

The crowds boo and hiss at them.

PERSON
C'mon!

PERSON
Aw, c'mon Ghostbusters!

EGON 
That slime mold is PULSING with Evil. 
It would take a TREMENDOUS amount of Positive Energy to Crack That Shell 
and I seriously DOUBT 
there's enough Goodwill left 
in This Town to DO it.

Ray plants his face on Ecto-1A's hood in frustration 
then stands back up.

RAY 
You know, 
I just Can't Believe Things have gotten 
So BAD in This City 
that there's 
No Way BACK

I mean, sure, it's Dirty, it's Crowded, it's Polluted, it's Noisy 
and there's People all around 
who'd just as soon step on your face 
as look at you. 

But Come on! 

There's gotta be a FEW Sparks of Sweet Humanity 
left in This Burned-out 'burg 
and WE just have to figure out 
A Way to MOBILISE it.

EGON 
He's Right

We need Something that 
EVERYONE 
in This Town 
can GET Behind --

We Need... A Symbol.

They all started looking downwards.

RAY
Something that appeals to 
The Best in Each and 
Every One of Us.

Egon squats down.

EGON
Something GOOD.


WINSTON
Something DECENT.


VENKMAN
Something PURE.

The camera POV shifts down to Ecto-1a's license plate. 

It features An Image of 
The Statue of Liberty.

Don’t Look for it, Taylor — 
You may not Like 
What You Find….

Evening. Liberty Island. 
The Ghostbusters stare at The Statue.

VENKMAN
Kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it?

RAY : 
Wonder what?

VENKMAN
Whether she's naked under that toga. 
She's French -- You know that.






VENKMAN
Oh darn it. Oh, darn it.

Vigo raises Oscar in His Arms. 
Oscar cries.

VIGO
NOW We Become ONE --

"Auld Lang Syne" can be heard from The Skylight. 
Vigo recoils in Pain.

RAY : 
Where's that singing coming from?

WINSTON
It's The People OUTSIDE.

The crowds of people outside the Manhattan Museum of Art celebrate New Years TOGETHER.
Louis passes through The Crowd and makes His Way to The Front. 
The Statue of Liberty is on her back on The Street.

LOUIS 
Sorry folks! Excuse me. 
Ghostbusters. Wow

I'm Here with You Guys.

Louis readies his particle thrower.

EGON : 
He's Weakening! 
The singing is neutralizing The Slime!

RAY
I can move!

Peter hobbles forward.

DANA : 
Oscar!

Vigo is forcibly propelled back into The Painting. 
Peter catches Oscar just in time.

DANA : 
Oh, sweetie.

EGON : 
He's back in The Painting!

VENKMAN
All right, go find a shady spot.

Ray turns towards The Painting and locks eyes with Vigo.

VENKMAN:
Vigi, Vigi, Vigi. 
You have been a BAD monkey!

Ray suddenly walks up to The Painting 
and stares at it.

EGON : 
Ray? We'd like to Shoot The Monster, 
Could you move, please?

VENKMAN
Ray?

WINSTON : 
Ray?

PETER, EGON, WINSTON: 
Ray?!!!

Ray turns around to reveal 
he is possessed by Vigo 
and transmogrified to resemble 
his True Ghost Form.

VIGO
No! I, Ray, am Vigo, shall rule the earth! 
Be gone, you pitiful half-men!

VENKMAN
Now!

Peter and Egon fire at The Painting. 
Winston slimes Ray.

At the same time -- 
in front of an ELECTRIFIED Crowd of THOUSANDS -
- Louis fires on The Slime Shell.

Ray drops to The Ground as Vigo is ejected 
out of His Body and back into The Painting 
as The Giant Floating Head. 


They continue to fire on him. 
Vigo is drenched in the positively charged
psychomagnotheric ectoplasm.

VIGO
No!

Vigo is sent spiraling further into The Painting 
until there is an explosion and a bright 
white light is projected. 
The Slime Shell disintegrates and shoot up into the sky. 
The people cheer. Several congratulate Louis.

LOUIS 
I did it! I did it!

MAN
That was great! I loved it!

LOUIS
I'm a Ghostbuster!









EGON : 
What did you say Your Name was..?

LOUIS : 
Vinz Clortho
Keymaster of Gozer.

JANINE : 
[She looks at Louis's wallet
Well, according to this
His Name's 'Louis Tully'. 
Lives on Central Park West.



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