Apocalypto

 

” And a Man sat alone, drenched deep in sadness. And all the animals drew near to him and said, „We do not like to see you so sad. Ask us for whatever you wish and you shall have it.” The Man said, „I want to have good sight.” The vulture replied, „You shall have mine.” The Man said, „I want to be strong.” The jaguar said, „You shall be strong like me.” Then the Man said, „I long to know the secrets of the earth.” The serpent replied, „I will show them to you.” And so it went with all the animals. And when the Man had all the gifts that they could give, he left. Then the owl said to the other animals, „Now the Man knows much, he’ll be able to do many things. Suddenly I am afraid.” The deer said, „The Man has all that he needs. Now his sadness will stop.” But the owl replied, „No. I saw a hole in the Man, deep like a hunger he will never fill. It is what makes him sad and what makes him want. He will go on taking and taking, until one day the World will say, ‘I am no more and I have nothing left to give. ”

” You fear me? So you should. All you who are vile. Would you like to know how you will die? The sacred time is near. Beware the blackness of day. Beware the man who brings the jaguar. Behold him reborn from mud and earth. For the one he takes you to will cancel the sky, and scratch out the earth. Scratch you out. And end your world. He’s with us now. Day will be like night. And the man jaguar will lead you to your end. ”

(Apocalypto)

Prometheus

 

„To those of you who know me: you will be aware by now that my ambition is unlimited. You know that I will settle for nothing short of greatness, or I will die trying. To those of you who do not yet know me: allow me to introduce myself. My name is Peter Weyland, and if you’ll indulge me, I’d like to change the world.”

„What is it about robots that make them so robotic? At Weyland Industries, it has long been our goal to create artifical intelligence that is almost indistinguishable from mankind itself.”

„I can do almost anything that could possibly be asked of me. I can assist your employees. I can make your organization more efficient. I can carry out directives that my future counterparts might find distressing or unethical. I can blend in with your workforce effortlessly.”

„War, poverty, cruelty, unneccessary violence. I understand human emotions, although I do not feel them myself. This allows me to be more efficient and capable, and makes it easier for my human counterparts to interact with me.”

(Prometheus)