Instinct - Illusions Scene

LESSON: Recognize Your illusions

Scene: illusions

#illusions
#delusion
#lies
#lying to yourself
#coping mechanism
#ego

AINTI TAGS:
#truth
#honesty

Movie: Instinct

- What made you pick me ?

- A look in your eye.







- You seemed to have half a brain.

- Thank you. What look ?







That look--







curious, searching,

unsatisfied,







slightly pissed off.







Why didn't you pick

your daughter ?







Leave it alone.







- Why do you refuse to talk about her ?

- Leave it.







She wants to see you.

l say we talk about it.







Hmm.







[Pen Clatters Onto Table]







l was wrong

about you, Juha.







- Explain that.

- Tell them to open this door.

You're not the one, Juha.







- I'm not the one ?

- No.







I'm not the one

who cut your medication ?







I'm not the one to say if

you're competent for a hearing,

a chance of getting outta here ?







- I'm the one, Ethan.

- Are you ?







I'm the one.







- The one in control, huh ?

- Yes.







- Who's in control ?

- [ Choking ]







[ Yelling ]







So who is in control, huh ?

Are you ?







Am l ?







The guards outside ?

The warden in his office ?







Yeah ?

Who's in control ?







Testing, testing, testing.

One, two, three, four.







Dr Ethan Powell,

interviewing Dr Theo Caulder.







Now, this will be a very simple test.

Pass or fail, life or death.







Ready, Juha ? Now, you write on

this paper what l have taken from you.







What have you lost ?

Write it ! Write it !







Wrong. You never had control.

You only thought you had it.







An illusion, TabibuJuha !







And what do you control

for sure, huh ?







The volume on your stereo, the air

conditioning in your car ? What else ?







What else ?

All right.







Another chance. You were nervous.

Too much pressure. Try again.







What have you lost ?

What did l take ?







Write it. Write it !







You're a fool, Juha.







- Ha !

- [ Grunts, Pants ]







Did you think

you were free ?







Where were you going at : today ?

into the gym, right ?







in the morning,

your wake-up call.







in the middle of the night when you wake

up sweating, with your heart pounding.







What is it that has you all tied up,

Juha, tied up in little knots ?







Is it ambition ?







Yeah.







You're no mystery

to me, boy.







l used to be you.







Okay. One last chance.







You think l won't do it ?







[ Chuckles ] What's one psychiatrist

less to the world ?







I'm already deep in the pit.

So what can they do to me ?







Last try.

Get it right.







What have you lost ?







What did l take from you ?







Write it.







Yeah.

Congratulations.







You're a student,

after all.







And you've lost nothing

but your illusions...







and a little bit

of skin.