The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Noah Hathaway: Atreyu
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Quotes
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G'mork : If you come any closer, I will rip you to shreds.
Atreyu : Who are you?
G'mork : I am G'mork. And you, whoever you are, can have the honor of being my last victim.
Atreyu : I will not die easily. I am a warrior!
G'mork : Ha! Brave warrior, then fight the Nothing.
Atreyu : But I can't! I can't get beyond the boundaries of Fantasia!
[G'mork laughs and Atreyu gets a little angry]
Atreyu : What's so funny about that?
G'mork : Fantasia has no boundaries.
[laughs]
Atreyu : That's not true! You're lying.
G'mork : Foolish boy. Don't you know anything about Fantasia? It's the world of human fantasy. Every part, every creature of it, is a piece of the dreams and hopes of mankind. Therefore, it has no boundaries.
Atreyu : But why is Fantasia dying, then?
G'mork : Because people have begun to lose their hopes and forget their dreams. So the Nothing grows stronger.
Atreyu : What is the Nothing?
G'mork : It's the emptiness that's left. It's like a despair, destroying this world. And I have been trying to help it.
Atreyu : But why?
G'mork : Because people who have no hopes are easy to control; and whoever has the control... has the power!
Atreyu : Who are you, really?
G'mork : I am the servant of the power behind the Nothing. I was sent to kill the only one who could have stopped the Nothing. I lost him in the Swamps of Sadness. His name... was Atreyu.
Atreyu : [the ground shakes again and Atreyu is knocked down. He grabs a knife shaped piece of broken stone and stands up, ready to fight] If we're about to die anyway, I'd rather die fighting! Come for me, G'mork! *I* am Atreyu!
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Atreyu : What will happen if he doesn't appear?
The Childlike Empress : [sadly] Then our world will disappear - and so will I.
Atreyu : How could he let that happen?
The Childlike Empress : He doesn't understand that he's the one who has the power to stop it. He simply can't imagine that one little boy could be that important.
Bastian : Is it really me?
Atreyu : Maybe he doesn't know what he has to do!
Bastian : [shouts] What DO I have to do?
The Childlike Empress : He has to give me a new name. He's already chosen it. He just has to call it out.
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Atreyu : Do you have a cold?
Morla, the Ancient One : No, we are allergic to youth.
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The Childlike Empress : It was the only way to get in touch with an earthling.
Atreyu : But I didn't get in touch with an earthling!
The Childlike Empress : Yes, you did. He has suffered with you. He went through everything you went through; and now, he has come here with you. He is very close... listening to every word, we say.
Bastian : [as he is reading, Bastian can't believe it] *What*?
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The Southern Oracle : [as Atreyu approaches the Glowing Blue Sphinx Statues that resemble the ones from the First Gate] Do not be afraid! We will not harm you! We have been waiting for you a long time, Atreyu!
Atreyu : Are you the Southern Oracle?
The Southern Oracle : Yes! We are!
Atreyu : Then you must know what can save Fantasia?
The Southern Oracle : Yes! We do!
Atreyu : Well! What is it? I have to know!
The Southern Oracle : The Empress! Needs a new name!
Atreyu : A new name? That's all but that's easy. I can give her any name she wants!
The Southern Oracle : No one from Fantasia can do it! Only a human child can give her this new name!
Atreyu : [Noticing the statues starting to crumble] A human child! Where can I find one?
The Southern Oracle : You can only find one beyond the Boundaries of Fantasia! If you want to save our world, you must hurry! We don't know how much longer we can withstand The Nothing!
Atreyu : [Realizing that he has no time left to lose, starts running back] FALKOR!
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Atreyu : If you don't tell me, and the Nothing keeps coming, you will die too, both of you!
Morla, the Ancient One : Die? Now that, at least, would be *something*.
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Atreyu : I came here to find the Southern Oracle.
Engywook : Oooh!
Urgl : Here we go again.
Engywook : You've come to the right place my boy. I am somewhat of an expert on the Southern Oracle.
Urgl : [mimicking Engywook] It's my scientific specie-ality.
Engywook : It's my scientific specie-ality.
Urgl : Why don't you- sit down and be quiet for once?
Engywook : You keep quiet, wench! It's now my turn.
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Atreyu : [screams] ARTAX!
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[extended German cut]
Atreyu : [shouts furiously] What will happen if he doesn't appear?
The Childlike Empress : [sadly] Then our world will disappear... and so will I.
Atreyu : How could he let that happen?
The Childlike Empress : He doesn't understand that he's the one who has the power to stop it. He simply can't imagine that one little boy could be that important.
Bastian : Is it really me? How could I make any difference?
Atreyu : Maybe he doesn't know what he has to do!
Bastian : WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO!
The Childlike Empress : He has to give me a new name.
Atreyu : [fearfully] What if he doesn't come up with the right name!
The Childlike Empress : He's already chosen it. He just has to call it out.
Atreyu : [loses it] WHERE IS HE! WHY ISN'T HE HERE!
The Childlike Empress : He still does not have the confidence.
Bastian : But it's only a story! It's not real, it's only a story!
[the Nothing rumbles the room making Atreyu scream and die]
Bastian : ATREYU, NO!
The Childlike Empress : Atreyu!
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[extended German cut]
Atreyu : [suspiciously] Who are you really?
G'mork : I am the servant of the power behind the Nothing. I was sent to kill the only one who could've stopped the Nothing. I lost him in the Swamps of Sadness. His name... was Atreyu.
[a huge rumble occurs knocking Atreyu over, Atreyu gets up in shock]
G'mork : I have stalked him for so long. I am almost too weak to kill you... but I will find the strength.
[another rumble occurs and Atreyu falls back picking up a knife-shaped stone]
Atreyu : [furiously] Let me give you new strength, G'mork! If we're about to die anyway, I'd rather die fighting! Come for me, G'mork! I AM ATREYU!
[G'mork growls then attacks Atreyu]
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Atreyu : If he's so close why doesn't he arrive?
The Childlike Empress : He doesn't realise he's already part of The Neverending Story.
Atreyu : The Neverending Story what's that?
The Childlike Empress : Just as he is sharing your adventures others are sharing his. They were with him when he hid from the boys in the bookstore.
Bastian : But that's impossible!
The Childlike Empress : They were with him when he took the book with the Auryn symbol on the cover in which he's reading his own story right now.
