Daredevil (TV Series)

Speak of the Devil (2015)

Charlie Cox: Matt Murdock

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• Matt Murdock : Do you believe in the Devil, Father?

  Father Lantom : You mean... as a concept?

  Matt Murdock : No. Do you believe he exists? In this world, among us.

  Father Lantom : You want the short answer or the long one?

  Matt Murdock : Just the truth.

  Father Lantom : When I was in seminary, I was more studious than pious, more... skeptical than most of my peers. I had this notion, which I was more than willing to speak about, at length, to whoever I could corner. That the Devil... was inconsequential. Minor figure in the grand scheme.

  Matt Murdock : Not very Catholic of you.

  Father Lantom : Uh-huh, yeah. In my defense, in the scriptures, the Hebrew word "Satan" actually means "adversary." It's applied to any antagonist. Angels and humans, serpents and kings. Medieval theologians reinterpreted those passages to be about a single monstrous enemy. And, in my youthful zeal, I was certain I knew why: propaganda. Played up to drive people into the church.

  Matt Murdock : So you don't believe he exists.

  Father Lantom : Am I done talking?

  Matt Murdock : Sorry

  [Motions for him to continue] 

  Father Lantom : Years later, I was in Rwanda, trying to help local churches provide aid and sanctuary to refugees. I'd become close with the village elder, Gahiji. He and his family had the respect of everybody, Hutu and Tutsi alike. He'd helped them all; through famines, disease. The militia liked to force Hutu villagers to murder their neighbors... with machetes. But nobody would raise a hand against Gahiji. They said, "Well... how can we kill such a holy man?". So the militia commander sent soldiers... with orders to cut his head off... in front of the entire village. Gahiji didn't try to put up a fight. Just asked for the chance to say goodbye to his family. By the time he was done, even the soldiers didn't wanna kill him. So they went to their commander and asked permission to shoot him. At least give him a quick death. The commander wanted to meet this man who had won the respect of so many. He went to Gahiji... talked with him in his hut, for many hours. Then he dragged him out in front of his village and hacked him to pieces... along with his entire family. In that man who took Gahiji's life... I saw the Devil. So yes, Matthew... I believe he walks among us; taking many forms.

• Matt Murdock : I know my soul is damned if I take his life. But if I stand idle, if I, if I let him consume this city, all the people that will suffer and die...

  Father Lantom : There is a wide gulf between inaction and murder, Matthew. Another man's evil does not make you good. Men have used the atrocities of their enemies to justify their own throughout history. So the question you have to ask yourself is: are you struggling with the fact that you don't wanna kill this man, but have to? Or that you don't have to kill him, but want to?

• Vanessa Marianna : You don't need sight to appreciate art, but you do need honesty.

  Matt Murdock : Sight helps.

  Vanessa Marianna : Sure. But there's something very intimate in experiencing art through someone else's eyes. That's a good line, by the way. You should use it.

• Vanessa Marianna : So, give me an idea what you're after.

  Matt Murdock : I'm not sure.

  Vanessa Marianna : Good... art isn't furniture. If you knew exactly what you were looking for, you'd be just decorating. Art should speak to you... move you.

  [Walks up tp a piece] 

  Vanessa Marianna : This one, for example. One of my favorite pieces.

  Matt Murdock : Describe it to me.

  Vanessa Marianna : Imagine a sea of tonal reds. The color of anger... of rage... but also the color of the heart... of love... hope. This strikes the perfect balance between the two.

  Matt Murdock : I don't know, it sounds aggressive.

  Vanessa Marianna : All depends on your point of view.

• Father Lantom : I was worried you might've gone out and done something foolish, after our talk this morning.

  Matt Murdock : I haven't done anything. Not yet.

  Father Lantom : Sounds a bit on the ominous side.

  Matt Murdock : I went to visit someone close to the... close to the Devil. Not to hurt her, just to get a sense of him. Of who he is and what it would take to... do what I have to.

  Father Lantom : And... what did you learn?

  Matt Murdock : That he has someone he loves... who loves him, who'd mourn his loss.

  Father Lantom : Mmm-hmm. Few things are absolute, Matthew. Even Lucifer was once an angel. It's why judgment and vengeance... are best left to God. Especially when murder is not in your heart.

  Matt Murdock : How do you know?

  Father Lantom : You're here, aren't you?

• Matt Murdock : Do you believe in the Devil, Father?

  Father Lantom : You mean... as a concept?

  Matt Murdock : No. Do you believe he exists? In this world, among us.

  Father Lantom : You want the short answer or the long one?

  Matt Murdock : Just the truth.