In his rumpled cigar chomped suit, Orson stares down at his prey's brown eyes.
Black or White ? he rasped in his gravel voice.
As he waits, his hand caresses the gun like a lit dynamite.
The victim's badge is torn, shoes worn down from many fistfights,
a weary gladiator in the midst of the malaria-infested city.
White
Sneering like a crowned vulture king, Orson cocks his gun in slow motion. Plump
fingers prime for the shot at the head. His justice, his rules.
*firing shots*
Black
When we play God, we also dance with the Devil.
Posted for : The Mag : I read and watched for a bit Touch of Evil by Orson Welles
dang....nice scene set grace....i see the visuals and the dialogue has grit...and great wisdom in that last line..so true...
ReplyDeleteLove the last line!!!
ReplyDeletegreat take on the image and the last line says it all!
ReplyDeleteYou hit it on the head with this interpretation and of course, the final line is a winner.
ReplyDeleteFull marks for the last line.:)
ReplyDeleteu nailed it... love the end line...
ReplyDeleteJJRod'z
Yikes...dark and raw...good one...
ReplyDeleteOooo... Love that last line. Yes, when we play God we also dance with the devil, can't have one without the other.
ReplyDeleteFabulous take on the prompt Grace!
Loved the last line "When we play God, we also dance with the Devil."
ReplyDeleteYOU SAID IT gRACE. That one dance I'd rather sit out.
ReplyDeleteI give your movie 4 stars!! Perfecto!!
ReplyDeleteThis 'no win' scenario is so typical of old movies isn't it? Many modern movies and even going back to James Bond, played on this 'no win' set up, many times even mocking the hopelessness of the situation. Like many others, I enjoyed the play/dance line too. A nice piece Grace. Thanks. =D
ReplyDeleteVERY nice, Grace!!! Well done with that punchy close!!
ReplyDeleteWow no grey there like how you spun it to black and yeah all urely do that dance at soe point I suppose
ReplyDeletei really like this part -> The victim's badge is torn, shoes worn down from many fistfights,
ReplyDeletea weary gladiator in the midst of the malaria-infested city.
done for
Interesting- I do like Orson Welles. Very clear cut...
ReplyDeleteWow... That's a powerful ending.
ReplyDeleteYes, we just have to avoid playing God! Nothing good can come of it.
ReplyDeleteGood write, Grace.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of that particular question—"black or white?"—being the critical life and death issue in a Film Noir. Very clever (and very meta, too, I suspect.) My contribution this week is here.
ReplyDeleteYou made the black and white image come to life ~ then ..
ReplyDeleteBang, bang you're dead!!
Great closing line, Grace.
ReplyDelete...and nobody wants to dance with the devil!
ReplyDeleteWow... dark and descriptive. I love the closing line, but the whole thing is awesome!
ReplyDeleteBoy, did you ever set a mood here.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
=)
Wow! I agree with the very first comment. Gritty! And vivid! In black AND white. :)
ReplyDeleteNo chance of us fading to grey with this one. Well done.
ReplyDeleteBlack or white ? , the chessboard of life ! Great feeling of inevitability
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