Black Adam (2022)
Aldis Hodge: Hawkman, Carter Hall
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Quotes
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[Black Adam drops two soldiers, Hawkman catches them]
Hawkman : We don't kill people!
Teth-Adam : They're still living.
Hawkman : Because I saved them!
Teth-Adam : I knew you would save them, that's why I could drop them. We got the information we needed, and they're not dead. I did it your way.
Kent Nelson : He has a point.
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Maxine Hunkel : So what's the op?
Carter Hall : We're headed to Kahndaq to apprehend and contain a Class-A metahuman.
Al Rothstein : I didn't bring a passport.
Kent Nelson : We don't need passports. We're the Justice Society.
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Carter Hall : You going to keep my boy out of trouble?
Adrianna Tomaz : As long as no one comes looking for it.
Carter Hall : Fair enough.
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Kent Nelson : We can't win, Carter.
Carter Hall : Yeah, but the world burns unless we do something, right?
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Kent Nelson : Waller's file needs a bit to be desired. Most of this was considered a myth until yesterday afternoon.
Carter Hall : He's a bad man, Kent. What else you need to know?
Kent Nelson : When you've seen as many different futures as I have, you cease to believe in absolutes.
[Carter chuckles wryly]
Kent Nelson : What are you laughing at?
Carter Hall : I'm not laughing. That was a smirk.
Kent Nelson : I know. That's how you laugh.
Carter Hall : I've missed having you around to spout out old cryptic shit like that.
Kent Nelson : Almost as much as I've missed having you around to ignore all my advice. Carter... this is not a very good plan.
Carter Hall : Yeah, well... a bad plan is better than no plan at all.
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Kent Nelson : A wise man once told me a bad plan is better than no plan at all.
Carter Hall : That was before we had a very bad plan.
Kent Nelson : Let it go. I'd rather be fighting with him than against him.
Carter Hall : He's a murderer, Kent. If he turns on us, that kid is as good as dead.
Kent Nelson : You don't get to decide who lives or dies. That's... up to fate.
Carter Hall : What's the helmet telling you? Somebody's gonna die. Who is it? Atom Smasher? It's Atom Smasher.
Kent Nelson : Surprisingly, no.
Carter Hall : Is it me?
Kent Nelson : When it's time for you and I to say goodbye, you'll know. All I can tell you is... there's still time to change the future. Let's use it.
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Black Adam : I want you all to leave Kahndaq and never return.
Carter Hall : Gladly, with you as our prisoner.
Black Adam : How about I rip your little wings off instead?
Carter Hall : I'd like to see you try.
Adrianna Tomaz : Okay, more fighting won't solve this.
Black Adam : I disagree.
Carter Hall : Me, too.
Al Rothstein : Looks like we found common ground.
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Carter Hall : The Al Hadidiyah Mine is Intergang's most valued asset. I'm gonna land us right here, cut off their access to reinforcements. But the perimeter of the mine creates a natural fortress. There's only one way in, one way out. We'll be an easy target for their flybike patrol. Communication is key. We keep in step, or we get outflanked. We move through the mine, inch by inch, until we find Amon. This is where you come in. Are you ready...
[seeing Adam is gone]
Carter Hall : Damn it.
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Carter Hall : We don't have time for this. Teth-Adam first, then the crown.
Adrianna Tomaz : You don't have any authority here. Teth-Adam has done nothing...
Carter Hall : Teth-Adam is not who you think he is.
Adrianna Tomaz : And how would you know?
Carter Hall : We have access to ancient texts that have been kept secret for centuries.
Adrianna Tomaz : And what exactly do these supposed ancient texts say?
Carter Hall : They say that his rage nearly destroyed Kahndaq. And we flew all the way over here to stop it from happening again.
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Al Rothstein : Hey, why is this Adam dude so pissed off?
Carter Hall : He's not some dude. He's a weapon of mass destruction. You don't have to raise your hand.
Maxine Hunkel : Question. If he's so powerful, how are we supposed to stop him?
Kent Nelson : If we can get him to say the word "Shazam", Teth-Adam will lose his power. And we're hoping since he's had a few thousand years to sleep it off, we can peacefully negotiate the terms of his existence.
Maxine Hunkel : From the footage you showed us, he doesn't really seem like a "peacefully negotiate" kind of guy.
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Kent Nelson : Excuse me, you if I look in your bag?
Adrianna Tomaz : Yes, I do mind.
Carter Hall : Where are you going with this, Kent?
Kent Nelson : She's got the Crown of Sabbac.
Carter Hall : One catastrophe at a time. We can't give him a chance to regroup.
Maxine Hunkel : He's been spotted entering the palace. It's safe to say he's not going there to surrender.
Adrianna Tomaz : Why do you want Teth-Adam to surrender? He's the Champion of Khandaq. Who are you? The Justice Society? We have been living under military occupation for 27 years, and never seen you before. You didn't come when Intergang invaded our country, when they stole our resources and killed my husband. But now, we finally have our own hero and you decide to fly down here and save us? Thank you, but... we're covered. Go and protect international stability someplace else. Oh, and second, I don't have the crown.
Carter Hall : Let me spell it out for you. Teth-Adam can't be Khandaq's champion, because he is not a hero.
Adrianna Tomaz : [pointing around the square] Tell that... to all the people he just liberated.
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Ishmael : Pure Eternium shield. Unbreakable, even with your powers.
Adrianna Tomaz : Amon!
Black Adam : You hurt him, I will kill all of you.
Ishmael : Nobody has to die. We just want the crown.
Hawkman : We don't have it.
Kent Nelson : Believe me, nothing good will come from that crown.
Ishmael : [aiming his gun at Amon] No crown, no negotiation.
Adrianna Tomaz : I have it! It's right here. Release my son, you can have it.
Hawkman : What do you think you're doing?
Adrianna Tomaz : Intergang killed my husband. I'm not letting them take my son, too.
[Adam knocks Carter back, then destroys a protective barrier Kent tries to create]
Black Adam : Not your son. Not your country. Not your decision to make.
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Amanda Waller : What do you think?
Carter Hall : I think this loose cannon needs to be locked down before innocent people start getting hurt. Oh, and good morning to you, too.
Amanda Waller : Shove it up your ass, Carter. He's been asleep for 5,000 years. He'll be disoriented at first. The longer he has to adapt, the harder it will be to take him down.
Carter Hall : Wheels up in 30.
Amanda Waller : Who's on the team?
Carter Hall : Maxine Hunkel, AKA Cyclone. Wind manipulation powers, computer skills, smart as hell. Basically a tornado with a 167 IQ.
Amanda Waller : Sounds delightful. But please tell me you found someone who can pack a punch.
Carter Hall : That's where Atom Smasher comes in. Al Rothstein, nephew to the original Atom Smasher. He inherited his uncle's powers.
Amanda Waller : They seem green.
Carter Hall : That's why I called in Kent. Kent's been out of action for a little while, but I can't do this without him. Takes magic to fight magic, and the man's got nearly God-level powers.
Amanda Waller : It might take a lot more than that. Are you sure they can take him?
Carter Hall : Waller, you find us a cell that can hold him... we'll take care of the rest.
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Black Adam : It should be buried under the ocean for eternity.
Carter Hall : That's not far from what we had in mind for you when this is over.
Black Adam : Or I could bury you with it.
Adrianna Tomaz : We can't get rid of it now. It's the one thing that Intergang wants. Believe me, I know more than anyone what this crown is capable of. But we have to keep it until my son is safe.
Carter Hall : Adrianna... trust me, we will get your son back.
Black Adam : They don't care about him. They just want to defeat me.
Carter Hall : Hand it over. We can't risk letting the crown fall into the wrong hands. We'll find another way.
Adrianna Tomaz : No. You like to split the world into good and bad, but that's easy to do when you're the one drawing the line. All I care about is Amon. And until he is safe, we're all on the same side. And you... you will work together.
Carter Hall : Set a course for the Al Hadidiyah Mountains. We'll go in at dawn. I hope you can be a team player.
Black Adam : I love teams.
Kent Nelson : That was sarcasm again, yes?
Black Adam : Very much so.
Kent Nelson : Good. Just checking.
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Ishmael : What kind of Champion of Kahndaq sides with foreign invaders?
Black Adam : You have what you want. Let him go.
Adrianna Tomaz : Ishmael, what are you doing?
Ishmael : Taking back what's mine. I'm the last living descendant of King Ahk-Ton the Great. And you have just given me everything I need to become the next... king of Kahndaq. My family passed the knowledge on, you know, one to the next. The crown, crafted by our ancestors, stolen by the wizards and hidden away. But still a source of great power, if only we can wield it. They say when Hurut died, you wept like a baby. I wonder if you'll do the same for them.
Amon Tomaz : Please, Ishmael.
Ishmael : [taking aim with his gun] Sorry, Amon.
Hawkman : Fate, get ready.
Ishmael : [in Kahndaqi] Death is the only path to life.
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Black Adam : There's no point in fighting. We both know no one can stop me.
Hawkman : You're right. Only you can. Ishmael said you cried when Hurut died. Who's Hurut?
Black Adam : Hurut was a true champion of Kahndaq. And he was also my son. I tried to protect him. But I wasn't strong enough. The wizards decided that he would be their champion. But after the Champion's many victories, the king went after what Hurut loved the most. Our family. Instead of battling the king... instead of saving Kahndaq... Hurut chose to save... me. But he couldn't save himself from the king's assassins.
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Carter Hall : Where are you going? We need to go after him.
Kent Nelson : We're not strong enough.
Carter Hall : Oh, well, maybe next time, use your powers of prediction to figure that out *before* we get our asses kicked.
Kent Nelson : I'm working on it.
