Black Adam (2022)
Dwayne Johnson: Black Adam, Teth Adam
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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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Teth-Adam : Five thousand years ago, Kahndaq was a melting pot of cultures, wealth, power and magic. But most of us had nothing, except for the chains around our necks. Kahndaq needed a hero... instead, they got me. I did what needed to be done, and they imprisoned me for it. Now, five thousand years later, I am free. And I give you my word: no one will ever stop me again.
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Teth-Adam : Tell them the man in black sent you.
[tears Sabbac in half]
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Teth-Adam : My powers are not a gift. They're a curse, born out of rage.
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Amon Tomaz : Where are you going?
Teth-Adam : I shouldn't be here.
Amon Tomaz : You don't feel any loyalty to us at all?
Teth-Adam : Not really, no.
Amon Tomaz : You're not seeing the full possibilities here. I don't know what it was like in ancient times, but having superpowers is kind of a big deal in our world. Maybe clean up your outfit a little bit, get a cape, change your name.
Teth-Adam : Teth Adam is a very strong name.
Amon Tomaz : It's a little outdated. And you definitely need a catchphrase. Something blackout bad-ass to say right before you absolutely cook some dude.
Teth-Adam : I don't waste words on the dead.
Amon Tomaz : Well, yeah, kind of like that, but more catchy. I was thinking, like, "Tell them the Man in Black sent you."
Teth-Adam : Them?
Amon Tomaz : You know, gods, demons... Whoever's waiting for us in the afterlife. And you wear a lot of black, so we should really lean into that. My point is, you could be famous. Magazines, lunch boxes, video games. And the superhero industrial complex is worth a lot of money.
Teth-Adam : I don't need a box for my lunch.
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Amanda Waller : Okay, Black Adam. My name is Amanda Waller. Congratulations, you have my attention. This is going to be your only warning: you don't want to stay in my prison, that's fine, Kandaq is your prison now. You step one foot outside of it, you will not live to regret it.
Black Adam : There's no one on this planet that can stop me.
Amanda Waller : I can call in a favor and call in people who aren't from this planet.
Black Adam : Send them all.
Superman : It's been a while since anyone's made the world this nervous. Black Adam. We should talk.
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Amanda Waller : Okay, "Black Adam." My name is Amanda Waller. Congratulations, you have my attention. This is gonna be your only warning. You don't to stay in my prison, that's fine. Kahndaq is your prison now. You step one foot outside of it, you will not live to regret it.
Black Adam : There's no one on this planet that can stop me.
Amanda Waller : I can call in a favor and send people who aren't from this planet.
Black Adam : Send them all.
Amanda Waller : As you wish.
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Amon Tomaz : I know you have a lot to catch up on. But, I was thinking we could help each other.
Teth-Adam : Move.
Amon Tomaz : I'm Amon, by the way.
Teth-Adam : I didn't ask for your name.
Amon Tomaz : You're Teth Adam, right? Everyone in Kahndaq knows your story.
Teth-Adam : I said move.
Amon Tomaz : My mom said you took out a bunch of Intergang soldiers in the desert.
Teth-Adam : Because they wouldn't move out of my way.
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[Teth-Adam sits on the throne of Kahndaq]
Amon Tomaz : How does it feel?
Teth-Adam : Wrong.
[destroys the throne]
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Teth-Adam : I have a knack for destroying bullies. But there are some who think I need help: Hawkman, Dr Fate, and their new recruits Cyclone and Atom Smasher. They call themselves the Justice Society, an organization that believes in fighting for truth and justice. Well, I'm going to teach them, the only beliefs I fight for are mine. Welcome to truth, justice and the Black Adam way!
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Teth-Adam : [interrogates an Intergang member] Let's start with one simple question: Can you fly?
[throws him into the air]
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Teth-Adam : It was you who spoke. You woke me.
Adrianna Tomaz : I didn't have a choice. I'd be dead if it hadn't worked.
Teth-Adam : The men in my tomb, they were your enemies?
Adrianna Tomaz : Yes.
Teth-Adam : Then your enemies are vanquished, condemned to the eternal sleep of the damned.
Amon Tomaz : Actually, we still have a lot of enemies that need vanquishing.
Teth-Adam : Then destroy them.
Amon Tomaz : Intergang have guns and flybikes and Eternium rockets. We have my mom.
Teth-Adam : Prove your strength. Destroy your enemy and all he cares about. Make him beg for mercy, but deny it until his final breath.
Adrianna Tomaz : Interesting, okay? I appreciate what you did for me, but I do not want you teaching my son violence.
Teth-Adam : I understand.
[refers to Karim]
Teth-Adam : You want his father to teach him violence.
Adrianna Tomaz : Gross, that's my brother.
Karim : That's my sister.
Adrianna Tomaz : His father's dead.
Teth-Adam : I'm sorry. Who do you want to teach him violence then?
Amon Tomaz : Yeah, Mom. Who do you want to teach me violence?
Adrianna Tomaz : No one. I want a champion to help free Kahndaq from Intergang. Please, help us.
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Teth-Adam : My son dreamt of a better world. That's why he saved me. But the world was only a better place with him in it. Khandaq needed a hero. Instead, it got me. All this power. And the only thing I can do with it is hurt people. I will speak the word my son gave me, and I will give up my power. And when I do, you must ensure I never speak it again. Shazam.
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Kent Nelson : There's no point in dwelling in the past. It's already moved on from you.
Adrianna Tomaz : Why did you say that?
Kent Nelson : You were blaming yourself for trusting Ishmael. Your thoughts are better spent on the things you can change, not those you can't.
Adrianna Tomaz : You see the future? Tell me how I get my son back.
Kent Nelson : By trusting us. Karim will live. We will save Amon. It's what we do.
[Adam crashes through the balcony window]
Kent Nelson : I suppose they didn't have doors in your day.
Black Adam : Well, of course we did. That's how we entered rooms.
Kent Nelson : What I did there is called sarcasm.
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Black Adam : [eliminating a group of Intergang soldiers] Tell them the Man in Black sent you.
Amon Tomaz : Well, yes, but not to me. Say it to the bad guys. But before you zap them.
Black Adam : Catchphrase, then kill.
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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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Teth-Adam : I never said I was a hero. I never claimed to be anything.
Adrianna Tomaz : You may not have been a hero. But that doesn't mean that you can't be one now.
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Kent Nelson : You said you wouldn't hurt the prisoners.
Black Adam : That was sarcasm.
Kent Nelson : No, technically, it was just a lie.
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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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Black Adam : You brought the invaders with you.
Adrianna Tomaz : They only want to talk.
Black Adam : They can talk. I won't listen.
Adrianna Tomaz : When I was a little girl, my grandmother told me the story of how the Champion came to this exact spot to free the enslaved people of Kahndaq by defeating King Ahk-Ton in battle. But according to the Justice Society, that's not really what happened. They say that you didn't come here to seek justice. That you came to exact revenge. And in your anger... your power grew, until it became uncontrollable. And the Council of Wizards was forced to deem you unworthy of the gifts that you were granted. It wasn't your tomb that I opened, was it? It was your prison.
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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.
