Fragment scenariusza filmu DOGMA - a dokładnie scena pojawienia się Metatrona


Screenplay by Kevin Smith
Produced by Scott Mosier
Directed by Kevin Smith

Cast List:
Linda Fiorentino - Bethany
Alan Rickman - Metatron


INT. A QUAINT SUBURBAN HOME - DAY

The Stygian Triplets kneel on one knee before a high-backed leather chair, upon which sits a SHADOWY FIGURE who we see from behind. They appear to be in a den or library.

SHADOWY FIGURE
All proceeds according to plan. No doubt, the powers will attempt to contact the Last Scion. You know where she is. She must be elliminated before she enters the frav. When she is negated, there will be nothing to interfere with our plan. Shuffle her loose her mortal coil, that we may obtain our final glory.
(beat)
Go.


The Stygian Triplets rise and skate off.

INT. BETHANY'S KITCHEN - NIGHT

The fridge door opens and Bethany glances around inside. She pulls out a chocolate cake and closes the door.

INT. BETHANY'S LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Bethany sits on the couch, eating cake with a fork and watching the O.S. TV. The theme song to Filmation's 'Batman and Robin' cartoon can be heard. She sips some milk from a glass and has some more cake.

INT. BETHANY'S BEDROOM - NIGHT

Bethany's in bed, staring up at the ceiling. From the darkness, a creaking floor board is heard. Bethany reacts, grabbing a bat from under her pillow. She peers into the darkness, defensively wielding her bat.

Suddenly, the room explodes in flames. A huge fire that appears to be shooting out from the floor ignites mere feet from Bethany's bed. Bethany leaps back, taking a beat to stare, mesmerized. Looking closely, one can see an anthropomorphic form standing in the blaze.

VOICE
(powerful; booming)
BEHOLD THE METATRON - HERALD OF THE ALMIGHTY AND VOICE OF THE ONE TRUE GOD!


The Voice repeats itself. Bethany darts out of bed and dashes out of the room, quickly returning with a fire extinguisher. While the voice is in mid-sentence, she blasts the thing with the contents of the canister, swirling the nozzle around to hit all the flames. The booming Voice sputters and starts coughing, losing it's impressive edge. Bethany stops squirting and turns on her bedside lamp.

A choking, drenched, and coughing androgynous figure in a suit waves her away. The figure coughs up some of the extinguisher's contents and drops to the floor, hacking. It is METATRON. Bethany stares, shocked.

METATRON
(between coughs)
Sweet... Jesus! Did you... have to empty... the whole can?!

Bethany grabs her bat again and holds it up, this time offensively.

BETHANY
WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU AND WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM?!

METATRON
(slowly rising to it's feet)
I'm the one... who's soaked and... she's the one who's pissed. That's rich!

BETHANY
(reaching for phone, still holding bat)
I'm calling the cops! Breaking and entering, attempted arson... they're going to lock you up for life...!

METATRON
(wiping off clothes)
No dial tone.

BETHANY
(ear to phone)
You cut the phone lines...
(even more offensive with bat)
Get the fuck out of here, now!

METATRON
Or you'll what - hit me with that fish?


The bat Bethany held is now a salmon. She drops it to the floor and freaks.

METATRON
Now just sit down on the bed and shut up!

BETHANY
Oh God - you're going to rape me...

METATRON
I'm not going to rape you.
(to itself; off clothes)
Look at my suit...!

BETHANY
Take whatever you want, just don't kill or rape me...

METATRON
Enough with the raping already! I couldn't rape you if I wanted to.
(unzips pants and pulls them off)
Angels are ill-equipped.


Bethany stares. There, before her, stands the exposed Metatron. There is nothing where some sexual genitalia should be - it's as smooth and anatomically impaired as a Ken doll.

METATRON
See? I'm as anatomically impaired as a Ken doll.
(rings out pants)
You meat-puppets and your arrogance - you think everyone's just waiting to rape you.

BETHANY
Wh... what are you?

METATRON
I'm pissed is what I am. You go around drenching everyone that comes into your room with flameretardent chemicals? No wonder you don't get laid.
(pulls pants back on)
Go get me a towel, will you?


Bethany blinks. She exits the room and comes back with a towel. She holds it out to Metatron who grabs it and starts toweling off.

METATRON
(taking off jacket)
Stand back.


Bethany steps back. Metatron flexes and huge fucking wings extend from it's back, dripping water. Bethany goes wide-eyed and cowers against the wall.

METATRON
(tosses towel away)
Like I was saying - I am the Metatron.


Bethany stares, saying nothing, pinned against the wall. Metatron looks insulted.

METATRON
Metatron. Don't tell me the name doesn't ring a bell?


Bethany remains silent and wideyed. Metatron gets testy.

METATRON
You people. If there isn't a movie about it, it's not worth knowing, right?
(beat)
I am a seraphim.
(beat)
The highest choir of angels?
(beat)
You do know what an angel is, don't you?


Bethany slowly nods.

METATRON
Metatron acts as the voice of God. Any documented occasion when some yahoo claims to have spoken with God, they're speaking to me. Or they're speaking to themselves.

BETHANY
(beat)
Why doesn't God speak for himself?

METATRON
Ah. So glad you decided to join the conversation. To answer that - human beings have neither the aural nor the psychological capacity to withstand the awesome power of God's true voice. Were you to hear it, your mind would cave in and your heart would explode within your chest. We went through five Adam's before we figured that out.

BETHANY
Are you going to kill me?

METATRON
I could for what you did to this suit. Unfortunately I can't. You're called.

BETHANY
(beat)
Called how? How called?

METATRON
All that from two words. Color this angel impressed.

BETHANY
(beat)
How do I know you're an angel?

METATRON
Oh, you mean besides the fiery entrance and the expansive wingspan? You people kill me. Fine. You want more proof? How about a tequila?
(snaps fingers)

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