The Man in the High Castle

Don Warren: You know what those brownshirts out there would do if they caught you? [referring to SD officers in security camera footage] Joe Blake: I'm not afraid to die. Warren: Me, either. Might be a relief, actually. But how you feel about pain? Blake: Pain? Warren: Yeah. When they're plucking your fingernails out one by one, or they're cracking your balls open like walnuts. That's when maybe you stop caring about what your old man said and tell Johnny Jackboot out there my name, or just about anything else he wants. Blake: You're so afraid, why are you here? Warren: I fought in the war, kid. I saw my buddies' brains get blown out on Virginia Beach. You... You're just a punk who could get me caught. Blake: Yeah, I guess I'm afraid of pain. I don't have any buddies who died in the war. I don't really know what freedom is. But I'm not a punk and I'm not a spy, Mr. Warren. I'm here because I want to do the right thing. So you gonna give me the job or not?

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Police officer: Oh, that? A soldier so fierce he’d kill a rose. Joe Blake: That was you? Police officer: A long time ago. We lost the war didn’t we? Now I can’t even remember what we were fighting for. Joe Blake: [noticing ashes falling like snowflakes] What is that? Police officer: Oh, that's the hospital. Blake: The hospital? Police officer: Yeah, Tuesdays, they burn cripples... the terminally ill. Drag on the state.

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Frank Frink: Hey, what is this? Juliana Crain: It's newsreel film. Frink: Yeah, I see that. Crain: [elated at scenes of the flag-raising on Mt Suribachi] It shows us winning the war. Frink: But we didn't win the war. Crain: That's what they told us. Frink: Jesus, I know what this is. Crain: What? Frink: The Man in the High Castle. Crain: The who? Frink: Some guy they told me about, he makes these anti-fascist movies. Crain: [notes footage of VJ-Day celebrations] Makes them GIs in Times Square. Frink: I know they look real. Crain: They look real because they are real.

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Joe Blake: [on the phone] Hey, it's me. John Smith: How was your journey? Blake: No one stopped me. Smith: Then your cover's intact. I'll tell your father, Joe. I know he'll be very proud. Blake: Thank you, Obergruppenfuhrer. I hope so. Smith: Heil Hitler. Blake: Heil Hitler.

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John Smith: Why do you want to succeed, son? Why do you want to do well in school? Thomas Smith: To make my family proud. To bring honor to my school. To serve my country. John: Your goals are directed outward. A boy like Randolph wants only to gratify himself. This is the path to moral decay. The decadence ruined this country before the war. You will grow to be a useful member of society. You will make our nation stronger. Randolph will not, whatever his test score.

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It takes a lot of effort not to be free-- keeping your head down, holding your tongue.

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