Fearful John (2010) - full transcript
During the holidays at his grandparent's village, John meets Mary, a mysterious girl who tells the terrifying legend surrounding the peasant's old house. John, unlike the character in the tale, is fearful. Mary is not.
The new boy is "it"!
FEARFUL JOHN
Got you.
No, you didn't.
I wasn't playing with you.
But...
You went out running.
You said so.
What's this?
"Mutant creatures from outer space"
...wow!
It's the holiday special issue.
You're a bit of an oddball,
aren't you?
I know a hiding place, run!
Why was that fool chasing us?
He was just chasing me.
Look.
Juan, in the tale
you're always fearless.
How do you know my name?
I'm Mary.
You all come from Madrid to your
grandparents' house each holiday.
- Right?
- Yes.
Maybe our parents
were childhood friends.
Where my dad used to live there
are loads of old comics.
We may find some here.
I don't think so,
it's not that kind of house.
None of the villagers wanted
to buy it.
My grandma says it's because
it's haunted and there are ghosts.
Ghosts don't exist.
Everybody thinks she's
completely nuts, but I believe her.
Before she was taken to the hospital,
she wrote this.
THE MAN OF THE BIRDS
Once upon a time, there was a peasant
who took care of the orange trees
and lived with his son.
The child died of pneumonia
and people blamed his father.
A few days later, a flock of birds
arrived and ate all the crops.
Then, the man planted a scarecrow
and all fled the village...
because it was so scary...
that the oranges started to rot...
and the peasant had to hide it indoors.
One night, he was woken up
by a child crying.
The man got up,
lit a candle,
and just when he was about
to turn the doorknob...
bam!
The grown-ups never tell what happened
because they're afraid to remember,
but it's just a legend.
You won't play "Tag" forever, will you?
C'mon, the soil smells wet already.
They're birds. They take refuge
at the drop ceiling
when it's about to rain.
I gotta go.
We can't leave until
the storm goes away.
One... two... three... four...
Why are you doing that?
Each second from the moment
you see the lightning until it's heard
tells us how far the storm is.
Four seconds are like four kilometres.
And it's me the weirdo...
One... two... three...
The storm is getting closer.
Count with me.
One... two...
Here was the peasant sleeping
when he heard the child crying.
When he opened the door,
a hundred birds got into the room
to attack him.
And then the peasant
saw his son's spirit
looking at him reincarnated
as the scarecrow
which had come to life.
One.
The man of the birds...?
Dad, I was just going home.
We weren't doing anything...
- Help me!
- I can't! I don't know what's wrong!
Subtitles by Innominabilis
FEARFUL JOHN
Got you.
No, you didn't.
I wasn't playing with you.
But...
You went out running.
You said so.
What's this?
"Mutant creatures from outer space"
...wow!
It's the holiday special issue.
You're a bit of an oddball,
aren't you?
I know a hiding place, run!
Why was that fool chasing us?
He was just chasing me.
Look.
Juan, in the tale
you're always fearless.
How do you know my name?
I'm Mary.
You all come from Madrid to your
grandparents' house each holiday.
- Right?
- Yes.
Maybe our parents
were childhood friends.
Where my dad used to live there
are loads of old comics.
We may find some here.
I don't think so,
it's not that kind of house.
None of the villagers wanted
to buy it.
My grandma says it's because
it's haunted and there are ghosts.
Ghosts don't exist.
Everybody thinks she's
completely nuts, but I believe her.
Before she was taken to the hospital,
she wrote this.
THE MAN OF THE BIRDS
Once upon a time, there was a peasant
who took care of the orange trees
and lived with his son.
The child died of pneumonia
and people blamed his father.
A few days later, a flock of birds
arrived and ate all the crops.
Then, the man planted a scarecrow
and all fled the village...
because it was so scary...
that the oranges started to rot...
and the peasant had to hide it indoors.
One night, he was woken up
by a child crying.
The man got up,
lit a candle,
and just when he was about
to turn the doorknob...
bam!
The grown-ups never tell what happened
because they're afraid to remember,
but it's just a legend.
You won't play "Tag" forever, will you?
C'mon, the soil smells wet already.
They're birds. They take refuge
at the drop ceiling
when it's about to rain.
I gotta go.
We can't leave until
the storm goes away.
One... two... three... four...
Why are you doing that?
Each second from the moment
you see the lightning until it's heard
tells us how far the storm is.
Four seconds are like four kilometres.
And it's me the weirdo...
One... two... three...
The storm is getting closer.
Count with me.
One... two...
Here was the peasant sleeping
when he heard the child crying.
When he opened the door,
a hundred birds got into the room
to attack him.
And then the peasant
saw his son's spirit
looking at him reincarnated
as the scarecrow
which had come to life.
One.
The man of the birds...?
Dad, I was just going home.
We weren't doing anything...
- Help me!
- I can't! I don't know what's wrong!
Subtitles by Innominabilis