Spiritual Warriors (2007) - full transcript

[ Man’s Voice ] Spiritual Warriors are
people who confidently make choices...

about where to focus
their internal attention,

even when the external realities
of their everyday lives...

are chaotic, troublesome
orjust plain annoying.

[ Police Siren Wailing ]

[I Police Radio Chatter ]

[ Sirens Continue Wailing ]

[ Helicopter Blades Continue Whirring ]

[Man]
This is the ending of an age—

a turning point in history...

for our beautiful Atlantis.



The time has come
for you to learn your true purpose.

Your initiations—

your work here—
/s almost complete,

as is mine.

Soon,

we will be lifted to our true home.

The spiritual battle
with the Prince of Darkness...

has begun,

and yet, it will not be completed
until the golden age.

And remember, my dear,
dear Atlanteans,

within the darkness
lies the magnificence of light.

And though it may seem
that we have lost,

in the end,
we shall be victorious!

Forone day,
some of us shall return...



as spiritual warriors.

Rise and shine. Rise and shine.

Rise and shine. Rise and shine.

- Oh, shit!
-1 hope you didn’t. [ Chuckles ]

[ Moans ]

Hello, my friend.
What took you so long?

- I've been waiting for you.
- For what?

| saw you hiding last night, and | thought,
“There’s a chap who could use some sleep.”

- What is your name?
-Jesse Fonseca.

No, no, no. The other name.

Uh, I’'m an actor.
Some people call me Christopher—

Finn. Yes, | know. I’'m—1"m Roger.
Would you care to join me inside?

[ Police Siren Blips ]
[ Vehicle Door Opens ]

[I Police Radio Chatter ]

It’s, uh, not much,
but it’s-it’s home.

Do | look familiar to you?

No.

[Sighs]
Mmm.

A cool breeze.
That is spirit.

In the old days we called that
“the breath of the dragon.”

What are you talking about?

You don’t remember?
Not a clue.

Finn, why were you hiding
from the police?

Listen, | gotta go.
| got a big audition this afternoon.

“Big"?
So—

[ Scoffs ]
A Jiffy Lube commercial?

Get real, Finn.

How'd you know it was Jiffy Lube?
would you like to play a game of war?

No, | don’t play games, okay?

What sort of gratitude is that for my
not having turned you in to the cops?

All ’'m asking is a simple
game of cards. Please.

[ Bird Fluttering ]

- [ Man Over Phone ] Hey!
- Hey, Joe.

Hey, did you make the connection?

Hey, listen, you said the drop
was clean, man. You lied.

It was a clean fuckin’ drop. You got my
money? Look, there were cops everywhere.

| almost got busted.
| had to drop the bag.

So what are you tellin’ me?
You lost my shit?

I’m out. You understand me?
I’'m done.

- Nah, nah, nah. You're not goin” anywhere.
- Well, you watch me!

- /I owrt!
- Tea time.

Here you go.

[Sighs]
Sorry the tea took so long,

but it takes exactly three minutes to steep,
otherwise it becomes too acidic.

Can we stop it with this tea thing?
Let’s drink to that.

Come on.

Can we deal?

[ Woman Chattering
In Foreign Language]

[Man] Yes, that’s it.
That's it. That's it. Yes.

Did you see it?

What the hell was that?

Just one of your many past lives.

Did you put something in the tea?

Lemon.
All righty.

Well, thank you for your
exciting game. | gotta go.

Stay a bit longer, Finn.

Read my lips. Bye.

See you soon.
Mi casa es su casa.

[Finn] JEs Jike I'd known this
guy forever, but I'd never met him.

[ Woman ] What do you mean? | don’t
know. It was like, uh— like my father.

| mean, I-1 didn’t really have
a connection with my dad,

butit’s as if— | mean, it’s as if |
always had a connection with my dad,

but not with my blood dad.

But at the time, | really didn’t get him. |
thought he was some crazy hermit or something.

[ Man Rapping ] J/ ain’t gonna let this
game change me I'm changing the game ,*

o You on the sidelines hatin’
while I'm doin’ my thing J*

o /'m a hustler, hustler

o 'm a hustler, hustier JJ°

[Finn] How now, my love.
Why is thy cheek so red?

How chance the roses there
do fade so fast?

Belike for want of rain
which | could well...

beteem them from the tempest
in my eyes.

Ay me, forever | could read,
could ever hear by tale or history...

the true course of love
never did run so smooth.

- But either indifferent—
-Ocross!

Too high to be enthrall’d too low.

Or else misgrafted in respect of age—

Hold it!

Okay.

What worked, what didn’t,
and why? Wanna go?

Well, | think we have
a lot more work to do for sure.

Yeah, for me, | felt—
| felt it was working.

/ mean, | lubbed a line,
but ] was on, | felt.

Why’d you blow the line?

When | was talking about the roses,
and | saw her—

| saw her eye twitch, and | was, like—
Well, she has, like, the dog there—

She had to go see her boyfriend. I’m
not gonna bag on my partner about that.

Yeah, | mean, she had stuff— She’d had
appointments throughout the week.

| think because
I’m so gone into the moment—

| felt like, honestly,
like | disconnected, if | can be candid.

| was looking at her. | felt that | had
that high school love, the transference.

| think—I think I'm-I"m-I"'m normal.

- You don't do the work.
- |I— I've been with you one year. | took basic. I'm there. I'm prepared.

And how much professional work
have you gotten?

Listen. The only reason | don't get the
small roles is because I'm too good-looking.

] get that all the time. And the big roles |
Jose to the big five— Esai Morales, Andy Garcia—

- [ Professor] Oh, please!
- Antonjo Banderas—

Please. That’s a victim mentality.
You know what your problem is?

You won't make yourself vulnerable.
You don't go near your real feelings.

Great acting is about revealing,
not concealing, and you're hiding.

That’s what you do. You hide. You get up here. You
play your idea of a character. You play your image.

Nothing is real. You don’t have
areal bone in your body anymore.

Do you even know where
the truth is inside yourself?

Do you have any idea? Everything’s a joke.
Go ahead, make a joke.

Is this because | haven’t paid?
[ Class Laughs ]

Oh, isn’t that funny?
Oh, isn’t that funny?

[Finn]
Hey, baby, can | get some water?

Okay, it was like | shouldn’t have
drunk his tea, but there he was.

He was dealing these cards.
And he was going on and on and on—

‘

Okay? And it's going like this.
It's like a wave of purple.

Was it like hypnosis?

- No, it was like—
- Have you been drinking again?

‘

Don’t push me, okay? 'Cause | feel
like | could slip any minute now.

Black Russian’s looking good
about right now.

- Not you, brother. Just the drink.
- Mmm.

-I’m just a little stressed out.
- How do you expect to feel when you're a struggling actor who’s dealing?

I’m not dealing, okay?
I’'m a bagman.

Call it whatever you want.
It’s just semantics.

Thanks. You know,
| feel better now.

What do you want from me? Total
support while you screw your life up?

| told Joe | quit!

- Really?
- Yeah.

Well, how'd he react? I mean—

It's not good.

[ Woman] Claire, come
on. Those arinks. Okay.

Now.
I'm making ‘em right now.

All right, okay. I'll talk to you later.
Um, | have to get back to work.

[Sighs]
Fine.

/ think the thing that really, uh,
impacted me in my life was my father.

He said that, uh—

“Who you want to be with?
You wanna be with me or with her?”

And, uh— And | chose my mother
instead of him,

and | think that’s, uh—

| think that hurt him
and | think that’s, uh—

| think that’s why | have problems...

with, uh, like,
a father figure or something...

because | always felt that he
pressured me to make the decision.

And | feel— Sometimes | feel like
/ made the wrong decision.

[Inhales Deeply]

[ Exhales Deeply ]

Hey, douiche bag.
Hey, Joe.

Jackie Chan you're not.
Hey, Joe. What's up?

Our last conversation— | didn’t
like it. Where’s my money?

-1 had to get rid of the bag.
- You stupid fuck.

You know, I've always
treated you like a son.

But like a son—
They always start to rebel.

| want out.

I’m just asking you to back off.

“Back off"?
You want me to back off?

I’ve been nothin’
but magnanimous with you.

Now look what you make me do.

So this is that tai chi stuff, right?
Yeah.

Helps you protect yourself.
What did | tell you, right?

There you go.

Listen to me. You know what you're
supposed to do. Everybody does.

So why don’t you make it
easy on yourself? You got that?

Jackass! Jesus Christ.

FEsai Morales. Can you believe jt?

Remember him in that Richie
Valentino movie? / really like that guy.

Walk.

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

[ Horse Neighing ]

[Snorts ]

[ Gasps, Panting ]

Sir, I'm looking for Roger.
He’s down in the garden.

[ Birds Twittering ]

[ Roger] This, my dear,
is for you. [ Woman] Well!

Such a beautiful color!

Yes, it's been many, many years
since these have blossomed...

so radiantly.
Yes.

We need to talk.

- Did you hypnotize me?
- No. Why do you ask?

Because after | left here yesterday,
I've been having these nightmares.

/'ve been having these, like,
inner visions of darkness.

-Is that all?
- What do you mean, “Is that all?”

- Amanin black is trying to cut my head off.
-[Woman Gasps ]

- What did his sword look like?
- He had a red sword.

- You are the one I've been looking for.
- Say what?

Tomorrow | leave for Egypt.
You must come with me.

Egypt? Man, you're crazy!

You're crazy. | leave at
noontime. Bring a passport.

Look, man, you're a nice guy,
but | gotta get back to reality, okay?

Bye. [t was nice seeing you.

And, uh, psychotherapy
might not be a bad idea.

[ Chuckles ]

And you— you need these.

Take them.
[ Echoing ]

[ Whirring ]

| will never forgive you!
| hate you!

You cannot go where | am not.

[Girl] Oh, Father. [ Sniffles |

[ Roger Laughing]

/'m glad you decided to come back.
/1 deal.

[ Woman Speaking
In Foreign Language]

[ Chattering ]

Well met, my son.

Roger? Roger!

[ Gasping ]
Father. Father.

Huh? What? What is it, honey?
[ Moans ]

Are you okay?

He was my father.

Huh? What? What?
What do you mean? What—

Just go back to bed.

Egypt, anyone?

| want to go.
Hey, uh, sir, could you get that?

Sure thing, man.
Here you go.

S0 you're saying that within two days
of meeting this Roger,

you go to Egypt with him
just because he asks you?

You know, when somebody
talks truth to you,

you go.

/ was afraid, and...

he just pierced right through everything
and touched my heart.

Well, you said you had a girlfriend,
Claire, who you expressed great love for...

and you're saying
you were lonely with her?

Have you ever felt like you're lonely
with people around you?

| was lonely. | was dying inside.
Every day | was dying. Dying.

| was lonely. | was dying inside.
Every day | was dying. Dying.

[ Roger’s Voice ]
In awakening the heartfelt energies,

you can't help but discover
your own self-worth,

your own self-Jove,

your own magnificence.

We really don’t have the expression
ofouterjoving...

until our inner loving is there.

[Finn]
/ had a dream about you Jast night.

Are you really my father?

[ Roger]
Inmany lives | was,

but this life js what matters now.

Our journey to the Fast
will awaken the light that is in you.

Few can travel to the heart of spirit
and remain unchanged.

o' Man Singing In Arabic]

Jd' [ Humming Along ]

Roger, Roger, Roger. Listen
to this thing. It’s so Egyptian.

Jd' [ Humming, Trilling ]

Finn, please. Keep quiet.

I’'m-I'm trying to meditate.

Jd' [ Humming ]

JJ [ Trilling ]

Thank you. | needed that.
Yes, you did.

Oh, God. Jt feels like /'ve been
here before. This is so familiar.

Well, you have been here before.
How do you know?

In the spirit,
there are no secrets.

Once you tap into the source,
all things are known.

| know one thing.
I’m an out-of-work actor.

Doesn’t matter
what you do in the world.

It's who you are in the spirit
that's important.

That is why you are here
for your initiation.

[ Roger, Pakistani Accent ]
Would you like some tea?

| don't understand why we're drinking
hot tea when it's 120 frickin® degrees.

Well, in Pakistan
we are having a saying.

“When it is very hot, we are drinking
hot tea, and that will keep you cool.”

No. No, thanks.
[ Chuckles ]

Well, maybe also you would want
to consider a change of your clothings.

Leave me alone. Not everybody has a
collection of Hawaiian shirts like yours.

[ Bus Driver] You go out. Search
a minute, and you will find me here.

Please don't come late,
or/ will leave you,

and you will come back
on your feet.

Enjoy your time,
and happy visit to pyramid.

Watch your step.
Watch your step.

Watch out. Here comes a step.

[ Finn Narrating ] Climbing the
great pyramid /s a long way from LA.

[ Roger’s Voice ]
You know, there’s a saying.

“When people come here to see
the sphinx and the pyramids,

they discover the inner truth
about themselves.”

Napoleon came here.
When he saw those magnificent creations,

he had a sudden realization that his
military career was going to end in defeat.

In the very next battle,
he Jost his entire fleet.

[Grunts]

[Sighs]

Yeah.

[ Rumbling ]

[ Man’s Voice ] Look deeper,
Finn. See what you see.

Hey, who the hell’s talking?

/am. The that which Js.

[Gasps ]

[ Roger, Normal Voice] You were
being shown something very important.

| don’t know
when it will happen again.

- That was you talking?
- The me in you.

You know, at first | didn’t want to
come here, but now that I'm here, it's—

It's amazing.
Of course it is.

| feel so little.

In the words of John Wayne,

[ Imitating John Wayne ]
“Listen, pilgrim.

It takes a lot of courage
to find the truth.”

[ Camera Shutter Clicks ]

[ Roger]
You see, spirituality is form/ess.

Jtis the ook of the invisible,
the sound of the inaudible.

Ifyou think you know what spirit Js,
that’s not what it js at a//.

That is why spiritual warriors
are not religious.

What about all the leaders that,
uh, started all the largest religions?

Well, they themselves were
nondenominational spiritual warriors.

Then later, the followers would found
a religion to preserve their teachings.

‘

But today, too many religions tend
to polarize people and countries.

Religions divide.
Spirituality unites.

What the hell happened
to your accent?

Well, Finn, you had this image
that a spiritual leader...

had to look mystical
and sound British,

so | fulfilled your expectations.

so | fulfilled your expectations.

[Irish Accent] You're gonna love this
place, boyo. | tell you, it’s marvelous.

[ Roger, Normal Voice]
This is Akhetaten,

also known as Tell el-Amarna.

Where? It’s all around
us, if you just look closely.

Well, all | seeis a lot
of rocks and sand.

Well, this is the home of one
of the great mystery schools...

where spiritual warriors
were trained...

under the leadership
of the great pharaoh Akhenaton,

father of Tutankhamen,
husband to Queen Nefertiti.

And it is where you will
receive your initiation.

Now, when you were a lad,
you prayed and prayed...

for the very thing
you are going to receive now.

Do you remember
what it was?

Yeah.

To be loved. To have a family.

God was listening.

Now, go through the temple...

and | shall meet you
on the other side.

This way?

[ Roger]
Strajght ahead.

Jd' [ Humming ]
Go.

[ Rumbling ]

Drink of the light, initiate.

[Inhales]

Enter.

[Gasps ]

Hey. Hey! Let me out!

[ Shouting, Grunts ]

[ Rumbling ]

[ Camel Moaning ]

[ Hum Resonating ]

[ Speaking Native Language ]

[ Speaking Native Language ]

[ Man Shouts In Native Language ]

- Aha.
- [ Native Language]

[ Rope Creaking ]

[ Panting ]

Here. It was here.

| died here.

Spirit is trying to show you
something, Finn. |- cant tell you.

It would inflict
on your consciousness.

Why do we have to keep
seeing the past?

You will never be given anything
that you cannot handle.

[Laughing]

A little more exciting
than Disneyland, isn’t it?

[ Moans ]

I’'m hot and sweaty.
It's real hot.

I’'m burning.

[ Finn’s Voice] And, uh, | got on a
plane with him, man, and we went,

and it was a great experience.

And | will never forget that.

[ Female Therapist] This experience you've
described— /t has some amazing symbology,

but what did it mean to you?

| felt like—

like the person | always wanted to be.

It’s like | was looking back,
looking at the person that opened up...

going, “Wow. | didn’t know
| can be like that.

| didn’t know | can feel like that.”
| was falling in love with everybody.

Jt was like being outside the box,
Jike the world is—

The world is trapping you,
but this is like you're—

You're just, like— Ahhh.
You know?

You're just, like— Ahhh.
You know?

[ Roger’s Voice ] Fach relationship
you have with another human being...

lives primarily inside you.

/fyou place it in the worla,
you will experience difficulty.

There js no relationship out there.

All right. Let’s see.

There you go.
Is that bin Laden?

Baby, baby, I'm back.

Bring iton.
Give me some Jove. Come on.

/'ve been here, worried to death.

No phone call. No fax. No e-mail.
| thought you were dead!

| was, okay? | was.
A part of me did die.

| don't know what happened to you, but you forgot
about me. It's like you don't even care anymore.

That’s not true!
What is true?

Whoa. Ali Baba.
What, are you a Muslim now?

- What, are you out there making pumice?
- Hummus.

Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist—

JE’s all the same.

You know, if it wasn’t
for this public place,

/'d take that tablecioth
and wrap it right around your neck.

[ Woman ] 1'm sitting next to my baby and 'm
in the hospital. [ Man] Where is your baby?

My baby is in the incubator, and,
you know, they were doing that thing.

They were suctioning the baby next,
and they were going—

Um, whatever that word is they say when
they're trying to get the heart to go again.

And, um— And—

How little is the baby?
[Crying]

-Sorry I'm late.
- Finn!

Sit down!

You interrupted
an emotional-recall exercise.

-You made a scene in the middle of class.
- I’m sorry about that. That was rude of me. But I—

- And what the hell are you wearing?
- Oh, shit!

Wow!

/ can see your aura. It’s big.
JE’s bouncing off the walls here.

Okay. | want you
to understand something.

I'm your coach.
/'m not your therapist.

You take a break from class.
| can’t work with you anymore.

[ Roger’s Voice ] You were being
shown something very important.

/ don’t know when it will happen again.

[Gasps ]

[ Chuckles ]
What’s up, bro?

[ Panting ]

Joe was my brother.

Joe was my brother back in Petra.
He got me killed.

Good. You're finally getting
your own answers.

So what do | do about that?
Figure it out yourself.

Right. All right. Uh—

By the way,
don’t be so mean to Claire.

[ Chuckles ] How do you know about
Claire? | never mentioned her to you.

Well, if you don’t want somebody
reading your mind,

keep it empty.

[ Chuckles ]

| like what you've done
with the place.

Last time | was here, we were
watching— what— the Laker game?

Back then, you were a nobogy.

And funny thing is...
you're still a fuckin’ nobodly.

Yeah, that’s the problem, Joe.

I've been listening to you way too long,
and it’s gotten me nowhere.

I’'m surprised you're doing
your own dirty work.

This time it’s personal.

I"m protected, Joe.

My spiritual teacher won't let
anything happen to me. [ Chuckles ]

What about Jesus?

God didn’t protect him. Hmm?

And, uh, Moses?

What— He walked the desert for 40 fuckin’
years and he never saw the promised land.

We're not doing
the same thing anymore, Joe.

You know what the funny thing is?

You, of all people, gettin’ religion.

Hey, but you're in good hands.

How many millions of people
were slaughtered in the name of God?

You don’t scare me, Joe. Okay?
Hmm?

You and me—
We were brothers in another lifetime.

We don’t have to do this anymore.
Roger warned me about you.

Roger?
Who the fuck is Roger?

Why, you dirty rat bastard.

| love you, Joe.

| love you.

[ Scoffs ]

| love you too, man.

[ Gunshot ]
[Grunts]

[ Finn’s Voice] / loved him. |
know— / know what would work.

/ just didn’t want to be part
of that anymore, you know?

And Joe didn’t want to change.
/ changed.

When | was shot,

um, and | went, like, unconscious—

| was— Seemed like | was in a sleep.

All | kept seeing was Claire.
Just Claire.

/ kept seeing my life with her.

But there was nobody there.
Just her.

That's love.

[ Roger’s Voice ] The moment inside of
you where you forgive what's happenea,

jtis the moment where
you are enlightening yourself.

[Claire]
/ wrote something for you.

[ Beeping ]

“You couldn’t look me in the eyes.

“Don’t want me to get
the wrong idea.

“| do have a history with you.

“You mean a lot to me.

“I'm not quite sure who...

“I am to you...

“or what | mean to you, but...
[ Sniffles ]

if you asked me to go with you,
I’d say ‘When?”

[ Man’s Voice ]
Enter.

' Woman Vocalizing ]

I Mar 7
Xisis. No. No.

Athena, it is my time.

[Gasps ] Athena,
it’s you. Oh, God.

Finn! You're awake.

Nurse? Nurse, he’s awake.

Athena, | love you.
Who's Athena?

What’s happening?
The patient’s alert.

Absolutely amazing.
| don’t know. He just woke up.

[ Doctor]
Check his vitals and pulse, please.

Dilated.
Mr. Finn, can you hear me?

[ Doctor] Last night we
pulled a bullet out of the man.

We weren't sure he was gonna make jt through the
night. Today his X-rays show he s completely healed.

Where is the patient?
He’s in his room.

Hey, guys, | just wanted to say
thank you so much. | feel great.

[ Woman Over PA. ]
Dr. Forest, please dial 178.

We need to raise our rates.

| don’t understand this.

You went from critical condition
to mint condition in less than 24 hours.

| was healed.

-Who's Athena?
-1 don’t know.

That's really funny because you kept saying
her name last night when you were delirious.

Baby, | can’t remember one thing
that happened to me last night.

I’'m a grown woman, Finn. You got
something to tell me, | can handle it.

| know the perfect person
that can explain this. Come on.

Ah, thanks, Finn.

Want some?

How about a nice
little game of cards, hmm?

Claire, concentrate on the cards.

He will die today,
and you by his side.

-1 can’t do this.
- Hey, baby. Hold on.

I'll be right back.
No, you won’t.

Hey. Hey, Claire. Claire. Hey.

| don't know what's goin' on,
but I gotta go.

Listen. There's nothing for you to
be afraid of. Come on. Just go with it.

Come on.

[Man] Your son is not of my
blood, and he will never be a Caesar.

But he’s worthy of greatness.

He will die today,
and you by his side.

You killed my son!

1 will never forgive you!
/ hate you!

[ Exhales ]

[ Roger]
Keep Jooking.

[ Groans]

- [ Crowd Chattering ]
-[Groans]

Take my hand.
Xisis.

No. Athena.

You must let us heal you.

/tis my time.

Throughout the years,
throughout the ages,

I shall live inside of you.

- Don't.
-You cannot go where | am not.

[Athena]
No, Father, please!

Father.

/ can’t be without you.

You must both commit
to balance and harmony.

You can complete the past
if you accept...

and forgive each other for all
of your past experiences together.

The mistakes,
the successes, the judgments.

Now, if you decide,
you can let them all go now.

| love you.

[ Woman]
o Whenever you feel me ,»

o SO much emotion

" From deep inside

o You take my breath away

o This | can’t hide

o Love me

o Put your arms ,/

o Around me

o You are inside me

o Baby, we are in Jove

o/ Baby, we are as one JJ,}

o[ Radio: Classical ]

[ Horn Honking ]

[ Crashing]

Shh.

| love you, Finn.

[Finn] You Jook so
beautiful. Where are we?

You'll know soon enough.

I’'m going to prepare
a home for us.

| love you.

| love you.

| love you.

No! No!

[ Siren Wailing ]
Oh, no!

[ Roger’s Voice ]
Trust the spirit in all of its ways—

which are never Jess than
the highest good of all concerned.

Claire’s death.
What did that loss mean to you?

| miss her. | miss her.

She just taught me that, uh,

everybody dies.

And then— And then you're alone.

And then you have nobody
but yourself.

[ Knocking ]

[ Groans ]
Come in. It's open.

| thought you could use a friend.

And, uh, someone to get you
on Trading Spaces.

- Have a seat.
- Okay.

Um, I'll stand.
[ Chuckles ]

We're fine. There you go.

What’s her name?
Her name is Sunshine.

Now, | rescued her, and | hope
she can do the same for you.

Hey. You hungry?
No, don’t give her that!

All right.
No, no, no.

Well, what are you gonna do,
give her Cap’n Crunch for lunch?

Oh, there it is. Cap’n Crunch.

Whatever.
Want some tea?

-Uh, no, no. 1—
- I'll get you some tea. Come on.

| really don’t need the— | really
don’t need the tea. No. It’s no problem.

I'll get you some tea.

Finn, how are you?

Why did she have to die?

Because she had completed
what she was here to do.

She was here to awaken you, Finn.
You're awakened. She was done.

If you had known, Finn,

you would have tried to stop her
from fulfilling her destiny.

That would have messed up everything. It
would have slowed down our work together.

Now, you know, Finn,

Claire is not dead.

Would you like to see her
one last time?

[Gasps ] [ Man On TV ] Forty miles per
hour. The temperature dropping to 59 degrees.

Claire.

Welcome back
to the land of the living.

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[ Roger’s Voice ] The devil often
comes disguised as a gentleman.

Hi.

Oh, hi! [ Laughs ] Esai! Kim.

| met you last week
at that party with Lisa.

You know, I— | meant to tell you—

I’m not Esai Morales.
I’m Christopher Finn.

I'm here for the
commercial. Sorry. Oh.

| get that a lot.
You should probably go in.

Sorry I'm late.

If this is that whole “acting detached
so | want you more” technique,

Okay. See ya.

itisn't working.

Wait. what's your name?

- Christopher Finn, at your service.
- I'm Gwenevere Megan.

Okay, Christopher.

F.7.D. is looking for a real human person,
someone the audience can relate to.

So, the audition is simple.
| want you to... be yourself.

Tell me what’s
been going on lately.

- You don’t want to know.
-Try me.

Christopher Finn.

Let’s see. Uh— Hmm.

Did you ever know somebody
that you realized...

you didn’t know
how much you loved...

until they died?

And after they're gone,
you have, like, a hole right here.

And, uh—

| mean, | know she’s okay.
| know she’s all right, where she’s at.

And | know it’s gonna take me
some time to be me again.

But before all that happened,
| really wanted to be an actor.

More than anything.

You know, you really don’t know
that it's gonna hurt you, you know,

when you really want something
and you don’t get it.

Like when you don’t get the girl you want,
when you don’t get the grade,

when you don’t get
the love you want, you know.

/ guess | suppose
that’s why I'm late.

But | realize I'm enjoying my life now...

and what | have
and everything |- I'm seeing.

| don’t want to miss my life anymore.

o' [Acoustic Guitar]

Hey, everybody. Welcome
to Farth Café. My name’s Fric.

This tune is inspired by my
teacher/.R. Hi. What can | get you?

I'll take a large Mystical
Traveler tea. Yes, sir.

In two cups, please.

[ Gwenevere ]
So, where do you live?

Why, do you want to come over
and make passionate love to me?

[ Laughing ]

So, what happened with
your girlfriend? She died?

Yeah.

Your boyfriend die too?
[Laughs]

| wish.

Uh, no. 1, uh—I broke off the
engagement about two months ago.

Why?
Why? Um—

He was one of these kind of tough,
macho Italian guys.

You know, loud, yelling all the time.
Not a fan of the yelling.

Yeah, life’s too short for yelling.

So, the commercial.

We film in two days,
and I'm assuming you're available.

Oh, yeah.
You have total access to me, 24-7.

But | got a little hot and bothered
at the audition, so | gotta shower.

Yeah, | definitely think it’s advisable
that you shower for the commercial...

and for me.

[Finn]
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with a sexy casting director J

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< That little pretty woman

J | feel like Julia Roberts

o I feel like Julia—
whoa!

Hey. Sorry. You said,
you know, make myself at home.

And | saw the bubbles,
and I'm writing this song...

and thought—

Shit. Oh, fuck.

Hello?

Who's there?

- Gwen.
- Finn, I love you.

Hey, Gwen. Gwen, wait.

Gwen. Gwen!

[Gasps ]

[ Moans ]

Baby, did you have a bad dream?

Mmm. Nightmare?
Yeah.

It's okay. It was just a
bad dream. It's all right.

So, you're telling me
that two months after Claire’s death,

you meet this other woman, you call her
Gwen, and you start a relationship with her.

Now, can you explain that to me?

| don’t know. Um—
You know, | was... lustful.

Jt was a good way, | guess,
to, uh, erase— erase the pain.

| was lonely...
and | needed comfort.

Did she comfort you?
Yeah.

Yep.

/ saw these guys in tights,
and I'm thinking, “No, not me. No.”

But there | was in tights,
spandex up my butt.

All right? I'm holding this torch.
Flowers everywhere.

-1 thought we were doing some kind of Forest Lawn commercial for a minute.
-[Laughs]

Not one audition in two months.
The moment | give it up— bam!

You don’t chase the bid.
You Jet the bid chase you.

Now, tell me
about your new girlfriend.

| hate when you pick my brain.

I’m gonna move in with her.

How are you planning
to move your stuff?

Well, | was hoping
that | could borrow your car.

I'll give you the car.
It's my little gift to you.

What? Your car?

That’s great. Thank you.

You're the best.

| know. Now, stay close.

Hey, Gwen. Hey, Gwen. Gwen.

Gwen, it’s Finn!
Hello. Can | help you?

Yeah. Is Gwen here?
Gwen who?

- Gwenevere Megan.
-1 don’t know who you're looking for.

A Gwen doesn’t live here, and never has.
The house has been vacant for a month.

What are you talking about? | spent
the last two days here. We made love.

Sir, | think you got
the wrong address.

/'m a Realtor, and I'm about to show
the house to a client in a few minutes.

Yeah, but | was here, okay?
| got my car. My car’s packed.

Please go away. I’'m ready
to move in. | know she’s here.

| was here. Gwen. Please
go away! I’'m working here!

Bye-bye!
Gwen!

[Gasps ]

What’s wrong?

[ Demonic Laugh]

[ Roger’s Voice ] For even the
Prodigal Son, who has fallen most fow,

could still be saved.

What are you doing, mister?

Hey, if you know a family or anyone that
would like this stuff, I'm giving it away.

All of this?
Yep.

Even the TV?
I’'m just letting it go.

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Here, I'll help you with this.

You got a pool for the surfboard?

Yeah. Yeah, | got a pool.
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o You have

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& YOU /o

| gave away everything.

Even the car.

Better than having it repossessed.

No need to explain.
/ know everything.

Come here, ya big philanthropist.

I'm proud of you.

You did good.
[ Chuckles ]

Father, Mother, God,

please fill, surround...

and protect this blessed warrior.

Finn,

receive...
your spiritual mantle.

[ Rumbling ]

[ Roger’s Voice ]
The holy one appears.

Welcome home.
We love you.

[ Chattering ]

You are strong enough now.

Tomorrow we leave.

♪ [ Car Radio: Country]

O There's a girl on the road

o With a girl on the road

[Snoring ]

Roger! Roger!
Wake up, wake up, wherever you are.

Was |—Was | gone long? Not very
long, but you sure as hell were snoring.

No, | wasn’t.
Yes, you were.

| didn’t notice. How can you notice
those kinds of things? You're sleeping.

That’s the kind of stuff
| do notice.

Where are we now?
Highway 24.

Good. Pull over.
Here?

| feel the presence
of the Prince of Darkness.

Isn’t that a good reason
to keep on driving?

Spiritual warriors never flee.
Pull over.

It will take place somewhere
near here.

What?
Armageddon.

You mean, like in the Bible?

Yes, but it will be on the inner realm and it
won'’t look anything at all Jike this valley.

S0 there’s gonna be
some kind of battle here?

It'll be a war
between good and evil,

between light and dark,
between love and hate.

Here?
Here. And if we don’t win here,

evil will poison all of humankind.

Negative choices will be made
by those in power...

which will have
disastrous consequences.

That’s why you must confront
the Prince of Darkness and win.

I'm not ready.

It takes courage to face your fears.

But when the time comes,
you will find the strength.

Hey! You guys know
you’re on private property?

No, it looks like an open road.
We were just leaving.

You ain’t going anywhere.

It has begun. What do you
mean? This guy’s got a shotgun.

And you'd think Id play fair?

Roger! Roger!

[Laughing]

Get up, Finn. Finn.
Finn, get up.

It’s all anillusion.

You're not gonna be able
to help him much longer.

He won’t need my help
to win this battle.

Yeah, Finn.
You don’t need his help.

| came for you, my lord,
and when I'm done with you,

| assure you
Finn will be in good hands.

Now, remember to look away.

From what you're looking at,
SO you can see what’s really going on.

[ Chuckles ] You see, Finn,
Roger was my teacher too.

But now he’s just an old man
about to die

Remember the purple light.

Go inside and stay centered.

Wait, wait. Before we get all
centered and balanced, watch this.

- No!
- [Sword Slicing ]

No!

[ Chuckles ]

Roger!
Roger, where are you?

[ Female Therapist] So you're in this
canyon. Roger’s gone. You're all alone.

Talk to me about your father.
Did he ever abandon you?

My memory of growing up
is in the car,

"cause my dad would drive, park,

and say, “Wait in the car.
Don’t touch anything.”

And then he’d go do stuff
with a girl,

come back an hour,
two hours later.

| always felt— | knew that he would
come back, but | always felt abandoned—

that | would never be accepted.

[ Panting ]

Oh, come on, come on.

[ Engine Dies ]

Come on and start.
Come on. [ Panel Dinging ]

God.

Please.

Shit.

- [Shrieking ]
-[Gasps] Shit!

JE’s not real. Shit!

Give me something, Roger.
Give me something.

[Screams ] Shit! Hello, Finn.

-[Screams ] - Ohh. It looks
like your battery’s running out.

[ Car Dies]

Okay, okay. All right.
Okay, okay, okay, okay.

- Oh, shit!
- Finn.

-[Screams ]
- Ooh. | didn’t mean to startle you, Finn.

Is that really necessary?
[ Chuckles ]

So, you want to be a movie star?
You want to be rich?

- Get out!
- Finn, where are your manners?

| know what you want.

You want to control things.

You want to control me.

You want to play God.

Give yourself to me,
and I'll make you God.

Mmm.

[ Moaning ]

You're not real.
Of course | am.

Give me what | want.

[Gasps ]

-[Screams ] -That’s it. Let’s
do this the old-fashioned way.

-[Screams ] -That’s it. Let’s
do this the old-fashioned way.

No more childish games.

| don't know how to sword fight.

Remember, Roger says
you can do anything in spirit.

Good boy.
Look at you.

Very good.

Come at me, Finn.
Come to me. Right here.

[ Laughing ]

We gotta stop meeting like this.

| know how you feel about me, Finn.
I’'m hot.

/ mean, when | turn into Gwen
and look in the mirror—

[ Male Voice]
| want to fuck myself.

Smarts, doesn’t it?

Ta-da!

| know, Finn. | know.

| miss her too.
We are one, my friend.

Join me in victory.

- Never.
-Then | must kill you.

[ Screaming ]

[Grunting ]

- You must be strong, Finn.
- | can’t defeat him.

When are you gonna learn...

that you are the one
who makes the rules?

[Grunts]

| am the morning star!

Just give up your desire
and attachment to winning.

Be, trust, breathe.

[ Roaring ]

[ Roaring Continues ]

Roger!

Finn, this is the moment
we've been preparing for.

[ Screaming ]

[Growling ]

Doesn’t matter
what you do in the world.

It's who you are in the spirit
that's important.

You are the one
I've been looking for.

You'll never be given anything
that you cannot handle.

Pride goeth before a fall.

Your loving, your light, your heart—
these make a difference.

Spiritual warriors never flee. It
takes great courage to face your fears.

Just give up your attachment
towinning.

[ Beast Roaring ]

[ Growls ]

[ Screeching ]

[Finn] /s he dead?
[ Roger] Perhaps.

But he has the power to take many
forms in order to cling to this world.

You deal.

You deal.

So, uh, you gonna go back
or stay here?

I’'m assuming
I’'m staying with you.

Do you know where you are?

I’m in your house.

Take a look.

Go ahead.

Finn, you won the battle.
You were magnificent.

Your boady, you know, took a
couple of hits, but it can recover.

So, uh, do you want to go back,

or stay here with me?

Ifyou choose to go back,
you must finish the spiritual work.

That’s why I'm back.
I'm back to finish the work.

You have to tell me more
about what “come back” is.

From a trip,
from an experience, from a dream?

From the dead. | was dying.

/ was qying in the desert, and | chose
to come back. That’s why I'm here.

Well, Finn, our time is up.

I would like to do
some other sessions with you.

In case we don't,
| want to give you some feedback.

You're delusional.
You're hallucinatory.

Possibly this is
a schizophrenic episode.

You are absolutely not dealing
in reality whatsoever.

What happened to me is true.

Really?

That’s good, Finn. You're right.

-[Screams ]
-[Chuckles]

You chose to come back,

and so did I.

' Woman Vocalizing ]