Alive (1993) · 11 quotes
Most-quoted character in Alive (1993): in 7 of its 11 quotes
Most scenes with: Antonio "Tintin" Vizintin (3), Carlitos (2)
I saw no color at all in the mountains, just muted patches of black and gray. There was no softness, no life, only rock and snow and ice, and as I looked down into all that rugged wildness, I had to laugh at the arrogance of anyone who had ever thought that human beings have conquered the Earth.
Nando Parrado You can't build a life on a foundation of dreams and wishes. A good life isn't plucked from the sky. You build a life up from the ground, with hard work and clear thinking. Things make sense. There are rules and realities that will not change to suit your needs. It's your job to understand these rules. If you do, and you work hard and work smart, you will be all right.
Hey, I'll pay for pizza if you go get it.
And so we were saved. Nando and Canessa breached the Andes and we were saved. Later, a group went back and buried the bodies. They built a rough stone altar by the grave and on top of it, they placed an iron cross. There's nothing more I can tell you. We were brought together by a grand experience.
Nando Between these mountains somewhere there's a green valley. See those mountains over there? There's no snow on them.
Those mountains must be 50 miles away. You think you can walk 50 miles?
Nando If we have to, we will.
I can't.
Nando Yes you can.
I can't. I'm not as strong as you.
Nando Do you know what it is that we've lived this long the way we have? 70 days? It's impossible. I's impossible and we did it. I'm proud to be a man on a day like this. Alive. That I lived to see it, and see it in such a place. Take it in. I love you, man. It's beautiful. It's God. And it'll carry us over every stone, I swear.
At all costs?
No. I mean, we shouldn't murder innocents to live.
And what about our innocence? What's going to become of our innocence if we survive as cannibals?
Are we supposed to fly that close to the mountains?
After 20 years, you analyze a lot. You remember people, heroism. The Miracle of the Andes...that's what they call it. Many people come up to me and say that, had they been there, they surely would have died - but that makes no sense because, until you are in a situation like that, you have no idea how you'll behave. To be affronted by solitude without decadence or a single material thing to prostitute - that elevates you to a spiritual plane...where I felt the presence of God. Now there's the God they taught me about at school - and there's the God that's hidden by what surrounds us in this civilization. That's the God that I met on the mountain.
Zerbino, are you okay?
People are hurt, Antonio! I've only been in med school 6 months!
My bag, my... bag.
He wants his bag.
There isn't much on the floor. I don't... I don't see his bag.
We're looking. What's in the bag?
My... My gun. Gun!
No, my friend. We can't be a part of that.
My name is Federico Aranda, and I will return.
What's more important to you, rugby or girls?
Nando Girls. You?
Girls.
Nando But when I'm playing rugby, rugby's the most important thing.
Yeah, unless girls are watching.
Nando Right.
[They both laugh]
Nando What good is God to us? Why would He let my mother and my sister die so senselessly? If He loves us so much, why does He leave us here to suffer?
You are angry at the God you were taught to believe in as a child, the God who is supposed to watch over you and protect you, who answers your prayers and forgives your sins. This God is just a story. Religions try to capture God, but God is beyond religion. The true God lies beyond our comprehension. We cannot understand His will; He can't be explained in a book. He didn't abandon us, and He will not save us. He has nothing to do with our being here. God does not change, he simply is.
Nando Better go tell the others.
I can't. It'll kill everybody's hope.
Nando Well, what's so great about hope?
Nando Okay, uh, I got something to tell you. Good news - they called off the search.
Nando Because it means we're gonna get out of here on our own.
We're gonna die, you know.
Nando Maybe. But if we die, we're gonna die walking.
