12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave

Solomon Northup: [Solomon awakens Armsby in the middle of the night. He offers him a handful of coins] The proceeds of my fiddling performances. A few picayunes, but all I have in the world. I promise them to you if you will do me the favor I require. But I beg you not to expose me if you cannot grant the request.
Armsby: What do you ask?

Solomon Northup: First, your word, sir.
Armsby: On my honor.
Solomon Northup: It is a simple enough request. I ask only that you deposit a letter in the Marksville post office. And that you keep the action an inviolable secret forever. The details of the letter are of no consequence. Even at that, there would be an imposition of much

pain and suffering were it known I was the author. A patron is what I require, sir.
Armsby: Where is the letter now?
Solomon Northup: It is not yet written. I will have it in a day. Two at most, my skill with composition as poor as it is.
Armsby: I will do it. And will accept whatever payment is offered.

Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World

[the elves awaken]
Malekith: The Aether awakens us. The convergence returns.

The Notebook
The Notebook

Young Noah: My Dearest Allie. I couldn't sleep last night because I know that it's over between us. I'm not bitter anymore, because I know that what we had was real. And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, I'll smile at you with joy and remember how we spent the summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love. The best

love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds, and that's what you've given me. That's what I hope to give to you forever. I love you. I'll be seeing you. Noah

Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II

Doc: [returning to 1985, they bring Jennifer home] Let's put her in the swing. Then I'll take you home, and you can come back in your truck and wake her. When she awakens here at her own house and it's dark, you should be able to convince her that it was all a dream.
Marty McFly: Wait a minute. We're just gonna leave her here on the porch?

Doc: The disorientation will help convince her that it was all a dream.
Marty McFly: How long do you think she's gonna be out?
Doc: I'm not quite sure. She received quite a shock. Could be for a few minutes. Most probably, a couple of hours. You'd better bring some smelling salts back with you.
Marty McFly:

Hey, you're the doc, Doc.

The Mummy
The Mummy

Dr. Allen Chamberlain: [after Evelyn has spoken the incantation that awakens Imhotep] *No*! You must not read from the book!

Face/Off
Face/Off

[Troy awakens from his coma, and finds his face has been cut off]
Castor Troy: [into phone, slurred] Lars? It's me. Believe it! Someone took my... some *fucking*...
[calms down]
Castor Troy: But it's cool. We're gonna deal with it.
[laughs crazily]
Castor Troy: Oh yes, we're gonna deal with it...

Maleficent
Maleficent

Princess Aurora: [after she awakens from her enchanted sleep] Hello, Godmother.
Maleficent: Hello, Beastie.

Total Recall
Total Recall

[first lines]
[Doug awakens from a nightmare]
Lori: Doug? Honey, are you all right?
[nods]
Lori: You were dreaming. Doug? Was it about Mars?
[nods]
Lori: [kisses him] Is that better?
Douglas Quaid: Hmm.
Lori: My poor baby. This is getting to be an obsession.


The Mummy Returns
The Mummy Returns

Rick: And let me guess. It was commanded by, uh, the Scorpion King guy?
Evelyn: Yes, but he only awakens once every 5,000 years.
Rick: Right. And if someone doesn't kill him, then he's gonna wipe out the world.
Evelyn: How did you know?
Rick: I didn't. But that's always the story.

Evelyn: The last known expedition to actually reach Ahm Shere was sent by Ramses the Fourth over 3,000 years ago. He sent over a thousand men.
Rick: And none of them was ever seen again.
Evelyn: How did you know?
Rick: I didn't. But that's always the story.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

[Stephen awakens on a stretcher, realizing that Aubrey has broken off pursuit of the Acheron and taken the crew onto dry land for Stephen's surgery]
Dr. Stephen Maturin: Tell me this wasn't on my account.
Capt. Jack Aubrey: No, not at all. I just needed to stretch my legs.