Memorable Quotes from the Movie, "The Changeling"

Today I was able to sit down and watch the movie, "The Changeling," directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Angelina Jolie. It is a very moving story that is inspired by actual events that occurred in 1920s-era Los Angeles. It tells the story of a woman driven to confront a corrupted L.A.P.D. after her abducted son is retrieved and she begins to suspect that the boy returned to her is not the same boy she gave birth to. The year was 1928, and the setting a working-class suburb of Los Angeles. As Christine (Angelina Jolie) said goodbye to her son, Walter, and departed for work, she never anticipated that this was the day her life would be forever changed. Upon returning home, Christine was distressed to discover that Walter was nowhere to be found. Over the course of the following months, the desperate mother would launch a search that would ultimately prove fruitless. Yet just when it seemed that all hope was lost, a nine-year-old boy claiming to be Christine's son seemed to appear out of thin air. Overcome with emotions and uncertain how to face the authorities or the press, Christine invites the child to stay in her home despite knowing without a doubt that he is not her son. As much as Christine would like to accept the fact that her son has been returned to her, she cannot accept the injustice being pushed upon her and continues to challenge the Prohibition-era Los Angeles police force at every turn. As a result, Christine is slandered by the powers that be, and painted as an unfit mother. In this town, a woman who challenges the system is putting her life on the line, and as the situation grows desperate, the only person willing to aid her in her search is benevolent local activist Reverend Briegleb (John Malkovich).
Here are two quotes that I thought should be mentioned more so than any of the others, especially the second one.

"CHRISTINE: Wait...you hit him first? Why?
WALTER: He said my dad ran off because he
didn't like me.
CHRISTINE: Your dad never even had a chance to
meet you...so how could he not like
you?
WALTER: Then why did he leave?
CHRISTINE: Well, the same day you were born,
something else arrived. It came in
the mail, in a box just slightly
bigger than you. You know what was
in that box? Something called responsibility.
Now, to some people, responsibility
is fun, it's what you live your
whole life for. Other people think
it's the scariest thing in the world.
WALTER: So he ran away because he was scared
of what was in the box?
CHRISTINE: Yup.
WALTER: That's dumb.
CHRISTINE: That's what I thought."


"Christine: You shouldn't have done that.
CAROL DEXTER: (with difficulty)
Wanted...to. Felt...good.
I lost...two babies...to back alley
doctors...no choice....
Never had...the chance...to fight
for them. You do. Don't stop.
CHRISTINE: I won't...I won't."

If anyone is interested in watching a really great movie, then I think this is one you should not miss out on.