- published: 05 Oct 2012
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The Claim is a 2000 British Western/romance film directed by Michael Winterbottom. The screenplay by Frank Cottrell Boyce is loosely based on the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. The original music score is composed by Michael Nyman.
Daniel Dillon is an Irish immigrant who settled in the high mountains of California during the Gold Rush of 1849. It is now 1867, and we see that Dillon has a vault filled with gold and a town of his own, named Kingdom Come. Dillon owns nearly every business of consequence in the town; if someone digs for gold, rents a hotel room, opens a bank account, or commits a crime, they will have to deal with Dillon.
One of the few profitable enterprises in town that Dillon does not own is the saloon/brothel, which is operated by Lucia, his Portuguese lover.
Donald Dalglish is a surveyor with the Central Pacific Railroad, which wants to put a train either through Kingdom Come, or somewhere in the vicinity. He is here to decide the route. Dillon is anxious to ensure that the railway line is routed through "his" town, as this will bring more business.
Invited was the moon to shine upon this rottenness
As the lords of the soil made ways for the chambers of
flesh
I beheld with wonder the descending of life
And dreamed of how to kill the world
If you don't want me, if you won't crown me king
When you expel me, when you starve me
As you resent me, as you keep me from what's mine
I swear I will not rest until I've thrashed all that
for you is dear
[CHORUS:]
I claim the world
I claim the world
[Repeat verse 1]
Know me as Horus and feel my love
Don't bend my ways, a fierce beast I'ld turn
You are mine, but I'm not yours
I'll murder you if that's what it takes to make you
settle for my law
[Repeat verse 2]
[CHORUS]
I O H!
Such is the order
Centuries to pass until Thaimst will come
Thus hear now Ra-Hoor-Khuit
The others fall for my plagues of judgement
I O H!
And the Tau there ahead
I O H!
For a universe cursed
So be it
So be it...