Hilda and the Lost Ring/Transcript

The transcript of the 2022 film Hilda and the Lost Ring.

Part 1
(The Sony, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, and Walden Media logos appear. The screen then opens to a large cave, with captions reading "3500 B.C." Two boys approach a ring floating on a pedestal.)

Boy #1: I don't know about this. Maybe we shouldn't be here.

Boy #2: I know where I'm going. Besides, don't be scared.

Boy #1: Okay...

(Boy #1 approaches the ring, and puts his hand underneath it. Nothing happens.)

Boy #2: See? Nothing happen-

(Suddenly, the ring quickly clasps onto Boy #2's arm with no warning, where he can't get it off.)

Boy #2: AH! Get it off!

Boy #1: I told you!

(Boy #1 attempts to get the ring off Boy #2, but to no avail. The ring somehow shows a faintly seen red dot, which somehow controls Boy #2. Boy #2 pushes Boy #1 out of the way and uses a telekinesis-like power to pull the rocks from the ceiling onto Boy #1.)

Ring: Now, you will do as I command. Got it?

Boy #2: Yes, master.

(Boy #2 leaves the cave with the ring. Fade to black.)

Part 2
(The screen opens on a wide shot of Trolberg, with letters reading "Trolberg; Present Day". We then cut to a tea kettle, with a girl pouring tea into her cup, who is revealed to be Hilda. Johanna is doing some work in her desk.)

Johanna: Good morning, Hilda!

Hilda: Morning, Mum! I'm supposed to be going out with Frida and David to see something.

Johanna: Oh, is that so? What are you gonna be doing?

Hilda: It's for an activity.

Johanna: For the Sparrow Scouts?

Hilda: Not really. Just an activity I’d like to do.

(Just then, Alfur pops up.)

Alfur: Hello, Hilda!

Hilda: Hey Alfur!

Aflur: So what'cha gonna be doing?

Hilda: Just the usual.

Alfur: Let me guess: Troll hunting?

Hilda: Not really.

Johanna: You still realize that trolls are still dangerous, right?

Hilda: Yeah, but don't worry. I know how to take care of myself, since I’m more of an adventurer.

(Hilda looks at Alfur, and then Alfur looks at Johanna, and Johanna finally looks at Twig, Hilda’s pet deerfox.)

Johanna: Alright. Just make sure you’re back before dark. You know how much I get worried if you’re not here.

Hilda: Will do.

(Hilda gets out of her seat and heads to her room to get changed. A few minutes later, she walks out of her apartment into the hallway, all dressed up. Twig follows her.)

Hilda: Let's go, Twig!

(Twig makes a joy sound. Outside, Frida and David are waiting.)

Frida: Hey, Hilda.

Hilda: Hello. So, Frida, have you calculated where we’re gonna go to for today?

Frida: We have. But first, we need to get something back.

Hilda: What are you talking about?

David: Remember when we went camping outside the wall after our Sparrow Scouts activity?

Hilda: Yeah.

David: Well... Some ghost stole my sash.

Hilda: You've gotta be kidding me, really?

David: Yep.

Frida: So we're going?

Hilda: Sure, I guess.

Part 3
(Hilda, David, Frida, and Twig are outside of the Trolberg wall, 30 minutes later.)

Hilda: So how’d you get your sash stolen, David?

David: I’m not sure how, but when we were camping out in the tent, someone we didn’t notice sneaked in and took my sash, and now it’s gone.

Hilda: And all you did was not tell us?

David: Look, I was afraid that you'd get furious!

Frida: David, why do you think we’d get furious? It’s very common for us to lose things.

David: Like with the Nisse before the Black Hound came?

Frida: Yeah, kind of like that.

(Leaves rustling can be heard.)

David: Here it is.

(A ghost pops out of the leaves.)

Ghost: Oh. It's you.

Hilda: Yep. It's us.

Ghost: What do you want from me?

Hilda: I believe you have a sash from a certain boy named "David"?

Ghost: Who's this "David"? Nope, sorry. I don't remember anyone named "David".

(He walks away. But as soon as he does that, Hilda spots something in his ghostly body.)

Hilda: Wait a minute...

Ghost: Huh?

Hilda: I knew it! You do have the sash from David!

Ghost: Oh, this? This is just a handmade little sash I made with colorful buttons on it.

David: Those are called "badges", you know?

(Twig takes off to the ghost. Hilda grabs onto him.)

Ghost: Get off me!

Hilda: Not until you give that sash back!

Ghost: What's the deal with this stupid sash anyway?!

David: It’s not just a sash! It’s my most important object!

(The ghost stops.)

Ghost: A what?

David: My important object for a scout team.

Ghost: The Sparrow Scouts?

David: Yeah.

(He remembers.)

Ghost: I used to be in the Sparrow Scouts when I was your age.

Hilda: Really?

Ghost: Yes.

Frida: And then what happened?

Ghost: When I was participating in a scout activity, I accidentally fell off a ravine near this exact spot. I was never heard from again, even the Raven Leader didn’t notice it.

Hilda: Oh my gosh.

Ghost: It was devastating, even for my family. They mourned me, and only them.

David: So you stole this sash just because you wanted to be noticed again?

Ghost: Correct.

(He feels guilty about himself.)

Ghost: Sorry, David, for stealing your sash. You can have it back.

(He hands it to David.)

David: Uh... thanks.

Ghost: So, I guess I'll see you around.

(He disappears.)

Frida: That was weird.

Hilda: Now with that out of the way, let's go adventuring.

Frida: Alright, let's do it.

(The ring from earlier begins to shake.)

Ring: No use. I need to find someone. And then I'll have their arm connected to my ring, get through, and finally have my accomplishment.

(Back up to the ground.)

Hilda: So here's our first destination: the beach.

David: Why are we going there? Are we communicating with the Water Spirit.

Hilda: No, we're just going to look around.

Frida: That does not sound like fun.

Hilda: Trust me, it will be.

(The group feels the ground shaking.)

Hilda: What's that?

(The part of the ground that Hilda and Twig are on crack, and they both fall.)

Frida: Are you okay?!

Hilda: We're fine! Get some help!

(Frida and David run off.)

Hilda: What the heck happened here?

(In a strange coincidence, Hilda lands right next to a cave that contains the ring.)

Ring: Yes, little girl. Come to me.

Hilda: Who said that?

Ring: Right here. Behind you.

(Hilda looks behind.)

Hilda: Uh, where are you?

Ring: I'm nowhere to be seen. But approach this ring, and you'll see.

(Hilda walks to the cave and spots an oddly shaped ring floating on a pedestal.)

Hilda: I have a strong feeling we’re in some sort of alternate reality right now, Twig.

(Hilda walks up to the pedestal. Twig, who has a scared look in his face, backs up behind Hilda.)

Hilda: Well... Here goes nothing.

(Hilda rolls up her right sleeve and raises her arm to the ring. Unexpectedly, the cave shakes again, and the ring clasps onto Hilda’s wrist.)

Hilda: What?! What is this?

TBA.