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Cooper listens as ordinary family updates turn into decades of absence. Tom’s recordings move from school and romance to death and release, before Murph addresses him with anger on her birthday.
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00:02 I thought I was prepared . I knew the theory. 00:06 Reality's different . 00:08 And Miller? 00:11 There's nothing here for us . 00:16 Why didn't you sleep ? 00:18 Oh, I had a couple of stretches. But I stopped believing you were coming back . 00:23 And something seemed wrong about dreaming my life away . 00:27 I learned what I could from the black hole... 00:30 ...but I couldn't send anything to your father. 00:33 We've been receiving, but nothing gets out. 00:35 ls he alive? - Oh, yeah. 00:38 - Yeah? - Yeah. 00:42 We've got years of messages stored. 00:46 Cooper. 00:47 Messages span 23 years. 00:52 Play it from the beginning . 00:57 TOM (ON RECORDING): Hey, Dad. 00:59 Checking in. Saying hi. 01:03 Um... 01:04 Finished second in school . 01:08 Miss Kurling's still giving me C's though. 01:11 Pulled me down, but seconds not bad. 01:15 Grandpa attended the ceremony. 01:18 Um... Oh. 01:21 I met another girl, Dad. 01:23 I, uh... 01:26 I really think this is the one. 01:29 Name's Lois. That's her right there. 01:35 Murphy stole Grandpa's car. 01:37 She crashed it. She's okay, though. 01:41 Hey, Dad. 01:43 Look at this! 01:45 You're a grandpa. 01:48 His name's Jesse. 01:50 I kind of wanted to call him Coop, but Lois says, uh, maybe next time. 01:55 Donald says he's already earned the "great" part, so we just leave it at that. 02:03 Oh, dear. Oh, dear. 02:06 Say "Bye-bye, Grandpa." 02:08 Bye-bye, Grandpa. Okay. 02:10 Sorry it's been a while . 02:14 Just" 02:17 ...what with Jesse and all. 02:22 Uh... 02:25 Grandpa died last week. 02:28 We buried him out in the back forty next to Mom and... 02:32 ...Jesse. 02:34 Which is where we would have buried you if you'd ever... 02:38 ...come back. 02:41 Murph was there at the funeral. 02:44 We don't see her that much, but she came for that. 02:50 You aren't listening to this, I know that. 02:55 All these messages are just, like... 02:59 ...drifting out there in the darkness. 03:04 Lois says that, uh... 03:07 ...l have to let you go . 03:10 And, uh... 03:13 ...So... 03:17 ...I guess I'm letting you go. 03:21 I don't know where you are, Dad... 03:24 ...but I hope that you're at peace. 03:29 Goodbye. 03:43 Hey, Dad. 03:48 Hey, Murph. 03:49 You son of a bitch . 03:54 I never made one of these when you were still responding... 03:57 ...because I was so mad at you for leaving. 04:03 And then when you went quiet, it... 04:07 ...seemed like I should live with that decision. And I have. 04:15 But today's my birthday. 04:21 And it's a special one, because you told me... 04:28 You once told me that when you came back , we might be the same age. 04:34 And today I'm the age you were when you left. 04:40 So it would be a real good time for you to come back. Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 15 Collocation 10 Grammar 2 Pronunciation 2 Slang 1
P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:02 be prepared for something be prepared for something
ready I thought I was prepared . I knew the theory. P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:06 reality is different reality is different
reality differs Reality's different . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:11 there is nothing here for someone there is nothing here for someone
nothing useful here There's nothing here for us . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:16 why didn’t you sleep why didn’t you sleep
why were you awake Why didn't you sleep ? G Grammar B1 ↩ 00:18 you were coming back object clause: The clause states what the speaker no longer believes. Oh, I had a couple of stretches. But I stopped believing you were coming back . S Pronunciation ↩ 00:18 stopped believing Link the words smoothly in practice. Oh, I had a couple of stretches. But I stopped believing you were coming back . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:23 dream one’s life away dream one’s life away
wasting life dreaming And something seemed wrong about dreaming my life away . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:27 learn what someone can learn what someone can
learn as much as possible I learned what I could from the black hole... P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:52 from the beginning from the beginning
from the start Play it from the beginning . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:04 finish second finish second
ranked second Finished second in school . P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:10 for a while for a while
some time Sorry it's been a while . P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:07 let someone go let someone go
release someone ...l have to let you go . S Pronunciation ↩ 03:49 son of a Reduce “of” and keep the phrase forceful. You son of a bitch . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 03:49 son of a bitch a harsh insult — Very offensive unless the relationship clearly supports it. You son of a bitch . G Grammar B1 ↩ 04:28 when you came back time clause: When introduces the imagined time of the return. You once told me that when you came back , we might be the same age.
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✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 00:02 prepared ready for what happens auto-pauses In the scene Tom records a message for his absent father, moving from small talk to a life update.I need a little time to process the news. In daily life I am checking in after the trip. ✦ Phrasal verb B1 ↩ 00:30 send something to transmit something to someone auto-pauses In the scene Tom records a message for his absent father, moving from small talk to a life update.I need a little time to process the news. In daily life I am checking in after the trip. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 02:17 what with because of several things auto-pauses In the scene Tom records a message for his absent father, moving from small talk to a life update.I need a little time to process the news. In daily life I am checking in after the trip. ✦ Phrasal verb B1 ↩ 03:07 let you go release someone emotionally auto-pauses In the scene Tom records a message for his absent father, moving from small talk to a life update.I need a little time to process the news. In daily life I am checking in after the trip. ✦ Swearing B1 ↩ 03:49 son of a bitch a harsh insult auto-pauses In the scene Tom records a message for his absent father, moving from small talk to a life update.I need a little time to process the news. In daily life I am checking in after the trip.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “Oh, I had a couple of stretches. But I stopped believing you were coming back.”
Why it's great
It makes disbelief sound like the result of prolonged waiting.
Use it yourself
I stopped believing the package would arrive.
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Takeaways What you walk away with “Let you go” can frame emotional release. Small updates gain weight across a long absence. Insults can carry grief as well as anger.
People also search Questions, then the lines What does “let you go” mean in this recording? It frames goodbye as an act of emotional release.
Why is “son of a bitch” so sharp here? It turns anger and intimacy into one abrupt address.
What does “what with Jesse and all” add? It gives a loose, conversational reason for the long silence.
How does “stopped believing” shape the line? It presents disbelief as something that developed over time.
