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This scene uses direct requests, refusals, and negotiation to show how respect and power shape a difficult conversation between people with competing interests.
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Cooper former pilot and farmer
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Donald Cooper’s father-in-law
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00:02 Your mother is at the hospital with your father . Looks like he'll pull through . 00:08 It's a lot of bad blood . Sollozzo, Philip Tattaglia , Bruno Tattaglia, Ramon ... 00:15 -You gonna kill all those guys ? - Stay out of it. 00:19 If you get rid of Sollozzo , everything falls into line. 00:21 What about Luca ? Sollozzo thinks he can control him . 00:25 If Luca sold out, we're in a lot of trouble. 00:29 -Has anyone been in touch with Luca? -We've been trying all night. 00:33 -Hey, do me a favor... -Luca never sleeps over with a broad. 00:39 Well, Tom, you're consigliere. What do we do if the old man dies? 00:45 If we lose the old man, we lose the political contacts and half our strength. 00:52 The other New York families might support Sollozzo to avoid a long war. 00:58 This is almost 1946. Nobody wants bloodshed anymore. 01:02 If your father dies 01:06 you make the deal. 01:08 -Easy to say. He's not your father. -I'm as much a son as you or Mike. 01:17 What is it? 01:20 -Paulie, I told you to stay put. -The guy at the gates has a package. 01:26 Tessio, go see what it is. 01:31 -Shall I stay? -Yeah. Are you all right? 01:34 -I'm fine. -There's food. Are you hungry? 01:38 -No. -A drink? Brandy will sweat it out. 01:41 -Go ahead. -That might be a good idea. 01:45 Take care of that son-of-a-bitch. Paulie sold out the old man. 01:52 -Make that the first thing on your list. -Understood. 01:55 Mickey, tomorrow, get some guys and go to Luca's apartment. 02:00 Maybe we shouldn't get Mike mixed up in this too directly. 02:06 Hanging around the house on the phone would be a big help. 02:11 Try Luca again. 02:21 -What's this? -A Sicilian message. 02:24 It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes. 02:41 -I'm going. -When will you be home? 02:43 Probably late. 02:47 -Don't forget the cannoli! -Yeah, yeah, yeah. 02:53 Rocco, sit on the other side. You block the rear-view mirror. 02:59 Sonny's running wild. He wants to go to mattresses already. 03:03 We have to find a spot on the West Side. Try 309 West 43rd Street. 03:09 -Know a good spot on the West Side? -I'll think about it. 03:12 Think while you're driving. I want to hit New York this month. 03:16 Watch the kids. Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 28 Collocation 20 Grammar 3 Pronunciation 3 Slang 2
P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 your mother is your mother is
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Your mother is at the hospital with your father . Looks like he'll pull through . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 at the hospital at the hospital
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Your mother is at the hospital with your father . Looks like he'll pull through . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 with your father with your father
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Your mother is at the hospital with your father . Looks like he'll pull through . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 looks like he'll looks like he'll
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Your mother is at the hospital with your father . Looks like he'll pull through . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 pull through pull through
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Your mother is at the hospital with your father . Looks like he'll pull through . G Grammar B2 ↩ 00:02 Your conditional clause: The past form frames a hypothetical explanation rather than a confirmed fact. Your mother is at the hospital with your father . Looks like he'll pull through . S Pronunciation ↩ 00:02 Your Practice reducing the function words; stress bookshelf and talk. Your mother is at the hospital with your father . Looks like he'll pull through . ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 00:02 Your every single one — Emphatic and conversational; use when stressing totality. Your mother is at the hospital with your father . Looks like he'll pull through . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:08 it's a lot it's a lot
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. It's a lot of bad blood . Sollozzo, Philip Tattaglia , Bruno Tattaglia, Ramon ... P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:08 of bad blood of bad blood
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. It's a lot of bad blood . Sollozzo, Philip Tattaglia , Bruno Tattaglia, Ramon ... P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:08 sollozzo, philip tattaglia sollozzo, philip tattaglia
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. It's a lot of bad blood . Sollozzo, Philip Tattaglia , Bruno Tattaglia, Ramon ... P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:08 bruno tattaglia, ramon bruno tattaglia, ramon
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. It's a lot of bad blood . Sollozzo, Philip Tattaglia , Bruno Tattaglia, Ramon ... G Grammar B2 ↩ 00:08 It's ellipsis: The omitted verb makes the fragment sound like a sharp continuation of the previous thought. It's a lot of bad blood . Sollozzo, Philip Tattaglia , Bruno Tattaglia, Ramon ... S Pronunciation ↩ 00:08 It's Link the words across boundaries while keeping sky and wonder prominent. It's a lot of bad blood . Sollozzo, Philip Tattaglia , Bruno Tattaglia, Ramon ... ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 00:08 It's when I was young — Often nostalgic or teasing; less suitable for formal writing. It's a lot of bad blood . Sollozzo, Philip Tattaglia , Bruno Tattaglia, Ramon ... P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:15 all those guys all those guys
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. -You gonna kill all those guys ? - Stay out of it. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:15 stay out of stay out of
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. -You gonna kill all those guys ? - Stay out of it. G Grammar B1 ↩ 00:15 -You opportunity phrase: The structure links an opportunity to the talent or resource that could have been used. -You gonna kill all those guys ? - Stay out of it. S Pronunciation ↩ 00:15 -You Stress look down and worry to make the contrast audible. -You gonna kill all those guys ? - Stay out of it. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:19 if you get if you get
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. If you get rid of Sollozzo , everything falls into line. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:19 rid of sollozzo rid of sollozzo
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. If you get rid of Sollozzo , everything falls into line. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:19 everything falls into everything falls into
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. If you get rid of Sollozzo , everything falls into line. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:21 what about luca what about luca
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. What about Luca ? Sollozzo thinks he can control him . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:21 sollozzo thinks he sollozzo thinks he
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. What about Luca ? Sollozzo thinks he can control him . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:21 can control him can control him
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. What about Luca ? Sollozzo thinks he can control him . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:25 if luca sold if luca sold
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. If Luca sold out, we're in a lot of trouble. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:25 out, we're in out, we're in
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. If Luca sold out, we're in a lot of trouble. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:25 a lot of a lot of
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. If Luca sold out, we're in a lot of trouble.
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✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 Your mother is keep developing or investigating something above my level In the scene Murph tells Cooper she has continued investigating the strange bookshelf as he suggested.I can explain this clearly in another conversation. In daily life Let us discuss this calmly today. ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 at the hospital because something might happen above my level In the scene Murph gives a possible reason for counting the gaps, without claiming it is certain.I can explain this clearly in another conversation. In daily life Let us discuss this calmly today. ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 with your father adjust for an unusual effect above my level In the scene Cooper explains that the anomaly required practical corrections to navigation and timing devices.I can explain this clearly in another conversation. In daily life Let us discuss this calmly today. ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 Looks like he'll want every benefit at once above my level In the scene Donald sums up humanity’s appetite with a critical, slightly bitter expression.I can explain this clearly in another conversation. In daily life Let us discuss this calmly today. ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 pull through choose a similar path to someone above my level In the scene Cooper reports that the school expects Tom to follow his father’s path, raising the question of choice.I can explain this clearly in another conversation. In daily life Let us discuss this calmly today. ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:08 It's a lot the only important consideration is above my level In the scene Cooper responds to Tom’s doubt by shifting attention from other people’s opinions to Tom’s own feelings.I can explain this clearly in another conversation. In daily life Let us discuss this calmly today.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “Your mother is at the hospital with your father. Looks like he'll pull through.”
Why it's great
Cooper turns a family conversation into a quiet question about a civilization losing its purpose.
Use it yourself
It’s like we’ve forgotten who we are as a team.
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“It's a lot of bad blood. Sollozzo, Philip Tattaglia, Bruno Tattaglia, Ramon...”
Why it's great
The balanced “too late or too early” frames alienation as a problem of time, not talent.
Use it yourself
We look down and worry about our place in the new industry.
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Takeaways What you walk away with “Look down” carries a social and emotional contrast. “Have it all” can sound critical, not admiring. “In case” leaves room for uncertainty. “Follow in my footsteps” frames inherited choices. “All that matters is” narrows a difficult decision.
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Is “have it all” positive here? No. Donald uses it critically to describe humanity’s appetite for every possible advanta
How does “in case” differ from “if”? “In case” usually motivates preparation for a possible event; “if” simply sets a conditi
