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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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00:00 -We're proud of you. -Thanks. 00:02 Sit down, I want to talk to you. The Don is proud too. 00:05 Well, I owe it all to him. 00:08 He knows how grateful you are . 00:10 That's why he'd like to ask a favor of you. 00:14 Mike, what can I do? 00:17 We're thinking of giving up our interests in the olive oil business and settling here . 00:23 Moe will sell us his share of the casino and the hotel , so we'll own all of it. 00:28 -Tom! -Are you sure? 00:31 Moe loves the business. He never said nothing about selling. 00:34 I'll make him an offer he can't refuse. 00:38 See, Johnny... 00:41 We figure that entertainment would draw gamblers to the casino. 00:45 We hope you'll sign a contract to appear five times a year. 00:52 Perhaps convince some of your friends in the movies to do the same. 00:58 We're counting on you. 01:02 Sure, Mike. I'll do anything for my godfather. 01:06 Good. 01:08 Hey, Mike! Hello, fellows. Everybody's here. Freddy, Tom. 01:13 -Good to see you. -How are you, Moe? 01:16 Have everything? Specially prepared food, the best dancers, and good credit. 01:21 Draw chips for everybody, so they can play on the house. 01:27 Is my credit good enough to buy you out? 01:32 Buy me out? 01:34 The casino, the hotel. 01:36 The Corleone family wants to buy you out. 01:39 The Corleone family wants to buy me out? No, I buy you out. 01:45 Your casino loses money. We can do better. 01:48 -You think I'm skimming off the top? -You're unlucky. 01:57 You Guineas make me laugh. 02:00 I took Freddy in when you had a bad time, and now you try to push me out! 02:05 You did that because we bankrolled your casino and the Molinari family guaranteed his safety. Let's talk business. 02:14 Yes. First of all, you're all done. 02:17 You don't have that kind of muscle anymore. 02:20 The Godfather is sick. You're getting chased out of New York by the others. 02:24 Do you think you can come to my hotel and take over? 02:28 I talked to Barzini. I can make a deal with him and still keep my hotel! 02:33 Is that why you slapped my brother around in public? 02:37 That was nothing, Mike. Moe didn't mean nothing by that. 02:42 He flies off the handle sometimes, but we're good friends. 02:46 I have a business to run. I've got to kick asses sometimes. 02:51 We had an argument, so I had to straighten him out. 02:55 You straightened my brother out? 02:58 He was banging cocktail waitresses! Players couldn't get a drink. 03:03 What's wrong with you? 03:09 I leave for New York tomorrow. Think about a price. 03:13 Son-of-a-bitch! 03:15 I'm Moe Greene! I made my bones when you were out with cheerleaders. 03:20 Wait a minute, Moe. I have an idea. 03:24 Tom, you're the consigliere. Talk to the Don... 03:28 Just a minute. Don is semi-retired and Mike is in charge of the family business. 03:33 If you have anything to say, say it to Michael. 03:41 Mike, you don't come to Las Vegas and talk to a man like Moe Greene like that! 03:47 Fredo... 03:49 You're my older brother, and I love you. 03:53 But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again. 03:59 Ever. 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 sit down, i sit down, i
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Sit down, I want to talk to you. The Don is proud too. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 want to talk want to talk
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Sit down, I want to talk to you. The Don is proud too. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 to you. the to you. the
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Sit down, I want to talk to you. The Don is proud too. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 don is proud don is proud
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Sit down, I want to talk to you. The Don is proud too. G Grammar B2 ↩ 00:02 Sit conditional clause: The past form frames a hypothetical explanation rather than a confirmed fact. Sit down, I want to talk to you. The Don is proud too. S Pronunciation ↩ 00:02 Sit Practice reducing the function words; stress bookshelf and talk. Sit down, I want to talk to you. The Don is proud too. ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 00:02 Sit every single one — Emphatic and conversational; use when stressing totality. Sit down, I want to talk to you. The Don is proud too. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:05 well, i owe well, i owe
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Well, I owe it all to him. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:05 it all to it all to
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Well, I owe it all to him. G Grammar B2 ↩ 00:05 Well, ellipsis: The omitted verb makes the fragment sound like a sharp continuation of the previous thought. Well, I owe it all to him. S Pronunciation ↩ 00:05 Well, Link the words across boundaries while keeping sky and wonder prominent. Well, I owe it all to him. ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 00:05 Well, when I was young — Often nostalgic or teasing; less suitable for formal writing. Well, I owe it all to him. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:08 grateful you are grateful you are
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. He knows how grateful you are . G Grammar B1 ↩ 00:08 He opportunity phrase: The structure links an opportunity to the talent or resource that could have been used. He knows how grateful you are . S Pronunciation ↩ 00:08 He Stress look down and worry to make the contrast audible. He knows how grateful you are . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:10 like to ask like to ask
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. That's why he'd like to ask a favor of you. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:10 a favor of a favor of
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. That's why he'd like to ask a favor of you. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:14 mike, what can mike, what can
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Mike, what can I do? P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:17 we're thinking of we're thinking of
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. We're thinking of giving up our interests in the olive oil business and settling here . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:17 giving up our giving up our
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. We're thinking of giving up our interests in the olive oil business and settling here . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:17 interests in the interests in the
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. We're thinking of giving up our interests in the olive oil business and settling here . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:17 olive oil business olive oil business
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. We're thinking of giving up our interests in the olive oil business and settling here . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:17 and settling here and settling here
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. We're thinking of giving up our interests in the olive oil business and settling here . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:23 moe will sell moe will sell
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Moe will sell us his share of the casino and the hotel , so we'll own all of it. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:23 us his share us his share
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Moe will sell us his share of the casino and the hotel , so we'll own all of it. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:23 of the casino of the casino
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Moe will sell us his share of the casino and the hotel , so we'll own all of it. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:23 and the hotel and the hotel
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Moe will sell us his share of the casino and the hotel , so we'll own all of it. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:23 so we'll own so we'll own
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Moe will sell us his share of the casino and the hotel , so we'll own all of it.
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✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 Sit down, I 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 want to talk 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 to you. The 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 Don is proud 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 ↩ 00:05 Well, I owe 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 ↩ 00:05 it all to 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 “Sit down, I want to talk to you. The Don is proud too.”
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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“Well, I owe it all to him.”
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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What does “follow in my footsteps” mean? It means choosing a path similar to someone else’s, often a parent’s career or life.
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
