The beast will leave us alone tonight.The Mist · 2007 — Chapter 11 of 11 · 6'13" · B1
David Promises Billy He'll Never Leave, Explained: wait and see
After a night of monsters, David promises his son he will never leave him. By morning the group tries to escape, and Mrs. Carmody turns that promise into a target: 'We want the boy.' A quiet family scene and a lynch mob sit in the same chapter.
What happens
At night inside the supermarket, David sits with his young son Billy and apologises for leaving him earlier. He swears he will never go again, and Billy makes him give his very best promise. In the morning the survivors plan a run to the car, but Mrs. Carmody and her followers block the doors and demand the boy as a sacrifice.
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wait and seeno matter whatwhat's the matter with youpile in
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Phrase of the scene
wait and see
to wait for events to develop before deciding
卡莫迪太太说怪物今晚会放过他们，大卫回答明天只能走一步看一步。
Let's wait and see how the vote goes.
Also in this scene
- no matter what
under any circumstances
- what's the matter with you
what is wrong with you
- pile in
to crowd into a place quickly
Everything marked in this scene
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to wait for events to develop before deciding
Tomorrow we'll just have to wait and see.liaison
Tomorrow we'll just have to wait and see.I won't ever leave you again.You have to give me your best promise, okay?You can never break it.liaison
You can never break it.under any circumstances
Ever, no matter what.More than anything.You ready to go home?Five bags. We can grab 'em and get out the door.My car's parked in the center lane of the parking lot, far end.to crowd into a place quickly
and we'll all pile in as fast as we can, okay?and we'll all pile in as fast as we can, okay?as ... as one can
and we'll all pile in as fast as we can, okay?Please stand aside.You can't go out. I won't allow it.It's against God's will.negative question
Haven't I proven myself again and again and again?what is wrong with you
What's the matter with you?No one's interfered with you.All we're asking for is the same privilege.It is these people who brought this upon us.They people who refuse to bend to the will of God and claim it privilege.relative clause with who
They people who refuse to bend to the will of God and claim it privilege.They mock us. They mock our god, our faith, our values, our very lifestyle.They piss on us and laugh.The blood of expiation.You fuckin try it.And get the whore too!Kill them all!Stay down! Stay down! Stay down!Get that ice machine out of the way, please.liaison
Get that ice machine out of the way, please.I wouldn't of shot her, Dave.Not if there had been any other way.All the way down.I think I broke it.I think I broke it.David Promises Billy He'll Never Leave, explained
What's really going on
The promise and the mob are the same idea turned inside out. David offers his son a guarantee no parent can actually keep — 'I won't ever leave you again' — and Billy answers with the one thing he is really afraid of: 'Promise you won't let the monsters get me.' We feel how much that promise means before we see how little control David has. When the group finally moves, Carmody does not attack the plan, she attacks the bond, repeating 'We want the boy.' Faith here is not comfort; it is a demand for blood, and the crowd's fear is what makes it dangerous.
Theme
ParenthoodDavid protects his son with a promise, and the story tests how much a father can actually control.
FaithCarmody turns grief and fear into a demand for sacrifice, dressing the crowd's violence as God's will.
What you'll learn
- Notice how "wait and see" changes the exchange.
- Listen for the attitude carried by "wait and see".
- Try the phrase in a comparable conversation.
Listen for
- wait and see — liaison
- break it — liaison
- out of the way — liaison
I won't ever leave you again.David turns his earlier failure into an absolute promise, trying to give his frightened son something solid to hold on to.
Not if there had been any other way.Ollie's defence after shooting Carmody: he is saying he only acted because the mob left him no choice.
Promise you won't let the monsters get me.Billy asks for the one guarantee a parent cannot truly give, and David says yes anyway.
Tomorrow we'll just have to wait and see.An admission that nobody knows what comes next, offered to a child instead of a comforting lie.
Questions about this scene
Why does David promise Billy he will never leave him?
He left Billy briefly to help search the store, and the boy was terrified. After the terror of the night, David wants to give him something firm to hold on to, even though nobody can truly promise it.
Does David keep his promise to Billy?
The film spends its whole ending on that question. David stays with the boy to the very last scenes, and the horror comes from what staying faithful to him ends up costing.
Why does Mrs. Carmody want the boy?
She reads the disaster as divine punishment and argues that the blood of expiation must come from the non-believers. She points the crowd at Billy because he is the most vulnerable target.
Who shoots Mrs. Carmody, and why?
Ollie Weeks shoots her. When the mob moves to seize Billy, he acts to stop the sacrifice, then tells David he would not have fired if there had been any other way.
Why do the other survivors turn on David and Billy?
Carmody convinces them that the people who refuse to submit to God brought the creatures on everyone. Fear does the rest, and the crowd follows her lead against David's family.
The Mist · 11 chapters
All chapters →
Chapter 1the end of daysThe Mist Reaches the Store
Chapter 2sense of proportionDavid Argues With His Neighbor
Chapter 3at stakeDavid Argues the Mist Is Real
Chapter 4meet one's makerMrs. Carmody Preaches the End
Chapter 5tightly woundThe Group Debates Seeking Rescue
Chapter 6for the bestAftermath at the Grocery Store
Chapter 7cut and runThe Crowd Turns on David
Chapter 8leave well enough aloneCarmody Blocks the Pharmacy Run
Chapter 9at bayDavid Plans His Escape
Chapter 10point the fingerThe Arrowhead Project Revealed
Watching · Chapter 11wait and seeDavid Promises Billy He'll Never LeaveThat's all 11 chapters of this film