A Star Is Born · 2018 — 第 11 / 13 章 · 3'36" · B2

Ally Wins at the Grammys, Explained:a spot on that stage

Ally wins her first Grammy and gives a speech about believing in yourself. Meanwhile Jack, drunk and high, is falling apart in his seat. "I'll sing with him for life," she tells the room, not yet knowing what he's doing behind her. Her brightest night is also the beginning of the end.

あらすじ

At the Grammys, Ally wins and takes the stage to thank her manager Rez, her husband Jack, and everyone who believed in her. She says she'll sing with Jack for life and tells the audience that there is a spot on that stage for them too. Offstage, Jack is drunk and humiliating himself.

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このシーンの表現

a spot on that stage

a place on that stage

Ally ends her speech by telling every dreamer there is a spot on that stage for them.

Keep practicing, and someday there is a spot on that stage for you.

このシーンの他の表現

  • the men's room

    a men's restroom

  • fucking

    a crude intensifier

  • come down

    the crash after drugs

  • for life

    for the whole of your life

  • take too much

    to have overdone a substance

このシーンのメモ一覧

68 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

表現 · A2it's over

it is finished

Oh, it's over? It's over?
表現 · A1sit down

to take a seat

Come on, baby. Sit down, sit down, sit down.
表現 · A2go to the men's room

to use the men's room

I was trying to go to the men's room, - and they rushed me over here. - Okay, put your legs inside.
表現 · A2put something inside

to move your legs inside

I was trying to go to the men's room, - and they rushed me over here. - Okay, put your legs inside.
文法 · B1was trying to go

past continuous: The past continuous shows an action in progress that was interrupted.

I was trying to go to the men's room, - and they rushed me over here. - Okay, put your legs inside.
表現 · A2keep quiet

to stay silent

They're announcing your fucking category. Keep quiet.
表現 · A2come up there

to come up on stage

- Should I come up there? - I love you so much.
表現 · B1because of someone

thanks to him

I always wanted to be a singer on a big stage, and because of him, I am.
文法 · B2because of him, I am

ellipsis: The words a singer are left out after I am; the reason is moved to the front.

I always wanted to be a singer on a big stage, and because of him, I am.
表現 · B1for life

for the whole of your life

Ally vows on stage to sing with Jack for life while he is being dragged out.

I started out singing with this beautiful man, and I'll sing with him for life. Right, baby?
表現 · A2give up

to stop trying

...believe in yourself, and don't give up because there is a spot on that stage for you.
表現 · B1a spot on the stage

a place on that stage

Ally ends her speech by telling every dreamer there is a spot on that stage for them.

...believe in yourself, and don't give up because there is a spot on that stage for you.
文法 · B1because there is a spot

reason clause: The because-clause gives the reason for not giving up before the promise lands.

...believe in yourself, and don't give up because there is a spot on that stage for you.
発音spot on

Link spot on into one sound with a weak on.

...believe in yourself, and don't give up because there is a spot on that stage for you.
発音there is a

Run there is a together as one unit.

...believe in yourself, and don't give up because there is a spot on that stage for you.
表現 · A2turn around

to face the other way

- I think I peed myself. - Baby, just turn around.
スラング · B2Holy shit

crude surprise — Crude shock; skip it around elders.

- I think that's a bad come down. - Holy shit!
表現 · A2take someone to the shower

to bring someone to shower

- Just take him to the shower. Go to the left. - Follow me, Wolf.
スラング · B2the fuck

crude emphasis in a question — Angry emphasis; never in formal company.

What the fuck is wrong with you?
表現 · A2sit up

to straighten up

No, Jack, hon, you gotta sit up.
発音sit up

The t in sit taps and links into up.

No, Jack, hon, you gotta sit up.
スラング · B1gotta

have got to, in speech — A spoken contraction; keep it out of writing.

No, Jack, hon, you gotta sit up.
表現 · B2take too much

to have overdone a substance

In the washroom Jack finally admits he may have taken too much.

All right, I might've taken too much.

「Ally Wins at the Grammys」を読み解く

What's really going on

This is the moment Ally has chased her whole life, and it's already splitting her from Jack. Onstage she tells the room, "I'll sing with him for life," a promise she means completely. But the camera keeps cutting to Jack, drunk and high, embarrassing himself in front of the same industry that just crowned her. The speech's message — believe in yourself, there's a spot on that stage — is sincere, yet it lands next to the man who gave her that stage and can no longer stand on it himself. Her triumph and his decline happen in the same room, in the same minutes, and neither can stop it.

Theme

DreamsAlly reaches the dream she has chased forever, and her speech tells everyone else the door is open for them too.
HeartbreakHer biggest win plays out beside Jack's public collapse, turning the celebration into the start of their unraveling.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A spot on that stage is a place and an opening
  • For life means lasting your whole life
  • The men's room is the male public restroom
  • Come down is the crash after drink or drugs

発音のポイント

  • spot on — Link spot on into one sound with a weak on.
  • there is a — Run there is a together as one unit.
  • sit up — The t in sit taps and links into up.
...believe in yourself, and don't give up because there is a spot on that stage for you.

Ally's closing message to the audience: keep going, because the career she now has is proof there's room on that stage for them too.

I always wanted to be a singer on a big stage, and because of him, I am.

Ally credits Jack with getting her there. It's a genuine thank-you that also fixes their bond in public, right before it breaks.

I started out singing with this beautiful man, and I'll sing with him for life. Right, baby?

Ally's promise to Jack in front of the whole industry. She's declaring the relationship permanent just as his drinking makes it impossible.

All right, I might've taken too much.

Jack admitting, after collapsing, that he overdid the pills or drink. It's the closest he comes to explaining himself in the scene.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Jack collapse at the Grammys?

He's been drinking and taking pills all night. By the time Ally wins, he's too far gone to stay on his feet, and he humiliates himself in front of everyone.

What does Ally say in her Grammy speech?

She thanks Rez and Jack, says she always wanted to sing on a big stage, and tells the audience to believe in themselves because there's a spot on that stage for them.

Who takes care of Jack when he collapses?

His people and Ally's family step in. Someone orders him taken to the shower and tells Ally to go inside, while others try to keep his head up.

What does "come down" mean here?

A bad comedown is the crash after a high from pills or alcohol. Someone says Jack is having one, meaning he's sinking fast, not just drunk.

Does Ally know Jack is falling apart during her speech?

Not right away. She's focused on the award and the audience, and only later sees the state he's in when people rush to help him.

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