that could be you
I thought that might be you.A Star Is Born · 2018 — 第 2 / 13 章 · 3'33" · B1
Jackson Meets Ally at the Drag Bar, Explained：the whole point
Ally has just come off stage at the drag bar when she is introduced to Jackson Maine. 'I thought that might be you' meets a flat 'That's me.' The talk stays on eyebrows and day jobs, but he is already circling the one person who doesn't treat him like a star.
あらすじ
Fresh off her set at a drag bar, Ally is brought over to meet Jackson Maine, the country star who has been watching from the crowd. He asks about the eyebrow, peels off the tape version, and tells her the point was seeing her real face. She has to change; he offers a drink and says he'll wait.
注目の表現
BYOBon your feetstop at nothingpack up
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このシーンの表現
the whole point
what truly matters
Ally hides her bare eyebrow, and Jack says the whole point is seeing her real face.
The whole point is we came here to have fun.
このシーンの他の表現
- BYOB
bring your own bottle
- on your feet
standing and busy
- stop at nothing
do anything to succeed
- pack up
gather your things
- bitches
crude word for women
このシーンのメモ一覧
86 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
standing and busy
Ally refuses the seat and points out Jack has been standing all night.
No! You've been on your feet all night.present perfect: The present perfect shows a state running up to now: you have stood all night.
No! You've been on your feet all night.Listen for on your blending across the r and y.
No! You've been on your feet all night.for real, agreed — Street slang agreeing with someone; friends only.
- Word! - Yeah, yeah.in this area
It's BYOB around here.Listen for the d of around linking into here.
It's BYOB around here.breasts, slang — Casual slang between friends; out of place formally.
- Yeah, is that right? - "Bring your own boobs."what brought you
- Sorry? - What brings you here?Listen for brings you melting into a single sound.
- Sorry? - What brings you here?turned out okay
Uh... I think it went all right.do anything to succeed
Ally teases her friend for chasing a signature by any means.
She will stop at nothing.got to, must — Spoken shorthand for got to; avoid in formal writing.
- You gotta blow on it! - I did it pretty big. Oh.out of — Very casual slur of out of; not for formal text.
You gotta get the hell up outta here!gather your things
At closing time Ally playfully orders everyone to pack up and leave.
'Cause tonight, I'm not losing my virginity or my liquor license over you bitches, so pack up!allow someone to do
I mean, they would never normally let a girl sing at one of these shows, but they've always loved my voice.causative verb: Let someone do takes a bare verb with no to.
I mean, they would never normally let a girl sing at one of these shows, but they've always loved my voice.a privilege
It's an honor, really. I get to be one of the gay girls.build from
I make it out of tape.what truly matters
Ally hides her bare eyebrow, and Jack says the whole point is seeing her real face.
Oh, no, no. The whole point is I can see your face.predicative clause: The clause after is spells out what the whole point actually is.
Oh, no, no. The whole point is I can see your face.treat you to a drink
Can I buy you a drink?wait for someone
I'll wait for you.「Jackson Meets Ally at the Drag Bar」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a meet-cute disguised as small talk, and Jackson is the one doing the chasing. Ally keeps herself plain — no eyebrow, no stage face, hair full of paint — and he answers with 'The whole point is I can see your face.' It reads as a compliment, but it is also a small confession: he spends his life around people who want something from him, and here is someone who doesn't. She describes the stage with 'I get to be one of the gay girls,' which tells him this drag bar is the one place she is allowed to perform. When she says she has to change and clean up, he refuses to let the night end: 'I'd love to see what that looks like,' then 'I'll wait for you.' He has already decided she is worth waiting for.
Theme
RomanceThe whole scene is a first meeting that plays as a courtship: he peels off her stage eyebrow and says the point is seeing her real face.
DreamsAlly both performs and doubts herself, telling Jackson that this drag bar is the one stage that lets her sing at all.
このチャプターで学べること
- Recognition opens the scene with one surprised line.
- BYOB becomes a bawdy pun on boobs here.
- Stop at nothing can be praise or a warning.
- On your feet says someone has not rested.
発音のポイント
- on your feet — Listen for on your blending across the r and y.
- around here — Listen for the d of around linking into here.
- brings you — Listen for brings you melting into a single sound.
Oh, no, no. The whole point is I can see your face.Jackson says this after Ally covers her eye because she has no fake eyebrow on. He isn't flirting about the tape — he's saying the stage look was never why he looked at her.
She will stop at nothing.A dry aside about the fan who asks Jackson to sign her chest: she will do or say anything to get what she wants, and everyone in the room has seen it before.
I'd love to see what that looks like.Ally mentions she dyes her hair with makeup. Jackson turns it into an invitation rather than a compliment: he wants to see her without the stage costume, and he is asking for a next time.
I thought that might be you.The recognition that starts the relationship. One of them had already guessed who the other was, and says it plainly — not as a fan line, but as if pointing out a fact.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Jackson ask to take off Ally's eyebrow?
It is his way of getting past her stage look. He has been watching a performer; he wants to meet the person underneath, so he peels off the tape and tells her the point was seeing her real face.
Is Ally a singer, or is the drag show just a one-off?
She sings there because the bar lets her. She tells Jackson the girls would never normally let a woman sing at these shows, but they have always loved her voice and used to beg her. It is the one room where she performs.
Why does Jackson say he will wait for Ally?
She says she has to change and has paint in her hair. Instead of letting the night end, he says he would love to see what she looks like without the stage makeup and that he will wait. It is a soft way of asking for more time.
Why does Ally say she gets to be one of the gay girls?
The drag bar is the one stage that lets her sing. She calls it an honor, which shows how few places would have her. That is also why she is not chasing fame the way Jackson expects.
What does Jackson notice about Ally that others do not?
She keeps talking herself down: the stage, her voice, the paint in her hair. He keeps answering with what he actually sees, her face and her real hair, the version of her that is not performing.
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再生中 · 第 2 章the whole pointJackson Meets Ally at the Drag Bar
第 3 章talent comes everywhereJackson Tells Ally She's Talented
第 4 章make itAlly Visits Her Father's House
第 5 章the door's wide openJack Refuses to Wear Ear Plugs
第 6 章on the same pageJackson Confronts Bobby Over the Ranch
第 7 章with a trackAlly's First Recording Session
第 8 章find a portJack Is Found Sleeping in the Grass
第 9 章grab itJack Tells Ally to Grab It
第 10 章put someone downJackson and Ally's Drunken Fight
第 11 章a spot on that stageAlly Wins at the Grammys
第 12 章do the deedJack Tells the Ceiling Fan Story
第 13 章come with meAlly Asks Jack to Come With Her第 2 / 13 章 · 残り約 38 分