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Auto Focus · 2002 — 第 7 / 16 章 · 1'59" · B2

The Demo Fails Spectacularly, Explained：pull a stunt like this

A live demo of a new color recorder is supposed to impress the room, and instead the picture comes out wrong. The boss scrambles: "We are experiencing a little technical problem," then turns on the man who set it up, all while Tokyo executives and network people watch.

あらすじ

Executives gather to watch a color videotape recorder in action, and John Carpenter is introduced as the man who set it up. The demo goes wrong: only one color shows on screen. The boss stalls the guests with coffee, then blames John and fires him on the spot, while John insists he followed the specs.

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注目の表現

pull a stunt like thiswhat lies in storecolor-blindaccording to specs

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このシーンの表現

pull a stunt like this

do something reckless or outrageous like this

约翰的彩色录像机演示当场砸锅，屏幕一片绿，老板当着东京高管的面斥他 you pull a stunt like this。

You can't pull a stunt like that and expect everyone to forgive you.

このシーンの他の表現

  • what lies in store

    what is going to happen in the future

  • color-blind

    色盲的；对某种差别视而不见

  • according to specs

    按照规格参数来

このシーンのメモ一覧

30 行のセリフに 18 件のメモ

表現 · B2work toward somethingwe have been working toward the development of a color videotape recorder.
表現 · B2set up a demonstrationMr. John Carpenter, our Los Angeles representative, has set up a demonstration.
表現 · C1what lies in store

what is going to happen in the future

This system will demonstrate what lies in store.
表現 · B2just the oneI knew it was in color, but just the one?
表現 · B1experience a technical problemWe are experiencing a little technical problem.
表現 · B2excuse someone a secondIf you'd excuse us just a second.
表現 · B1only be a few minutesIt'll only be a few minutes, I promise. Arigato.
表現 · C1according to specsI don't know. I set everything according to specs.
表現 · A2fix somethingWell, fix it!
表現 · B1look fine to someoneLooks fine to me.
スラング · B2fuckingIt's green! It's fucking green!
表現 · B1can't tellY-You really can't tell, can you?
表現 · B2pull a stunt

do something reckless or outrageous like this

I've got execs from Tokyo, every network, and you pull a stunt like this!
表現 · B1can't do that- You can't do that. - It's done.
表現 · B1It's done.- You can't do that. - It's done.
表現 · B2have the contactsI've got the contacts.
表現 · B1Who do you think ...?Who do you think got you the celebrities?
表現 · B1call securityDo I need to call security?

「The Demo Fails Spectacularly」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is about a small technical failure turning into a public humiliation. The pitch was all promise — "This system will demonstrate what lies in store" — and the crash happens in front of exactly the wrong audience: "I've got execs from Tokyo, every network." The boss's calm cover line, "We are experiencing a little technical problem," is damage control on the surface, but his real fury is about being shown up. John's defense, "I set everything according to specs," misses the point entirely; what matters to his boss is the room, not the manual. It is a business scene about blame: someone goofed, and the person highest in the room makes sure it is not him.

Theme

PowerA demo collapses in public, and the boss quickly shifts the blame downward rather than own the failure.
AmbitionThe showcase was meant to open doors; the botched version costs John the job he used to build it.
This system will demonstrate what lies in store.

The sales promise before the crash: this machine will show everyone the future of the technology.

We are experiencing a little technical problem.

A calm, corporate cover for disaster, said through the teeth while an entire room watches.

I've got execs from Tokyo, every network, and you pull a stunt like this!

The boss names his exact audience to make the failure worse, framing the mistake as a deliberate stunt.

I don't know. I set everything according to specs.

John's defense is technical and useless: he followed the manual, which does not save him in the room.

It's green! It's fucking green!

The raw moment of realization, when the boss discovers the picture is the wrong colour.

このシーンについての質問

Why does the demo fail?

The recorder shows the wrong color — everything comes out green — because the man who set it up can't see the difference himself.

Why is the boss so angry?

He invited executives from Tokyo and every network to watch the showcase, and the failure humiliates him in front of exactly the people he wanted to impress.

Does John keep his job?

No. The boss shoves him out on the spot, and when John protests that he has the contacts and brought in the celebrities, it changes nothing.

What does John say in his defense?

He insists he set everything up according to specs and points out that he is the one with the contacts who brought in the celebrities.

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