escape blame or punishment
Harry demands whether Satan can abduct Fay and escape all consequences.
Because you're the head of this whole underworld, that you can just abduct her and get away with it?Deconstructing Harry · 1997 — 第 16 / 17 章 · 5'03" · B2
The Devil Proves He's a Bigger Sinner, Explained：the house always wins
Harry has stormed into hell to take Fay back, and the Devil won't hand her over. His argument is strange and simple: he is stronger because he is a bigger sinner, someone who never believed in heaven and doesn't need to. "You're up, you're down, but in the end, the house always wins."
あらすじ
Harry goes down to hell to get Fay back. The Devil refuses, then explains why he can overpower Harry: he is a bigger sinner who never believed in any of it, listing his wives, the whores, the pills, and a book critic he nearly ran over. Back on the surface, the police arrest Harry for kidnapping his own son.
注目の表現
get away withprone tomake yourself at homefuck up
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このシーンの表現
the house always wins
the system beats the player
Satan uses the casino as a metaphor, telling Harry the system eventually beats him.
You can win sometimes, but the house always wins.
このシーンの他の表現
- get away with
escape blame or punishment
- prone to
likely to do something
- make yourself at home
get comfortable as a guest
- fuck up
ruin or damage
- better to rule
rather rule than serve
このシーンのメモ一覧
124 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ
that-clause: The that-clause spells out the consequence Harry is challenging.
Because you're the head of this whole underworld, that you can just abduct her and get away with it?comparative: The comparative sets the other person as the standard being measured against.
I'm more powerful than you because I'm a bigger sinner.have faith in
Because you're a fallen angel, and I never believed in God or heaven or any of that stuff.be unfaithful to
I've cheated on all my wives, and none of 'em deserved it.prostitutes — Vulgar and degrading; never in polite speech.
I sleep with whores,inclined to violence
and prone to violence, you know.hit with a vehicle
I once almost ran over a book critic with my car, but swerved at the last second.oral sex — Crude sexual slang; not for public or formal talk.
Only the best blow job in the hadasa.an offensive term for a disabled person — Offensive and outdated; use a respectful term instead.
So if you know Sandra Pepkin, I fucked her best friend, the cripple, Pearl.on the subject of
Speaking of handicaps, do you know Marie Taylor?ruins, damages — Vulgar; replace with mess up in formal settings.
Sure. It fucks up the ozone layer.A lot of links up, and the t flaps toward a soft d in American speech.
You know, I've been offered a lot of jobs in your world, but why should I be an employee?be self-employed
Here I'm my own boss, and I'm free.govern this place
Better to rule down here than to serve in heaven, right?better ... than ...: Better to ... than to ... weighs two options and picks the first.
Better to rule down here than to serve in heaven, right?The to after than is reduced and almost swallowed.
Better to rule down here than to serve in heaven, right?keep things running smoothly
To evil. It keeps things humming.excited by
But some women are turned on by aggressive, assertive behavior.ease off, retreat
But sooner or later, Harry, you gotta back off.the system beats the player
Satan uses the casino as a metaphor, telling Harry the system eventually beats him.
You're up, you're down, but in the end, the house always wins.You're reduces while up is stressed, sharpening the up-down contrast.
You're up, you're down, but in the end, the house always wins.a degrading slur for a woman — A degrading slur; never acceptable.
Let me go, bitch! Just let me go!having something illegal
The officer lists charges in legal phrasing, saying Harry was in possession of marijuana.
Prostitute in your car in possession of marijuana.submit or surrender
I was gonna hand it in.in serious trouble
Facing a pile of charges, Harry is told bluntly that he is in real trouble.
You're in deep shit.turn feelings into action
You don't have to act out on every impulse.be honest with me
You've got to tell me the truth.required jury service
You don't get called for jury duty, but then you have no options.「The Devil Proves He's a Bigger Sinner」を読み解く
What's really going on
The Devil's real boast isn't about power, it's about consistency. He points out that the fallen angel at least once believed in something, while he never did: "I never believed in God or heaven or any of that stuff." So his list of sins — cheating on every wife, sleeping with whores, drinking, pills, the twins, even a nearly run-over book critic — isn't a confession; it's a résumé. Harry, who came to hell as the romantic rescuer, ends up arrested for kidnapping his own son, and the Devil's parting wisdom lands harder because of it: the house always wins.
Theme
FaithThe Devil says his power comes from never believing in God or heaven at all, which he frames as a bigger sin than a fallen angel's.
AbsurdityHell has air conditioning, its ruler is cheerfully self-employed, and a man is arrested for kidnapping his own son on the way out.
このチャプターで学べること
- Sin can be sold as a kind of power.
- Milton's line survives as a joke about freedom.
- The house always wins is resigned comfort.
- Even the devil prefers being his own boss.
発音のポイント
- a lot of — A lot of links up, and the t flaps toward a soft d in American speech.
- than to serve — The to after than is reduced and almost swallowed.
- You're up — You're reduces while up is stressed, sharpening the up-down contrast.
I'm more powerful than you because I'm a bigger sinner.The Devil's whole logic in one line: guilt isn't a weakness, it's fuel and rank, and the worse he is, the stronger he gets.
Better to rule down here than to serve in heaven, right?He paraphrases Milton's Satan as a lifestyle: he'd rather run his own patch of hell than take any job upstairs.
You're up, you're down, but in the end, the house always wins.His parting advice to Harry: luck swings either way, but the system — the house, not the player — takes the long run.
You don't get called for jury duty, but then you have no options.When Harry asks if death is better, this is the honest answer: no jury summons, no choices either — a joke that lands on freedom.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the Devil say he's more powerful than Harry?
Because he is 'a bigger sinner.' He argues that a fallen angel once believed in God, while he never did, and backs it up by listing his affairs, his drinking, and worse.
Where is the Devil's domain supposed to be?
It's hell, staged like an ordinary comfortable apartment: he offers tequila and air conditioning, says he'd rather be his own boss than an employee in our world, and quotes Milton about ruling below.
Why is Harry arrested at the end of the scene?
He kidnapped his own son, Hilly. The police also list a prostitute in his car, marijuana, and an unlicensed firearm, though Harry insists he took the gun from a woman shooting at him and meant to hand it in.
Did the Devil really sleep with the Sherman twins?
He claims he did, and when he says they are 'sisters' and that both are in hell, Harry only manages 'You... you...' The boast is the Devil's way of proving the size of his sin.
What does the Devil mean by 'the house always wins'?
'It's like Vegas,' he tells Harry: you win some, you lose some, but the house — the system, the odds — comes out ahead in the end. It's his case for giving up the fight.
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