peace on earth
Peace on earth.Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb · 1964 — 第 15 / 20 章 · 2'23" · B2
Guano Holds Mandrake at Gunpoint, Explained：as mad as a March hare
Ripper is dead and the base is in chaos, so the one man who may know the recall code is held at gunpoint. "Put your hands over your head," Guano orders, refusing to believe the strange Englishman. Mandrake pleads that "general Ripper went as mad as a March hare" and begs to be allowed to call SAC.
あらすじ
After General Ripper kills himself, Colonel Guano arrests Group Captain Mandrake at gunpoint and will not let him near a phone. Mandrake insists he is Ripper's executive officer and must contact SAC headquarters at once, because he thinks he knows the recall code. He argues that Ripper had gone as mad as a March hare.
注目の表現
what the devilhands over your headexecutive officerrecall code
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このシーンの表現
as mad as a March hare
completely insane
Mandrake tries to make Guano see that Ripper had gone completely mad and sent the wing to attack the Soviets.
He ran around as mad as a March hare.
このシーンの他の表現
- what the devil
what on earth
- hands over your head
hands raised above the head
- executive officer
second-in-command
- recall code
the code to call planes back
- get in touch with
contact someone
このシーンのメモ一覧
33 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
purity of the life force
Purity of essence.what on earth
Guano bursts in with a gun and demands, angrily, what Mandrake thinks he is doing.
What the devil do you think you're doing? Who are you?The is reduced and almost joins What in one beat.
What the devil do you think you're doing? Who are you?what sort of X
What kind of suit do you call that, fella?a casual word for a man — Casual and a bit blunt; say sir in formal settings.
What kind of suit do you call that, fella?turn out to be
This happens to be an r.A.F. Uniform, sir, and I am group captain lionel Mandrake.second-in-command
Mandrake states his position as Ripper's executive officer to prove he has authority in this crisis.
I am general Ripper's executive officer.embedded clause: The what-clause is the object of know, with this is inserted inside for emphasis.
I don't know what sort of stupid game this is you're playing,contact someone
Mandrake demands to get in touch with SAC headquarters at once, though Guano refuses to listen.
But I've got a very good idea what the recall code is, And I have to get in touch with sac headquarters immediately!'Em is them with the th dropped entirely.
I said, put your hands over your head and keep 'em there!the code to call planes back
Mandrake insists he has a lead on the recall code, the only thing that can bring the bombers home.
Now look, colonel bat Guano, If that really is your name, May I tell you that I have a very, very good idea-- I think, I hope, I pray-- what the recall code is, some theme he kept repeating.said over and over
Now look, colonel bat Guano, If that really is your name, May I tell you that I have a very, very good idea-- I think, I hope, I pray-- what the recall code is, some theme he kept repeating.polite request: May I makes the line sound polite, though the real force comes after the that-clause.
Now look, colonel bat Guano, If that really is your name, May I tell you that I have a very, very good idea-- I think, I hope, I pray-- what the recall code is, some theme he kept repeating.completely insane
Mandrake tries to make Guano see that Ripper had gone completely mad and sent the wing to attack the Soviets.
Don't you know that general Ripper went as mad as a March hare...rhetorical question: The negative question asserts that the other man should already know this.
Don't you know that general Ripper went as mad as a March hare...strike the Russians
And sent the whole wing to attack the soviets?the hotline phone
I'm going to pick up this red telephone, which is connected to sac, And I hope-- Blast. Blast.absurd shooting
Shot away, I expect by one of your men during this ridiculous fighting!a dismissive term for a man — A dismissive way to address a man; avoid with strangers.
All right, charlie, I've been wastin' too much time on you.injured soldiers
I got a lot of wounded men outside. Start walkin'.The final g is dropped, so walkin' sounds like walkin.
I got a lot of wounded men outside. Start walkin'.walking, clipped — The g is dropped in speech; not for writing.
I got a lot of wounded men outside. Start walkin'.「Guano Holds Mandrake at Gunpoint」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a comedy of two men talking past each other while the world runs down. Mandrake has the one thing that could still save the day — a guess at the recall code — and he cannot make anyone listen, because the man with the gun has decided he is a suspicious foreigner in a strange uniform. Every reasonable explanation Mandrake offers only makes him sound more absurd: he must phone SAC, he is Ripper's executive officer, the general was mad. His warning lands as a plain fact: "Don't you know that general Ripper went as mad as a March hare..." Yet Guano's logic is unshakeable: a general is dead in the bathroom, so somebody must be to blame, and the odd Englishman will do. The scene shows how easily bureaucracy and suspicion can block the one voice that matters.
Theme
AbsurdityThe man who can stop the war is arrested as a suspicious foreigner and cannot make himself heard.
SatireMilitary logic blames the nearest odd man while the real catastrophe goes unchecked.
このチャプターで学べること
- Two people can argue for minutes without sharing a topic.
- Stating full rank under a gun is its own kind of defiance.
- A nursery simile can carry a serious accusation.
- The clue to the code was hidden in a madman's mantra.
発音のポイント
- What the — The is reduced and almost joins What in one beat.
- keep 'em — 'Em is them with the th dropped entirely.
- Start walkin' — The final g is dropped, so walkin' sounds like walkin.
What the devil do you think you're doing? Who are you?Mandrake's exasperation at being held up: he wants to know who this armed man is and why he is being treated as a prisoner.
This happens to be an r.A.F. Uniform, sir, and I am group captain lionel Mandrake.His attempt to establish authority: he identifies his uniform and gives his full name and rank, hoping it will end the standoff.
I said, put your hands over your head and keep 'em there!Guano's only answer, repeated: he will not discuss anything until Mandrake does exactly as ordered.
It's a variation on "peace on earth" or "purity of essence"!The breakthrough Mandrake has been chasing: the recall code may be a version of the phrases Ripper kept repeating.
Don't you know that general Ripper went as mad as a March hare...His warning that the general was insane and had sent the bombers to attack the Soviets — the fact Guano refuses to hear.
I got a lot of wounded men outside. Start walkin'.Guano's closing line: he has wounded men to deal with and no more time for argument, so he marches Mandrake away.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Guano arrest Mandrake?
He finds General Ripper dead and treats the odd Englishman in a strange uniform as a suspect. When Mandrake tries to reach a phone and explain, Guano holds him at gunpoint.
What does 'as mad as a March hare' mean?
It means completely insane. Mandrake uses it to describe Ripper, who started the crisis, hoping Guano will understand why the recall code matters so much.
What is the recall code, and why does it matter?
It is the code that can call the attacking bombers back. Mandrake believes he has guessed it from phrases Ripper kept repeating: 'peace on earth' or 'purity of essence.'
Why won't Guano let Mandrake use the phone?
He does not believe Mandrake's story. A general is dead and the base is in chaos, so he assumes the stranger is somehow involved and must be kept away from the phone.
What is an executive officer?
It is the deputy who runs a commander's staff. Mandrake says he is General Ripper's executive officer to prove he belongs on the base and knows what is happening.
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