Good Will Hunting · 1997 — 第 21 / 21 章 · 4'57" · B1

Sean Says Goodbye to Will, Explained:set someone up with

Will's therapy ends on a quiet note: he has taken a job, and Sean sets him free with "You're done. You're a free man." The scene is less about the job than about the two men admitting what they mean to each other. Then the friends hand Will a car, and Sean and Lambeau make peace.

あらすじ

Will tells Sean he has taken the McNeil job, and Sean ends their therapy: the sessions are over and Will is free. They exchange numbers and promise to stay in touch. Outside, Chuckie, Morgan, and Bill surprise Will with a rebuilt car for his birthday. Later, Sean and Lambeau finally make peace before Sean leaves town.

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このシーンの表現

set someone up with

arrange something for someone

Will tells Sean he went to McNeil, one of the jobs the professor arranged for him.

My mentor set me up with a great contact.

このシーンの他の表現

  • a free man

    no longer bound

  • keep in touch

    stay in contact

  • get back to someone

    reply to someone later

  • back down

    give in or retreat

  • asshole

    a jerk

このシーンのメモ一覧

76 行のセリフに 33 件のメモ

表現 · B1set someone up with something

arrange something for someone

Will tells Sean he went to McNeil, one of the jobs the professor arranged for him.

I was over at, uh, McNeil. It's one of the jobs the professor set me up with.
文法 · B2the jobs the professor set me up with

relative clause: The clause describes the jobs, with the relative pronoun left out.

I was over at, uh, McNeil. It's one of the jobs the professor set me up with.
表現 · B1be a free man

no longer bound

Sean announces that the sessions and the court deal are over, and Will is on his own.

You're done. You're a free man.
表現 · A2keep in touch

stay in contact

Saying goodbye, Will stammers that he hopes they will stay in contact.

So, you know, I, I hope we keep in touch, you know.
発音keep in touch

Link keep and in, but keep the two k sounds distinct.

So, you know, I, I hope we keep in touch, you know.
表現 · B2check in with someone

contact regularly

I've got an answering machine at the college I'll be checking in with.
表現 · B1get back to someone

reply to someone later

Sean gives Will the college answering machine number and promises to reply quickly.

You call that, and I'll get back to you right away.
発音get back to you

Link get, back and to smoothly.

You call that, and I'll get back to you right away.
表現 · B2put something back on the table

put back into play

put my money back on the table and see what kind of cards I get.
文法 · B2put my money back on the table and see what kind of cards I get

imperative series: Two bare verbs are joined, with the subject left out in speech.

put my money back on the table and see what kind of cards I get.
表現 · B1in one's heart

in your true feelings

You do what's in your heart, son. You'll be fine.
文法 · B2what's in your heart

noun clause: The what-clause acts as the object of do, meaning whatever you truly feel.

You do what's in your heart, son. You'll be fine.
発音in your heart

Link in and your; the n meets y.

You do what's in your heart, son. You'll be fine.
表現 · B2patient-doctor relationship

the therapist-patient relationship

Hey, does this violate the, uh, patient-doctor relationship?
表現 · B2talk someone down

calm someone down

- What's up? Did you guys go? - No. I had to talk him down.
スラング · B2scrap

fight and grit — Casual; means someone will not be pushed around.

Uh, little Morgan's got a lot of scrap to him.
表現 · B2whip someone's ass

beat someone up

You know, people try to whip his ass every week. Fuckin' kid won't back down.
スラング · B2whip his ass

beat him up — Vulgar slang for beating someone.

You know, people try to whip his ass every week. Fuckin' kid won't back down.
発音What, bitch

Stress bitch to carry the aggression.

- Hey, asshole. - What, bitch?
スラング · B2asshole

a jerk — Vulgar insult; never formal.

- Hey, asshole. - What, bitch?
スラング · B2bitch

a slur for a woman — A harsh slur; never use it.

- Hey, asshole. - What, bitch?
文法 · B2the best thing for you, kid, was a car

parenthetical insertion: Kid is a parenthetical address, set off by commas from the main clause.

You're legally allowed to drink, so we figured the best thing for you, kid, was a car.
表現 · B2the ... I ever seen

the worst I have ever seen

This is the ugliest fuckin' car I ever seen in my life.
表現 · C1scrape something together

gather with difficulty

You know, me and Bill scraped together the parts...
表現 · C1panhandle for something

beg for money

and, uh, Morgan was out panhandlin' for change every day.
スラング · C1panhandlin'

begging for money — Casual word for begging.

and, uh, Morgan was out panhandlin' for change every day.
表現 · C1be up someone's ass

constantly on someone's case

Guy's been up my ass for two years about a job. I had to let him help with the car.
スラング · C1up my ass

constantly on my case — Vulgar; used to complain.

Guy's been up my ass for two years about a job. I had to let him help with the car.
スラング · B2I'm fucked

I'm in trouble — Vulgar; casual complaint.

Yeah, had one. Now I'm fucked again.
表現 · B2a straight six

an inline six engine

- So what is it, a lawn mower? What do ya got? - It's a straight fuckin' six.
発音India and China

Link India and China smoothly.

India and China and Baltimore.
表現 · A2Why don't you ...

how about you come

Why don't you come? I'll buy you a drink.
表現 · C1be ironic about something

saying the opposite on purpose

Sean pretends to offer Gerry a drink, Gerry points out it is free, and Sean admits he was joking.

I know, Gerry. I was being ironical.

「Sean Says Goodbye to Will」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a set of endings that are really beginnings. The therapy stops not because Will is fixed but because Sean has given him what he can: permission to want something and the words to stop blaming himself. "You're done. You're a free man" sounds like a discharge but lands like a blessing. Will's answer, about putting his money back on the table and seeing what cards he gets, shows he has absorbed Sean's language of risk. The friends' car is the other half of the same idea: they have quietly pooled everything to send him to Cambridge, and the teasing never stops even as they do something enormous for him. Sean and Lambeau's brief reconciliation closes a loop; the men who fought over Will can finally admit they need each other.

Theme

FriendshipThe friends rebuild a car with their own hands, and the teasing is the same love that pays for it.
RedemptionSean's farewell and Lambeau's apology show both men getting a second chance at connection.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A goodbye can be warm without being sentimental.
  • The friends show love with a car nobody would choose.
  • Sean's advice is short because it is certain.
  • Ironic teasing is how these men say they will miss each other.

発音のポイント

  • keep in touch — Link keep and in, but keep the two k sounds distinct.
  • get back to you — Link get, back and to smoothly.
  • in your heart — Link in and your; the n meets y.
  • What, bitch — Stress bitch to carry the aggression.
You're done. You're a free man.

Sean's way of ending therapy: not a verdict on Will's problems but a release, confirming that their work is finished and Will can go.

You do what's in your heart, son. You'll be fine.

Sean's closing advice, given like a father: stop calculating outcomes and trust himself, even though Sean will not be there to see it.

put my money back on the table and see what kind of cards I get.

Will takes over Sean's poker language to say he is ready to risk again, which is exactly the change the therapy was aiming at.

I know, Gerry. I was being ironical.

Sean's dry joke when Lambeau points out the free drinks: even in reconciliation he cannot help needling his old friend.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Sean end Will's therapy?

Because Will no longer needs it. He has made a choice about his future and can talk about himself without deflecting, so Sean lets him go rather than keep him dependent.

What job does Will take?

The McNeil job, one of the positions Lambeau set up for him. He tells Sean he met his new boss and it seems like what he wants.

What does "being ironical" mean?

It means speaking the opposite of what you mean for effect. Sean says he will buy Lambeau a drink at an event where drinks are free, then admits he was joking.

Why do Chuckie and the others give Will a car?

They pooled parts and money to build it because Will will need to get back and forth to Cambridge. It is their way of supporting him without saying so directly.

Do Sean and Lambeau make up?

Yes. Their exchange when Sean is about to leave is brief and awkward, but both men say they feel the same, which ends their long feud.

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