around this area
- Cellular service is not available in this area.Interstate 60 · 2002 — 第 22 / 22 章 · 3'03" · B1
Police Box In the Wrong Man, Explained：take it to the bank
A radio report describes a suspect carrying a murder weapon in a square box, and Neal is holding a box of exactly that shape. He consults his eight-ball and talks himself into a direction. "So, whichever way they're coming, I've gotta go the opposite way" is his logic, just before the police box him in.
あらすじ
On Interstate 60, Neal hears a bulletin describing a suspect who carries a murder weapon in a square, brown-paper package. His eight-ball sits in a box of exactly that shape, so he panics and cannot bring himself to open it. Reasoning about which way the police will come, he turns the other way — and then learns they have closed the road in both directions.
注目の表現
sick of somethingcome back with somethingtake it to the bankthe hell I wont
00:00 / 03:03Space 再生 · ← → セリフ移動 · R リピート
いま
このシーンの表現
take it to the bank
you can rely on it
Neal talks himself into confidence, telling his 8-ball that his reasoning is solid.
He'll show up on time, take it to the bank.
このシーンの他の表現
- sick of something
fed up with
- come back with something
return carrying something
- the hell I wont
a strong refusal
- box someone in
trap someone
- in both directions
both ways
このシーンのメモ一覧
34 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ
Stress and stretch suck, then clip the final k.
- Beemers suck, Jeep rules!be terrible — Casual contempt; keep it out of polite talk.
- Beemers suck, Jeep rules!young troublemakers — An irritated word for young troublemakers; avoid in formal talk.
- Damn punks, and their paint again!a forceful refusal — Fine in banter; too blunt for elders or clients.
- The hell I wont.fed up with
An old man fumes at the kids who painted his property again, telling a neighbor he has had enough.
I'm sick of those punks making trouble around here.cause problems
I'm sick of those punks making trouble around here.near this place
I'm sick of those punks making trouble around here.gerund phrase: The gerund phrase names the whole situation he is tired of.
I'm sick of those punks making trouble around here.return carrying something
The kids run off with the old man's binoculars, and he shouts for them to bring them back.
Hey, come back with my binoculars!inside this box
8-ball, is the murder weapon in this box?marks from fingers
If it is a murder weapon, I'm gonna get my finger prints all over it.covering something
If it is a murder weapon, I'm gonna get my finger prints all over it.immediately
8-ball, I really need an answer right now.a simple yes or no
Yes or no, OK come on Neal.The d in called often drops before the cops.
He called the cops.the police — Everyday for the police; use police in writing.
He called the cops.in the other direction
So, whichever way they're coming, I've gotta go the opposite way.concessive clause: Whichever introduces a concession: no matter which way they come.
So, whichever way they're coming, I've gotta go the opposite way.whichever of the two
Well, it's got to be one way or the other.two options
I mean, I got two choices here, so it's got to be one or the other, right?have got: Got stands in for have in casual speech here.
I mean, I got two choices here, so it's got to be one or the other, right?you can rely on it
Neal talks himself into confidence, telling his 8-ball that his reasoning is solid.
Take it to the bank.trap someone
The radio report says the roadblocks are meant to trap the suspect with nowhere to run.
- Sheriffs and police in two counties have closed up Interstate 60 in both directions with the intent of boxing in the suspect, who was last seen driving red BMW convertible, with white paint splattered on the trunk lid.non-defining relative clause: The who-clause adds background on the suspect in a compressed news style.
- Sheriffs and police in two counties have closed up Interstate 60 in both directions with the intent of boxing in the suspect, who was last seen driving red BMW convertible, with white paint splattered on the trunk lid.Link closed up into one run before Interstate.
- Sheriffs and police in two counties have closed up Interstate 60 in both directions with the intent of boxing in the suspect, who was last seen driving red BMW convertible, with white paint splattered on the trunk lid.the type I like
- I knew this wasn't my kind of car.「Police Box In the Wrong Man」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chapter is built on a coincidence that is too exact to be harmless. The radio describes a suspect with a murder weapon in a square package, and Neal's eight-ball is in a box that matches the description, which turns an ordinary object into evidence. His method of coping is comic and revealing: he cannot ask a proper question, he bargains with a toy, and he settles on a direction by pure logic. "So, whichever way they're coming, I've gotta go the opposite way" is the reasoning of a man trying to out-think a situation he does not understand. Then the road closes in both directions, and the mistake at the center of the film turns literal: they are hunting the wrong man.
Theme
IdentityNeal is mistaken for a killer because his box matches a description, and the road closes around the wrong man.
SurvivalHe reasons his way through a manhunt with a toy and pure logic, trying to stay one step ahead.
このチャプターで学べること
- The radio turns a stranger's car into Neal's own.
- His 8-ball is a joke that also shows his panic.
- One long news sentence carries all the danger.
- The punchline admits he never liked this car.
発音のポイント
- Beemers suck — Stress and stretch suck, then clip the final k.
- called the cops — The d in called often drops before the cops.
- closed up Interstate — Link closed up into one run before Interstate.
So, whichever way they're coming, I've gotta go the opposite way.Neal's survival logic: since the police can approach from either direction, leaving in the opposite direction should keep him clear.
- I knew this wasn't my kind of car.The punchline after the bulletin identifies the car: the red BMW with white paint is exactly the one he is driving.
I'm sick of those punks making trouble around here.A local's complaint before the chase begins: he has had enough of the young troublemakers and decides to call the sheriff.
No, there is another choice.The eight-ball's answer that breaks Neal's either-or thinking and hints at the film's larger theme about finding a third path.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Neal panic about the box?
The radio says the suspect carries a murder weapon in a square package, and his eight-ball is in a box of exactly that shape. He is afraid to open it and leave fingerprints.
Why does Neal drive the opposite way?
He reasons that the police can only come from one of two directions, so going the other way should keep him ahead. The logic fails when they close both ends.
What does "box someone in" mean?
It means to surround someone so they cannot escape. The police close Interstate 60 in both directions with the intent of boxing the suspect in.
Why do the authorities think Neal is the killer?
The description includes a car like his, a red BMW convertible with white paint on the trunk. Coincidence makes him the suspect, which is the film's joke about fate.
Why does the description of the car matter to Neal?
The bulletin says the suspect drives a red BMW convertible with white paint on the trunk, which is exactly Neal's car. That is why he says he knew this wasn't his kind of car.
Interstate 60 · 全 22 章
すべて見る →
第 1 章take a shine to someoneThe Legend of O.W. Grant
第 2 章take that to the bankNeal's Dad Hijacks His Birthday Lunch
第 3 章be wiredNeal Takes the Card Test
第 4 章make a big dealNeal's Fortune Cookie Is Blank
第 5 章not give a moment's thoughtOtis Says Life Is Like High School
第 6 章here's the dealRay Offers Neal a Job
第 7 章happily ever afterNeal Meets O.W. Grant
第 8 章buy itNeal Argues About Interstate 60
第 9 章long shotsThe Diner Eating Bet
第 10 章joker in life's deckGrant's Joker in the Deck Speech
第 11 章drove me nutsNeal Picks Up Laura
第 12 章at all costsNeal Picks Up Susan
第 13 章pay the priceA Mother Tries to Reclaim Her Son
第 14 章call the shotsNeal Goes to Work for Bob Cody
第 15 章safety valveCody Explains the Frontier Theory
第 16 章hold someone to somethingCody Makes a Panhandler Work
第 17 章a breath of fresh airDying Adman Confesses to Neal
第 18 章roll over in one's graveThe Museum of Art Fraud
第 19 章fall on your shouldersNeal Gets Trapped in Morlaw
第 20 章a railroad jobCody Pulls Dynamite in Court
第 21 章too good to be trueLynn Tests Neal With the Princess Test
再生中 · 第 22 章take it to the bankPolice Box In the Wrong Manこの作品の 22 章はここまでです