what on earth
What the hell does that mean? What do you mean?Manhattan · 1979 — 第 5 / 23 章 · 3'12" · C1
Isaac Quits the TV Show, Explained：a sucker for
Isaac tears into Mary as overbearing and fake, then argues with Tracy about whether people should mate for life. The real blow-up comes at the studio, where the sketch comedy is so bad that he cannot sit through it. He complains that the audience has been dumbed down by television and finally declares, "I quit."
あらすじ
Isaac rants about Mary, the woman he just met, calling her overbearing and a pseudo-intellectual, and then argues with Tracy about love and marriage, insisting people should mate for life. Later he is at the studio taping a comedy show, and the material is so poor that he can barely watch it. He tells his partner to abandon the show and says he quits.
注目の表現
the helloverbearingpseudo-intellectuala sucker for
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このシーンの表現
a sucker for
unable to resist
Isaac says Yale has always been a sucker for that kind of woman, falling every time.
I am a sucker for old detective films.
このシーンの他の表現
- the hell
on earth (as an intensifier)
- overbearing
domineering, pushy
- pseudo-intellectual
a phony intellectual
- mate for life
stay with one partner forever
- gone out of date
become outdated
このシーンのメモ一覧
48 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
be understandable
Does this make any sense to you?what a weirdo
What a creep. Could you believe her?have the nerve to
Where the hell does a little Radcliffe tootsie come off rating Scott Fitzgerald, - Gustav Mahler anda dismissive word for a girl — Dated and demeaning; do not use it.
Where the hell does a little Radcliffe tootsie come off rating Scott Fitzgerald, - Gustav Mahler andgetting so angry
Heinrich B?l? - Why are you getting so mad?The d in knocked drops and her almost merges with the next word.
One more remark about Bergman, and I'd have knocked her other contact lens out.fool around with — Crude slang; never in polite company.
I mean, he's got a wonderful wife and he prefers to... to diddle this yo-yo.a fool — Casual insult; only among close friends.
I mean, he's got a wonderful wife and he prefers to... to diddle this yo-yo.draw someone into
The kind that would involve him in discussions of existential reality.relative clause: The that-clause modifies the kind, defining what sort of woman it is.
The kind that would involve him in discussions of existential reality.have an impression
I get the feeling that Yale really likes her.Mate for runs together, and life like joins at the l sound.
I think people should mate for life like pigeons or Catholics.not destined to
I don't know. Maybe people weren't meant to have one deep relationship.negative of be meant to: Be meant to means be destined or supposed to; weren't meant to denies that fate.
I don't know. Maybe people weren't meant to have one deep relationship.a succession of
Maybe we're meant to have a series of relationships of different lengths.raised on
You're 17 7. You were brought up on drugs and television and the pill.passive voice: The passive were brought up on focuses on how she was raised, not who raised her.
You're 17 7. You were brought up on drugs and television and the pill.stuck between two sides
I was caught right in the middle. It was a very tough position.owing money
We're normal people. Just like you, we're in debt.brought up on
This is an audience raised on TV.Gamma stays light while rays takes the stress.
They watch their sets and the gamma rays eat the white cells of their brains out.take a quaalude
I don't want a lude. All you do is drop ludes, then Percodans and angel dust.walk away from the show
You should abandon the show and open a pharmaceutical house. I quit.「Isaac Quits the TV Show」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene splits Isaac in two: the man who complains about everyone else's pretension, and the man who cannot produce anything himself. He dismisses Mary as "overbearing" and fake for daring to rank Fitzgerald and Mahler, then defends his own romantic ideal with "I think people should mate for life like pigeons or Catholics," which he cannot live up to either. At the studio, the failure is no longer someone else's: the sketch is flat, the audience laughs anyway, and he turns on the people watching. His line about gamma rays eating their brains is funny and also a confession that he has nothing better to offer. When he says, "I quit," it is both a tantrum and an honest report on his talent.
Theme
SatireIsaac mocks a woman for being pretentious, then watches a TV comedy so hollow that he walks out on his own job.
IdentityHe attacks the intellectual pose in others while defending an ideal of marriage his own life cannot match.
このチャプターで学べること
- Isaac's rant is a performance, not a private complaint.
- Mate for life turns a marriage creed into an animal metaphor.
- The hell adds heat, not meaning, to a question.
- Quitting the show is the only honest line he says.
発音のポイント
- knocked her — The d in knocked drops and her almost merges with the next word.
- mate for life — Mate for runs together, and life like joins at the l sound.
- gamma rays — Gamma stays light while rays takes the stress.
I think people should mate for life like pigeons or Catholics.His ideal of lifelong partnership, stated as a principle even as he keeps getting it wrong.
You should abandon the show and open a pharmaceutical house. I quit.His parting shot: if the writing is this bad, the partner might as well sell drugs, and Isaac is done.
One more remark about Bergman, and I'd have knocked her other contact lens out.A joke about how much the critique of Bergman got to him, turning intellectual disagreement into a threat of violence.
We're normal people. Just like you, we're in debt.The TV couple's fake humility, which the show offers as insight and the film plays as a punchline.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Isaac hate Mary so much?
He calls her overbearing and a pseudo-intellectual because she dares to judge Fitzgerald and Mahler. Part of the anger is that she is exactly the kind of person he fears being.
Why does Isaac argue with Tracy about marriage?
He insists people should mate for life, but Tracy suggests relationships may just come in different lengths. The argument is less about Tracy than about Isaac defending a belief he cannot follow.
Why does Isaac quit the show?
During the taping he decides the material is worthless and the audience laughs at anything. After insulting the writers and the crowd, he walks out and says he is done.
What does "mate for life" mean?
It means to pair with one partner for good, the way some birds do. Isaac uses it to describe his ideal of marriage, comparing people to pigeons or Catholics.
Who is Mary to Yale?
Mary is the woman Yale is involved with, which is why Isaac calls her Yale's mistress. His gossip about her is really a way of criticizing his friend's choices.
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第 1 章have the nerve toThe Drowning Question at Dinner
第 2 章getting out of handIsaac and Yale Talk About an Affair
第 3 章get carried awayIsaac Sends Tracy Home
第 4 章overratedIsaac and Mary Argue About Art
再生中 · 第 5 章a sucker forIsaac Quits the TV Show
第 6 章far from the actionIsaac Cries Poor at the Benefit
第 7 章right on the moneyIsaac and Mary Meet Again
第 8 章basket caseIsaac and Mary Walk by the River
第 9 章break up a marriageYale and Mary Meet at Bloomingdale's
第 10 章wind upIsaac and Mary Walk in the Rain
第 11 章at my fingertipsIsaac and Mary Talk in the Rain
第 12 章the toast of the townIsaac Tells Tracy to Go to London
第 13 章a no-win situationMary Ends It With Yale
第 14 章make a commitmentIsaac Breaks Up in Tracy's New Flat
第 15 章wasting myself on someoneMary Visits Isaac Late at Night
第 16 章right up your alleyThey Push Isaac to Call Mary
第 17 章hung up onIsaac Finally Kisses Mary
第 18 章in the same ballparkIsaac Tells Tracy About Someone Else
第 19 章a sucker forIsaac and Mary Run Into Her Ex
第 20 章balk atIsaac Confronts His Ex-Wife's Memoir
第 21 章have it outMary Tells Isaac She Loves Yale
第 22 章get your story straightIsaac Confronts Yale in Class
第 23 章look the other wayWhy Is Life Worth Living?第 5 / 23 章 · 残り約 51 分