Reservoir Dogs · 1992 — 第 5 / 22 章 · 2'11" · B2

Mr. White Panics About the Setup, Explained:What's done is done

Convinced the job was betrayed, White works himself into a panic — sure the cops know this place and could arrive any minute — while trying not to leave the wounded Orange alone. 'What's done is done,' he is told, and after a smoke he finally settles.

あらすじ

Mr. White fears the police will storm the warehouse because whoever planned the betrayal knows the location. He settles Orange in the next room, promising to stay where Orange can see him, then breaks down about taking the job for money. The others calm him and give him a cigarette.

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注目の表現

right offWhat's done is doneset us upgot caught

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このシーンの表現

What's done is done

it cannot be undone

As White keeps blaming himself, the other man cuts it short and asks him to stay calm.

It's over now, and what's done is done.

このシーンの他の表現

  • right off

    from the very start

  • set us up

    frame or trap someone

  • got caught

    was caught

  • what the fuck

    what the hell

  • take a breather

    take a short rest

このシーンのメモ一覧

29 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ

文法 · B1You better

had better: You better is short for you had better, a strong piece of advice.

You better start thinking about it, because I am.
表現 · A2drive off

leave by car

I wasn't even gonna come here. I was gonna just drive off, because whoever set us up knows about this place.
表現 · B2set someone up

frame or trap someone

White says whoever set them up knows the place, so he nearly drove off instead.

I wasn't even gonna come here. I was gonna just drive off, because whoever set us up knows about this place.
発音gonna just

Gonna swallows going to and runs into just.

I wasn't even gonna come here. I was gonna just drive off, because whoever set us up knows about this place.
表現 · A2right now

at this very moment

There could've been cops here waiting for us. They could be coming right now!
表現 · A2leave someone

abandon someone

Please, don't leave me.
表現 · A2in a minute

very soon

I'll be back in a minute, OK? I'll be right there looking at you.
発音back in a

Back in a links into one smooth run.

I'll be back in a minute, OK? I'll be right there looking at you.
スラング · B2the fuck

the hell — Angry slang; never in polite speech.

What the fuck am I doing here, man?
表現 · B2feel funny about something

feel uneasy about

You know I felt funny about this job right off.
表現 · B2right off

from the very start

Smoking in the next room, White admits the job felt wrong from the start.

You know I felt funny about this job right off.
表現 · B2should have walked

should have left

As soon as I felt it I should've walked, but I didn't fuckin' listen!
発音should've walked

Should've reduces to one quick sound before walked.

As soon as I felt it I should've walked, but I didn't fuckin' listen!
スラング · B2fuckin'

fucking (intensifier) — A vulgar intensifier; avoid entirely in formal speech.

As soon as I felt it I should've walked, but I didn't fuckin' listen!
表現 · A2get caught

was caught

White compares his bad feeling to the times he was caught buying weed.

It was like that every time I got caught buying weed.
スラング · B1weed

marijuana — Casual slang; formal writing says marijuana.

It was like that every time I got caught buying weed.
表現 · B1feel that way

have that feeling

I always said if I felt that way about a job I'd fuckin' walk and I didn't!
文法 · B2if I felt that way

unreal conditional: The past form after if and the would-clause mark an unreal condition.

I always said if I felt that way about a job I'd fuckin' walk and I didn't!
スラング · B1cause

because of — Spoken shortening of because; keep it out of writing.

- (Glass shatters) - I didn't cause of the fuckin' money.
表現 · B2what's done is done

it cannot be undone

As White keeps blaming himself, the other man cuts it short and asks him to stay calm.

What's done is done. We need you cool.
文法 · B2What's done is done

noun clause as subject: The what-clause works as the subject of the sentence.

What's done is done. We need you cool.
表現 · B1take a breather

take a short rest

Seeing White spiral, the other man tells him to pause and catch his breath.

- Take a breather. - (Sighs)

「Mr. White Panics About the Setup」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is White losing the composure he has been holding all along. His fear is not abstract: 'There could've been cops here waiting for us. They could be coming right now!' He keeps trying to protect Orange even while panicking, promising 'I'm right here looking at you,' and then turns the anger inward — he knew the job felt wrong 'right off,' and he should have walked away. What calms him is not a plan but a sentence: 'What's done is done.' It closes the argument rather than answering it, and after some water and a cigarette he is steady again. The moment matters because it shows how thin the crew's control is, and how quickly the professional mask can slip.

Theme

BetrayalWhite is certain the job was betrayed and fears the police are already coming for them.
SurvivalHis panic is about staying alive and keeping the wounded Orange alive until they can get out.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Regret here is one instant replayed out loud.
  • Staying for the money is the whole confession.
  • The past is closed in four words, twice.
  • A dying man's plea cuts through the self-pity.

発音のポイント

  • gonna just — Gonna swallows going to and runs into just.
  • back in a — Back in a links into one smooth run.
  • should've walked — Should've reduces to one quick sound before walked.
I didn't trust the guy but I wanted to believe him.

His explanation for a past mistake, and really for this one: he doubted the man but wanted the deal to be true.

As soon as I felt it I should've walked, but I didn't fuckin' listen!

His regret at ignoring his own instinct that the job was wrong.

What's done is done. We need you cool.

The blunt attempt to end the panic: the past cannot be changed, and what is needed now is calm.

I always said if I felt that way about a job I'd fuckin' walk and I didn't!

He reminds himself of his own rule — walk away when a job feels wrong — and admits he broke it.

There could've been cops here waiting for us. They could be coming right now!

The fear driving the scene: the police may already know the meeting spot and are possibly on their way.

このシーンについての質問

Why is Mr. White panicking?

He suspects the robbery was betrayed and that the person behind it knows the warehouse. If so, the police may already be on their way there.

What does 'What's done is done' mean here?

It means the past cannot be changed, so there is no use arguing about it now. It is said to stop White's spiral and bring him back to the present.

Why does White blame himself?

He says he felt something was wrong about the job from the start and should have walked away, but he ignored his own instinct.

Where does White put Orange?

He moves him into the next room so he can keep an eye on him from a distance, promising to stay where Orange can see him.

How does White calm down?

The others tell him the past is past and ask if he is cool, then have him wash his face, take a breather, and smoke a cigarette.

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