a fear that does not make sense
Bob's irrational fear of needles...SLC Punk · 1998 — 第 1 / 10 章 · 2'13" · B2
Bob Fears the Needle, Explained：not much future
Bob looks like a madman, yet his fear of needles "was in contrast to everything you'd think about the guy." In the clinic a neglected cut draws "what the heck," then a warning that without help he'd be dead. The panic at the needle sits next to a sigh that kids have "not much future."
あらすじ
A voice-over says Bob fears needles, in contrast to the madman he looks like. He left a hand cut untreated for weeks. At the clinic someone inspects it, calls the infection the worst they've seen, and says that without them he'd be dead. After a kid who fell off a bike, someone adds that kids have not much future. A needle appears and someone shouts to get it away.
注目の表現
in contrast tohow are we doingwhat the hecknasty cut
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このシーンの表現
not much future
little chance of a good life ahead
After the talk of a kid, not much future drops the sympathy into a cold forecast and waits for agreement.
A shop that never opens on time has not much future.
このシーンの他の表現
- in contrast to
set against what you expected
- how are we doing
a soft hello that really asks about you
- what the heck
a mild what on earth
- nasty cut
a cut that looks ugly and serious
- fucking
a swear that makes the order louder
このシーンのメモ一覧
28 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
set against what you expected
Someone sets the fear in contrast to the man you would expect, correcting the picture rather than praising him.
was in contrast to everything you'd think about the guy.you would assume
I mean, to look at him, you'd think he was a madman, which he was.comment clause: which agrees that the madman label is actually true
I mean, to look at him, you'd think he was a madman, which he was.among the extreme cases
But he was also one of the most uptight guys I've ever met.relative clause: The clause modifies guys with no relative pronoun.
But he was also one of the most uptight guys I've ever met.leave something untouched
in a dirty old T-shirt, and he left it like that for weeks.Let gonna stay squeezed and keep be light.
Is he gonna be okay?a soft hello that really asks about you
Before the wound is examined, how are we doing arrives as a light clinic hello aimed at the patient.
Hi, how are we doing?let me examine it
Okay. Can I take a look at that?mild what the hell — Fine when you are shocked; skip it in formal writing.
Oh, what the heck did we do here?the worst case in my experience
I think that wound's the most infected thing I've ever seen.Leave 'em short instead of a full them.
I hate doctors, man. I hate 'em.a casual hey, pal — Casual with friends, not in formal talk.
I hate doctors, man. I hate 'em.implied condition: without me replaces an if-clause and makes death the result
Okay? Because without me you'd be dead.Keep you'd light and do not punch be.
Okay? Because without me you'd be dead.a cut that looks ugly and serious
Someone names the nasty cut and then asks how it happened, wincing at the wound rather than scolding a person.
That's a nasty cut you've got there. How did you manage that?how did you end up with this
That's a nasty cut you've got there. How did you manage that?little chance of a good life ahead
After the talk of a kid, not much future drops the sympathy into a cold forecast and waits for agreement.
There's not much future for 'em, hmm?Hit each No harder and let fine fall away.
No, no! No, I'm fine! I'm fine!a harsh intensifier — Only when furious with people you know.
Get that fucking needle away from me, man!stop holding me down
No, I don't do needles! Get off me! Get off!「Bob Fears the Needle」を読み解く
What's really going on
Bob is sold as a madman, "which he was," and in the same breath as "one of the most uptight guys I've ever met." The needle phobia is what makes that double portrait stick: wild to look at, rigid underneath. His hand tells the same story. He "didn't do anything about" the cut and "left it like that for weeks," so the clinic lines land hard. "what the heck did we do here?" is shock. "the most infected thing I've ever seen" is the charge. "without me you'd be dead" is the price of doing nothing. A kid who fell off a bike gets "sweetheart," "nice kid," and "sad, really," then one flat word, "Kids," and "There's not much future for 'em." The softness lasts a sentence. The verdict is general, light, and cold. Seconds later a needle comes out and someone shouts to be let go.
Theme
IdentityThe voice-over holds two pictures of Bob at once, madman and uptight, and the needle fear is the crack between them.
Dark humorAn infected cut left for weeks, a flat death warning, and a sigh that kids have not much future play as grim clinic jokes.
発音のポイント
- gonna be — Let gonna stay squeezed and keep be light.
- hate 'em — Leave 'em short instead of a full them.
- you'd be — Keep you'd light and do not punch be.
- No, I'm fine — Hit each No harder and let fine fall away.
I mean, to look at him, you'd think he was a madman, which he was.The voice-over accepts the madman impression and confirms it. Looking wild is accurate, which makes the needle fear harder to square with him.
But he was also one of the most uptight guys I've ever met.The next beat after madman. He is also rigidly uptight, and that is the side the needle fear belongs to.
I think that wound's the most infected thing I've ever seen.Said as the cut is being looked at. The speaker ranks this infection above anything they have seen, which is why the visit cannot wait.
Okay? Because without me you'd be dead.The speaker's bill for the neglected cut. It was left for weeks in a dirty shirt, and they treat that as fatal without their help.
There's not much future for 'em, hmm?It comes after a nice kid is called sad and someone answers "Kids." Pity folds into a light, general shrug about children, not an insult aimed at one face.
Get that fucking needle away from me, man!Panic the moment the needle is close. The swear is only force. This speaker does not do needles and wants the person holding it off them.
このシーンについての質問
Why is Bob's fear of needles treated as surprising?
To look at him, the voice-over says, you'd think he was a madman, "which he was." The fear "was in contrast to everything you'd think about the guy." He is also "one of the most uptight guys I've ever met," so the panic sits on the rigid side of that picture.
Why does someone say "without me you'd be dead"?
He "didn't do anything about the cut" and "left it like that for weeks" in a dirty T-shirt. After a look, someone says "what the heck did we do here?" and calls it "the most infected thing I've ever seen." The death line is that person's conclusion from the neglect.
Who is "'em" in "not much future for 'em"?
The line follows "That's a nice kid," "sad, really," "How's that?" and "Kids." So "'em" means kids. Pity for one child turns into a light, general sigh. Nobody is being told to their face that they personally have no future.
Why the shout to get the needle away?
The scene opens on "Bob's irrational fear of needles." In the room someone says "I hate doctors," and later "I'm fine," "I don't do needles," and "Get that fucking needle away from me." The shout is that fear once the needle is actually close.
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