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Spotlight · 2015 — 第 13 / 21 章 · 1'51" · C1

The Team Goes After the System, Explained：from the top down

The Spotlight team argues over how to take on the Church, and one line cuts through the noise: "That's all they do. Indicate." The meeting ends by shifting the target from individual priests to the institution itself—"We're going after the system."

あらすじ

In a newsroom meeting, the Spotlight team debates how to pursue the abuse story. One reporter doubts that more numbers will force accountability; another insists they must prove the cover-up was systemic. They decide the target should be the institution rather than individual priests, and start building a list of victims to contact.

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注目の表現

That's all they doface chargesfrom the top downcat fight

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このシーンの表現

from the top down

starting at the highest level and imposed downward

会上讨论问题是不是从教会最高层压下来时，罗比说如果真是自上而下，那才是更大的那条新闻。

The reform was ordered from the top down, so nobody dared resist.

このシーンの他の表現

  • That's all they do

    all they ever do is indicate; a sarcastic dismissal of empty gestures

  • face charges

    to be formally accused of a crime and have to answer for it

  • cat fight

    a messy, bitter quarrel that settles nothing

このシーンのメモ一覧

32 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

発音did you

liaison

When did you get this?
表現 · B2where are we on somethingWhere are we on Law?
表現 · B2have knowledge of somethingAnything that shows he had knowledge of this?
文法 · B2that shows he had knowledge of this

relative clause with that

Anything that shows he had knowledge of this?
表現 · B2nothing concreteWe're still working Garabedian. But nothing concrete.
表現 · C1call down something (on someone)I keep thinking about that conversation we had the other night about how Law called down the power of God
表現 · B2someone being someoneThat's just Law being Law.
表現 · B2an extreme reactionwhy the extreme reaction?
表現 · B2someone had to knowLaw had to know.
文法 · B2Law had to know

had to for logical certainty

Law had to know.
表現 · B1the bigger storyI think that's the bigger story.
表現 · B2come from the top downIf it came from the top down, yes.
文法 · B2If it came from the top down

conditional clause with if

If it came from the top down, yes.
発音came from the

weak form

If it came from the top down, yes.
表現 · B2clearly indicate somethingBut the numbers clearly indicate that there were senior clergy involved.
スラング · B2cat fightWe'll get into the same cat fight you got into on Porter, which made a lot of noise,
表現 · B2not one bitbut changed things not one bit.
表現 · B1focus on somethingWe need to focus on the institution, not the individual priests.
発音focus on the

liaison

We need to focus on the institution, not the individual priests.
表現 · B2practice and policyPractice and policy.
表現 · B2face charges

to be formally accused of a crime and have to answer for it

Show me the Church manipulated the system so that these guys wouldn't have to face charges.
文法 · B2so that these guys wouldn't have to face charges

so that for purpose

Show me the Church manipulated the system so that these guys wouldn't have to face charges.
表現 · B2time and time againShow me they put those same priests back into parishes, time and time again.
表現 · B2something is systemicShow me this was systemic, that it came from the top down.
表現 · B1make a list of somethingMake a list of all the victims we have. Start reaching out.
表現 · B2start reaching out to someoneMake a list of all the victims we have. Start reaching out.

「The Team Goes After the System」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is the moment the reporting changes shape. The team has been chasing individual priests, and the numbers seem to prove senior clergy were involved, but one voice refuses the easy conclusion: "That's all they do. Indicate." The point is that evidence alone will not force change, and another reporter warns that repeating the last fight would make "a lot of noise, but changed things not one bit." So the strategy turns institutional: prove the Church manipulated the system and moved abusers around, then go after the system itself.

Theme

JusticeThe team decides that exposing individual priests is not enough and targets the institution instead.
PowerThe debate is about how power protects abusers from the top down, and how to prove it.

発音のポイント

  • did you — liaison
  • came from the — weak form
  • focus on the — liaison
That's all they do. Indicate.

A sarcastic verdict: the evidence only points, and pointing changes nothing on its own.

We need to focus on the institution, not the individual priests.

The strategic turn of the film: blame the system that protected abusers, not just the men.

That's just Law being Law.

A resigned line: the cardinal's outburst is not a clue, it is simply his usual behavior.

We're going after the system.

The team's new mission stated plainly—the story is about the institution, not one man.

このシーンについての質問

Why does the team decide to go after the institution?

Because individual priests and a list of names are not enough; they want to prove the Church as a system hid abusers and moved them around.

What does 'That's all they do. Indicate.' mean here?

It is a sarcastic remark that the numbers only indicate wrongdoing without forcing any real accountability.

Why does one reporter warn about repeating the Porter fight?

Because that earlier story about a single priest made a lot of noise but changed nothing, and they want this story to land differently.

Why is the Porter case important to the team?

It is the case that taught them anger and attention alone are not enough, so it becomes the cautionary example for this investigation.

What do they plan to do next?

They decide to build a list of all the victims and start reaching out, bringing in more help if needed.

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