keep this night for two
Asked about other guests, Norma says the night is for the two of them alone.
We don't want to share this night with other people.Sunset Boulevard · 1950 — 第 9 / 19 章 · 2'07" · B2
Norma's New Year's Eve Confession, Explained：take me for granted
Norma clears the room so the night can belong to her and Joe alone, then showers him with gifts and promises. Joe tries to pull away: 'What right do you have to take me for granted?' She hears the refusal underneath and asks him to say it plainly — that he does not want her to love him.
あらすじ
On New Year's Eve, Norma Desmond dismisses the other guests so she and Joe can be alone. She gives him a gift and promises him a house in Malibu, the ocean, even a boat. Joe refuses, insisting he is all wrong for her and asking what right she has to take him for granted. Norma tells him to admit he does not want her to love him.
注目の表現
felt caughtshare this nighttrashtake me for granted
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このシーンの表現
take me for granted
assume I'll always be there
Cornered by Norma's plans, Joe finally asks what gives her the right to take him for granted.
Don't take me for granted just because I always say yes.
このシーンの他の表現
- felt caught
felt trapped
- share this night
keep this night for two
- trash
worthless people
- cut out
stop that, drop it
- all wrong for
totally unsuited to someone
このシーンのメモ一覧
34 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ
suggestion phrase: How about plus a gerund makes a casual suggestion.
Come midnight, how about blindfolding the orchestra and smashing champagne glasses over Max's head?felt trapped
Joe's voice-over compares himself to the cigarette held in Norma's finger, unable to move.
I felt caught, like the cigarette in that contraption on her finger.fill it with water
I'll fill the pool for you.all of it
I'll open my house in Malibu, and you can have the whole ocean.voyage to a place
And when our picture is finished, I'll buy you a boat and we'll sail to Hawaii...The p in Stop links into it, sounding like sto-pit.
Stop it. You're not going to buy me anything more.at twelve at night
Here. I was going to give it to you at midnight.cannot accept it
Norma, I can't take it. You've bought me enough.worthless people — A heavy insult; never in polite company.
I'm richer than all this new Hollywood trash.three city blocks
I own three blocks downtown. I've got oil in Bakersfield.stop that, drop it
Fed up with her constant we, Joe snaps and tells her to cut out the us business.
Cut out that "us" business!The t in right links straight into do.
What right do you have to take me for granted?crossed your mind
Has it ever occurred to you that I may have a life of my own?extraposed subject: It stands in for the that-clause, which carries the real content of the question.
Has it ever occurred to you that I may have a life of my own?The y in crazy slides into about.
That there may be some girl that I'm crazy about?a background actress
Who? Some carhop or dress extra?a drive-in waitress — Dated American term for a drive-in waitress, used here to belittle.
Who? Some carhop or dress extra?an important person
Joe mocks his own odds, saying she wants a Valentino type, a big shot with polo ponies.
You want a Valentino, somebody with polo ponies. A big shot.an important person — Casual and slightly mocking; don't call someone it to their face.
You want a Valentino, somebody with polo ponies. A big shot.subject clause: A what-clause is the subject; is links it to the blunt restatement.
What you're trying to say is you don't want me to love you.「Norma's New Year's Eve Confession」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a courtship that has already turned into a negotiation. Norma says there are no other guests and that 'this is for you and me,' then reaches for the only language she has left: buying things. Joe cannot answer with money, because he has none and she is 'richer than all this new Hollywood trash,' so he answers with distance. His complaint, 'What right do you have to take me for granted?', is really a plea to be seen as a person rather than a kept thing. Norma's reply cuts through it, naming the emotion he is dressing up as a practical problem: 'What you're trying to say is you don't want me to love you.' It is the closest either of them comes to the truth all night.
Theme
LonelinessNorma empties the house so only Joe remains, then tries to buy his affection because she has nothing else to offer.
MoneyThe whole relationship plays out in purchases; Joe's refusal to be bought is what finally forces the truth.
このチャプターで学べること
- Gifts here are a leash, not affection.
- The cigarette holder turns closeness into a trap.
- What right do you have cuts through every excuse.
- Naming his unspoken meaning is how she refuses to be refused.
発音のポイント
- Stop it — The p in Stop links into it, sounding like sto-pit.
- right do you — The t in right links straight into do.
- crazy about — The y in crazy slides into about.
Has it ever occurred to you that I may have a life of my own?Joe's plea for standing: that he might have a separate life and someone he loves, outside Norma's world.
What right do you have to take me for granted?His sharpest challenge to her: on what grounds does she assume he will always be there?
What you're trying to say is you don't want me to love you.Norma's translation of his evasions: she names the real message behind his excuses.
I'm richer than all this new Hollywood trash.Her boast about her wealth and contempt for the new Hollywood she believes has forgotten her.
I'll open my house in Malibu, and you can have the whole ocean.Her attempt to keep him with extravagance: the house, the ocean, everything she can give.
I felt caught, like the cigarette in that contraption on her finger.Joe's image of his own position, pinned and unable to move, like her cigarette in its holder.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Norma tell Joe there are no other guests?
She wants the night to belong only to the two of them. Sending everyone else away is her idea of romance, and it cuts Joe off from any world outside her house.
Why does Joe refuse Norma's gift?
He feels bought and kept. Taking more presents would make him more dependent, so he pushes the gift back and tells her she has already given him enough.
Why does Joe say he is 'all wrong for' Norma?
It is his polite way of pulling away. He tells her she should want someone grander, like a Valentino or a big shot, instead of a kept screenwriter hiding out on Sunset Boulevard.
What does Norma finally force Joe to admit?
She wants him to say out loud that he does not want her to love him. When he keeps dodging behind excuses, she demands it plainly: 'Say it. Say it!'
What does 'take me for granted' mean here?
It means treating someone as a sure thing, always available and never appreciated. Joe is protesting that Norma assumes he will stay put without ever asking what he wants.
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