Swingers · 1996 — 第 10 / 17 章 · 2'25" · B2

Debating Goodfellas and Reservoir Dogs, Explained:the money

Two friends at the bar turn a night out into a film-school argument. Is the Steadicam shot through the Copa in Goodfellas the greatest shot ever — "that was the money" — or is the slow-motion walk in Reservoir Dogs just as good? Someone insists Tarantino "bites everything from Scorsese," and nobody can agree.

あらすじ

At the bar, Mike, Rob, and Charles catch up on auditions, parents, and the pilot nobody booked. Then the talk turns to movies: the long Steadicam shot in Goodfellas versus the slow-motion opening of Reservoir Dogs. One side calls the Goodfellas shot 'the money'; the other argues Tarantino steals from Scorsese. They leave to make the party.

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the money

the best part

In the argument, one man declares the Steadicam shot in Goodfellas the best thing in the film.

That final shot was the money.

このシーンの他の表現

  • on the rocks

    served with ice

  • shit

    crap; junk

  • take it

    react to news

  • cut out

    removed in editing

  • that's the dope

    that's the good stuff

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54 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ

表現 · A2a drink on the rocks

served with ice

At the bar, one orders whiskey with ice and the other a Bud, both sounding at ease.

I'll get a Dewars on the rocks. What are you getting?
発音get a

Get a links into a single blurred sound.

I'll get a Dewars on the rocks. What are you getting?
表現 · A2can't believe something

find it hard to accept

God, I can't believe the women in this city.
発音can't believe

The t in can't often drops into believe.

God, I can't believe the women in this city.
表現 · B1at one's best

in its finest form

Darwinism at its best.
表現 · A2what's up

how are things

- Yo, Mikey, what's up? - Charles! How you doin', man?
スラング · B2shit

crap; junk — Crude; fine for venting, not for formal talk.

- That shit wasn't funny anyway. - Piece of shit.
表現 · B1take it well/badly

react to news

Hearing Mike has no official answer yet, Charles asks how his parents took the news.

Oh man. How'd your folks take it?
文法 · B2told my folks I didn't get

noun clause: A that-clause is the object of told: it spells out what he has not told his parents.

That's all right, man. I still haven't told my folks I didn't get Deep Space Nine.
表現 · B1figure something out

work it out

You figure they'd figure it out by now, right?
文法 · B2figure they'd figure it out

zero that-clause: The that after figure is left out; the clause still works as the object of figure.

You figure they'd figure it out by now, right?
表現 · B1get cut out

be removed in editing

Not till you book it. You know, you might get cut out.
表現 · B1take a part as someone

accept a role

I'm considering taking a part as Goofy.
表現 · A2at least ...

on the bright side

- Well, at least it's Disney, right? - Yeah.
表現 · A2come with someone

come along

Beautiful babies. You want to come with?
表現 · A2why not

sure, let's do it

Yeah, why not? This place is dead anyway.
表現 · B2be the money

the best part

In the argument, one man declares the Steadicam shot in Goodfellas the best thing in the film.

that the SteadiCam shot in Goodfellas was the money.
スラング · B2money

the best part — Nineties slang for the best thing.

that the SteadiCam shot in Goodfellas was the money.
文法 · B1It took them four days to

dummy subject: It is a dummy subject; the real subject is the infinitive to light that shot.

It took them four days to light that shot.
表現 · B1cost a fortune

be very expensive

Jesus, that must've cost a fortune.
表現 · B2be nuts to do something

be crazy to do it

Wait. You gotta be nuts to shoot in a casino.
発音gotta be

The t in gotta drops straight into be.

Wait. You gotta be nuts to shoot in a casino.
スラング · B1nuts

crazy — Casual for crazy; used to tease or scold.

Wait. You gotta be nuts to shoot in a casino.
スラング · B2the dope

the best; the coolest — Very casual slang; keep it out of formal talk.

- That's the dope. - Dude, dude. Reservoir Dogs.
表現 · A2in the beginning

at the start

The one right in the beginning where they're walking in slow motion, man.
表現 · B1compare two things

set the two side by side

How can you even compare the two, man?
スラング · C1bites

copies; steals from — A put-down in film talk; means copied, not bit.

Tarantino completely bites everything from Scorsese.
表現 · B2N grand

ten thousand dollars

I heard they did that whole thing for under ten grand.
スラング · B2grand

a thousand dollars — Casual for a thousand dollars; avoid in writing.

I heard they did that whole thing for under ten grand.
表現 · B2get the hell out of somewhere

leave quickly

Let's get the hell out of here if we wanna make this party.
発音get the hell

Get the hell runs together, with the nearly swallowed.

Let's get the hell out of here if we wanna make this party.

「Debating Goodfellas and Reservoir Dogs」を読み解く

What's really going on

The bar scene is a portrait of a certain kind of Los Angeles friendship. The men trade failure stories as jokes — pilots they did not get, a part as Goofy — and the ease of it shows how common disappointment is in their world. Then the conversation becomes a competition about taste, complete with arguments over lighting costs and shot counts. Nobody is really fighting; this is how they spend time. The one line that lands as a thesis is "Everybody steals from everybody. That's movies," which shrugs off the Tarantino-versus-Scorsese quarrel in a single sentence. The scene also quietly sets up the night's plan: a party in the hills with 'beautiful babies,' which is what actually matters to them.

Theme

FriendshipThe scene shows friends passing time the way they know: trading failed-audition stories, arguing about movies, and heading out together.
DreamsEvery conversation keeps brushing against stalled acting careers, from pilots that went nowhere to considering a role as Goofy.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Film talk here is really a contest over who has better taste.
  • 'That did look money' praises a shot without one technical term.
  • 'Everybody steals from everybody' shrugs off the whole plagiarism fight.
  • A low budget becomes the proof that style beats money.

発音のポイント

  • get a — Get a links into a single blurred sound.
  • can't believe — The t in can't often drops into believe.
  • gotta be — The t in gotta drops straight into be.
  • get the hell — Get the hell runs together, with the nearly swallowed.
Everybody steals from everybody. That's movies.

The line that ends the argument: influence is normal in filmmaking, so the Tarantino-versus-Scorsese dispute is pointless.

You know what? You gotta admit that did look money.

'Money' here means excellent, worth the hype; the speaker concedes the rival's shot actually looked great.

You figure they'd figure it out by now, right?

A joke about parents still waiting for news of a role; the children assume the silence should have given the truth away by now.

How can you even compare the two, man?

The heart of the argument: the two shots are treated as so different in quality that comparing them is, to one fan, absurd.

このシーンについての質問

What are Mike, Rob, and Charles talking about?

First their acting careers — pilots that did not get picked up, whether to tell their parents, and a possible role as Goofy. Then the talk turns into an argument about great movie shots.

Why do they argue about Goodfellas and Reservoir Dogs?

Both sides are showing off their taste. One calls the long Steadicam shot in Goodfellas 'the money,' while the other prefers the slow-motion walk in Reservoir Dogs and accuses Tarantino of copying Scorsese.

What does "the money" mean in this scene?

It is slang for the best or most impressive part — here, the shot everyone agrees is worth the hype. It is praise, not about actual cash.

Where are they going at the end?

To a party in the hills, thrown by what sounds like a modeling agency. The last line rushes them out so they will not miss it.

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