-It used to decorate a king's palace. -Very nice.The Godfather · 1972 — 第 2 / 9 章 · 2'41" · B2
Woltz Refuses Johnny the Role, Explained：run him out of the business
A studio head shows off a prize horse, then turns down a movie role for Johnny Fontane. The no is not about talent. "And a man in my position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous!" names the real wound: public humiliation, not the part itself.
あらすじ
Tom Hagen visits Jack Woltz's estate. Woltz shows him palace art and a racehorse named Khartoum, priced beyond what Russian czars paid, and kept for stud rather than the track. Over dinner Hagen asks for a film role for Johnny Fontane, Corleone's godson. Woltz refuses, vows to run Fontane out of the business, and throws his guest out. Hagen leaves to report the bad news at once.
注目の表現
dollars and centsrun him out of the businessmake me look ridiculoushard-hearted
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このシーンの表現
run him out of the business
to force someone out of an industry
沃尔茨扬言要把约翰尼·方坦彻底赶出电影这一行，并当场说明理由。
They tried to run the small studio out of the business.
このシーンの他の表現
- dollars and cents
money, or the accounting side of things
- make me look ridiculous
to make someone appear foolish in front of others
- hard-hearted
showing no sympathy or kindness
このシーンのメモ一覧
38 行のセリフに 35 件のメモ
used to for past states
-It used to decorate a king's palace. -Very nice.-I only use his name when necessary. -How's your drink?-Fine. -Now I'll show you something beautiful.You do appreciate beauty, don't you?I bet Russian czars never paid that for a single horse.I'm not going to race him, though. I'm going to put him out to stud.I'm not going to race him, though. I'm going to put him out to stud.liaison
I'm not going to race him, though. I'm going to put him out to stud.Let's get something to eat.To the Italian people that's a very sacred, close relationship.He never asks a second favor when he's been refused the first.when-clause in the passive
He never asks a second favor when he's been refused the first.That part is perfect for him. It'll make him a big star.That part is perfect for him. It'll make him a big star.to force someone out of an industry
I'm going to run him out of the business, and let me tell you why.I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on her, to make her a big star.spend money on someone
I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on her, to make her a big star.Let me be even more frank.showing no sympathy or kindness
To show you that I'm not a hard-hearted man. That it's not all dollars and cents.money, or the accounting side of things
To show you that I'm not a hard-hearted man. That it's not all dollars and cents.She's the greatest piece of ass I've had and I've had them all over the world.Then Johnny Fontane comes along with his olive oil voice and Guinea charm.And she runs off.She threw it all away just to make me look ridiculous!to make someone appear foolish in front of others
She threw it all away just to make me look ridiculous!liaison
She threw it all away just to make me look ridiculous!And a man in my position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous!afford plus passive infinitive
And a man in my position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous!You get the hell out of here!liaison
You get the hell out of here!If that goombah tries any rough stuff, tell him I'm no bandleader.If that goombah tries any rough stuff, tell him I'm no bandleader.Mr. Corleone insists on hearing bad news immediately.Mr. Corleone insists on hearing bad news immediately.「Woltz Refuses Johnny the Role」を読み解く
What's really going on
The horse tour is a power display. Khartoum cost more than a czar would pay, and he will not even be raced. The ask comes wrapped in respect: Corleone is Johnny's godfather, and he never asks a second favor once refused. The refusal is not about talent. One line admits the part is perfect and would make Fontane a big star, then promises to run him out of the business. Fontane had taken a young actress the studio spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to train. The host insists it is not all dollars and cents, and that he is not hard-hearted. The sentence he actually lands on is "And a man in my position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous!" Money is the alibi. Being made a fool is the injury. The guest does not argue. He leaves so Corleone will hear the bad news immediately.
Theme
PrideA studio head would rather destroy a career than be made to look ridiculous after an actress leaves him for Fontane.
PowerThe horse, the refusal, and the threat to run Fontane out of the business are all ways of showing who controls the town.
このチャプターで学べること
- Hospitality can be a ranking ritual
- A surgical no still starts a war
- Humiliation outweighs the money
- Bad news is a duty, not a delay
発音のポイント
- put him out — liaison
- threw it all away — liaison
- get the hell out — liaison
And a man in my position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous!In this refusal, status comes before the favor. A man at the top of a studio cannot let a public humiliation stand, so the answer is no.
I'm going to run him out of the business, and let me tell you why.Not a pass on one role. A promise to drive Fontane out of the movie business entirely, with the grudge explained right after.
Mr. Corleone insists on hearing bad news immediately.The visit is over and the answer is no. Corleone is to hear that refusal at once, with nothing softened on the way back.
He never asks a second favor when he's been refused the first.A warning attached to the request. Once this favor is refused, there will not be a second ask to soften the no.
このシーンについての質問
Why won't Woltz give Johnny Fontane the part?
He admits the part is perfect and would make Fontane a big star, so casting is not the problem. Fontane ran off with a young actress the studio had trained for five years and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on. The host calls that being made to look ridiculous, and says a man in his position cannot afford it.
Why does the host show off the horse?
Khartoum is the argument before anyone mentions the movie. The host prices the horse above what he claims a Russian czar paid and says he will not even race it. The tour and the later no make the same point: he already has the power to keep what he wants and shut other people out.
Why is the guest still polite on the way out?
He does not beg. He thanks the host for dinner, calls the evening pleasant, and asks for a car to the airport. The closing line is that Mr. Corleone insists on hearing bad news immediately. The errand was to bring back a clear no.
Is this refusal really about money?
The host says he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars, then says it is not all dollars and cents and that he is not hard-hearted. The line he treats as final is about being made to look ridiculous. The money explains the investment. The injury he will not forgive is status.
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