Well, I owe it all to him.The Godfather · 1972 — 第 8 / 9 章 · 4'02" · B2
Michael Warns Fredo, Explained：an offer he can't refuse
On the surface this is a buyout. The family wants the casino and the hotel, and Moe Greene will not sell. Underneath, Michael is taking the business from his father, and Fredo has sided with an outsider. "But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again" draws that line in one sentence.
あらすじ
In a Las Vegas hotel, Johnny Fontane is asked to perform five times a year. The Corleone family then moves to buy Moe Greene out of the casino and hotel. Moe refuses, mocks their lost power in New York, and treats a public slap as business. Fredo calls him a friend. The reply is simple: never take sides against the family again.
注目の表現
an offer he can't refuseflies off the handleon the housetake sides with
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このシーンの表現
an offer he can't refuse
an offer backed by pressure, so refusal is not realistic
迈克尔谈起收购莫的酒店股份，轻描淡写地说会给对方一个无法拒绝的报价。
They called it a negotiation, but it was an offer he couldn't refuse.
このシーンの他の表現
- flies off the handle
to lose one's temper suddenly
- on the house
free, paid for by the business
- take sides with
to support one party in a dispute
このシーンのメモ一覧
57 行のセリフに 41 件のメモ
That's why he'd like to ask a favor of you.We're thinking of giving up our interests in the olive oil business and settling here.We're thinking of giving up our interests in the olive oil business and settling here.Moe will sell us his share of the casino and the hotel, so we'll own all of it.so for result
Moe will sell us his share of the casino and the hotel, so we'll own all of it.an offer backed by pressure, so refusal is not realistic
I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.reduced relative clause
I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.liaison
I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.We figure that entertainment would draw gamblers to the casino.We hope you'll sign a contract to appear five times a year.Perhaps convince some of your friends in the movies to do the same.We're counting on you.Sure, Mike. I'll do anything for my godfather.Have everything? Specially prepared food, the best dancers, and good credit.free, paid for by the business
Draw chips for everybody, so they can play on the house.Is my credit good enough to buy you out?Your casino loses money. We can do better.-You think I'm skimming off the top? -You're unlucky.You Guineas make me laugh.You Guineas make me laugh.I took Freddy in when you had a bad time, and now you try to push me out!I took Freddy in when you had a bad time, and now you try to push me out!You don't have that kind of muscle anymore.The Godfather is sick. You're getting chased out of New York by the others.Do you think you can come to my hotel and take over?Is that why you slapped my brother around in public?to lose one's temper suddenly
He flies off the handle sometimes, but we're good friends.liaison
He flies off the handle sometimes, but we're good friends.I have a business to run. I've got to kick asses sometimes.We had an argument, so I had to straighten him out.He was banging cocktail waitresses! Players couldn't get a drink.I leave for New York tomorrow. Think about a price.I'm Moe Greene! I made my bones when you were out with cheerleaders.when-clause
I'm Moe Greene! I made my bones when you were out with cheerleaders.Just a minute. Don is semi-retired and Mike is in charge of the family business.You're my older brother, and I love you.to support one party in a dispute
But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again.But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again.ever in negative commands
But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again.liaison
But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again.「Michael Warns Fredo」を読み解く
What's really going on
The meeting looks like gratitude and a business plan. Johnny is told the Don knows his gratitude, then handed a schedule that would turn his name into casino bait. The real subject is ownership. "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse" is not an ordinary price. In this family the offer is only the polite half of the message. Moe hears it as an insult. He took Fredo in when the Corleones were losing ground, and he thinks that debt lets him slap their brother and keep the hotel. He even names Barzini as a better partner. Fredo treats the slap as nothing and the man as a friend. That defense is the betrayal. Love and loyalty split in one breath: "You're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again." Fredo is not being corrected for a bad deal. He is told that blood does not excuse an outsider's side.
Theme
Family conflictA brother is told he is loved, then banned from siding with Moe against the family.
PowerBuying the casino is also a test of who gives orders once the Don steps back.
このチャプターで学べること
- An offer can close the door while sounding polite
- Counting on someone assigns the plan, not a wish
- A buyout is an exit dressed as credit
- Taking sides against family is treated as betrayal
発音のポイント
- offer he can't — liaison
- flies off the handle — liaison
- take sides with — liaison
I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.In this room it is not a clever price. It tells anyone listening that Moe's refusal has already been ruled out.
But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again.This is not a plea for peace. After a brother defends Moe, the sentence makes family loyalty a rule with no second chance.
You're my older brother, and I love you.The love is stated and limited in the same breath. It softens nothing, because the next words cancel any right to defend an outsider.
I'm Moe Greene! I made my bones when you were out with cheerleaders.This answers a younger man who just asked for a price. The boast means the speaker earned his name in the business before that man had any standing.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the family want Moe Greene's casino?
They are giving up the olive oil business to settle in Las Vegas, and they say the casino loses money. Johnny would appear five times a year and pull movie friends in, so entertainment feeds the tables. Owning both hotel and casino is the plan, not a partnership.
Why won't Moe Greene sell?
He loves the business and never spoke of selling. He says the Corleones are finished in New York, the Don is sick, and Barzini will deal with him while he keeps the hotel. He also reminds them that he took Fredo in during their bad time.
Why does Fredo get that warning?
He treats the public slap as nothing, calls Moe's temper a friend's temper, and then scolds Michael for speaking to Moe that way in Las Vegas. The answer is not a debate about the slap. It is a ban on taking anyone's side against the family.
What does "made my bones" mean here?
Moe is answering the demand to name a price. He means he earned his standing in this business when the man in front of him was still chasing cheerleaders, so he will not be talked to like a junior partner.
Who runs the family in this scene?
Someone tells Tom to take the problem to the Don. The correction is immediate: the Don is semi-retired, Michael is in charge, and anything to be said has to be said to Michael. Moe still owns the hotel, but he is no longer dealing with the old man.
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