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The Lego Movie · 2014 — 第 8 / 22 章 · 2'29" · B1

Emmet Fails the MasterBuilder Test, Explained：blend in

The rebels reach the wizard and present their find, but the prophecy gets complicated: the Piece was found by Emmet, not the chosen one. So Emmet is handed a pile of parts, ordered to build without instructions, and fails — "He will never be a MasterBuilder."

あらすじ

Emmet and Wyldstyle find Vitruvius, the old wizard, and report that the Piece of Resistance has been found. The prophecy seemed to name Wyldstyle as the Special, but Emmet is the one who actually found the piece. Vitruvius challenges Emmet to build a simple race car from parts, with no instructions, and Emmet can't manage it.

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注目の表現

blend inget this over withthe embodiment ofinsecure

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このシーンの表現

blend in

to look like everyone around you

露西教艾米特混进人群，说 all you have to do is blend in，别让人一眼看出异常。

He wore a plain coat to blend in at the market.

このシーンの他の表現

  • get this over with

    to finish something you dread as fast as possible

  • the embodiment of

    the perfect example of a quality

  • insecure

    not confident about oneself

このシーンのメモ一覧

58 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · B1all you have to do isAll you have to do is blend in and act like you belong here.
表現 · B2blend in

to look like everyone around you

All you have to do is blend in and act like you belong here.
表現 · A2act like someoneAll you have to do is blend in and act like you belong here.
文法 · B2All you have to do is blend in and act like you belong here

pseudo-cleft with all: The all ... is frame reduces a task to one simple demand.

All you have to do is blend in and act like you belong here.
発音blend in

liaison

All you have to do is blend in and act like you belong here.
表現 · B1be stillYou should just be still. Act like a stool.
スラング · B1Howdy- Wait! - (IN SOUTHERN DRAWL) Howdy, guys!
表現 · B1show someone how it's doneLet me show you how it's done.
発音how it's done

liaison

Let me show you how it's done.
表現 · B2get something over with

to finish something you dread as fast as possible

and get this over with.
発音get this over with

elision

and get this over with.
表現 · A2cannot seeI am a blind man and cannot see.
表現 · B1used to have somethingAre you the student I used to have...
表現 · B1keep doing somethingwho was so insecure she kept changing her name?
文法 · B2who was so insecure she kept changing her name

so ... result clause: The so clause links insecurity straight to its consequence.

who was so insecure she kept changing her name?
表現 · B2the embodiment of somethingThe embodiment of good, foiler of evil.
表現 · B1the most talentedThe most talented, most brilliant...
表現 · B1the one who does somethingbut Emmet is the one who found the Piece.
表現 · A2build something- build something simple. - Okay.
表現 · B1have the instructionsGo. - Do you have the instructions?
表現 · B1in one's mindNo. You must create the instructions in your mind, my liege.
スラング · C1my liegeNo. You must create the instructions in your mind, my liege.
表現 · A2a lot of somethingWell, there's a lot of really cool stuff here.
表現 · A2cool stuffWell, there's a lot of really cool stuff here.
表現 · A2can't do itSee? He can't do it. He will never be a MasterBuilder.

「Emmet Fails the MasterBuilder Test」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene sets up the movie's real question: what happens when the chosen one is nobody in particular. Everything here is a test of pedigree. Wyldstyle fits the prophecy on paper—talented, brilliant, important—yet the Piece chose the guy who can't build a car. The instruction to "create the instructions in your mind" is the film's philosophy in one line: mastery is imagination, not assembly. Emmet has spent his life following instructions, so he reaches for the rules and finds nothing. The verdict, "He will never be a MasterBuilder," sounds final, but the film will spend two hours arguing with it.

Theme

IdentityThe chosen-one prophecy lands on the least qualified person, asking whether a nobody can become somebody.
DreamsEmmet must build from imagination rather than instructions, the first hint that his worth is not yet visible.

発音のポイント

  • blend in — liaison
  • how it's done — liaison
  • get this over with — elision
All you have to do is blend in and act like you belong here.

Advice for surviving in a hostile crowd: look and behave like the people around you. For Emmet, who is incapable of being inconspicuous, it is easier said than done.

I've never heard of that man, whom I am not.

A joke that is also a cover-up. The speaker denies knowing the wanted man while clearly being him, a gag built on a contradiction.

No. You must create the instructions in your mind, my liege.

The movie's rule for real builders: don't assemble from a kit, imagine the thing and then make it. It reframes skill as inner vision.

See? He can't do it. He will never be a MasterBuilder.

The test's verdict, delivered as proof that Emmet is ordinary. It is meant to close the question, but the story treats it as a challenge.

このシーンについての質問

Why do Wyldstyle and Emmet go to see Vitruvius?

They need the old wizard to confirm the Piece of Resistance and explain the prophecy. He is the one who tells them what the Special is supposed to do and who is supposed to be it.

Why is Emmet asked to build a race car?

Wyldstyle doubts he is the Special because he isn't a MasterBuilder, so Vitruvius tests him. Building a simple car from a pile of parts is meant to show whether he has the gift—and he can't do it.

What does "blend in" mean here?

It means to look and act like everyone around you so you don't stand out. For someone as ordinary as Emmet, following that advice is itself the joke.

Does the prophecy actually name Wyldstyle as the Special?

Vitruvius recites it that way, calling her the embodiment of good and the most talented person in the universe. But since Emmet is the one who found the Piece, the scene immediately undercuts the prophecy.

LEGO ムービー · 全 22 章

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次のチャプター · 第 9 章in the first placeEmmet Invents the Double-Decker Couch
第 1 章put to sleepEmmet Follows the Instructions第 2 章between the linesEmmet's Morning Routine in Bricksburg第 3 章I hate to tell you thisEmmet Touches the Piece of Resistance第 4 章a blank slateBad Cop Interrogates Emmet第 5 章drop the actWyldstyle Rescues Emmet第 6 章no time to loseVitruvius Explains the Universe第 7 章No more Mr. Nice GuyPresident Business Reveals the Kragle再生中 · 第 8 章blend inEmmet Fails the MasterBuilder Test第 9 章in the first placeEmmet Invents the Double-Decker Couch第 10 章Trust your instinctsEmmet Learns to Trust His Instincts第 11 章tale of woeEmmet Addresses the MasterBuilders第 12 章every man for himselfCuckoo Land Gets Raided第 13 章after allBusiness Mocks the Double-Decker Couch第 14 章the last thing someone expectsEmmet Pitches His Master Plan第 15 章out of the blueEmmet Plans the Tower Heist第 16 章put on a tough actLucy Reveals Her Real Name第 17 章made it upVitruvius Reveals the Prophecy Is Fake第 18 章special little snowflakeLord Business Releases the Kragle第 19 章sounds like a cat posterGhost Vitruvius Reveals the Truth第 20 章a face in the crowdWyldstyle Rallies the Universe第 21 章Fire in the holeDad Finds His Lego Collection Wrecked第 22 章back from the deadLord Business Offers His Hand
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