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The Mist · 2007 — 第 4 / 11 章 · 7'44" · B2

Mrs. Carmody Preaches the End, Explained：meet one's maker

The crowd in the store is scared, and Mrs. Carmody tells them the mist is God's judgment. 'What are you proposing That we all prepare to meet our maker?' someone asks. On the surface it's about survival; underneath, it's a fight over who gets to explain the disaster — and who the frightened will follow.

あらすじ

Trapped in a supermarket by a strange, deadly mist, the survivors argue about what it means. Mrs. Carmody, a local religious zealot, declares it is God's punishment and urges everyone to prepare to meet their maker. Others push back, but her certainty starts to win over the scared crowd.

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pull one's weightmeet one's makerthe scales fall awaycondescend

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このシーンの表現

meet one's maker

to die and face God

有人讥讽卡莫迪太太，问她是不是要大家准备去见上帝。

The old sailor said he was ready to meet his maker.

このシーンの他の表現

  • pull one's weight

    to do one's fair share of the work

  • the scales fall away

    to suddenly see the truth

  • condescend

    to behave as if you are above someone

このシーンのメモ一覧

155 行のセリフに 38 件のメモ

表現 · B2of some magnitudeIt appears we may have a problem of some magnitude here.
表現 · B1not all badCause they're not all bad.
表現 · B2count for somethingthen my life will have counted for something.
文法 · B2my life will have counted for something

future perfect

then my life will have counted for something.
表現 · B2pull one's weight

to do one's fair share of the work

I will have pulled my weight.
発音pulled my weight

liaison

I will have pulled my weight.
表現 · B2serve a purposeI will have served a purpose here on this earth.
表現 · B2have at itOkay, well, then have at it.
発音have at it

liaison

Okay, well, then have at it.
表現 · B1someone to talk to
表現 · B1tell you whatLook, I tell you what.
スラング · C1shit one out
表現 · B2the fact remainsThe fact remains, the evidence here is flimsy.
表現 · B2border on somethingit's bordering on ludicrous.
文法 · B2doing nothing but damage

nothing but

表現 · B1leave it aloneLeave it alone, David.
文法 · B1there s a fire even when their hair is burning

existential there

表現 · B1a powerful thingDenial is a powerful thing.
表現 · B2have no part of something
表現 · B2a court of appealsThere's no court of appeals in hell.
スラング · C1bags of shitit's still just bags of shit, isn't it?
表現 · B2none so blind as those who ...There's none so blind as those who will not see.
表現 · B1open one's eyesOpen your eyes.
発音Open your eyes

liaison

Open your eyes.
表現 · B2the scales fall from one's eyes

to suddenly see the truth

Let the scales fall away.
表現 · B2meet one's maker

to die and face God

表現 · B2no call for somethingHey, there's no call for that.
表現 · B1till the endDoubters will doubt till the end.
表現 · B1take sidesTake sides, the saved and the damned.
表現 · B1the rest of someone
表現 · B2the bill is dueThe bill is due.
表現 · B2pennies in the jarA few more pennies in the jar.
表現 · B2see if someone doesn't ...See if they don't.
表現 · B2if you dareYou hit me again, if you dare.
表現 · B2on one's kneesYou'll be on your knees to me before this is through.
表現 · B1be known in a place
スラング · B2No shitNo shit.
表現 · B2one's first clueWhat was your first clue?

「Mrs. Carmody Preaches the End」を読み解く

What's really going on

When the world stops making sense, whoever offers a story that explains it gains power. Mrs. Carmody does not just preach about the mist; she hands the terrified shoppers a reason for their fear and a part to play in it. Her promise is sudden clarity, but she is the one deciding what everyone should finally see. The resistance is real but thin: one shopper refuses to be lectured, and the objection is swept aside as more of the room starts to nod along. The film's uncomfortable point is that, here, explanation and authority are the same thing. "There's none so blind as those who will not see" is the chapter's own verdict on the crowd: they are not persuaded by evidence, they are persuaded by certainty.

Theme

FaithCarmody turns a monster attack into a test of belief, and fear makes the crowd accept her read.
PowerWhoever names the disaster controls the room; Carmody wins authority by explaining the unexplained.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Notice how "pulled my weight" changes the exchange.
  • Listen for the attitude carried by "pulled my weight".
  • Try the phrase in a comparable conversation.

発音のポイント

  • pulled my weight — liaison
  • have at it — liaison
  • Open your eyes — liaison
Denial is a powerful thing

People can refuse a truth so completely that no evidence reaches them, and that refusal shapes what everyone around them does.

There s none so blind as those who will not see

The hardest person to convince is the one who has already decided not to look; willful blindness beats facts.

then my life will have counted for something

If this is the end, at least my suffering and death will have meant something — a way of making horror bearable.

You can t convince some people there s a fire even when their hair is burning

Some people won't accept an obvious danger even when it is already hurting them, and arguing with them is pointless.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Mrs. Carmody say the mist is God's punishment?

She reads the creatures as biblical judgment and tells the frightened survivors that the end has come. Whether she believes it or not, the claim lets her explain the horror and claim authority over the group.

Does anyone argue with Mrs. Carmody in this scene?

Yes. Someone pushes back with 'Don't you condescend me,' refusing to be lectured. But the objection is drowned out as more of the trapped people start siding with her.

Why do the people in the store start listening to Mrs. Carmody?

Fear makes an explanation valuable. She sounds certain, and certainty is comforting when nobody else can say what is happening, so scared people begin to follow her.

What does 'Let the scales fall away' mean here?

It is a biblical image for sudden clear sight. In the scene it means being freed from denial, though Carmody is the one deciding what everyone should now see.

Is Mrs. Carmody right about the mist?

The film never confirms her theology. The creatures are real, but the story keeps the question of meaning open, which is what makes her certainty so dangerous to the group.

ミスト · 全 11 章

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次のチャプター · 第 5 章tightly woundThe Group Debates Seeking Rescue
第 1 章the end of daysThe Mist Reaches the Store第 2 章sense of proportionDavid Argues With His Neighbor第 3 章at stakeDavid Argues the Mist Is Real再生中 · 第 4 章meet one's makerMrs. Carmody Preaches the End第 5 章tightly woundThe Group Debates Seeking Rescue第 6 章for the bestAftermath at the Grocery Store第 7 章cut and runThe Crowd Turns on David第 8 章leave well enough aloneCarmody Blocks the Pharmacy Run第 9 章at bayDavid Plans His Escape第 10 章point the fingerThe Arrowhead Project Revealed第 11 章wait and seeDavid Promises Billy He'll Never Leave
第 4 / 11 章 · 残り約 35 分