The Princess and the Frog · 2009 — 第 5 / 14 章 · 3'56" · B2

The Shadow Man Offers a Deal, Explained:friends on the other side

A street-corner fortune teller deals the cards and takes control of the room: "You're in my world now, not your world." He flatters, frightens, and finally names his price, warning that whatever you want, you may lose what you already have. It is charm used as a trap.

あらすじ

Dr. Facilier, the Shadow Man, invites Naveen and Lawrence to his table and reads their fortunes. He describes their money troubles and ambitions, boasts that he has friends on the other side, and then offers a deal. The transformation he promises comes with a warning: you get what you wanted, but you lose what you had.

NegotiationPersuasionPersuadingThreateningStrangersB2slowamericanClean
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注目の表現

get hitchedPut your minds at easeparlor trickfriends on the other side

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このシーンの表現

friends on the other side

a veiled claim of powerful, hidden allies

影子人一边唱歌一边反复强调自己「在另一边有朋友」,用阴森的合唱暗示他背后有看不见的势力,威胁劳伦斯别乱动。

Don't worry about the review - I have friends on the other side of this deal.

このシーンの他の表現

  • get hitched

    to get married

  • Put your minds at ease

    to make someone stop worrying and feel calm

  • parlor trick

    a simple trick meant to amuse people, not real magic

このシーンのメモ一覧

61 行のセリフに 20 件のメモ

表現 · C1were I a ... manWere I a betting man, and I'm not, I stay away from games of chance...
表現 · B2in the company of someoneI'd wager I'm in the company of visiting royalty.
表現 · B1read someone's palmThis remarkable gentleman has just read my palm.
表現 · C1obviously a charlatanSire! This chap is obviously a charlatan.
表現 · B1be in someone's worldYou're in my world now, not your world
表現 · B2have friends on the other side

a veiled claim of powerful, hidden allies

And I got friends on the other side
表現 · C1a parlor trick

a simple trick meant to amuse people, not real magic

Just a little something we have here in Louisiana, little parlor trick.
表現 · B2put someone's mind at ease

to make someone stop worrying and feel calm

Sit down at my table Put your minds at ease
表現 · B2do anything one pleasesIf you relax, it will enable me to do anything I please
表現 · B2make someone's wildest dreams come trueMake your wildest dreams come true I got voodoo, I got hoodoo I got things I ain't even tried
表現 · B2the cards will tellThe cards, the cards The cards will tell
表現 · B1from across the seaNow you, young man are from across the sea
表現 · C1a long line of royaltyYou come from two long lines of royalty
表現 · B2someone's funds are lowBut your funds are low
表現 · C1someone's daddy got doughYou need to marry a little honey whose daddy got dough
表現 · B2get hitched

to get married

Now y'all got to get hitched. But hitching ties you down.
表現 · C1freedom takes moneyBut freedom takes green.
表現 · B2be pushed aroundYou been pushed round all your life
表現 · B2the ... someone always wanted to beIs exactly the man you always wanted to be Shake my hand
表現 · B2lose what you had- But you lost what you had - But you lost what you had

「The Shadow Man Offers a Deal」を読み解く

What's really going on

The whole scene runs on the gap between a show and a threat. Facilier performs a cheap magic act — a little parlor trick — but every joke is aimed at control: "You're in my world now, not your world." He names his marks' private disappointments out loud, then offers exactly what they want. The deal looks generous, and the closing lines expose it: whatever you are handed, something is taken in return. What makes him dangerous is not the voodoo but the salesmanship, the ability to make a bad bargain feel like a favor.

Theme

DeceptionA charming fortuneteller uses flattery and fear to sell a deal that costs more than it appears.
MoneyFacilier reads the pair's money troubles and offers freedom and wealth in exchange for their trust.
You're in my world now, not your world

A claim of home advantage: the table, the rules and the danger all belong to the one speaking.

- But you lost what you had - But you lost what you had

The deal's hidden price, repeated like a spell: what you gain is paid for with what you already own.

If you relax, it will enable me to do anything I please

A polite-sounding line that reveals the goal: calm is exactly what lets him take control.

I'm a royal myself on my mother's side.

A flattering aside that puts him on the marks' level while quietly claiming a share of their status.

Take a little trip into your future with me

An invitation framed as a small adventure, which is how the trap is made to sound fun.

このシーンについての質問

Who is the Shadow Man?

Dr. Facilier, a fortuneteller and voodoo practitioner who works the streets of New Orleans. He uses charm and magic to strike bargains, and his friends on the other side are the spirits backing him.

What deal does Facilier offer Naveen and Lawrence?

He offers to give them what they want — for Naveen, freedom and money; for Lawrence, a chance to become the man he always wanted to be — in exchange for their cooperation and a handshake.

What is the catch in the deal?

It is hinted in the closing lines: you get what you wanted, but you lose what you had. The bargain trades away something you already own, and the cost only becomes clear later.

Why does Facilier say they are in his world?

To intimidate them. By claiming the table and the moment as his own, he frames the meeting as one he controls, which is the first step in getting them to agree.

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