Talking to runs together, with to reduced to ta.
Why am I even bothering talking to such idiots?Whatever Works · 2009 — 第 1 / 16 章 · 5'03" · C1
Boris Breaks the Fourth Wall, Explained：whatever works
Boris opens the film by ranting to his friends and then straight to the camera, blaming religion, politics and human nature for everything wrong with the world. He lands on his verdict about people and his own philosophy: 'My story is, whatever works.' Then he warns the audience that they are watching the wrong kind of movie.
あらすじ
Boris sits in a diner and launches into a monologue, first to his friends and then directly to the audience. He attacks religion as a money-making racket, argues that every good idea fails because it assumes people are decent, and concludes that we are a failed species. His advice is simple: whatever works.
注目の表現
a fatal flawwhatever worksracketdelusions of grandeur
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このシーンの表現
whatever works
whatever gets results
Asked for his life philosophy, Boris answers in four words: whatever works.
I don't care which method we use, whatever works.
このシーンの他の表現
- a fatal flaw
a fatal weakness
- racket
a shady money-making scheme
- delusions of grandeur
false belief in one's own importance
- a feel-good movie
a movie that leaves you happy
- goddamn
a mild swear used for emphasis
このシーンのメモ一覧
86 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
turn something into something
It's the professionals who've made it into a corporate business.relative clause: The clause defines which professionals Boris blames.
It's the professionals who've made it into a corporate business.a lot of money to be made
There's big money in the God racket. Big money.a fatal weakness
Boris praises every creed, then says they all share one fatal flaw, daring his friends to ask.
All great ideas. These are all great ideas, but they all suffer from one fatal flaw.founded on something
Which is they're all based on the fallacious notion that people are fundamentally decent.appositive clause: The that-clause spells out what the notion claims.
Which is they're all based on the fallacious notion that people are fundamentally decent.predicative clause: The that-clause after is states exactly what he means.
All I'm saying is that people make life so much worse than it has to be and, believe me, it's a nightmare without their help.a place full of horrors
For Christ's sake, you got to take what little pleasure you can find in this chamber of horrors.whatever gets results
Asked for his life philosophy, Boris answers in four words: whatever works.
My story is, whatever works. You know, as long as you don't hurt anybody.a bit of happiness
Any way you can filch a little joy in this cruel, dog-eat-dog, pointless, black chaos. That's my story.to steal something small — Playful for small thefts; not formal.
Any way you can filch a little joy in this cruel, dog-eat-dog, pointless, black chaos. That's my story.money earned through hard work
They paid good money for tickets, hard-earned money, so some moron in Hollywood can buy a bigger swimming pool.a stupid person — An insult; too harsh for polite talk.
They paid good money for tickets, hard-earned money, so some moron in Hollywood can buy a bigger swimming pool.false belief in one's own importance
When Boris insists an audience is watching, his friends call it delusions of grandeur.
- Total delusions of grandeur. - Completely.a movie that leaves you happy
Turning to the audience, Boris warns that this is not the feel-good movie of the year.
And just so you know, this is not the feel-good movie of the year.used to show anger or confusion — Casual and blunt; avoid in formal settings.
What the hell does it all mean anyhow? Nothing. Zero. Zilch.plenty of something
Nothing comes to anything, and yet there's no shortage of idiots to babble.Want to often blurs into wanna in fast speech.
I don't want to live. I hate goddamn fruits and vegetables.a swear for emphasis — A swear; keep it out of polite company.
I don't want to live. I hate goddamn fruits and vegetables.move on from something
And then you turn the page and finish your eggs from free-range chickens.Link page and so it sounds like pay-jand.
And then you turn the page and finish your eggs from free-range chickens.constantly focused on something
I'm sure you're all obsessed with any number of sad little hopes and dreams.「Boris Breaks the Fourth Wall」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene sets the tone for the whole film and announces what kind of narrator Boris is. He argues that every noble system fails for the same reason, and then he says the line that gives the movie its title: "My story is, whatever works. You know, as long as you don't hurt anybody." The joke is that a man this sour is also the film's most honest character, and his bleakness is offered as a kind of relief rather than a warning. When he turns to the audience and tells them this is not a feel-good movie, he is both mocking the people watching and inviting them in. The fourth wall break is not a gimmick: it turns his rant into a conversation and makes the viewer complicit in his low opinion of humanity.
Theme
PhilosophyBoris lays out his worldview in one speech: people are a failed species, so find joy where you can.
Dark humorHe delivers misanthropy as comedy, ending with a joke about his own failed suicide attempt.
このチャプターで学べること
- A failed species is a verdict, not a joke.
- Boris saves his real sermon for the camera.
- The comedy works because the anger sounds sincere.
発音のポイント
- talking to such — Talking to runs together, with to reduced to ta.
- don't want to — Want to often blurs into wanna in fast speech.
- the page and — Link page and so it sounds like pay-jand.
But on the whole, I'm sorry to say, we're a failed species.Boris's thesis, the conclusion he has drawn from a lifetime of watching people.
My story is, whatever works. You know, as long as you don't hurt anybody.His practical creed and the line that names the film.
Any way you can filch a little joy in this cruel, dog-eat-dog, pointless, black chaos. That's my story.The darker version of the same idea: grab what happiness you can.
And just so you know, this is not the feel-good movie of the year.Boris warning the audience directly, turning a rant into a fourth-wall address.
Like my mother used to say, "If my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a trolley car."A Yiddish-style put-down of pointless regret, used to close the speech.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Boris talk directly to the camera?
He breaks the fourth wall throughout the film, speaking to the audience as if they are in the room. In this opening speech he introduces himself and his opinion of people.
What does Boris think of religion?
He says he has nothing against the original teachings, only the professionals who turn faith into a business. He calls it the God racket, a place with big money.
What is Boris's philosophy?
Whatever works, as long as you do not hurt anyone. He believes life is chaos, so you should take whatever small joy you can find.
Why does Boris mention the audience buying tickets?
He pretends the viewers paid to watch him, mocking them for it. It is part of the joke that he treats his friends as if they cannot see the people watching.
How does Boris feel about his own life?
He is a misanthrope who once tried to kill himself and failed. He describes the world as a chamber of horrors but keeps going anyway.
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第 3 章get on my feetBoris Takes Melodie In
第 4 章spare me the detailsBoris's Runaway Tells Her Past
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第 7 章play one's cards rightMelodie Meets Perry
第 8 章What possessed me?Boris on a Year of Marriage
第 9 章plain as the nose on your faceMelodie's Mother Shows Up
第 10 章the long and short of itMarietta Argues and Plays Matchmaker
第 11 章down the toiletLeo Discovers Marietta's Photos
第 12 章out of spiteRandy Pursues Melodie
第 13 章toothpaste back in the tubeRandy Takes Melodie to His Boat
第 14 章of all peopleMelodie's Father Shows Up
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