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Criticism – Movie Technique B

Hi, this is AJ and welcome to the second part of our movie technique lesson. Let’s go back and review all of the phrases we learned from this movie scene.

In the beginning she says, “I have it all figured out. I have it all figured out”.

Does she understand everything, has she planned everything?

Yes, she has figured out everything. She has resolved, understood and planned everything.

Who has figured out everything, Sally or Harry?

Sally. Sally has figured out everything. She has it all figured out.

What does she have figured out?

Their trip, right? She has planned and resolved their trip. She has made a plan for their trip. She has figured out their trip.

Then she says, “It breaks down into six shifts of three hours each. It’s an eighteen hour trip which breaks down into six shifts of three hours each.”

Does the trip divide into six shifts of three hours each?

Yes, the trip can be divided into six sections, six work periods.

And each work period will be how long?

Three hours each.

Will each shift be four hours each?

No, no, each shift will not be four hours each.

How long will each shift be?

Three hours each. Each shift, each work period will be three hours each.

How many shifts will there be?

Six, there will be six shifts.

Then she says, “There’s a map on the visor”.

Where is the map?

On the visor, the map is on the visor.

Is the map on the windshield?

No, the map is not on the windshield. It’s on the visor. It’s on the screen that blocks the sun. It’s on the visor, the window shade.

What is on the visor?

The map or a map. A map is on the visor.

Is a toothbrush on the visor?

No, a toothbrush isn’t on the visor.

What’s on the visor?

A map, there’s a map on the visor of the car.

Next, Harry spits into the window by mistake then he says, “I’ll roll down the window”.

Is he going to put the window up or put the window down?

Down. He’s going to roll down the window. He’s going to move the window or put the window down.

Do we walk down the window or a window?

No, we don’t walk down a window. We roll down a car window.

Is he going to roll up the window?

Nope, he isn’t going to roll it up. He’s not going to roll it up. He’s gonna, gonna means going to… He’s gonna roll down the window, like open the car window.

Then Harry says, “We have eighteen hours to kill before we hit New York”.

Do they need to fill up eighteen hours?

They do. They need to fill up eighteen hours. They have eighteen hours to kill.

How many hours do they have to kill?

Eighteen. They have eighteen hours to kill.

Do they have eighteen days to kill?

No, they don’t need to fill up eighteen days. They need to kill eighteen hours. They have eighteen hours to kill.

They have eighteen hours to kill before they what?

Before they hit New York, New York City.

What does hit mean in this sentence?

It means to reach or to arrive at. To hit New York means to arrive at New York, to reach New York.

How many hours do they have before they hit New York?

Eighteen. They have eighteen hours before they hit New York.

Do they have thirty hours before they hit Dallas, Texas?

No, they’re not going to Dallas, Texas. They won’t, they will not arrive in Dallas, Texas. They’re going to New York and they have eighteen hours. They have eighteen hours before they hit New York.

Then Harry says, “Tell me the story of your life. Tell me all about your life, the whole story.” And she says, “Well the story of my life isn’t even going to get us out of Chicago. It’s short it will only be a few minutes.” They’ll still be in Chicago when she finishes her story.

And then she says, “I want to go to New York so that something will happen to me, so that something will happen in my life.” He says, “Suppose nothing happens to you, imagine nothing happens to you, assume nothing happens to you.”

We use this suppose when we’re talking about a possibility, when you want someone to imagine a possibility, something that might happen. So we say suppose and then we talk about the possibility. Suppose nothing happens to you.

Then he tells her, “Maybe you’ll go to New York and nothing will happen and then you’ll die and no one will notice you’re dead until the smell drifts into the hallway.”

What will drift into the hallway?

The smell.

The smell of what?

The smell of her dead body, right? After she’s dead, her dead body will smell.

How will the smell move?

It will drift. The smell will drift.

It will move slowly or it will move quickly?

Slowly. To drift means to move very slowly.

The smell will drift, the smell will move slowly into what?

Into the hallway.

So the smell of her dead body will drift where?

The smell of her dead body will drift into the hallway.

Is he serious?

No, he’s not serious. He’s kind of joking. He sounds serious but he’s actually joking.

After that she says, “Amanda said you had a dark side.” Amanda is her friend and his girlfriend.

Did Amanda mention that he was very cheerful and funny?

No, no, the opposite. She didn’t mention that he was cheerful. She mentioned that he had a dark side. A very serious unhappy side.

Is a dark side a cheerful happy side?

No.

What is a dark side?

A dark side to someone means part of them is very serious, very negative.

So is a dark side positive or negative?

Negative. Negative and very serious.

Then he says, “That’s what drew her to me.” That’s what drew her to me.

Was Harry’s girlfriend attracted to his happiness?

No, she wasn’t attracted to his happiness. She was attracted to his dark side. His dark side drew her to him, attracted her to him.

So what drew her to him?

His dark side, his serious side.

Next he jokes again, he said, “You’re probably one of those people who dots her I’s with little hearts.”

Is he saying she has a dark side?

No, the opposite. He’s saying she’s so cheerful, she’s so happy that when she writes the letter i, she uses a little heart symbol instead of a dot.

So how might she dot her I’s? With what?

With little hearts. He’s saying she probably dots her I’s with little hearts. Little heart symbols.

Next, he says, Harry says that he thinks about death for a long time. Every day, all the time, he thinks about death. She says, “That doesn’t mean you’re deep or anything.”

What does deep mean?

It means serious and wise. Serious and wise.

Does she think he’s serious and wise? Does she think he’s deep?

No, she doesn’t. She doesn’t think he’s deep. And then she says that actually she does think about death. He says, “It’s probably just a fleeting thought.” A fleeting thought.

Is a fleeting thought a fast thought or a slow, long thought?

It’s a brief, fast thought. It’s a quick thought.

What is a quick thought?

A fleeting thought, a fleeting thought. It’s a temporary, quick, brief thought.

Who has a fleeting thought about death?

Sally. Harry says that Sally only has fleeting thoughts about death. He says, “These fleeting thoughts drift in and out of the transom of your mind.”

Do they drift in and out of the window of her mind, the opening of her mind?

That’s right, in and out of the transom. Transom is a kind of window. In and out of the transom of her mind.

Does Harry think that Sally is deep?

No, he doesn’t think she’s deep. He doesn’t think she’s serious and wise.

Then he says, “When the shit comes down, I’m going to be ready.” When the shit comes down. We also sometimes say, “When the shit hits the fan”. When the shit hits the fan or when the shit comes down.

What does that mean?

It means when bad things happen. When something terrible happens, when bad things happen. When the shit comes down. When the shit hits the fan. He’s saying when the shit comes down, when bad things happen, he will be ready because he’s so serious. He will be ready and she won’t be ready.

Then she says, “In the meantime you’re going to ruin your whole life.”

Who is going to ruin his whole life?

Harry, Harry. Harry is going to ruin his whole life.

How will he ruin, destroy, his whole life?

By thinking about death all the time. She says he’s going to destroy, ruin, his whole life by constantly thinking about death.

Does she think it’s a good idea to constantly think about death?

No, she doesn’t. She doesn’t. She says, “You’re gonna, you’re going to ruin your whole life. You’re going to destroy your whole life by thinking about death all the time.” She thinks it’s a bad idea.

Then the conversation changes and they discuss the end of the movie Casablanca, Casablanca. And they’re arguing about the woman in that movie, which guy she should have chosen. And she, Sally, says, “I wouldn’t want to be married to a man who runs a bar.”

Would Sally want to marry a guy who manages or owns a bar?

No, she wouldn’t. She wouldn’t want to marry a man who runs a bar, who operates a bar.

Who doesn’t want to be married to a man who runs a bar?

Sally. Sally doesn’t want to be married to a man who runs a bar. She wants a man with a better job, who has a better job.

Then she says, “That probably sounds very snobbish to you.” Snobbish means superior or elitist.

Is she being snobbish?

Yes, she’s kind of being snobbish. She’s kind of acting superior. She’s acting like she is better than a man who works in a bar.

So which one is acting snobbish?

Sally. Sally is acting snobbish.

Then Harry asks her, “You’d rather be in a passionless marriage?”

What is a passionless marriage?

It’s a marriage with no excitement, no strong emotion.

What kind of marriage is he talking about?

A passionless marriage. A marriage without love. A marriage without excitement.

Then she says, “And be the first lady of Czechoslovakia? Yes.”

Would she want to be the first lady of Czechoslovakia?

Yes, she would, she would want to be the first lady of Czechoslovakia. She would want to be married to the president of Czechoslovakia.

So which guy would she rather have? The president of Czechoslovakia or the guy who runs a bar?

The president of Czechoslovakia. Sally would rather choose the president of Czechoslovakia, the future president of Czechoslovakia.

And then finally she says, “And so would any women in her right mind.”

What does in her right mind mean?

It means rational, sensible, sane, intelligent, not crazy.

So would a woman in her right mind choose the future president of Czechoslovakia?

Yes, a women in her right mind, an intelligent sensible women would choose the future president of Czechoslovakia.

Would a woman in her right mind choose the owner of a bar?

No, no. Only a crazy woman would choose the owner of a bar. A woman in her right mind would not choose the owner of a bar according to Sally in the movie.

And that is the end of part two for our Movie Technique lesson. Listen to all of the audio lessons every day at least one time. More is even better.

I’ll see you next time, bye for now.