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elf
Elf
(Comedy/Children’sFantasy)(2003)
©2005byRaymondWeschler
MajorCharacters
Buddy……………………………………………….…WillFerrell
Aloveabletall,sweethumanbeingwhohasbeenraisedasanelfbytheelvesoftheNorthPole,whodecidestotraveltoNewYorkCityafterhediscoversheisahumanwhoserealfatherlivesthere.
Walter……………………………………………….…JamesCaan
Buddy’sbiologicalfather,whoisanexecutivewitha
NewYorkpublisherthatspecializesinchildren’sbooks.
Emily…………………………………………………...MarySteenburgen
Walter’swife,whoishappytohaveBuddyintheirhouse.
PapaElf…………………………………………….….BobNewhart
ThekindelfthatagreedtoraiseBuddyas
hisownson,andthenarratorofthismovie.
SantaClaus……………………………………………EdwardAsner
Theworld-famousbeardedfatmanfromtheNorthPolewho
bringstoystothechildrenoftheworldeveryChristmas.
Jovie…………………………………………………….ZooeyDeschanel
AsweetworkerataNewYorkdepartmentstorewhoBuddylikes.
Michael………………………………………………….DanielTay
WalterandEmily’sson,whogrowstolikeandrespectBuddy.
MilesFinch……………………………………………..PeterDinklage
Asuccessfulchildren’sbookwriterwhoisadwarf(justoverfourfeettall).
PlotSummary
ThisfilmisthestoryofBuddy,ahumanbeingwhowasraisedasanelfbythewonderfulandlovingelvesoftheNorthPole(Elvesaretinymythicalcharactersthatareabouthalfthesizeofhumans,weartight-fittinggreenclothes,andspendmostoftheirtimeeatingcandyandbuildingtoysforSantaClaustogiveawaytotheworld’schildreneveryChristmasEve).OnedayBuddyfindsoutthatheisnotactuallyanelfbutahumanbeing,andthushedecidestotraveltoNewYorkCitytomeethisbiologicalfather.
Buddy’shumandad,Walter,isaverystressedoutbusinessmanwhorunsasmallpublishingcompanythatspecializesinchildren’sbooks.Naturally,whenBuddyarrivesatWalter’soffice,dressedinhiself’sclothing,Walterbecomesevermorestressedout,especiallywhenBuddykeepsoninsistingthatheisthebiologicalsonthatheneverknewhehad.Atfirst,WalterrefusestotakeBuddyseriously,butaftera(DNA)bloodtestprovesthatBuddyisindeedhisfirstbiologicalson,WalteragreestotakeBuddyhomewithhim.
BuddydrivesWaltercrazy,butEmilyandMichaelsoonlearntoappreciateBuddy’skindheartandinnocence,andhesoonlearnstogetalonginNewYorkCity,evenfindingajobatalocaldepartmentstore.Unfortunately,BuddycontinuestoaccidentallycauseWalteroneproblemafteranother,buthealsobringshappinesstoalotofpeople,includinghisfirstrealgirlfriend,Jovie.Eventually,Buddyisabletoteachhisentirefamily,evenincludingWalter,thetruemeaningofChristmasspirit….
SomeWordsandExpressionsthatYouMaynotKnow
Buddytheelfdiscovershishumanroots….
Anotherinterestingelfism.
Notethat“ism”attheendofawordmeansawordthatwasinventedbythepeoplewhocomeatthebeginningoftheword(Inthiscase,awordinventedbytheelves!
).
Thefirstismakingshoesatnightwhiletheoldcobblersleeps.
A“cobbler”isapersonwhomakesandfixesshoesandothertypesofclothing.Thisisasomewhatdatedword,andhereitreferstoSantaClaus.
Asyoucanimagine,it’sdangeroushaving
anoveninthetreeduringthedryseason.
Agoodlittleexpressionwhichmeans“it’sprobablyobviousthat…”
It’stheprofessionthateveryelfaspiresto,
andthatistobuildtoysinSanta’sworkshop.
“Toaspireto”toaccomplishsomethingistoworkatreachingthatgoalbecauseyouwantitverymuch.“Santa’sworkshop”isthelittleworkareawhereallofSanta’selvesmaketoysfortheworld’schildren.
Ournimblefingers,naturalcheerandactivemindsareperfectfortoybuilding.
Ifyouare“nimble,”youcanmovequicklyandwithgreatease.“Cheer”isaninterestingnounmeaninghappinessorcontentment.Ifyouhavean“activemind,”youarealwaysthinkingofnewandinterestingthings.
Theytriedusinggnomesandtrolls,butthegnomes
dranktoomuchandthetrollsweren’ttoilettrained.
“Gnomes”and“trolls”aresmallmythicalcreatures,morelikelittlemonstersthanelves.Notethatintherightcontext,to“drinktoomuch”meanstodrinktoomuchalcoholorliquor.Ifananimalisnot“toilettrained,”itwillpissorpoohonthefloor,orotherplacesitshouldn’t!
WhatinthenameofSamHillisthat?
!
Thisisasomewhatdatedwayofaddingemotion,theway“Whatthehellisthat?
”isusedtoday(SamHillwasafamousbusinessmaninthe1800s).
HisnameisBuddy;Hemusthavesnuckinyoursackattheorphanage.
“Tosneakin”toaroomistoenteritsecretly(notetheirregularpasttense).A“sack”isabag,andan“orphanage”isahomewherechildrenwhodon’thaveanyparentsareraised.
Whenitcomestobabies,Santaisapush-over.
Ifapersonisa“push-over”forbabies,
they’reeasilymadehappybythem.
Buddystayedwithanolderelfwhoalwayswantedachildbuthad
beensocommittedtotoybuildinghehadforgottentosettledown.
Inthiscontext,“tosettledown”meanstogetmarried,moveinto
ahouseandhavekids.Moregenerally,itmeanstocalmdown.
Yes,IraisedBuddy.Iwashisadoptedfather.
“Toraise”achildistotakecareofthem,justlikeparentsnormallydo.
An“adoptedfather”isadadwhoraisesachildliketheirown,eventhoughtheyarenotbiologicallyrelated.
Beforewelearnthelatestinhowtobuildextremegraphic
chipsetprocessors,let’srecitethecodeoftheelves,shallwe?
“Extremegraphicchipsetprocessors”arecomplicatedwordsforcomputerchipsthatallowyourcomputertoplaymovies.“Torecite”wordsistosaythemoutloud,anda“code”isasetofofficialrules.
There’sroomforeveryoneonthenicelist.
AlistthatSantaClauskeepsofallthepeoplewhoarenice.
ThebestwaytospendChristmascheerissingingloudforalltohear.
AcommonwayofreferringtothespiritofChristmas,whichissupposedtoincludekindnesstoothersandageneralsenseofpeaceandhappiness.
Imadehimmyownpersonalapprentice.
An“apprentice”isanexcellentwordforanassistantwhohelpsonepersoninexchangeforgettingtolearnthatperson’sprofessionorskills.
Santa’ssleigh!
You’regoingtohelpmemakeitfly.
A“sleigh”isacartforcarryingpeoplewhowanttoslideortravelonthesnow,butSanta’ssleigh(pronounced‘slay’)isspecialbecauseitcanfly.
Ithoughtthemagicalreindeerfly.
Ifapersonoranimalis“magical,”theyhavewonderfulpowers(suchastheabilitytofly),ormoregenerally,greatcharm.A“reindeer”isatypeofdeerthatlivesincoldandsnowyclimates.
There’sarumorflyingaroundthattheparentsdoit.
Anexcellentwordforapieceofnewsthatquicklytravelsfrom
persontoperson,butitisnotclearifthenewsisactuallytrue.
Wehavearealenergycrisisonourhands;SeehowlowtheClauseameteris?
Ifyouhaveaproblem“onyourhands,”itissomethingthatyouneedtodealwithortrytotakecareof.Inthisfilm,the“Clauseameter”showstheenergythatSanta’ssleighhas,whichcomesfrompeople’sbeliefinSanta.
That’sshocking!
:
:
That’swhyIcameupwiththislittlebeauty.
“Tocomeup”withanideaistoinventorcreateit.Here,
“thislittlebeauty”referstoacleverorusefulinvention..
It’saCrinkle3,000.8,500reindeerpower,jet-turbineengine.
ThisisPapaElf’swayofreferringtoSanta’ssleigh,which
haslotsofmodernequipment,includingajetengine.
Itlookslikewegotashortonthetheoremcopper.
A“short”isacutoffelectricityrunningthroughwire(The‘theoremcopper’isjustmorenonsensewordsreferringtomodernmachinery).
Youwanttogivemeahandwiththat?
“Togiveapersonahand”istohelpthem.
Therewereafewdrawbackstobeingahumaninanelf’sworld.
A“drawback”isagoodwayofsayingadisadvantage.
I’mgoingtobealittlebitshortontoday’squota.
Inthiscontext,a“quota”istheamountof
workthatapersonisexpectedtodoeachday.
JusttellmetheEtch’n’sketchdidn’tgetfinished.
Awell-knownchildren’stoythatallowskidstomakedrawingsonascreenthatcanbeeasilyerasedoreliminatedbeforedrawinganewone.
Thatputsyou915offthepace.
Ifapersonis“offthepace,”theyaregoingslowerthantheywant
togo(“Pace”isanotherwordforspeedoveraperiodoftime).
I’macotton-headednin-mogens.
Buddy’ssillynonsensewordsforanidiot,dope,jerk,moron,etc….
Wealljusthavedifferenttalents,that’sall.
Animportantwordforskills.
Youchangedbatteriesinthesmokedetector.:
:
Yousuredid;TripleAs!
Atypeofsmallbattery(labeledAAA)thatiscommon
insmalldeviceslikeradiosandsmokedetectors.
You’retheonlybaritoneintheelfchoir!
Youbringusdownawholeoctave!
A“baritone”isasingerwithalowsoundorvoice,anda“choir”is
agroupofpeoplewhosingtogether.An“octave”isarangeofnotes
ortonesinmusic.
ThinkyoucanhelpmepickuptheslackonthoseEtch‘n’sketches?
“Topickuptheslack”forapersonistoworkevenhardersincetheyarenotdoingasmuchworkashopedfor(“Slack”isliterallyextraropeorstringthatmakesitlooseandnotstiff).
Ijusthopehedoesn’tgetwise.:
:
Ifhehasn’tfiguredout
he’sahumanbeingbynow,Idon’tthinkheeverwill.
“Wise”isagoodwordforsmartorperhapswell-informed.Inthiscontext,“tofigureout”somethingistodiscoverthetruthaboutit.
IthenproceededtotellBuddyhowhisfatherhadfalleninlovewhenhewasyoungtoaverybeautifulgirlnamedSaraWells,andhowBuddywasborn…
“Toproceed”todosomethingistostartorcontinue
todoitafterhavingpausedortakenabreak.
….andputupforadoptionbyhism
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