Interpretation of the details of "The Detective Jack" (reproduced)

Cordie 2021-10-20 17:34:52

This movie is a movie that focuses on reasoning. The whole movie uses many details to form a complete story and logical line. Many viewers ignored the details and shouted that they couldn't understand it. In addition, there are many problems in the translation of the domestically released version, which greatly affects the audience's understanding. I saw an interpretation post elsewhere. I thought it was very detailed, so I turned it over to discuss it.

[] is my point of view. The

original post address: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2172261381

1. A translation misunderstanding at the beginning:
Prosecutor Rodin and Agent Emerson were discussing Recher Emerson introduced him as a "secret agent" ←--this kind of irresponsible translation is really speechless. In fact, he should be a "military police", he is a former military investigator.
[The original English words seem to be military police, so it should be the military police]


2. The relationship between the lawyer and Rachel (some people mistakenly thought that the lawyer knew Rachel) The
lawyer did not know Rachel at first, and when the lawyer appeared, he said to the prosecutor, you My client cannot be contacted alone. The "client" refers to Barr, not Recher.
[...Is anyone really mistaken for this? I think it’s very understandable]


3. Why did Barr want the prosecutors and detectives to find Recher?
Barr believes that when he was shot and killed in Iraq, he basically left no clues, but he was caught by Rich. So he thinks that if he doesn't want to be wronged, only Rich can help him get rid of the crime, because Rich is careful and doesn't let the bad guys go, and it's not bad to blame the good guys.


4. In the dialogue part between Lecher and Sandy, translation errors in two

auto parts stores and problems with blood

The first mistake: When Sandy and Rich talked up, he said that he worked in "that" auto parts shop. Obviously, this shop is one of the best in the local area and is quite famous. Will immediately understand where it is. The domestic translation omitted this detail. So when Rachel suddenly asked the lawyer "that" auto parts store later, it seemed very abrupt. [Yes, when I was watching a movie, I felt that there was a problem with the translation here. 】The
second mistake: Sandy said, I am not afraid to see blood. Recher replied: It means that you are a girl when you see blood ←--this translation is too vague (the main idea of ​​the Hong Kong version is: only when you see blood it means that you are not pregnant), so this is basically a waste of laughter.
[It's a pity that the translation was not good. I saw that only a few viewers understood and laughed.]


5. How did Racher realize that the gangsters were deliberately looking for fault in the bar?

Recher later explained the reasons to the lawyer Helen:
1. When Recher reported the pseudonym Jimmy Reese, Sandy was surprised. Recher was sensitive to this point (we can learn from the movie that Recher registered I like to use the names of Yankees players when I check into hotels.) In fact, the names are very common, and normally, there is nothing to be surprised. Obviously, Sandy, the innocent girl, was told the name of the person she was going to talk to at the beginning, and she showed a surprised expression when she heard that it didn't match.
2. After the one-to-five, Reicher turned around and asked Jeb (the big tall guy): Who sent you here?
3. Raycher complained about the police who heard the wind: the guys reacted really fast ←-- the police car came too fast.


6. Raycher analyzed the translation error of the shot that the sniper missed. The

sniper shot 6 Fired a bullet and killed 5 targets. Helen believed that one of the shots was not shot as a mistake, and Raycher explained that it was deliberately done by the sniper. He deliberately fired at the container and shot the bullet into the liquid so that the police could find the "intact" bullet. (Instead of translating into a "new" bullet)
[This translation is really...]


7. Why did Racher allow the lawyer to contact the victim's family?

First, he felt that the lawyer was too idealistic, and Barr was a cold-blooded killer. He wanted the lawyer to understand the victim instead of only caring about the murderer.
Second, he suspected that the murderer was not an indiscriminate attack, so he needed a lawyer to go to the victim. The background of the victim and the connection between each other, and finally through the background of the victim, it is possible to find out who is the main victim. [Through checking the license plate, it was found that the company of the vehicle tracking Rachel was in contact with one of the victims.]


8. How did Racher infer that the agent was an insider?

The key point: coins, the real strength of the detective and Raycher's observation ability
. The detective showed Raycher to see the evidence and said that the crime scene was like a gold mine (meaning there was too much evidence). Recher said that only a master can dig out the gold, which means that a savvy detective can find the evidence. Then he asked the agent how did he think of coins? Because he didn't even think of finding evidence from the coins in the parking meter.
Second, Rachel didn't need to take notes, so the agent wanted to make things difficult for him and asked, what's the serial number of Barr's gun, and wanted to dismiss him, but Rachel asked, what's the year of the coin? The agent could not answer. There are too many clues at the crime scene in the movie: the license plate number captured by the camera, traffic cones, shoe prints, coins thrown into the meter, and bullet shells. The timer is a detail that most people would not think of. No one would think that a person who is about to shoot civilians indiscriminately would stop by coin-operating properly. Those who can pay attention to this detail are either masters or people who know in advance. . In this case, the coin in the timer was one of the most important exhibits, and the detective was the one who discovered this exhibit. He would not forget these details. Recher remembered the gun's serial number. He found out that he was a mediocre agent by testing Agent Emerson, so he suspected that there was something tricky in it. [When I watched it, I wondered why the black detective didn’t remember the year of the coin.]
Third, when Raycher and the lawyer analyzed later, the crime scene was too perfect, perfect for everyone including prosecutors and lawyers. There is no doubt.


9. Why did the black man at the bus stop cover Rachel?

The background of the story takes place in the Pittsburgh industrial area, which has always been a place where the relationship between the police and the people is not HX.
[That place does not look like a wealthy neighborhood. The relationship between poor black people and the police has always been bad]


10. Who is the figure behind Reicher when he shoots at the shooting range?

This is actually a flashback of Barr and Sniper.


11. Why does Recher say that the man at the shooting range is going to be a football coach?

The translation of this paragraph is very confusing. To the effect, the housewives living near the shooting range have always wanted the shooting range to close. Recher jokingly called them "soccer moms." It's also a joke to be a football coach.


12. The relationship between

Rachel and the master of the shooting range Rachel used his real name to participate in a shooting contest in the army many years ago, and won the championship. The master was very impressed with him, and after seeing his shooting posture and marksmanship, he confirmed it. Rachel himself.


13. Why did the old man help him?

First, he himself was involved, because it was an indirect practice field for the murderer, and his life would not be easy if he didn’t pull out the people behind the scenes; [Recher was such a "threat" him]
Second, the old man He has also been a soldier, has the sense of justice and loyalty of a soldier, and has a little bit of motivation to refuse to accept the old.


14. Why did Racher shake his hands before shooting an agent?

Because Raycher had just finished a hand-to-hand combat before, hand tremor was a normal reaction after strenuous exercise. This detail is very real. (Some book fans also suggested that it was because Rachel was addicted to coffee, and his hands would tremble when he didn’t drink enough ←--There are also several places in the movie that Rachel can’t do without coffee) [I like this detail very much, it’s very real, Looks like I haven't seen it in other movies]


15. How did Racher hit the agent?

First, Leicher’s marksmanship was accurate;
second, he deliberately talked more to divert the agent’s attention, and the agent had been trying to find out where he was hiding, so he unconsciously missed it a bit. Too seized the opportunity.


16. Why did Racher lose the gun and fight with the sniper?

Recher is very soft-hearted towards children and women, so he was very angry when he saw Sandy as such a lovely girl died (he realized Sandy was in danger before and warned her to leave the city). He wanted the sniper to taste the painful way of death, instead of solving him with a single shot. And when I called before, Recher also said that I'm going to beat you to death. I will beat you to death and drink your blood from boots. [I remember the anger on his face when he saw that the corpse on the cart was the girl, I can feel anger across the screen]


17. Agent Why do you say you have no choice?

The agent is bought by the villain boss. How the villain boss deals with his subordinates and opponents is clearly shown in the movie. The agent has to cooperate with the villain boss in order to protect himself. There is also a detail. One of Rachel’s men who drove to follow Rachel was discovered by Helen. The sniper brother told him that when you were exposed, he stared at his thumb in annoyance at the end. There is a shot in the gunfight that shows that his thumb is gone. [I didn't pay attention to the lens with missing fingers, I want to watch it again]


18. Why did Barr cry in the end? And there are major translation errors here.

One is that he was scared to cry by Rachel, because Rachel had promised that if Bald did something bad, Rachel would come to clean him up; the
second was Bald’s memory loss, he confessed for his sins. , So I cried.

There is also a major translation error here. After Barr lost his memory, he thought that Recher would come to clean him, so he started saying that someone would come to harm him (referring to Recher), but finally said that Recher would come to save him. This is Obviously inconsistent.

The general idea of ​​the last paragraph is: the
lawyer said, don't worry, I will protect you.
Barr cried and said, you can't protect me, no one can.
The lawyer deliberately asked him, why? Who is going to harm you?
Barr said that there is such a person, he is a policeman, he used to be. He doesn't care about the law, he doesn't care about the evidence, he only cares about right and wrong. This guy promised me that if I commit another crime, he will come to me (clean me up). [The original sentence is He will come to me.]
[This translation error is quite serious. I can feel it if I don’t have good English]


19. Why did Racher suddenly kill the "prisoner" in the end?

From the previous dialogues and behaviors with his subordinates, it can be seen that the "prisoner" is a person who uses all means to survive. As long as he can survive, he will win. Because everyone else is dead, no one can prove that he was involved in the crime, nor can he prove that he murdered or planned behind the scenes.
So Lecher simply hit a cruel hand and solved him directly. When he left, Recher threw the gun at Emerson's hand. In fact, he created the illusion that the two were fighting and dying.
[The "prisoner" said that when he was in prison in Siberia, he bit his frostbitten left hand finger to eat in order to survive, and his right hand was self-inflicted in order not to do hard labor. ]


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more thing : 20. Who is the number two character mentioned in the film?

This is a translation error. Luo Ting manages the behind-the-scenes ambassador named John Doe No2, and the subtitles are translated into the second character. In fact, people who often watch crime dramas know that this is what the police used to describe the unnamed male corpse. It should be translated into Anonymous No. 2, but obviously Translated subtitles don’t often watch crime dramas. The Hong Kong version is translated as "Anonymous No. 2".

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Jack Reacher quotes

  • [from trailer]

    Jack Reacher: You think I'm a hero? I am not a hero. And if you're smart, that scares you. Because I have nothing to lose.

  • Jeb: Hey. Outside.

    Jack Reacher: Pay your check first.

    Jeb: I'll pay later.

    Jack Reacher: You won't be able to.