2. "You just don't get it, do you?"
Guilty Movies: Homeward Bound, Toy Story 2, Coraline, Jumper, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Platoon, The Devil Wears Prada, Speed, Hitch, The Terminator, Black Knight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzoPSV4ua94 Along with "Yes" and "OK", "You just don't get it, do you?" sounds as though it's one of the built-in human being stock phrases. That's strange, considering that only a handful of people on this planet have ever actually said that in real life and meant it seriously. And yet "You just don't get it, do you?" has been continually jammed into your brain's acceptability port since you first started watching movies. It's everywhere. "You just don't get it, do you?" is almost always uttered by a mentor-type character attempting to teach somebody new to the scene (that could anything from a job at a fashion store, or as an assassin) the ways of their world. That's to say, the protagonist is probably trying to do things in his or her own unique way, and they just don't get it, do they? That's where the mentor comes along to offer their invaluable advice about how they'll be fired or killed if they don't begin to understand. Often this stock phrase will be accompanied by the mentor placing a semi-rough arm around the shoulders of the protagonist, just to ensure that they're getting the picture. In its most lazy usage, "You just don't get it, do you?" will serve another purpose. If the writers want to tell the audience something twice (because it's super complicated), they'll have the main character act dumb the first time the explanation is made ("What?"), and then they'll use this stock phrase to give themselves a way of adding more information ("You just don't get it, do you? The machine was built in 1879..."). Fool proof. Example?Dixon has started a new job at the world's largest company. It's headed by the tyrannical billionaire Walter J. Goosepepper. Dixon is working in the mail room, of course, sorting through various envelopes with hundreds of others. He turns to Manny, an old mail room veteran in his seventies...Dixon: Hey, Manny, have you ever wondered why we're sending back these receipts with dozens of fake names on them? Manny: I don't ask questions, kid. If you knew what was good for you, you'd keep your mouth shut and keep sortin' those letters. Dixon frowns.Dixon: Just seems odd that Mr. Goosepepper would worry about something like receipts. Unless... Manny turns, looking annoyed.Manny: Unless what? Dixon: Well, unless Mr. Goosepepper was committing some kind of... fraud. Manny sides up to Dixon and comes in close. He gestures for Dixon to lean in as he whispers.Manny: You just don't get it, do you? This is Goosepepper's world, kid, and we just have to live in it. Don't start getting caught up with this stuff, all right? You can't do anything about it. You're a good kid, Dixon. I like you working here. We have fun. But this is too big for the likes of you.