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Ah, ah, ah! You didn't say the magic word!
— Jurassic Park · 1993
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A childish reprimand becomes a demonstration of technical power. Nedry has made the people responsible for the park dependent on access that he can withhold, then adds humiliation to the obstruction.
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In context
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In the control room, Arnold encounters Nedry’s taunting security animation while trying to regain access to the park’s systems. The repeated recording blocks the attempt with a finger-wagging demand for the correct phrase. The voice is Nedry’s on-screen program, not a live conversation with him.
Sources (5)
- Jurassic Park (film, 1993) — written scene source 1The control room during the shutdown: Ray Arnold tries to reach main security and Nedry's looping video taunts himReference checked
- Jurassic Park (film, 1993) — written scene source 2The control room during the shutdown: Ray Arnold tries to reach main security and Nedry's looping video taunts himReference checked
- Jurassic Park (film, 1993) — written scene source 3The control room during the shutdown: Ray Arnold tries to reach main security and Nedry's looping video taunts himReference checked
- Jurassic Park (film, 1993) — written scene source 4The control room during the shutdown: Ray Arnold tries to reach main security and Nedry's looping video taunts himReference checked
- Jurassic Park (film, 1993) — written scene source 5The control room during the shutdown: Ray Arnold tries to reach main security and Nedry's looping video taunts himReference checked
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