Flash of Genius

Проблеск гениальности (2008)

My name is Dr. Robert Kearns and I'd like to start by talking to you about ethics. I can't think of a job or a career where the understanding of ethics is more important than engineering. Who designed the artificial aortic heart valve? An engineer did that. And who designed the gas chambers at Auschwitz? An engineer did that, too. One man was responsible for helping save tens of thousands of lives, another man helped kill millions. Now, I don't know what any of you are gonna end up doing in your lives, but I can guarantee you that there will come a day where you have a decision to make, and it won't be as easy as deciding between a heart valve and a gas chamber. Everything we do in this classroom ultimately comes back to that notion. All right? ... Grades count, too.

* Bob Kearns: ... Well, I guess we could change the speed.
   Kid1: Yeah.
   Bob Kearns: Yeah, except it would be the wrong approach and it wouldn't work. What do I always say?
   Kid2: "Who farted?"
   Bob Kearns: Besides that.
   Kid1: Uh, look for the unobvious.

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* Bob Kearns: Well, there's a difference between a good idea and a good product. I've had a lot of good ideas. Just nothing that's quite clicked, you know? It makes you wonder what it is makes a man successful. Brains? Talent? Of course, there's a lot of unsuccessful talents running around out there. Maybe this is the one. Maybe this'll get you where you want to be, you know? But I don't know. Maybe it's some other thing. Like luck, timing. Some intangible thing like that. It haunts me a little.

* lawyer: Bob, think it over. It's essential. Three, maybe $400,000, it's enough to change your whole life.
   Bob Kearns: I'm sure it would. It certainly seems like a lot. It doesn't matter. Look, I'm sure you men think this is a bunch of hogwash, but this is about more than money.
   I always thought I was put here on this earth for a purpose. I thought it was to be an engineer. Or maybe an inventor. But that's not it. And now I know what it is.

-- Словарик
intangible — нечто неосязаемое, неуловимое, смутное
haunt — преследовать, тревожить; терзать, не давать покоя (о мыслях и т. п.)
hogwash — пустая болтовня; лицемерная ерунда, вздор

+ Хороший фильм на тему "бодался телёнок с дубом".

Imdb: 6.9/10 (~2,000 голосов по состоянию на 29/3/9).