选择看这部电影,主要就是因为对catch-22这个单词的兴趣。
一本以《catch-22》命名的数成就了一个术语,这是多么神奇的事!
到底catch-22是什么呢?就是用来形容任何自相矛盾、不合逻辑的规定或条件所造成的无法脱身的困境。也就是逻辑学上的“两难”命题。
不明白是不是?
看看这段原著对话吧~~
Yossarian looked at him soberly and tried another approach. "Is Orr crazy?" "He sure is," Doc Daneeka said. "Can you ground him?" "I sure can. But first he has to ask me to. That's part of the rule." "Then why doesn't he ask you to?" "Because he's crazy," Doc Daneeka said. "He has to be crazy to keep flying combat missions after all the close calls he's had. Sure, I can ground Orr. But first he has to ask me to." "That's all he has to do to be grounded?" "That's all. Let him ask me." "And then you can ground him?" Yossarian asked. "No. Then I can't ground him." "You mean there's a catch?" "Sure there's a catch," Doc Daneeka replied. "Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy."