This phrase comes up a couple of times in the film (eg just before the Poetry Professor is killed) with an emphasis that suggests it is code for something else - but what?
Please advise
Now I ain't no student ... of ancient culture. Before I talk ... I should read a book.
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Thanks. How did the prof know the signal though?
Now I ain't no student ... of ancient culture. Before I talk ... I should read a book.
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My theory is in the "Can anybody explain..." thread above.
I thought it was an invitation for the professor to satisfy his homosexual inclinations as Damon is bending over when tying up his shoelaces.
shareMore likely you bend down to give the sniper a clear line of fire.
shareI'm guessing that this was a known signal that was used by this particular intelligence organization. If they were in Russia, the professor may have asked Damon if he wanted to scratch his head or...i dunno...dance like a Cossack.
share'm guessing that this was a known signal that was used by this particular intelligence organization
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He was basically pulling the trigger for Damon, as a sign of respect and friendship, maybe relieve some guilt. It was also to show he was not stupid and knew exactly what was going on.
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The Professor is a friend of Wilson's; he's also gay (as others have pointed out, in that time and place a crime) and this fact has been discovered by the Germans and turned to their advantage, probably through blackmail. Wilson has been made aware of this and of the necessity of neutralizing the Professor, a decision with which he regretfully agrees, however, since the professor is a personal friend of Wilson's, the British give him the option of helping set up but not actually participating in the murder, allowing him to "tie his shoe" at the moment of truth--(when you do that, you bend over, concentrate on what you're doing and don't see what's happening right in front of you.) "Tying his shoe" meant that Wilson was given the option of deliberately not witnessing or participating in the murder of his friend.
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