2008年2月28日

The Kingdom



The Kingdom (IMDB: 7.3/10)

可以看出想要拍出很寫實的戰爭片,可是巷戰中的無敵表現,差點就毀了整部片,還好結局把整部片救回來。

一開始的恐怖行動拍的很有質感,鏡頭的切割也把緊張的感覺表達出來。然後在處理FBI跟美國政府矛盾的部份,也有想要把政治的現實面表達出來。不過壞就壞在英雄主義還是很強烈,強烈到整部片感覺有點精神分裂,一方面想要寫實,一方面有怕太寫實影響票房。

會想要跟 Black Hawk Down (黑鷹計劃) 做比較,感覺有點像,或許 The Kingdom 也想拍出那樣的質感,可是我卻同時也聯想到 Die Hard (終極警探)系列.....

全片最重要的地方就是結局,讓整片感覺言之有物。美國在中東的情況,應該就像片中想表達的吧,剩下的就是利益與仇恨而已。而且獲利的跟復仇的,還是兩批不同的人。

最後平行剪輯出來的對話:

I will kill them all.

Don't fear them, my child. We will going to kill them all.

誰說哪句話應該不那麼重要了.....



It can find director want to take a real war film. But the heroic perfermance at the street battle scene almost ruined director's dream. Finally, the ending of the film got more extra star.

At the beginnig, the terroristic action have more quality and film editing shows the nervous feel. Furthermore, the conflict between FBI and government attempt to show the reality of politics. However, the American way heroism make this file like a schizophrenic. In the one hand, film wants to show the reality. In the other hand, the studio dose not want to lose box office receipts because the file is too real.

In my opinion, the Kingdom is similar to Black Hawk Down. Maybe the Kingdown want to be that, too. But at the same time, I think about DieHard series.....

The most important is ending which make film have substance. The USA's conditin in the Middle East, like the film want to show, just leave profit and hatred. Unfortunately, that belong to different groups. Profit just is owned by a little of people, but the majority of people only shares hatred.

The alternate scenes at the end of film:

"I will kill them all."

"Don't fear them, my child. We will going to kill them all."

But who said which one is not important anymore.



schizophrenia [n.]

a serious mental illness in which the way you think and feel is not connected with what is really happening 精神分裂症


schizophrenic
1 [adj.]

1. someone who is schizophrenic has schizophrenia

2. frequently and suddently changing your opinions and attitudes


schizophrenic2 [n.]

someone who has schizophrenia 精神分裂症患者

2008年2月25日

我在墾丁 天氣晴 Wayward Kenting



出門在外,有網路真好。更要感謝P2P,還有熱心的網友,可以讓我在倫敦還可以看的到台灣的連續劇。而且是今天播,隔天就有,整個就是很專業。

"我在墾丁 天氣晴"不虧是公視出品的連續劇,有一定的品質保證。但也是有墾丁的藍天白雲,才可以拍的出這樣漂亮的畫面,看了就很想回去墾丁發呆。

墾丁真的是很適合逃避、療傷的地方,就啥都不做,佇在沙灘上看海看天,看著看著不知不覺,痛痛就不見了(?)。是因為公視嗎,所以要加點教育意義在,不過比起大愛的師兄師姐的故事....但是墾丁真的也是個特殊的國家公園,先有居民才有公園,又不能把人踢出去,只好找到保育與生活的平衡點。而且只要有人的因素,啥事都會變的複雜起來。

要說是角色的關係,還是演技的原因。總覺得彭于晏的漢文跟李康宜的亮亮,就是比阮經天的阿南跟張鈞甯的曉緯來的出色。李康宜的表現是在意料中,不過彭于晏就真的表現很好,難怪很多人看好他的前景,人帥又會演,只要掌握機會都會有不錯的成績。

特別提一下,片頭片尾的音樂,那個女聲的演唱者,還沒20歲。可以唱成這樣,除了遺傳外,也只能說是後生可畏。王若琳,回去有機會要去聽聽她的LIVE,這種聲音,絕對是種享受。




水中游魚靜默,

地上走獸喧囂,

空中飛鳥吟唱。

但人類擁有了大海的靜默、土地的喧囂、及虛空的樂音。 --泰戈爾


歡迎來到墾丁




Internet is the good friend for people who live abroad. Special thanks for P2P softwares and enthusiastic users, I could see the series from Taiwan because your help. Furthermore, I can download at the day after premiere, PROFESSIONALLY!!

For the support of Taiwan Public Television, the series "Wayward Kenting" has a significant quality. Moreover, the Kenting's blue sky and soft cloud made many wonderful and charming scenes. After watching that, I want enjoy the Kenting's sunshine and be lost in reverie immediately.

Kenting is an amazing area for curing and escaping. For nothing, just take you seat on beach and enjoy the scenery. Then, your worry and injury will disppea unconsciously. Because TPB? it can find some educational element in series, but compare to the series in another channel, the extent is slight. In other words, Kenting has a different situation from the typical nation park. The residents is native in Kenting. Can not banish them for Kenting for setting the national park. So it must find the balance between people welfare and natural environment. And everything will be complex, if people involve with that.


P.s. The woman's voice in the theme songs is from a girl before 20. Surprise!! Joanna Wang, If I will be back to Taiwan, I need take an opportunity for her voice. That must be an enjoy.


the animal on the earth is noisy,

the bird in the air is singing.

But Man has in him the silence of the sea,

the noise of the earth and the music of the air. -- Tagore

Welcome to visit Kenting





2008年2月22日

Juno



前陣子倫敦的公車都可以看到 Juno 的海報,看海報直覺就以為是部 YA 片,還在想說 YA 片這麼下重本,狂打公車廣告。

剛剛看完,嗯,不只是單純的 YA 片而已。還加了些對生命議題、責任、領養等不常在 YA 片看到的元素,而且是用很正面的角度去面對青少年懷孕的議題。不過喜劇本來就很難深刻的去表現一個議題,往往只能從正面的角度切入,而避開了背後的那面。

話說回來,這部片還滿好看的耶。劇本寫的很聰明,節奏也很輕快,令人耳目一新。飾演 Juno 的 Ellen Page 很會演,把這位另類的女孩演的很讚。在地下室與Mark的對話,跟生產完後的這兩場戲表現的很棒,不像是20歲的演出。

剛查了 IMDB,Juno(8.3/10) 在今年的奧斯卡還獲得了四項提名:最佳影片、最佳女主角、最佳導演、最佳劇本,很傑出的成績,不過我想只有最佳劇本比較有機會吧。

下面是 Mac MacGuff(老爸) 對 Juno 講的一段話:

In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find a person who love you, for exactly love what you are /

good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome... whatever you /

right person still make sunshine from your ass /

that is the kind of person you could stay for a life




In the first half of Febuary, that could see many advertisements of Juno on the double-deck buses. When I first time saw this poster: "that is a YA film again" & "How much they paid for those advertisements?!"

Just finished watching, mum....that not just only a YA film. They put some things about life, responsibility, and adoption that are not usually in YA film. Moreover, that used a positive aspect to regard the issue of teenager's pregnancy. However, comedys are not easy to involve a serious issue deeply. That always use the positive way instead of dark side.

Whatever, Juno is an excellent comedy. Clever screenplay, bright rhythm, and fresh impression. Ellen Page who play the role of Juno is outstanding, Give this unique girl a colorful characteristic. Two scenes, conversation with Mark and scene after childbirth, are wonderful, that are better than the performances from 20 years old.

Check the IMDB. Juno(8.3/10) be nominated for 4 awards: Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Achievement in Directing, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. Neverless, I think that are just more opportunity for best screenplay .

Below is a word of Mac MacGuff (Juno's father):

In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find a person who love you, for exactly love what you are /

good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome... whatever you /

right person still make sunshine from your ass /

that is the kind of person you could stay for a life