日落巴黎的凄美

Wednesday, October 27, 2004

沒有看過“情留半天” (Before Sunrise ),就去看了“日落巴黎” ( Before Sunset ),同一地點、同一人物、同一導演。在不知第一集的情況之下,大抵不會感受到他們九年前的一夜激情吧?不,透過大量的對白,漸漸滲透出來的戲味,既真實又感動。

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9年前,兩個陌生男女在往維也納的火車上浪漫邂逅,迅即擦出浪漫火花。他們14小時同遊維也納,在星空下盡訴跳躍的心情及人生的況味,最後在火車月台分手的剎那,相約六個月後再聚並在相聚一夜後在日出前分手。9年後,謝西為了自己的新書到巴黎出席宣傳活動時,竟發現莎蓮在後廂偷偷的看著他。這對似曾相愛的男女相遇後卻感到雀躍興奮。自維也納一別後,九年時光似並未將兩人的熱情消減,謝西要搭上日落前的班機飛返紐約,兩人在這短短午後忘情地蹓躂於巴黎的花園、碎石路、咖啡座與塞納河,不斷的傾訴著彼此在這九年間生活與感情上的一切。時間一分一秒地溜走,但他們的心卻似一步一步地接近。重逢是第二次分手?還是可以在日落前愛出個未來?

日落巴黎的故事時間,比起一晚更短,也就是在主角Jesse的新書宣傳起,到他來到Celine的家裏的不足一個半時的時間。全片以實時進行,由開始到尾佔90%都是兩個主角的交談,從書店、到咖啡店、到觀光船、到車裏、到家中,僅此而已。所以,他們兩人的交談內容成了影片的核心。

他們的對話,由開始的客客氣氣,然後談到世界大事,當中又問到了當年的六月後約會,然後慢慢地越講越多,亦透露了兩人其實在感情過得不太好,那次一別原來影響是很大的。然後知道其實大家都同住在同一區,只可惜沒有緣份,遇不上。到現在,大家都大了,男的有家室有事業,女的雖然感情多波折,但都習慣了自己一個人。九年後的相遇,仿佛大家心中的熱情冷卻,又漸漸地燃燒起來了,但經過很多不同的事,每個人都有了自己的包袱,再不有年舊時的輕狂和奔放,卻只有在受傷的感情路上漸漸封閉的自己,而不敢於表露自己的心跡和感覺。

他們兩人在車上時,談到情緒都激動了,原來受苦的不只是我自己,原來大家心中都有大家,斷不了、忘不掉的思念仍然時刻湧現,這種知道原來他/她也和自己一樣,可恨的是機會一去不返的感受,真的好心酸,終究…還是天作弄人。

在片中,他們最親密的接觸,不過是一個摟抱,再沒有了。影片也在意想不到的地方完結了,我想大抵很多人還以為他們會有更進一步吧?這個導演留給觀眾去想像了,我覺得這個完結得十分好。雖然全片我要追字幕,但他們之間那一夜的情感,完全可以從對白中流露出來,兩個演員實在演得十分好,尤其Julie Delpy的演出實在是terrific!對白的交流很自然,沒有太造作,感情位也是恰到好處。

推介大家一看! (如果你不怕長長的對白的話)

POTO - Feel it! Hear it!

Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Here is some POTO Update:

  1. The sound preview from Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum, featuring the song ‘The Phantom of the Opera”. Showing here
  2. The JP trailer for POTO, in which you can see the opening of the movie, the overtune is amazing and the black and white —> color look is fantastic! Check it out here

Angel of music hides no longer! Secret and strange angel!

無重貓貓

Monday, October 25, 2004

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這是來自 Air Force 的一個叫“COCKPIT PHYSICS: Physics Instruction for the 21st Century“教學,見到可憐的貓貓因為不慣於無重狀態之下而奮力爭扎。這個網站似乎是一個physics的教學網,不過這樣子‘拋貓‘有什麼可以學到呢?

The Skinny Christian Bale

Sunday, October 24, 2004

It seems to become a ‘fashion’ that when actors/actresses drastically change their look for the movie, they will get success. Nicole has modified her nose for The Hour . Charlize Theron has increased her weight and have herself an ugly custume in Monster . Now comes the upcoming Batman Christian Bale, who lost his weight drastically in the movie The Machinist . Actually I did not see much of his movie, but I love his performance in Equilibrium . And I’m quite pleased when they annouced him to be the next batman. But before the Batman, he has made a very great sacrifice for this movie:

The producers of the film claim that Christian Bale dropped from about 190 pounds in weight down to about 130 pounds in weight to make this film. They also claim that Bale actually wanted to drop down to 110 pounds, but that they would not let him go below 130 out of fear that his health could be in too much danger if he did. His diet consisted of one can of tuna and an apple per day. His 63 pound weight loss is said to be a record for any actor for a movie role.

Just look at The Making of The Machinist and you will see how skinny he was…….OMG~~

真人版spiderman

Thursday, October 21, 2004

livespider.jpg Spiderman~~ Spiderman~~~ Do whatever spider can……

Dressed in a Spider-Man suit and using no ropes or other equipment, a French urban climber scaled the 47-story headquarters of oil giant Total on Tuesday, his second Parisian climb in less than a month.

Related Link: Spider-Man Again Climbs Paris Tower