本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛曾经有想过离开现在生活的地方,到一个完全陌生的城市居住,想象那会是怎样的情景。两个空间的互相交错,是否意味着意外的结局?每部影片都给观众不同的心灵感受,“恋爱假期”一上来女主角Iris的心灵独白吸引了我的注意:
For some, quite inexplicably...love fades.
For others, love is simply lost.
But of course, love can also be found...even if just for the night.
And then, here's another kind of love. The cruelest kind,The one that almost kills the victims. It's called unrequited love.
Cameron Diaz 饰演来自L.A.的职业女性Amanda,童年父母离异的阴影让她无法敞开心扉去爱,甚至从15岁以后再没有流过眼泪。 Kate Winslet 饰演来自英国伦敦的编辑Iris,浓厚的文学气息,温和的个性,无可救药的暗恋一个不该爱的已婚男子。这两个背景不同却境遇相似的失恋女子在网上相遇,决定这个大胆的计划,在圣诞节来临前互相交换自己的房子,车子和假期:
整个故事行云流水,两条主线互相交错却水乳交融。
天寒地冻的伦敦郊区夜晚,百无聊赖的Amanda在伦敦郊区的小宅子里遇到了金发碧眼的Jude Law,这个瞬间的转身,让她怦然心动,虽然当时的她并不知道这以后短暂的14天相处让她找到一个真心爱的人。就像电影的对白说:Amanda didn’t meant to find love, but doesn't’ mean love cannot find her。 Jude Law还是一样古典优雅,微卷的金发,碧绿的眼眸,非常适合Amanda这样外表坚强内心脆弱女性的口味,一击即中,即使扮演超级奶爸也无妨,这也正是Amanda需要的:一个温暖的怀抱,一句深情的我要你,一个坚强的守护。
而在暖意洋洋的洛杉矶,Iris和萍水相逢的Miles倾诉她暗恋的故事:
“understand feeling as small and as insignificant as humanly possible, and how it can actually ache in places that you didn't know you had inside you, and it doesn't matter how many new haircuts you get or gyms you join or how many glasses of chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends, you still go to bed every night going over every detail, and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood. And how in the hell, for that brief moment, you could think that you were that happy? And sometimes you can even convince yourself that he'll see the light and show up at your door.
And after all that, however long all that may be, you'll go somewhere new and you'll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again, and little pieces of your soul will finally come back. And all that fuzzy stuff, those years of your life that you wasted, that will eventually begin to fade.”
(我明白那渺小和微不足道的感受,甚或不知道为何这感觉让自己遍体鳞伤。无论换了几个新发型或去了多少次健身房,又或是和姐妹们在酒吧喝了多少杯, 每晚躺在床上依然无可控制自己去默忆每一个相处的细节,甚至困惑自己究竟做错了什么或误解了什么,让自己在那个短暂的时刻可以这么幸福。有时候又想说服自己他终会明白并突然出现在自己的门前。
而毕竟,无论过了多久,人生总是会有新的开始,再遇到一个觉得值得付出的人,让自己重新拾回那些破碎细小的灵魂碎片。而那些模糊的记忆,和所有曾经被浪费的人生,终将在时间的长河中慢慢淡去。)
看着Iris谈诉心中的伤痛,似能看到她内心在爱情漩涡中挣扎的伤心绝望,让人心有戚戚焉。
在影片的结局,Amanda找回了自己,泪流满面却欣喜若狂,强烈的对比造就观众心灵的共鸣。Iris也和Miles开始新的恋情,两个受过伤的人终于找到了彼此灵魂的慰藉。
这不会是结局,所有美好的童话故事不会在生活中出现,但至少,我们能看到现在,如果现在是美好的,那就牢牢抓住,不要放掉。
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后记:一直冥思苦想写不出三月的主题,直到重温了这部片子,第一次是在回国的飞机上看的,脑袋嗡嗡的并不记得什么,这次是因为Jude Law的缘故,想找些俊男美女的片子来看,这部Holiday自然是不错的选择。在这个乍寒乍暖的三月,喝一杯甜密的梅子酒,看旁人演自己的故事,犹如隔岸观火,惊心动魄,却仍然镇定自若。
BTW, 那段对白的中文翻译花了我一些时间,太长时间没有作翻译的活,那些大学里日夜操练的技巧和修饰,已然非常陌生,只记得导师提过翻译的精髓在于传递语言的灵魂色调。所谓作业,不过滥竽充数,技术生疏,敬请见谅。更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
For some, quite inexplicably...love fades.
For others, love is simply lost.
But of course, love can also be found...even if just for the night.
And then, here's another kind of love. The cruelest kind,The one that almost kills the victims. It's called unrequited love.
Cameron Diaz 饰演来自L.A.的职业女性Amanda,童年父母离异的阴影让她无法敞开心扉去爱,甚至从15岁以后再没有流过眼泪。 Kate Winslet 饰演来自英国伦敦的编辑Iris,浓厚的文学气息,温和的个性,无可救药的暗恋一个不该爱的已婚男子。这两个背景不同却境遇相似的失恋女子在网上相遇,决定这个大胆的计划,在圣诞节来临前互相交换自己的房子,车子和假期:
整个故事行云流水,两条主线互相交错却水乳交融。
天寒地冻的伦敦郊区夜晚,百无聊赖的Amanda在伦敦郊区的小宅子里遇到了金发碧眼的Jude Law,这个瞬间的转身,让她怦然心动,虽然当时的她并不知道这以后短暂的14天相处让她找到一个真心爱的人。就像电影的对白说:Amanda didn’t meant to find love, but doesn't’ mean love cannot find her。 Jude Law还是一样古典优雅,微卷的金发,碧绿的眼眸,非常适合Amanda这样外表坚强内心脆弱女性的口味,一击即中,即使扮演超级奶爸也无妨,这也正是Amanda需要的:一个温暖的怀抱,一句深情的我要你,一个坚强的守护。
而在暖意洋洋的洛杉矶,Iris和萍水相逢的Miles倾诉她暗恋的故事:
“understand feeling as small and as insignificant as humanly possible, and how it can actually ache in places that you didn't know you had inside you, and it doesn't matter how many new haircuts you get or gyms you join or how many glasses of chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends, you still go to bed every night going over every detail, and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood. And how in the hell, for that brief moment, you could think that you were that happy? And sometimes you can even convince yourself that he'll see the light and show up at your door.
And after all that, however long all that may be, you'll go somewhere new and you'll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again, and little pieces of your soul will finally come back. And all that fuzzy stuff, those years of your life that you wasted, that will eventually begin to fade.”
(我明白那渺小和微不足道的感受,甚或不知道为何这感觉让自己遍体鳞伤。无论换了几个新发型或去了多少次健身房,又或是和姐妹们在酒吧喝了多少杯, 每晚躺在床上依然无可控制自己去默忆每一个相处的细节,甚至困惑自己究竟做错了什么或误解了什么,让自己在那个短暂的时刻可以这么幸福。有时候又想说服自己他终会明白并突然出现在自己的门前。
而毕竟,无论过了多久,人生总是会有新的开始,再遇到一个觉得值得付出的人,让自己重新拾回那些破碎细小的灵魂碎片。而那些模糊的记忆,和所有曾经被浪费的人生,终将在时间的长河中慢慢淡去。)
看着Iris谈诉心中的伤痛,似能看到她内心在爱情漩涡中挣扎的伤心绝望,让人心有戚戚焉。
在影片的结局,Amanda找回了自己,泪流满面却欣喜若狂,强烈的对比造就观众心灵的共鸣。Iris也和Miles开始新的恋情,两个受过伤的人终于找到了彼此灵魂的慰藉。
这不会是结局,所有美好的童话故事不会在生活中出现,但至少,我们能看到现在,如果现在是美好的,那就牢牢抓住,不要放掉。
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后记:一直冥思苦想写不出三月的主题,直到重温了这部片子,第一次是在回国的飞机上看的,脑袋嗡嗡的并不记得什么,这次是因为Jude Law的缘故,想找些俊男美女的片子来看,这部Holiday自然是不错的选择。在这个乍寒乍暖的三月,喝一杯甜密的梅子酒,看旁人演自己的故事,犹如隔岸观火,惊心动魄,却仍然镇定自若。
BTW, 那段对白的中文翻译花了我一些时间,太长时间没有作翻译的活,那些大学里日夜操练的技巧和修饰,已然非常陌生,只记得导师提过翻译的精髓在于传递语言的灵魂色调。所谓作业,不过滥竽充数,技术生疏,敬请见谅。更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net