星期六, 一月 20, 2007

Veronica is BACK!!!


Veronica Mars is back on 23rd this month. Hope the 10th episode will soon appear on VeryCD. I just visited a fansite(http://www.marsinvestigations.net/) of the show. It didn't surprise me that there's detailed timeline of the whole story. So check it out! Veronica, my idol, my favourite girl detective, was born in August. 1987, which I vaguely got to know when noticing the dates in the show. And Logan, the bad boy always with a baby smile, is just going to have his 19th birthday somewhere between Feb 20th and Mar 20th. Well, little sister and little brother, I know you are made-up characters but I've really learned a lot from you guys. Veronica, smart, tough and kindhearted, although overcontrolling, sometimes reminds of Kim Possible, a cartoon super girl. Their only major same point is that they can achieve what they want, confidently, boldly. That's what I lack and admire them for. Seldom have I felt sorry for breakup of lovers in TV series, however I feel sour in heart when V and L finally gave up the relationship.

Fansites always do fanatic and fantasitc things. Guess what? The timeline gives links of the main characters' Myspace. The first one I opened is Weevil's page. His profile is consistent with the show. And in Veronica's page I found someone said she would name her first baby Veronica if it's a girl. What fun! I fell like the show is paralleld with real life. I love ya, Vernoica Mars(I mean the show). And Chinese TV series, I sincerely ask you to GO TO HELL.

By the way, I started wathcing Lost yesterday. Awesome too.

星期三, 一月 10, 2007

没有我的日子

如果一部电影有某句话看起来很有哲理让人印象深刻,那么它难免让人觉得做作。《My life without me》恰好拥有这样的台词,可它却是我今年我看过的最自然亲切的电影。

安用车上的音响听中文教学磁带。她的妈妈对她说,你就不能做点正常的事么?安说:“没有人是正常的。每个人都不正常。”

安在23岁那年得知自己患上绝症,至多有两三个月的寿命。她有两个可爱的女儿,一个4岁,一个7岁。她17岁时在涅磐乐队的告别演唱会上认识了她们的爸爸。他们至今恩爱,住在她妈妈后院的房车(?)里。在安生命最后的日子里,死亡绝不显得沉重、也绝不轻佻。她列了一个单子,死前要做的事情。首先,绝不让其它人知道她将离去的消息。然后她有一些安排或者说是小心愿,它们既有母亲的稳重与温柔,也有23岁女孩的疯狂与调皮。

刚看影片开头的时候,我心里说,得了,又一个反映下层人民悲惨生活的片子。在大学里当清洁女工、年纪青青就有了两个女孩,爸爸在牢里蹲了十年,丈夫常年失业——当我开始有些不耐烦的时候,影片里工作晚归的安钻进被窝,睡在里面的丈夫被她冰冷的身躯冻醒,一边开玩笑一边给她焐脚。两人嬉闹着结束了这平常的一天。

一下子,我对这部电影的成见全消散了。它并不模式化——不愁云惨淡,也不试图让你苦中傻乐。它零零散散、正常而且异常,像真的生活。

My life without me,并不像中文翻译的那样,是“没有我的日子”。而是指的当女主角安离开人世时,周围的人生活如常(或者有所改善)。这得益于安在死前的安排。弥留之际的安透过纱帘看另一个Ann和她的家人一起忙碌,好像真正的一家人,欣慰极了。如果此处影片想告诉我们什么的话,那绝不是安高尚的情操博大的胸怀之类的屁话。它只是静静展示了生活如常之美。一个生命淡出了人间,而流淌的生活之河不止。安让它过渡得更顺畅,从而她的离世是欣然美好的。每一个在她生命中出现的人对此都会带着微笑。

聪明美丽瘦弱的Ann,正常的安不正常的安,还没活够却走得从容的安,贤妻良母安,情人安,小孩子安。我喜欢安。我想我从她身上学到了点什么。

忽然觉得,越好的电影我越难从中总结出什么大道理。因为它复杂琐碎。要是让我打分,《黑暗中的舞者》肯定不如《没有我的日子》分高。因为我能从前者总结出东西来。后者却让我难于表达。

顺便说一句,觉得Ann很像现在的英语老师钱晓玲,于是更加喜欢小玲同志了。

再顺便说一句,感谢学校烂到一定程度的选课系统,没有它的支持,我也不会在复习考试的百忙之中抽出时间来写这么一篇屁话。

最近

  • 最近在听:宫崎骏动画原声、藤田惠美
  • 最近在看:美剧《Varonica Mars》、电影《My life without me》
  • 最近爱吃:食堂的豆沙包、草莓口味的糖
  • 最近忙着:复习考试?!
  • 最近在想:寒假好好休息休息。我亲爱的2ya考完试都在做什么。生活要多一些诗意。
  • 最近担心:沙薇来了上海我走了。考试成绩太难看。外貌失去中性魅力。平庸下去。