美国丽人 American Beauty · Holly

American Beauty－Holly本期主播：Holly-17岁的高三党 本期主题：美国丽人American Beauty录制地点：广东当我们死去的那一刻，回想起的一生是怎样的？生命里的美丽和喜悦，迷惘和孤独在那一个瞬间涌进脑海，比电影的光影更加炫目。弥留之际的最后回忆还将是一个永远的秘密，包含着你最后的渴望，向这个残酷又温柔的世界做一个告别。也因如此，电影艺术偏爱死前的回忆，凝聚人物性格的高光点，做文章炽热的高潮。今天为大家带来的，就是以必死的主人公旁白为开始，以死去的主人公回忆为结束的电影，American Beauty 美国丽人。作为奥斯卡最佳影片的American Beauty并不是一部很新潮的片子。恍然一瞥，给人一种《洛丽塔》的错觉。全片发生在美国社会一个典型的中产阶级家庭当中，主人公Lester是一个年过四十的男人，被妻子Carolyn渺视，互相厌倦。女儿Jane，一个平凡的女中学生，外表温顺内心矛盾，渴望得到他人的瞩目却不得其法，盲目跟随和模仿着学校里美丽而放浪的少女Angela的一言一行。终于有一天，当Lester遇上了刚做完中学篮球赛拉拉队的Angela时，他立刻被Angela的美丽所打动，仿佛他遗失了多年的青春和活力再次重燃。从此Lester的生活开始发生变化：他勇敢的面对老板辞退了工作，他开始注意自己的形象，吸食大麻精神麻痹，已过中年的他落入了一个未成年少女的爱情陷阱。于此同时，邻居少年Ricky，承受着父亲过度的控制欲，正以他独特的世界观欣赏着Lester女儿Jane的美丽。他用录影机摄制着Lester一家的录影，偷拍Jane的房间。这样特殊的瞩目让Jane产生了爱情的错觉。两人厮混在一起，用年轻的温暖来化解家庭之中的郁结。Lester的妻子Carolyn看似坚强，专注于事业，对丈夫的失败不屑一顾。然而，她的内心却渴望着感情的慰借。在对事业和家庭的双重失望之下，Carolyn与一位房地产商发生了婚外恋情。在这样的组合之中，一系列似是巧合又似是注定的事件正在悄然上演。藏在平静外表下的人性的狂暴，因为Angela这个浅薄美丽的少女的诱因，突然冲出了束缚，有如洪水猛兽一般开始吞噬人们的生活。尽管影片的主角是Lester，这个可笑可怜的中年男人。然而我们却很难不去注意Ricky，这个神秘的，病态的男孩。在欲望与利益交织的世界里，他对美的欣赏是多么的特别。正如在于Jane的交谈中，他自己所说的一段话，It was one of those days where its minutes away from snowing.And there’s this electricity in the air.You can almost hear it. Right?And this bag was just…dancing with me.Like a little kid, begging me to play with him.For 15 minutes.That’s the day I realized that there was this…entire life behind things.And this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know that there was no reason to be afraid…ever.Videos are poor excuse, I know.But it helps me remember. I need to remember.Sometime there is so much… beauty.. in the world.I feel like I can’t take it.And my heart…is just going to cave in.一个朦胧着泪眼的少年，和路边，一个在枯黄的树叶堆里飘来飘去的塑料袋在荧幕里穿插交织，叙述着Ricky内心里美的样子。确实有一种美的别致诱惑。我以为影片会保留Ricky和Jane在浊世中独特的美好。然而在影片的最后，Lester的一段旁白，如同一段既定的诅咒，原来这个碌碌无为又虚浮自傲的男人在很久以前也和少年Ricky一样，狂热的迷恋过这个世界单纯的美丽。在他死前的最后一刻，他说The moments you remember are tiny ones, some you haven&`&t thought of in years...If you&`&ve thought of them at all...But in the last second of your life, you remember them with astonishing clarity...Because they&`&re just so... beautiful......that they must have been imprinted, on like a cellular level...For me it was, lying on my back at Boy Scout camp, watching falling stars...And yellow leaves from the ginkgo trees that lined our street... Or my grandmother&`&s hands, and the way her skin seemed like paper...And the first time I saw my cousin Tony&`&s brand new GTO...And the way I felt when Angela first smiled at me...Carolyn... And Janie.And Carolyn&`&s roses.I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me... but it&`&s hard to stay mad, when there&`&s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I&`&m seeing it all at once, and it&`&s too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that&`&s about to burst... And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can&`&t feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life...You have no idea what I&`&m talking about, I&`&m sure... but don&`&t worry...You will someday.垫乐：Because Any other name We Haven T Turned around 《美国丽人》原声大碟主播：Holly | 制作，发行：永清文字及垫乐归作者或版权方所有图片来源网络微信公众号：为你读英语美文官方新浪微博：@为你读英语美文荔枝FM 搜索【为你读英语美文】收听