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进电影院是我一直以来是我生活消遣之一,如果是我买票,更会把戏票收集起来。我看戏要求不高,只要故事不夸张、演员演技不烂与搞笑桥段不冷,我都会买票入场。我对影片类型广泛接受,比较排斥的是亚洲恐怖片、战争片与英式历史片。我对电影院的座位不太挑剔,不一定要是院内正中央的“皇位”(台湾友人取的),离荧幕越远越好,而且在走廊旁最佳,因为方便我上厕所而不打扰其他人。

最近观赏了好屌的2部电影--新鲜的题材,巧妙的拍摄手法与最原始的爱情桥段。
Slumdog Millionaire

一部以印度为背景,没有superstars撑场的电影,尽然能囊括美国各大电影颁奖礼重要奖项!故事叙述一位出生于贫民窟的男孩参加了电视游戏节目“Who Wants To Be A Millionaire"。在他只差答对一题就可成为百万富翁之际,竟被怀疑作弊而遭警方逮捕盘问。电影以顺序倒序相互交叠法,道出男孩如何可以过关斩将......至于最终是否答对最后一题,那就要大家进电影院揭晓答案。

故事驻守在印度孟买市,反映出印度贫富悬殊、儿童绑架、卖淫、人口拥挤等等真实概况,可说是把印度丑陋可悲的一面呈献出来。此外,剧中也带出了印度人的美貌,印度舞曲的震撼感和人类缺乏的亲情正义感。
   Latika: "You want to do something for me? "
   Jamal Malik: "Anything." 
   Latika: "Then forget me!" 
电影的标志性语言为:Love and Money......You have mixed them both......爱情与金钱,通俗的题材,却让导演表现出前所未有的惊喜!能不能获得奥斯卡评审的青睐,下星期一在我的大日子揭晓......

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
单看预告片已让我对它深感兴趣。每当告诉友人有关故事大纲是,大家的第一反应是:“哇!”接着问:“那他喜欢的人怎么样?”......故事讲述一位违反大自然定律,以老叟之身而生,越活越年轻的奇特经历。好喜欢一幕导演以“假如式”剪接手法带出所谓的一切注定!
虽然2大主角的演出属中规中矩,不过整部电影却充满了强而有张力的对白,以弦吹配乐的衬托,驱使我们从这些词句中检讨自己如何看待生命、看待爱人,看待自己

Mrs. Maple:“We were meant to lose people. How else would we know how important they are?“

Queenie:“Everyone feels different about themselves one way or another, but we all goin' the same way.”

Benjamin:"Your life is defined by its opportunities... even the ones you miss."
......还有很多很多,进入电影院然后慢慢细嚼,肯定会对生命、爱人与自己有另一面的觉悟。

Daisy: "Goodnight Benjamin."
Benjamin Button: "Goodnight Daisy."
这是两人最常出现的对白。巧合的事,我在当晚临睡前突然收到一位友人道:"Goodnight."的短讯,以为他也看了这部电影。不过,如果真的有一人,不管在我身边或处于远方,临睡可以互道"Goodnight",还真浪漫的!

Benjamin Button:  "For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. "

再送上电影的标志性语言:Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments......

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