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——諷刺《姊妹情深》二之二
活地阿倫(Woody Allen)自編自導自演的金像電影《姊妹情深》(Hannah and Her Sisters)(見圖),女主角與兩個大配角便是Hannah及她的兩位妹妹Holly和Lee。那麼活地呢?原來他是Hannah的前夫Mickey,結局時則變成了Holly的夫婿呢。
誤以為腦生瘤 思考人生意義
活地有不少電影都探討人生的意義,而Mickey的角色可謂當中的代表人物,因為他在電影中不停思考死亡和生命的意義。話說他是個hypochondriac(疑病患者),即經常以為自己患上重病。他耳覺有點問題,又有點耳鳴,以為自己腦生瘤,因而開始思考人生意義,當中的自白和對白夾雜着正經論述和黑色幽默。例如他跟助手Gail談及自己以為患上不治之症時便有以下的自白。
Mickey: Can I tell you something? Can I tell you a secret(我可以告訴妳一件事嗎?我可以告訴妳一個秘密嗎)?
Gail: Yes, please(好的,請說)。
M: A week ago, I bought a rifle(一個禮拜前,我買了一支步槍)。
G: No(不是吧)。
M: I went into a store, I bought a rifle. I was gonna ... You know, if they told me that I had a tumor, I was going to kill myself. The only thing that mighta stopped me, might've, is my parents would be devastated. I would, I woulda had to shoot them, also, first. And then, I have an aunt and uncle, I would have ... You know, it would have been a bloodbath(我走進一間商店,我買了一支步槍。我打算……妳知道嗎,假若他們對我說我有一個腫瘤,我便會自殺。唯一可能阻止我的,可能的,就是我的父母會傷痛欲絕。我便要,我便要先把他們也射殺。然後還有,我有一個叔叔和一個嬸嬸,我也要……妳知道嗎,那便會是一場大屠殺)。
G: Tch, well, you know, eventually it, it is going to happen to all of us(啐,嗯,你也知道,最終它,它會降臨在我們所有人身上)。
M: Yes, but doesn't that ruin everything for you? That makes everything ...you know it, it just takes the pleasure out of everything(對,但難道這不會糟蹋妳一切嗎?那會令到一切……妳也知道,這根本會令一切不再有樂趣)。
後來,他走進了電影院看一齣笑片,片中人享受着生命中的一切,令他恍然大悟,說出了他的人生答案:
And I started to feel how can you even think of killing yourself? I mean, isn't it so stupid? ... Well, you know, don't you want to be part of the experience? ... And I'm thinking to myself, geez, I should stop ruining my life(然後我開始覺得,你怎麼連自殺也會想到?我的意思是,那不是很愚蠢嗎?……嗯,你要知道,你不想有份經歷這一切嗎?……然後我對自己說,天哪,我不應再糟蹋自己的生命)。
Woody Allen十分多產,現在又有新片《情迷藍茉莉》(Blue Jasmine)正在上映。要體味甚麼是一流劇本,甚麼叫精采對白,各位不容錯過。 ■余 功
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