Mike Arrani - 标记
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原钻 (2019) 豆瓣 TMDB 维基数据 IMDb
Uncut Gems
7.5 (357 个评分) 导演: 本·萨弗迪 / 约书亚·萨弗迪 演员: 亚当·桑德勒 / 茱莉娅·福克斯 …
其它标题: Uncut Gems / 未成大器 …
影片讲述了一位纽约钻石店老板Howard Ratner（亚当·桑德勒 饰），他嗜赌成瘾，婚姻岌岌可危，还有一个对他不忠的女友（茱莉娅·福克斯 饰）。Howard Ratner欠Arno（埃里克·博高森 饰）钱，而打手们也一直威胁着让他还钱。当他买了一块价值数百万美元的稀有的未切割埃塞俄比亚蛋白原石，他觉得自己的霉运会就此终结。这块原石本来是打算拿去拍卖的，但当波士顿凯尔特人超级球星凯文·加内特走进宝石店，希望借走这块石头——它可以给他在NBA总决赛上带来好运——的时候，事态也就越发复杂了起来。
2022年6月26日 看过
A movie that has nothing to say, but talks a lot.
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炮友 (2011) 豆瓣 TMDB Min reol IMDb 维基数据
Friends with Benefits
6.3 (261 个评分) 导演: 威尔·古勒 演员: 贾斯汀·汀布莱克 / 米拉·库尼斯 …
其它标题: Friends with Benefits / 好友万万睡(台) …
杰米（米拉•库妮丝 Mila Kunis 饰）是一位在纽约供职的猎头，为了将身在洛杉矶的迪伦（贾斯汀•汀布莱克 Justin Timberlake 饰）挖角到纽约，她提供的不仅是丰厚薪资，还给了这位初来乍到者真挚的友情，带着他领略了纽约的美好夜晚。“挖角”成功了，两人成 了最好的朋友，也难免受到对方吸引。此时恰逢迪伦与前任分手，而曾经受过情伤的杰米也不想进入一段正式关系，于是两人商定只谈性不谈爱。在迪伦的鼓励下，杰米在公园搭讪到令她动心的人——医生帕克（布赖恩•加连保格 Bryan Greenberg 饰），可是很快发现对方只是想把她搞上床，令她再度受伤。为了帮杰米走出阴霾，迪伦带杰米回到自己家乡，两人隐隐意识到对彼此的感情，却在这当口发生一场误会。唯有失去才会懂得珍惜，迪伦在杰米心灰意冷独自回纽约后，明白自己已经深深爱上她，而她却仿佛在他生活中消失了，迪伦不知该怎样迈出挽回杰米的那一步……
在第38届美国人民选择奖上，本片被提名最佳喜剧电影和最佳喜剧女演员（米拉•库妮丝）
2022年6月22日 看过
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恐怖角 (1991) 豆瓣 TMDB IMDb 维基数据 Eggplant.place
Cape Fear
7.6 (76 个评分) 导演: 马丁·斯科塞斯 演员: 罗伯特·德尼罗 / 尼克·诺特 …
其它标题: Cape Fear - Il promontorio della paura / Cape Fear …
迈克斯（罗伯特•德尼罗 Robert De Niro 饰）因为强奸而遭到起诉，他找来了律师萨姆（尼克·诺尔蒂 Nick Nolte 饰）为自己辩护；他有所不知的是，萨姆是一个女权主义者。出于义愤，萨姆在辩护是故意隐瞒了一项对迈克斯有利的证据，最终导致了迈克斯被多判了6年。本来不懂法律的迈克斯在狱中通过自学法律发现了萨姆对他的背叛，发誓一定要找萨姆报仇。
一晃14年过去了，迈克斯刑满获释了，他开始展开他的复仇计划。他首先在萨姆家附近出现，引起他们的恐慌；随后，萨姆派来对付他的人被他打得落花流水；他之后潜入萨姆家杀死了保镖和厨娘。惊惶不安的萨姆一家逃到了一个叫“恐怖角”的地方，迈克斯也尾随而至……
2022年6月17日 看过
2022年6月17日 评论 a review of 恐怖角 - I have never read Nietzsche, but I have a feeling that this draws heavily from it. Even references the "God is dead" bit. I know Nietzsche wrote something about becoming a superman, and I think this has relevance too. The movie wears religious symbolism on its sleeve. It's essentially about sin and punishment. Max Cady is an unstoppable force of nature, practically inhuman. Originally a representative of the perceived lowest class of people ("white trash"), he ascends to a higher nature. His goal seems to be, more so than revenge, to make the protagonist admit his sins and repent. In essence, Max plays the role of a God. A God from man. Perhaps this is where the Nietzschean parallel comes into play, but like I said, I have no idea, for I haven't read Nietzsche. What I find interesting is how an entire seemingly complex personality, with convincing views and reflections, appreciation of arts and philosophy, is completely subservient to this goal of revenge. It's actually unintentionally (probably) deconstructive in a nihilistic sense. Because it deals with some seriously important concepts, but renders them all practically pointless, since they can be interpreted to match a simple and unethical goal.
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满城尽带黄金甲 (2006) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
滿城盡帶黃金甲
5.3 (584 个评分) 导演: 张艺谋 演员: 周润发 / 巩俐 …
其它标题: 滿城盡帶黃金甲 / Curse of the Golden Flower …
王（周润发 饰）领兵造反，夺得了王位。他为了更加巩固自己的地位，赶走了前妻，迎娶了梁国的公主、现任王后（巩俐 饰），以得到梁王的支持。王子元祥（刘烨 饰）是前妻留下的孩子，王跟现任王后也生下了元杰（周杰伦 饰）、元成（秦俊杰 饰）。王后却与元祥有着不可告人的乱伦关系，王一直念念不忘自己的前妻，对外声称前妻已死。王后一直野心勃勃，元杰得知父亲逼着母亲吃毒药，就答应了母亲在重阳节的那天发起兵变，腥风血雨的战争也开始了……
2022年6月7日 看过
2022年6月7日 评论 a review of 满城尽带黄金甲 - I think Zhang Yimou's unofficial (to my knowledge) wuxia trilogy, to which I include Hero, House of Flying Daggers and this, could also be called something like a rebellion trilogy. Because each one of these films focuses on individuals conspiring to overthrow the government. And while I rewatch Hero regularly, I've not revisited the other two in years. Looking at Curse of the Golden Flower now, I find the main themes to be: family and order. I think this is a sort of deconstruction of Confucianism. One of the core ideas of Confucianism is that a country should be run like a family, where the ruler is a patriarch, and those of lower rank should respect him as an elder, whereas he, being a patriarch, is supposed to take good care of them. Now, I'm no Confucianist, nor am I an expert on the subject. But I think the scene early on, where the whole family is sitting at the table, is the key scene in the movie, and probably sets up the entire Confucian basis here. Everything must follow the natural law, the emperor says. After the failure of the revolt, the family (or rather its remains) gather at the table yet again. And again the same ideas are being reinforced, but now in a different context. I think this royal family is supposed to represent the microcosm of the state. And the movie conveys the absurdity of treating a country like a family. Either that or the movie actually is Confucian and represents what happens when a family is run incorrectly. But this latter interpretation seems a little narrow-minded to me. Because it ignores the complexity that the hierarchy and power introduce to the situation. I also find it interesting how Hero tackled Daoist ideas, while this tackles Confucianist ones. Daoism and Confucianism are very different, even antithetical to each other in many aspects. Yet for centuries there have been continuous attempts at syncretizing the two. If I were to attempt to draw out some kind of narrative between the two films, I'd say there's probably an implication that no single ideology can be applied to a state in order to make it proper and just. But this sounds a little too Anarchist to be coming from a mainstream state-funded Chinese movie, so I dunno. All stated here is purely an interpretation.
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Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis' (2014) TMDB
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
导演: 大卫·普赖尔 演员: 乔尔·科恩 / 伊桑·科恩 …
A 42-minute making-of documentary, "Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis,'" produced and directed by David Prior. A number of cast and key crew people are interviewed, but, not surprisingly, the Coens, music supervisor T-Bone Burnett, and lead Oscar Isaac dominate the proceedings.
2022年6月2日 看过
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荒野大镖客 (1964) TMDB 豆瓣 IMDb 维基数据
Per un pugno di dollari
7.9 (405 个评分) 导演: 赛尔乔·莱昂内 演员: 克林特·伊斯特伍德 / 吉安·马里亚·沃隆特 …
其它标题: Per un pugno di dollari / 为了几块钱 …
墨西哥边境小镇来了一位大镖客（克林特·伊斯特伍德 饰），他得知镇上势不两立的两大帮派罗霍兄弟和镇长巴克斯特相厮杀已久，便决定与两派斡旋，除去镇上恶势力，恢复小镇的平静。他目击罗霍兄弟劫杀了一队士兵并私占黄金，于是利用两具士兵尸体吸引巴克斯特来寻找罗霍兄弟的罪证。同时，他又将消息透露给罗霍兄弟，导致双方展开了一场激烈枪战。乔在两派激战时找到了黄金，并发现被罗霍兄弟囚禁的女人玛利索，他将玛利索交给巴克斯特，换回了在激战中被捕获的儿子安东尼奥。但后来他得知玛利索是被罗霍家的雷蒙抢占，于是设法救出了她，帮助她与丈夫孩子一起逃出镇子。深爱着玛利索的雷蒙发现心爱的女人被放走，便认定是巴克斯特一家所为，于是展开了疯狂的报复。究竟两大帮派谁胜谁负，作为中间人的大镖客能否实现恢复小镇和平的计划？
2022年5月20日 看过
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加勒比海盗2：聚魂棺 (2006) 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB Min reol 维基数据
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
7.8 (876 个评分) 导演: Gore Verbinski 演员: Johnny Depp / Orlando Bloom …
其它标题: Pirates des Caraïbes : Le Secret du coffre maudit / Pirates of the Caribbean - Fluch der Karibik 2 …
迷人的杰克（约翰尼•戴普 饰）船长又回来了，这次，他遇到了更为强大的敌人——传说中的不死人大卫•琼斯(比尔•奈伊 饰)，他驾驶着让人恐惧的“飞行荷兰人”号快船，在速度与装备上，没有任何船能够超越它。杰克船长欠下琼斯一个血债，他必须赶在最后时限到来之前，找到破解的方法，否则他会永远背负血债，并且在余生永远成为琼斯的奴隶。
当然，杰克船长的好朋友威尔•特纳（奥兰多•布鲁姆 饰）也被卷入了他的坏运气当中。因为杰克，威尔和伊丽莎白（凯拉•奈特莉 饰）的婚礼被迫取消，伊丽莎白还被关进了监狱，威尔为了救她，只能去寻找杰克。
这次两个好朋友遇到了巨大神秘的海洋怪物、不友善的小岛土著、打扮华丽的占卜者戴尔玛，威尔失散多年的父亲--“拉靴带”比尔•特纳(斯特兰•斯卡斯加德)在关键时刻离奇现身，成为全局的转折点……
2022年5月19日 看过
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爱尔兰人 (2019) 维基数据 豆瓣 TMDB Eggplant.place IMDb
The Irishman
8.6 (1104 个评分) 导演: 马丁·斯科塞斯 演员: 罗伯特·德尼罗 / 阿尔·帕西诺 …
其它标题: The Irishman / 爱尔兰杀手(港) …
《爱尔兰人》为马丁·斯科塞斯执导的传奇巨制，罗伯特·德尼罗、阿尔·帕西诺和乔·佩西主演。通过二战老兵弗兰克·希兰的视角，讲述了战后美国有组织犯罪的故事。弗兰克·希兰是一名骗子和杀手，曾经在 20 世纪最恶名昭彰的人物身边工作。该电影跨越数十年，记录了美国历史上最大的悬案之一，即传奇工会领袖吉米·霍法失踪案，以宏大的故事之旅，展现有组织犯罪的隐秘通道：其内部运作、仇敌以及与主流政治的瓜葛。
2022年5月15日 看过
2022年5月15日 评论 a review of 爱尔兰人 - Repeating patterns sometimes recontextualize actions, other times reveal hidden meaning or tap into the repressed emotions of the characters. In a fatalistic manner the end and the beginning are intertwined from the very start. Character introductions feature statements about their deaths in the form of cold, lifeless, objective facts, which contrast wildly with the energetic style, reminiscent of the previous De Niro-Scorsese flicks. Except here the style gradually winds down, giving way for deafening silence and an increasing amount of still and longer shots. In the old age all that's left are the ghosts of the past. And their presences become that much more ubiquitous, almost as if to submerge the protagonist's little world in them.
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杀人狂魔 (2012) 维基数据 豆瓣 Min reol TMDB IMDb
Maniac
6.3 (13 个评分) 导演: 弗兰克·卡方 演员: 伊利亚·伍德 / 诺拉·阿娜泽德尔 …
其它标题: 매니악: 슬픈 살인의 기록 / マニアック …
多年前，影片主人公弗兰克的母亲惨死于一场车祸，尽管母亲生前粗暴的虐待他，还以卖身为生，但弗兰克仍然想念她，弗兰克不想让母亲离开自己，甚至希望她能改过自新，而弗兰克在变态心理的唆使下，将杀人视作自己的发泄途径。于是，很多无辜的女性成了这个恶魔的猎物，弗兰克剥下她们的头皮，像假发一般戴在公寓里摆放的服装模特的头上，如数家珍的陈列起来。一次在公园里，弗兰克邂逅了摄影师安娜，安娜希望帮助他完成展览，他们的友谊发展成弗兰科着魔般的困扰，她正解开他压抑着的跟踪与杀戮的欲望…
2022年5月14日 看过
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Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson (2019) 维基数据 IMDb TMDB
Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson
导演: Emmanuelle Nobécourt 演员: 杰克·尼科尔森 / Jean-Baptiste Thoret …
其它标题: Jack Nicholson - Einer flog über Hollywood / Dr. Jack and Mr. Nicholson
In a Hollywood career spanning more than 50 years and with 60 movie credits to his name, Jack Nicholson has conquered everyone, becoming the archetypal star who lives according to his own rules. Unmoved by critical approval and conventions he remains the most elusive of American actors.
2022年5月7日 看过
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尖头外星族 (1993) 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB 维基数据
Coneheads
导演: 斯蒂夫·巴伦 演员: 罗伯特·诺特 / 乔纳森·潘内尔 …
其它标题: Coneheads / 尖头外星人 …
丹．艾克罗伊德无与珍．柯婷出身自美国电视综艺节目周末夜现场，如今他们再次合作，将他们在电视时代的无厘头搞笑伎俩搬上银幕，虽招致影评人的一顿痛骂，却颇受反判性强烈的美国新新人类观众欢迎，笑得前仰后合。剧情描述来自外星球的巨蛋头家族，某次出任务失败沦落地球。家族成员只好想尽各种办法溶入美国的中产社会，因而引发了不少臭事。
纽约时报推荐本片为最温馨有趣的喜剧,故事主要叙述一个外星人家族试着融入地球生活的故事。男主角丹艾奎洛饰演外星人家族的大家长,他幽默而带有喜感的搞笑演出,在纽约邮报获得有极佳的口碑。珍寇顿饰演艾奎洛的妻子,而麦可马金饰演移民局官员,准备毫不留情地将这些“非法移民”驱逐出境。
2022年4月29日 看过
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速度与激情3：东京漂移 (2006) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 Eggplant.place Min reol TMDB
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
6.2 (323 个评分) 导演: 林诣彬 演员: 卢卡斯·布莱克 / 宝娃 …
其它标题: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift / Velocidade Furiosa - Ligação Tóquio …
东京，一直是改装汽车爱好者的天堂，复杂狭窄的街道成为了他们用激情和速度去拼杀的赛道。由于东京街道的弯道极度，在这样的路线上比拼速度，单纯的速度是无法获得胜利。所以，东京的街道赛变成了漂移技术的比赛。男主角尚恩（卢卡斯·布莱克 Lucas Black 饰）注定是个失败者，在学校毫无朋友，唯一能发泄的地方就只有街头赛车，在经历一次非法赛车被警方通缉后，为躲避牢狱之灾，不得不离开美国，到东京他在军中服役的父亲家中。可是父亲的专制，让尚恩觉得与其格格不入，每天仍然沉迷于街头赛车中。东京赛车极高的漂移技术把尚恩深深吸引，并结识了“漂移之王”DK（布莱恩·泰 Brian Tee 饰）。由于与日本的犯罪集团扯上关系，尚恩不得不为弥补自己的过失再次比赛，而这次比赛的赌注却是自己的生命。一场东京狂飙，就此拉开……
2022年4月28日 看过
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丛林大反攻 (2006) 维基数据 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB
Open Season
6.7 (70 个评分) 导演: 罗杰·阿勒斯 / Jill Culton … 演员: 马丁·劳伦斯 / 阿什顿·库彻 …
其它标题: 부그와 엘리엇 / オープン・シーズン …
棕熊布哥是个幸运儿，他被收养者宠得一塌糊涂，生活安逸舒适。然而现在他却被放归森林，对大自然的艰苦极不习惯的布哥一心想回城，黑尾鹿艾略特的出现却改变了他的计划。艾略特被猎人撞断了一只角，绑在车中运往镇里。布哥犹豫再三，终于救走了艾略特。这个决定让布哥再不能顺利的回到以前的生活。 　　艾略特拜恩人布哥为兄弟，跟着布哥一起前行，并且引诱他来到野丛林好好“享受”。布哥来到丛林，才发现这里的条件太恶劣了，根本不像城里舒服。而且，他们还犯了一个错误，让动物们陷入狩猎区当中，重重危险面前，布哥的野性被逐渐唤醒，他和动物们组成兵团抗击敌人，上演一场轰烈的家园保卫战。
2022年4月28日 看过
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奶爸安亲班 (2003) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣
Daddy Day Care
导演: Steve Carr 演员: 艾迪·墨菲 / 斯蒂夫·扎恩 …
其它标题: 대디 데이 케어 / チャーリーと14人のキッズ …
失业后，这名全职奶爸抓住机会，开办了一家日托中心，把更多孩子接到家中照管，同时还要应对各种恶作剧
2022年4月28日 看过
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速度与激情5 (2011) TMDB Eggplant.place 豆瓣 Min reol IMDb 维基数据
Fast Five
7.9 (613 个评分) 导演: 林诣彬 演员: 范·迪塞尔 / 保罗·沃克 …
其它标题: Fast & Furious 5 / The Fast and Furious 5 …
蛰伏2年之后，多米尼克（范•迪塞尔 Vin Diesel饰）与布莱恩（保罗•沃克 Paul Walker 饰）再度联手把火车中的神秘豪车盗走，遭到了警察和黑帮分子的火线追杀。布莱恩和米亚（乔丹娜•布鲁斯特 Jordana Brewster 饰）到里约寻找援兵，并与多米会和。为了寻找多米等人的下落，FBI王牌探员卢克（“岩石”道恩•强森 Dwayne Johnson饰）挺身而出，组成精英部队，追查来到里约。他雇佣了丧夫的美丽女警艾莲娜（埃尔莎•帕塔奇 Elsa Pataky 饰），一同寻找多米。与此同时，里约的地头蛇也对这些不速之客开火。三股势力开始相互缠斗。
期间，因米亚怀孕，布莱恩决定陪她一起逃亡，所以多米只得依靠昔日老友探寻新车的秘密。在罗曼、韩等人的帮助下，多米终于找到了这辆车的秘密——芯片，并由此揭开了其中隐藏的一个不可告人的计划……
2022年4月28日 看过
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好死不如赖活着 (2003) 豆瓣 TMDB
好死不如赖活着
8.0 (48 个评分) 导演: 陈为军 演员: 马深义 / 雷梅 …
其它标题: To Live Is Better Than to Die / Better to live on
本部纪录片直击“艾滋病”这个敏感而恐怖的话题，以跟踪拍摄被感染的马深义一家为整条线索，赤裸裸的向我们诉说着，这个家庭面对生死的生活原态和他们的心路。上世纪90年代，在河南省南部的一些乡村中，很多村民在卖血脱贫的鼓惑中，因为卖血感染了艾滋病。马深义一家就住在文楼村。一家五口，除了大女儿马宁宁以外，整个家庭都是艾滋病的受害者。纪录片从2001年的春末夏初开始，历经盛夏、深秋、严冬，一直到春节，讲述艾滋病带给整个家庭的这场灾难。
本片荣获2003年圣丹斯电影节世界纪录片提名、2003年阿姆斯特丹纪录片电影节最高竞赛单元提名、2004年美国广播电视文化成就奖和2004年英国国家最佳纪录片奖。
2022年4月19日 看过
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蜘蛛侠2 (2004) TMDB 豆瓣 Min reol Eggplant.place IMDb Bangumi 维基数据
Spider-Man 2
7.4 (712 个评分) 导演: 山姆·雷米 演员: 托比·马奎尔 / 克斯汀·邓斯特 …
其它标题: 스파이더맨 2 / スパイダーマン2 …
大战绿魔之后，蜘蛛侠彼得·帕克忍痛拒绝了他唯一的挚爱玛丽，因为蜘蛛侠的身份会为自己和亲人带来巨大危险，帕克决定独立承担起蜘蛛侠的责任。帕克一直在忙于应付各种挑战：学习超能力的灵活运用；在超级英雄与平凡大学生的双重身份下隐藏自我、小心翼翼地生活等等。帕克对玛丽越来越难以自拔，但是作为蜘蛛侠又不能对玛丽展开心扉。好友哈利因为误会蜘蛛侠而一直处处与其为作对；唯一的亲人梅婶婶也对蜘蛛侠的真实身份产生了怀疑。同时，新的挑战又出现了：邪恶而强大的章鱼博士。帕克在种种压力下肩负起蜘蛛侠的使命。
2022年4月13日 看过
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千钧一发 (1997) 豆瓣 IMDb Min reol TMDB 维基数据
Gattaca
8.6 (1014 个评分) 导演: 安德鲁·尼科尔 演员: 伊桑·霍克 / 乌玛·瑟曼 …
其它标题: Gattaca / 变种异煞(港) …
未来的世界，科技的力量胜过一切，基因决定命运，几乎成为金科玉律。不幸文森特（伊桑•霍克 Ethan Hawke 饰）是一个基因不良的人，出生以来就决定了他近视和心脏病的缺陷，他只能活到30岁。于是父母为文森特增添了一个有着优良基因的弟弟。
文森特的梦想是漫游太空，然而恶劣的基因令他无法圆梦，直到他遇到了太空中心的杰罗姆（裘德•洛 Jude Law 饰）。杰罗姆有优秀的基因，却在一次意外中半身瘫痪。二人决定调换身份，文森特千方百计隐藏自己的基因信息，每天都认真清洗掉自己的皮屑毛发，不暴露任何蛛丝马迹。另一方面，杰罗姆帮他筹备进入太空前需要检查的基因物品。事情进展得非常顺利，然而一桩谋杀案和一根睫毛，让事情节外生枝。
2022年4月12日 看过
2022年4月12日 评论 a review of 千钧一发 - I had recently wrote a short story about a man trying to escape Earth. Currently I'm writing a story about a man zealously committed to a specific goal and the idea associated with it. Today I saw this movie mentioned in a video, and it immediately brought up memories of the first time I watched it. I felt something at the time, which I couldn't quite articulate in words. Gattaca appeared to me as a motivational sort of movie, but the way it tackled the subject matter was so different from other movies of this sort. Seeing how I've not felt motivated in god knows how long, in addition to the aforementioned factors, I thought there was no better time for me to rewatch it and this time formulate my thoughts on it. By "motivational movie" I meant those movies that portray their protagonists as striving towards a certain goal, which seems impossible, but through the sheer power of human will they manage to achieve it. Usually it's something basic like winning in a tournament of some kind. In these movies the determination and the strength that allow the protagonist to achieve their goals are usually portrayed as something that can be summoned. As this brute force that helps you get through immeasurable tortures on your path to greatness. It always comes off as something violent and aggressive. Gattaca is different. The "human will" here always appeared to me as rather gentle and sophisticated. The goal is poetic and wondrous: a desire to face the limitless unknown (of which the ocean is a great metaphor). The victory is bittersweet, not triumphant. I think, what we're witnessing here is not life being transformed by a push, fuelled by a summoned force of motivation. We're seeing motivation as identity. Something that isn't codified in genes, yet such an essential part of this human being that you'd swear it's imprinted in their blood. We're seeing a complete sacrifice of a given life for the sake of creating one that would match the inner being of this individual. The last line "I'm going home" is very indicative of this. He is not of this world. And this exceptionalism wasn't given to him by his genes. Ironically, this "inferior" man turns out to be special precisely because he transcends biological conditions. His personality is so dominant that it literally manifests in physicality. I think, this is why this story doesn't feel like that of an aggressive raw struggle. This is why it's gentle and poetic. This is not a story of a man who's out to conquer. This is a story of a man who's just trying to be himself. It's not that he chooses to become an astronaut. He has no choice. He is an astronaut. This is why the victory is not triumphant. He doesn't transition into a new level of being, he continues being himself, it's the reality around him that changes to match his already ascendant being. The first time I saw this movie, I was ill, seriously ill. I didn't think I'd make it, but I did. But the illness hasn't gone away, simply subsided, became a permanent condition, an omnipresent burden. Not bad enough to be a disability, not good enough to allow an unimpeded lifestyle. I have to live with it now, some days are better than others. Only now in retrospect I'm starting to understand the significance of this movie in my life. I may not be an exceptional person like the protagonist here, but I have something in common with him. I also have no choice. I also haven't saved anything for the swim back. I think that's precisely the point. It's not about victory, it's about living out your true identity against all odds.
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潜行者 (1979) 豆瓣 IMDb 维基数据 TMDB
Сталкер
8.8 (411 个评分) 导演: 安德烈·塔可夫斯基 演员: 亚历山大·凯伊达诺夫斯基 / 阿丽萨·弗雷因德利赫 …
其它标题: Сталкер / Stalker …
清晨，空荡幽暗的卧室。潜行者（亚历山大·凯伊达诺夫斯基 Aleksandr Kajdanovsky饰）悄然无息地起身准备与另外两人会合前往一片恐怖复杂的地带。可妻子（阿丽萨·弗雷因德利赫 Alisa Frejndlikh饰）却极力哀求他不要冒险进入该地。而这位训练有素、 经验丰富的潜行者，即将穿越的是一片有着千变万化陷阱和圈套的地区“The Zone”。这块二十年前因陨星坠落而荒芜的恐怖地区，传说有一个名叫“The Room”的囚室，它能满足人们潜意识里最深层的意愿和欲望。潜行者与为寻求灵感的作家（安纳托里·索洛尼岑 Anatoli Solonitsyn饰）和为探明真相的科学家（尼古莱·格陵柯 Nikolai Grinko饰），踏上了这片变幻莫测的死亡之地。
这部极具史诗片气质，探究人类灵魂本质的科幻电影《潜行者》，用诗意而极富隐喻的长镜头，挖掘着人类潜意识与外部世界的重重矛盾与深层意义。1957年，一场发生在苏联车里亚宾斯克附近名叫玛雅卡工厂的核灾难，深深触动了导演安德烈·塔科夫斯基，成为本部电影中的创作素材。影片也改变自小说《The Roadside Picnic》。本片荣获1980年第33届戛纳电影节天主教人道奖。
2022年4月6日 看过
2022年4月6日 评论 a review of 潜行者 - About two or three months ago I randomly remembered a quote from Stalker and realized that it was a quote from Laozi. I've been meaning to rewatch it since. I think I had seen Stalker twice before. Both times when I was an atheist. But now viewing the movie through a Daoist lense made me realize how essential the religious/spiritual side is to the movie. To the point where I can now say that I had never really understood what the movie was about before. I used to read the surface, but failed to dig deep. The main idea behind the film is the conflicting relationship between art, science and mysticism. Especially the inability of the former two to embrace the latter. The writer and the professor feel incomplete, and in their search of self-realization they decide to travel to the Zone. A place formed by something that fell out of the sky (obvious implication of the Divine). While I think the movie can be viewed through the lens of any religion, as long as it's the mystical approach and not fundamentalist, it lends itself best to the Daoist interpretation. One of the major concepts here is the deconstruction of desire. The writer questions its nature in the very beginning. The stalker recites a poem about the inability of the fulfillment of desires to bring contentment. The main object of interest of those who travel to the zone is the room that fulfills your desires. And yet the notion that this brings happiness is questioned. The stalker derives happiness from helping others with what he thinks is the attainment of happiness (through the fulfillment of desires), while himself having no desires. Why does he help them to essentially continue the self-deception? I think it's because a sage does not impose. He can help them get inside the zone, but he can't tell them what would make them happy. I think he also just wants them to encounter the Divine, regardless of their motivations (well as long as they're non-hostile). Water is a major motif in this movie, as it is in Daoism. Laozi teaches to be like water. To be still and soft and flexible. Not to resist, but instead to let through. Water dwells in low places. A sage must imitate water. In Wang Bi's terminology, move towards the Wu, the negative. The stalker's life is plagued with suffering. And thus he is blessed. The Zone punishes by giving. Rewards by taking. The stalker's teacher, the Porcupine, was punished with great wealth. The Stalker notes how the Zone's decisions on who to kill and who to spare have nothing to do with the concepts of good and evil. He also conveys that the Zone merely reflects the consciousness of the people that enter it. Thus it is clear that malicious intentions destroy their own hosts. This explains the tanks. This also explains why the Stalker told the writer to drop his gun. "Good weapons are instruments of fear; all creatures hate them. Therefore followers of Dao never use them." (Laozi, Feng & English translation). They refer to the Zone as the quietest place. In Daoism stillness and silence are considered among the most important conditions for a sage to strive for. Most importantly, I think this movie has just helped me to solve what I used to consider a paradox in Daoism. In Daoism empathy is considered one of the three treasures, and yet there are situations when to prevent other people's suffering one must seemingly go against the concept of Wu Wei (effortless action/non-action). Perhaps it is not the job of a sage to prevent suffering. Because without suffering there is no place for empathy. Preventing suffering would then be preventing empathy, thus going against the nature of the Dao. In the end of the movie, the stalker's wife says "without the suffering there wouldn't be happiness or hope." This is very much in line with the concept of Yin and Yang (or the Hermetic law of opposites). Where one complements the other. I think I now better understand chapter 5 of Laozi: "the sage is not kind: People are straw dogs to him" (Addis & Lombardo). In other translations they use the words "ruthless" or "impartial". But I think "not kind" conveys better the inherent sadness that has to do with non-involvement. Because it is not kind to allow suffering to happen. I think the black dog that they encounter in the Zone must represent the recognition of suffering. It approaches the Stalker through the water and then follows him through the rest of the film. But, honestly, I'm not sure. One thing that's clear is that his daughter is presented as a religious figure, and a rather Christian one visually. But she is the child of the Zone. Through the Christian lens one might interpret this as a Jesus parallel. But I think there's also a place for the interpretation of her as the fruit of self-realization or awareness. She views the world the same way the others view the Zone. I think this is a signifier of enlightenment. The physical manifestation of all these concepts mentioned above. It makes sense for her to be a child, as childlike perspective is a valued concept in Daoism. In fact, the -zi in Laozi, while originally meant "master", in modern Chinese means "child", and has contributed significantly to the medieval developments in the Daoist philosophy.
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Very Nice, Very Nice (1961) 维基数据 IMDb TMDB 豆瓣
Very Nice, Very Nice
导演: Arthur Lipsett
其它标题: 非常好 非常好
Very Nice, Very Nice is a 7 minute long avant-garde film made by Arthur Lipsett in 1961. It was completed with funding from the National Film Board of Canada.
While working at the National Film Board, Lipsett collected pieces of audio and pieced them together as a hobby. When his friends heard the product of this they suggested that he add images to it. This film is the result.
2022年4月4日 看过