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《The Curious Case of Benjamin Button》 本杰明·巴顿奇事 相遇的瞬间已是永恒

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No.066 《The Curious Case of Benjamin Button》 本杰明·巴顿奇事 相遇的瞬间已是永恒

英文导读

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy-drama film directed by David Fincher. The screenplay by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

In May 2005, actors Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett entered negotiations to star in the film. In September 2006, actors Tilda Swinton, Jason Flemyng and Taraji P. Henson entered negotiations to be cast into the film. The following October, with production yet to begin, actress Julia Ormond was cast as Daisy's daughter, to whom Blanchett's character tells the story of her love for Benjamin Button. Brad Pitt had collaborated with many of his co-stars in previous films. He co-starred with Ormond in Legends of the Fall, with Flemyng in Snatch, with Harris in Ocean's Twelve, with Blanchett in Babel and with Swinton in Burn After Reading.

The film stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse and Cate Blanchett as the love interest throughout his life.

I was born under unusual circumstances. And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be.

Todd McCarthy of Variety gave the film a positive review, calling it a "richly satisfying serving of deep-dish Hollywood storytelling." Peter Howell of The Toronto Star says: "It's been said that the unexamined life is not worth living. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button suggests an addendum: a life lived backwards can be far more enriching" and describes the film as"a magical and moving account of a man living his life resoundingly in reverse" and "moviemaking at its best." Rod Yates of Empire awarded it five out of a possible five stars. Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter felt the film was "superbly made and winningly acted by Brad Pitt in his most impressive outing to date." Honeycutt praised Fincher's directing of the film and noted that the "cinematography wonderfully marries a palette of subdued earthern colors with the necessary CGI and other visual effects that place one in a magical past." Honeycutt states the bottom line about Benjamin Button is that it is "an intimate epic about love and loss that is pure cinema."

The film was released in North America on December 25, 2008, and on February 6, 2009 in the United Kingdom, to positive reviews. The film went on to receive thirteen Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director for Fincher, Best Actor for Pitt and Best Supporting Actress for Taraji P. Henson, and won three, for Best Art Direction, Best Makeup and Best Visual Effects.

《The Curious Case of Benjamin Button》 本杰明·巴顿奇事 相遇的瞬间已是永恒

获奖情况

2009年第81届奥斯卡:最佳视觉效果、最佳艺术指导、最佳化妆奖,并荣获最佳影片提名、最佳导演提名、最佳男主角提名、最佳女配角提名、最佳改编剧本提名。

影片信息

导演:大卫·芬奇

编剧:艾瑞克·罗斯、罗宾·史威考德

主演:布拉德·皮特、凯特·布兰切特、塔拉吉·P·汉森、蒂尔达·斯文顿

类型:剧情、爱情、悬疑、奇幻

制片国家(地区):美国

上映日期:2008-12-25(美国)

片长:166分钟

又名:《奇幻逆缘》《返老还童》《班杰明的奇幻旅程》

剧情简介

电影一开始,一位病危的老妇睁开了她的双眼。老妇叫作黛茜(凯特·布兰切特饰),她让女儿凯若琳(朱莉娅·奥蒙德饰)为她阅读一本日记。这本日记的作者叫本杰明·巴顿(布拉德·皮特 饰)。故事采用倒叙的方式展开。

本杰明出生在第一次世界大战停战时期,他的身体怪异,生来便像个80多岁的老人。这样的他,被父亲当作怪物,父亲将他遗弃在了养老院。无法生育的黑人女护工奎妮收养了他,并为他起名本杰明。本杰明在养老院与老人们一起生活。

令人不可思议的是,本杰明逆向发育,身体随着年龄的增长变得稍有活力。慢慢地,他摆脱轮椅,学会了走路。就这样,本杰明在养老院里度过了他的童年,并遇上了富勒太太的孙女黛西(凯特·布兰切特饰)。慢慢成长的本杰明成为了一名船员,一直随船出海周游,期间他不断给黛西寄回明信片,从而开始了情缘。

在日本偷袭珍珠港之后,他所在的船被美军征用,在一次打捞过程中,他们的船与敌军相遇,他成了全船唯一的幸存者。这次的经历使他对人生、生命有了全新的认识。

随着本杰明的成长,他变得越来越年轻,在他的身体40岁的时候,他和自己的父亲相认,并且继承了父亲的遗产。而此时,黛西在一次表演时候发生意外,离开了芭蕾舞台。然而,这一次,两人的相见并没有什么进展。

1962年春,黛西回到养老院,与本杰明重逢,两人组织家庭,并开始了激情的婚姻生活,这时本杰明的身体变成了30多岁的性感男人,他们拥有一个女儿。随着本杰明的成长,他逐渐意识到,自己最终将会变成一个小孩子。为了不拖累黛西,他把财产留给黛西之后,选择一个人离去。

十多年后,两人再次相见,然后他给黛西寄来准备交给女儿的提前填写的明信片。数年后,本杰明·巴顿体型变成小孩,回到疗养院中倒头便睡,记忆开始衰退。警察在其背包上找到其日记,并把其交给黛西。于是,黛西像照顾自己的孩子一样照顾他。最后在2003年,本杰明·巴顿变成婴儿,躺在黛西怀中闭上眼睛。此时,作为回忆人的黛西躺在医院里,在飓风卡特里娜吹袭美国南部之时,悄悄离开了人世。

制作花絮

本片改编自斯科特·菲茨杰拉德写于1922年的同名短篇小说。

电影制作方和Levi's品牌服装有紧密的合作。为突现其真实性,该影片大量采用了Levi's的怀旧系列。

布拉德·皮特的小女儿在本片串演了小角色,出演本杰明和黛西的女儿。

本片是泰德·汉森生前出演的最后一部电影。

《The Curious Case of Benjamin Button》 本杰明·巴顿奇事 相遇的瞬间已是永恒

重点学习

The film stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse

在英语中,reverse作为名词解时,有“背面,反面;相反”的意思,所以文中in reverse是“相反,向相反方向,倒(退),逆(行、转等)”的意思,比如:But what if that same process could be run in reverse, like a movie run backward?(但是,如果相同的过程逆向运行会怎样,像一部倒放的电影?)

The film went on to receive thirteen Academy Award nominations

文中的went on to是go on to的过去时态,是“接着,继续去;转入;延续到”的意思,比如:If you want to go on to visit Britain, you can now do it without flying or taking a ferry.(如果你想去游览英国的话,你现在可以不用乘飞机或是搭乘摆渡去英国了。)

单词时间

loosely[ˈlu:sli] adv. 宽松地;放荡地;轻率地

negotiation[niˌɡəuʃiˈeiʃən] n. 谈判;转让;[口语]顺利的通过

unusual[ˌʌnˈju:ʒuəl] adj. 不寻常的;与众不同的;不平常的

backwards[ˈbækwədz] adv. 倒;向后;逆

storytelling[ˈstɔ:riˌteliŋ] n. 讲故事,说书;讲故事(或说书)的技艺

addendum[əˈdendəm] n. 附录,附件;补遗;附加物

resoundingly[riˈzaundiŋli] adv. 成功地;轰动地

superbly[sju:ˈpə:bli] adv. 雄伟地;壮丽地;上等地;庄重地

impressive[imˈpresiv] adj. 感人的;令人钦佩的;给人以深刻印象的

intimate[ˈintimət] adj. 亲密的;私人的;精通的

pure[pjuə] adj. 纯的;纯粹的;纯洁的;清白的;纯理论的


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