百年50部英文烧脑电影赏析:[16]Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 哈利·波特与火焰杯

Now fourteen years old, Harry Potter(Daniel Radcliffe)dreams of an elderly man, Frank Bryce(Eric Sykes), who is killed after overhearing Lord Voldemort discussing plans with Peter “Wormtail” Pettigrew and Barty Crouch Jr.(David Tennant). The Quidditch World Cup allows Harry to take his mind off his nightmares until followers of Voldemort known as Death Eaters terrorise the spectators' campsites after the match, and Crouch Jr. summons the Dark Mark, a sign showing that Voldemort is returning to power.

At Hogwarts, headmaster Albus Dumbledore(Michael Gambon)introduces ex-Auror Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. In their first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, the students learn of the three Unforgivable Curses. The Imperius Curse causes absence of free will, the Cruciatus Curse causes unbearable pain, and the final curse, Avada Kedavra, causes death. Dumbledore announces that the school will host the Triwizard Tournament, in which one wizard from each of the three magical schools competes in three challenges. The champions are selected by the Goblet of Fire, a magical cup into which the candidates' names are placed. Fred and George attempt to enter using an aging potion as no one under 17 can enter. This fails miserably. Cedric Diggory, a student from the House of Hufflepuff, is chosen to represent Hogwarts, Viktor Krum(Stanislav lanevski)is chosen to represent Durmstrang Institute, and Fleur Delacour is selected to represent Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. The Goblet unexpectedly chooses a fourth champion: Harry. As Harry is underage and should have been ineligible to compete, Hogwarts teachers and students grow suspicious, and the feat drives Ron Weasley(Rupert Grint)and Harry apart. The teachers want Dumbledore to pull Harry out of the tournament, but the four champions are bound by a magical contract and therefore Dumbledore has no choice and Harry must compete.

For the first task of the Triwizard Tournament, each of the champions must retrieve a golden egg guarded by a dragon. Mad-Eye advises Harry to use his talent for flying to overcome the dragon. Harry enters the first task and summons his broomstick to retrieve the egg, which contains information about the second challenge. The students are soon informed of the Yule Ball a Christmas Eve ball held during the Triwizard Tournament. Ron and Harry have trouble finding dates to the ball and when they find out that Hermione(Emma Waston)is attending with Viktor Krum, Ron becomes jealous.

In exchange for previous aid, Cedric provides Harry with a clue that prompts him to open the egg underwater. With help from Moaning Myrtle, he learns that the second task entails the retrieval of “something precious” to each of the competitors from the nearby Black Lake, where there are mermaids. While preparing for the task, Neville Longbottom provides Harry with Gillyweed, enabling him to breathe underwater for one hour. Harry is the first to arrive at the location, and finds Ron, Hermione, Cho Chang(Katie Leung)and Fleur's sister, Gabrielle, in suspended animation. Finishing last after attempting to free Ron and Gabrielle, Harry is awarded second place for “outstanding moral fiber”，behind Cedric.

Following an exchange with Mad-Eye, Ministry official Barty Crouch, Sr. is found dead by Harry shortly after the second task. While waiting in Dumbledore's office, Harry's curiosity leads him to look into Dumbledore's pensieve, causing him to revisit one of Dumbledore's memories. He witnesses a trial before the Wizengamot in which captured Death Eater lgor Karkaroff, the current headmaster of Durmstrang, denounces a number of Death Eaters, including both Severus Snape and Barty Crouch Jr. While Dumbledore vouches for Snape's integrity, Crouch Sr, is horrified at this revelation and disowns his maniacal son, sending him to Azkaban. Upon returning to the present time, Dumbledore tells Harry that he is searching his memories for a clue as to why extraordinary events have taken place at Hogwarts since the start of the tournament.

In the Triwizard Tournament's third and final task, the competitors are placed inside a hedge maze; their challenge is to reach the Triwizard Cup. Krum, acting under the Imperius curse, incapacitates Fleur and attempts to do the same to Cedric. Harry stops Cedric from attacking Krum, and the two run for the cup. When Cedric is trapped by vines, Harry frees him and the two claim a draw and grab hold of the cup together.

The cup, which is a Portkey, transports the two champions to a graveyard where Wormtail and Voldemort are waiting for Harry. Wormtail murders Cedric, traps Harry, then performs a ritual that rejuvenates Voldemort, who then summons the Death Eaters(which includes Draco's father, Lucius)and bids them to witness a duel between their Dark Lord and his nemesis. As Harry, who is tortured by Voldemort, fights him, a connection called Priori Incantatem occurs between their wands. Harry's wand forces Voldemort's to disgorge the spirits of the people Voldemort has most recently murdered, including Harry's parents, Frank Bryce and Cedric. Harry is briefly protected by the spirits and escapes with Cedric's body(as his request)using the cup.

Upon his return, Harry tells Dumbledore and Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge that Voldemort has returned and is responsible for Cedric's death. Mad-Eye leads a devastated Harry back to the castle, where his questions make Harry suspicious. Mad- Eye reveals it was he who put Harry's name in the Goblet, assisted Cedric and Neville in helping Harry, cursed Krum and so on. Dumbledore, Snape and McGonagall arrive and force Veritaserum, a truth-telling potion down Mad-Eye，s throat. He reveals he is not Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody and the real one is imprisoned in a magical trunk minus his magical eye and fake leg. The false Mad-Eye's Polyjuice Potion(Snape earlier accused Harry of stealing ingredients)wears off and he is revealed as Barty Crouch Jr., who shows a pulsing Dark Mark tattoo on his forearm meaning Voldemort's returned.

Soon after, students and staff of Hogwarts, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons gather in the Great Hall to say farewell to Cedric. Dumbledore exhorts them to stand together against Voldemort, as the representatives from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons leave Hogwarts.

14岁的哈利·波特(丹尼尔·雷德克里夫饰)做了一个梦，梦中一位老人法兰克·布莱斯(埃里克·塞克斯饰)，因偷听伏地魔和“虫尾巴”小矮星彼得、小巴蒂·克劳奇(大卫·蒂纳特饰)在讨论计划而遇害。魁地奇世界杯让哈利不再去想他的噩梦，但到比赛结束后，被称为食死徒的伏地魔追随者出现，恐吓观众的营地，克劳奇又召唤出黑魔标记，这个迹象表明，伏地魔恢复势力了。

在霍格华兹，阿布思·邓布利多校长(迈克尔·刚本饰)介绍前任傲罗“疯眼”阿拉斯特·穆迪作为新任的黑魔法防御术老师。在他们第一次的黑魔法防御术课上，学生学习了三大不可饶恕咒：夺魂咒导致人失去自由意志，钻心咒导致难以忍受的痛苦，最后的阿瓦达索命见会让人立即毙命。邓布利多宣布，学校即将举行三强争霸赛，三个魔法学校各派一名巫师竞争三项挑战。参赛者由“火焰杯”选出，这个魔法杯中将放置候选人的名字。因为17岁以下不得参加，弗雷德和乔治试图使用老化剂参加，不幸以失败告终。霍格华兹学校选出赫奇帕奇学院的塞德里克·迪戈里，德姆斯特朗邪术学院选出威克多尔·克鲁姆(斯坦尼斯拉夫·拉内夫斯基饰)，布斯巴顿魔法学校选出芙蓉·德拉库尔。意想不到的是，火焰杯选出了第四个参赛者：哈利。由于哈利未成年，理应不够资格参加竞赛，霍格华兹的师生们感到可疑，这一壮举也离间了罗恩·韦斯利(鲁伯特·格林特饰)和哈利。老师们希望邓布利多让哈利退赛，但四名参赛者与魔法合同联系在一起，邓布利多无可奈何只能让哈利参赛。

三强争霸赛的第一项任务是：每个参赛者必须取回由一条龙看守的金蛋。“疯眼”建议哈利用他飞行的天赋战胜这条龙。哈利进入第一项任务，召唤他的扫把取回了金蛋，金蛋中有第二项挑战的信息。在这之后不久，学生们被告知，在三强争霸赛期间将举行圣诞舞会，罗恩和哈利为寻找舞伴而烦恼，而这时他们得知，赫敏(艾玛·沃森饰)要与威克多尔·克鲁姆一起参加舞会，罗恩心生嫉妒。

作为对之前帮助的回报，塞德里克告诉哈利一条线索，促使他在水下打开金蛋。通过桃金娘的提示，他得知第二项任务限定每个参赛者从附近有美人鱼的黑湖取回“一些宝贵的东西”。在为这次任务做准备时，纳威·隆巴顿送给哈利鱼鳃草，能让他在水下呼吸一小时。哈里第一个来到场地，却发现罗恩、赫敏、秋张(梁佩诗饰)和芙蓉的妹妹嘉比里拉都已不省人事。哈利由于试图解救罗恩和嘉比里拉，变成最后一个完成任务的人，结果哈利因“优秀的道德品质”位居第二，仅次于塞德里克。

第二项任务结束不久，在与“疯眼”交谈后，政府官员老巴蒂·克劳奇的尸体被哈利发现。在邓布利多办公室等待期间，好奇心促使哈利去偷看了邓布利多的冥想盆，重游了邓布利多的一次记忆。他看到巫审加码团抓捕现任德姆斯特朗邪术学院校长的食死徒伊戈尔·卡卡洛夫之前的一次审判，众人谴责包括西弗勒斯·斯内普和小巴蒂·克劳奇在内的一些食死徒。这时邓布利多出来为斯内普的正直作担保，老克劳奇在这次揭露中惊恐万分，他不认自己狂躁的儿子，把他送往阿兹卡班。回到现实，邓布利多告诉哈利，他正在寻找记忆以得到为什么自比赛开始后霍格华兹发生了一系列离奇事件的线索。

三强争霸赛的第三项，也是最后一项比赛，参赛者被置于一个树篱迷宫，他们的挑战是拿到三强杯。克鲁姆用夺魂咒使芙蓉失去能力，并试图对塞德里克施加夺魂咒。哈利阻止了塞德里克对克鲁姆的攻击，两人向三强杯赛跑。当塞德里克被葡萄藤绊倒时，哈利帮他脱离困境，于是两人宣称平局，一起举起了三强杯。

原来这个三强杯是一把门钥匙，把两位参赛者送往一块墓地，虫尾巴和伏地魔正在那里等着哈利。虫尾巴把塞德里克杀死，绑起哈利，举行了一个仪式使伏地魔获得重生。伏地魔召唤食死徒们(其中包括德拉科的父亲，卢修斯)，吩咐他们观看黑暗统治者与其天敌的对决。被伏地魔折磨过的哈利与他战斗，在他们的魔杖之间产生了反应，出现了闪回咒。哈利的魔杖迫使伏地魔吐出他最近杀死的人的灵魂，包括哈利的父母、法兰克·布莱斯和塞德里克。哈利被这些灵魂暂时保护，带着塞德里克的尸体(应他的要求)用三强杯逃了回来。

回来后，哈利告诉邓布利多和魔法部部长康奈利·福吉伏地魔已经回来了，并杀死了塞德里克。“疯眼”带着筋疲力尽的哈利回到城堡，他的问题引起哈利的疑心。“疯眼”说是他把哈利的名字放进火焰杯的，并协助塞德里克和纳威帮助哈利，诅咒克鲁姆等等。邓布利多、斯内普和麦格教授来到，把吐真剂强行灌进“疯眼”的喉咙。他终于说出真相，原来他不是“疯眼”阿拉斯特·穆迪，“疯眼”本人正关在一个魔法树干中，被剥夺了魔法眼和假肢。假“疯眼”的变身水(斯内普曾指责哈利偷了他的配料)的药效逐渐减退，露出小巴蒂·克劳奇原身，并且在他的前臂上有跳动的黑魔标记，这意味着伏地魔回来了。

之后，霍格华兹的师生们、德姆斯特朗和布斯巴顿齐聚在大会堂，为塞德里克送行。在德姆斯特朗和布斯巴顿的代表们离开后，邓布利多劝诫大家要齐心协力抵制伏地魔。