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轻声细语
影片中处处精细,
我试着一点
点表达我的感受,
试图让大家理解,
《马语者》
对我的触动。
whisperer
是一个温柔的词——轻声细语。人和马的沟通却远比在纽约人与人的
沟通更
加细致温暖。安妮和她周遭的人在纽约这个城市显得焦躁,冷漠,隔阂,不可信。
格蕾丝在
病后上学的第一天,周围的人打量,奇怪,怜悯,嬉笑的眼光使这个城市格外寒
冷。即使是
家人也是缺乏沟通。
这一切使身处城市的人外表坚强
,
内心脆弱,
在灾难面前不堪一击。
“
朝
圣者”的治疗是一条线索,在蒙大拿的日子,安妮和格蕾丝学会了爱与被爱,学会了沟
通。
“我看到了那匹马,我觉得同样的事情也发生在我的身上”
。
影片中有很多有意思细节,比如格蕾丝在纽约的家中从
餐桌中离开时,安妮会抚平女儿
弄皱的桌布
,
< br>还有很多可以想象的话语,汤姆的妈妈说:
“有时人们对于内心里的家的渴望要<
/p>
强于他们实际的家
.
”这些地方都需要观
者细细品味。篇二:马语者英文影评
马语者
the horse
whisperer
英文影评
review by
james berardinelli
low,
gray
clouds
scud
across
the
sky
while
the
grass
of
a
seemingly-
endless
plain
ripples in
response to the prompting of a spring breeze.
thunder rumbles in the
distance. on
another day, a bright sun gazes down on those same
fields while cattle
roam from horizon
to horizon. the silhouette of a lone cowboy on
horseback stands
out against an evening
skyline. above these vistas, the rocky mountains
tower like
implacable guardians, seeing
all. these are only some of the images from the
horse
whisperer, a film as rich in its
visual presentation as it is in its emotional
resonance.
as directed by veteran actor/film
maker robert redford, the horse whisperer is
a powerful and moving tale of love and
loss that eschews melodramatic manipulation
in its pursuit of a simple, honest
tale. i have not read the best-selling novel by
nicholas
evans
upon
which
the
movie
is
based,
but
if
its
as
good
as
(or
better
than)
the motion picture adaptation, its easy
to understand its appeal. as a director,
redford has made some impressive films;
this is among his best.
the
horse
whisperer
opens
peacefully
enough,
with
two
teenage
girls
leaving
their
houses in the early
morning hours for a horseback ride. the sunrise is
brilliant,
and, as snow begins to fall
later in the day, the fields and forest are turned
into
a
winter
wonderland
of
blues
and
silvers.
everything
is
picture
perfect
until
tragedy
strikes,
brutally and without warning. one of
the girls mounts loses his footing
on
the
icy
ground
and,
suddenly,
the
two
friends
are
in
the
path
of
a
skidding
18-wheeler.
one girl
and
her
horse die. the other pair,
grace
maclean (scarlett johansson), and
her
beloved
steed,
pilgrim,
are
badly
injured.
grace
loses
the
lower
half
of
one
leg.
pilgrim
is driven mad, and everyone advises that he be put
to sleep.
graces parents, annie and robert maclean (kristin
scott thomas and sam neill),
are ill-
prepared to help their daughter cope with her
physical disability and the
mental
scars
of
having
seen
her
best
friend
run
down
by
an
out-of-
control
truck.
annie
decides
that
graces
recovery
will
be
aided
if
she
can
find
a
way
to
heal
pilgrim
(the
films only dubious
contrivance). so, with her daughter and the horse
in tow, annie
heads
out
to
montana,
where
a
legendary
horse
whisperer,
tom
booker
(robert
redford),
lives
and
works
on
a
ranch.
after
seeing
pilgrim,
tom
agrees
to
try
to
help
the
horse,
and so
begins a long period of restoration for four
souls: pilgrim, grace, annie,
and tom.
those
of
a
romantic
nature
may
focus
on
the
understated
relationship
between
annie
and tom, but thats
just one aspect of a story of great depth. the
horse whisperer
is
about
the
healing
power
of
love.
like
atom
egoyans
masterpiece,
the
sweet
hereafter,
this
film
eloquently
illustrates
how
difficult
it
is
to
recover
from
a
life-
altering
trauma,
and
how
the
ripples
from
such
an
event
can
affect
those
who
were
not
directly
involved. everyone in this film has
their own demons to wrestle with. grace, who
retreats
into
a
sullen
cocoon
after
the
accident,
is
raw
on
the
inside,
but
wont
let
it out. she resents her mothers
emotional distance and is frightened that the loss
of her leg makes her useless and will
doom her to a life alone. (nobody will want
me like this!) annie, who is used to
being in charge, doesnt know how to cope with
the situation, and, when she takes the
time to examine her life, she recognizes how
the pressures of her career have
leeched away her humanity. meanwhile, tom, who is
basically
at peace
with
himself,
begins
to re-discover
what
it
means
to
love,
something he had lost when his wife
left him.
redfords tom is exactly the kind of
character we expect from redford: a solid,
kind, rugged man who is long on
patience and rarely displays much emotion. it
could
be argued that the former matinee
idol is a little too old for this sort of role,
but,
even
with
his
features
growing
wrinkled
and
weathered,
the
camera
still
flatters
him. kristin scott
thomas makes a worthy opposite: shes attractive
(but not so
stunning that she steals
the spotlight away from her older co-star),
mature, and a
good
actress.
solid
support
is
provided
by
the
always-reliable
sam
neill,
chris
cooper
(lone star), and
dianne wiest.
emotionally, the horse whisperer
finds the perfect pitch. theres no overacting
and no overt
audience
manipulation; we feel with and
for the
characters, but
theres
never
a
sense
that
were
being
tricked
into
providing
a
particular,
desired
response.
the
film
is
neither
relentlessly
downbeat
nor
needlessly
cheerful;
its
about
healing,
but there is a strong, bittersweet
current running through the love story subplot.
as a director, redford has never
shown greater mastery of his material. his
presentation
of
montana,
with
all
of
its
glorious
open
spaces,
is
enough
to
make
anyone
in the theater think
about heading west. he also manages to make the
day-to-day
activities
of
running
a
ranch
and
working
with
horses
seem
interesting.
at
the
outset,
i
feared
that
i
might
be
bored
by
the
horse
whisperer,
but,
despite
the
running
length
(which
creeps
close
to
titanic
territory
with
no
shipwreck
in
sight),
i
found
myself
thoroughly
absorbed.
the
presentation
of
the
truck
accident
is
memorable
for
the
way
in
which
it
is
staged
--
its
loud,
horrifying,
and
chaotic.
the
editing
and
cinematography are perfect, and fashion
an unforgettable cinematic moment.
redford, along with screenwriters
richard lagravenese and eric roth, has made
a
significant
change
to
the
ending
of
the
story
as
presented
in
the
novel.
but,
while
die-hard
fans
of
evans
book
may
be
disappointed
by
the
alteration,
which
significantly
dampens
the
level
of
melodrama,
it
fits
perfectly
with
the
delicately-balanced
tale
and characters redford has brought to
the screen. every summer, it seems that there
is at least one literate, intelligent
alternative to the mindless blaze of action
films.
for
the
early
season
of
1998,
its
the
horse
whisperer.
godzilla
may
be
bigger,
but
for
those
who
care
about
plot
and
character,
and
who
want
to
experience
a
genuine
emotional response,
this is the real giant.
冰天雪地的纽约北部,
13
岁的格蕾丝骑着
爱马“朝圣者”外出发生意外
,格蕾丝失去了一条腿,
“朝圣者”也奄奄一息。母亲安妮急切
地期盼格蕾丝能早日康复,
但不久她发现,
要使女儿的心理恢复
正常,
首先必须挽救
“朝圣
者”的生命。当听说蒙大拿州有一位名叫汤姆·布克的为马治病的高手后,安妮便不厌其烦
地打电话向他求救。尽管一再遭到拒绝,安妮依然不肯放弃,
最后她干脆开上车,
带着格蕾
丝和
“朝圣者”
一起前往蒙大拿。
在蒙
大拿宽广的天空下,
安妮、汤姆和格蕾丝的生活都被永远地改变了??
< br>
《马语者》我只读了一遍,或许所感受到的东西与作者
的写作意图相去甚远,但我仍愿
意把记录下来。大概每部书都是这样,随着岁月的流逝和
阅历的丰富,再读时会有另一番感
受。
可那是以后的事情,
p>
现在就不得而知了。
书的封面上印着两行小字:
“扣人心弦的心灵历
险,感人肺腑的爱情诗篇。
”开始,我
以为这是对这本书的高度概括,却没想到,在读过全篇
之后,再看这两行字(尤其是后一
行)
,竟感到很茫然。这里所指的爱情,无疑是安妮与汤姆
的,
可是,他们的爱情,真的感人肺腑吗?
罗伯特是个绝对经典的丈夫,他几乎具备一切好丈夫所
应有的优秀品质。可奇怪的是,
安妮仍然红杏出墙。难道她所需要的只是激情?看到她和
汤姆做爱的那段文字,我几乎恶心
得要吐。这个固执的女人,一切只从自己的需要出发,
她有没有考虑过她女儿的父亲、她的
丈夫的感受?
汤姆最终选择了死亡。我很赞赏他的勇气,虽然他大可
不必这么做。不过,退出,倒是
再明智不过的决定。他已经占有了安妮的肉体与灵魂,不
该再奢求天长地久的厮守。其实,
我很崇尚柏拉图式的爱情,并一直认为只有纯精神上的
爱情才是真正的爱情,而若是掺进了
某种欲望,它就不那么纯粹了。性行为是所有的欲望
中最原始的一种。用“纯粹的性吸引”
来评价汤姆与安妮,似乎有失公允,毕竟,他们之
间存在爱情。但是,这份爱情是以伤害罗
伯特这样一个接近于完美的丈夫为代价的,那么
,它的存在是否显得太没人性、太不道德了
呢?显然,汤姆意识到了这一点,并以自戕为
这个他认为完美的错误做了个了断。可见,他
是勇敢的。但是,谁又能说死亡不是比活着
更好的解脱呢?虽说对于他来说一切都结束了,
可有关于他的一切都还在鲜活着、延续着
。例如安妮心中永远的回忆与怀念,以及那个幼小
的生命。可以说,他是明智的。
克蕾斯和她的马——朝圣者,
在整个过程中都表现出了同样的坚强。
“扣人心弦的心灵历
险”
用在她们的身上真是再贴切不过。虽然也曾对现状产生过怀疑,但终于在周围人的关怀
与
呵护下重新树立了信心,找回了自我。克蕾斯就像一个在你面前长大的小女孩,你亲眼看
着她受伤、茫然以及重新学会用快乐的心态去面对一切。这个过程是那么的真实、自然,仿
佛你能够触摸得到。不过,有一点不得不承认,安妮和罗伯特都是各自工作领域的精英,钱
对于他们来说根本不成问题,这无疑对克蕾斯的痊愈有着很大的帮助。的确,有时心理上的
< br>创伤比生理上的更难治愈,克蕾斯的痊愈主要是由于她坚强的毅力、不屈的精神和乐观的性
格。但不管怎么说,这要比那些饥寒交迫的人们做起来容易得多。我料想,若是一个穷人家
的孩子遭遇了同来的状况,就算再坚强,也不会得到与克蕾斯一样完美的结果。
娄根出现的次数并不多,但他的每一次出现都像是带来了一缕阳光。下面这一段文字:
< br>“娄根把车停在一面写着
?
大型动物医院
?
的看板下,心想:真稀奇!堂堂一座大学,竟然无
法
更准确地用语言描述大的究竟是动物还是医院。
”
让你在微笑中
感受着温暖与平和。
更重要
的是,他把自己当作医生而不仅仅是
兽医,以与对人一样的平等和爱的心态去对待动物。我
甚至在想,
如果他出生于大草原而并非只是毕业于医学院,
那么,
在医治
马的精神痛苦方面,
他很可能比汤姆更胜一筹。篇三:
《奔腾年
代》
、
《马语者》观后感
《奔腾年代》
《奔腾年代》该部影片,以
2
0
世纪
30
年代的美国大萧条为背景衬
払,讲述了来自三个
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