很少推荐电影。周末看了《小丑》（Joker），忍不住推荐给大家。据说，早些时候在威尼斯电影节，当《小丑》放映结束时，引发了长达8分钟的起立鼓掌。饰演小丑的是杰昆·菲尼克斯（Joaquin Phoenix）。由于导演希望小丑亚瑟•弗莱克要有皮包骨的病态身材，杰昆便以每天一个苹果的可怕方式在一个月的时间减了近 48斤。影片中，亚瑟肩胛骨高耸肋骨暴突得让人心疼。

       嘴角向上如同心灵的伤口，难以控制的怪笑夹杂着剧烈的痛楚、以及他的单纯、羞涩和无所适从。剧场里没人在吃爆米花。眼看着亚瑟•弗莱克最终分崩离析，缓慢地、循序地被世道凌迟……

        有人说： “第一次心疼一个人演得太好。”

        不想剧透。只把几处泪目的台词翻译一下。

I used to think that my life was a tragedy. But now I realize, it’s a comedy. 我曾经认为我的生活是一场悲剧。但现在我意识到了，这是一部喜剧。

Is it just me, or is it getting crazier out there? 只是我，还是外面的世界变得越来越疯狂了？

My mother always tells me to smile and put on a happy face. She told me I had a purpose: to bring laughter and joy to the world. 我的妈妈总是让我面带笑容。她说我生来有个使命：为世界带来欢乐。

All I have are negative thoughts. 我全部的想法都是消极悲伤的。

For my whole life, I didn't know if I even really existed. But I do, and people are starting to notice. 在我的一生中，我都不知道我是否真的存在。但我知道，人们开始注意到了。

When you bring me out, can you introduce me as Joker? 当你带我出场的时候，你能把我介绍为小丑吗？

I just hope my death makes more sense than my life. 我只希望我的死比我的生命更有意义。

Arthur Fleck: I was wondering if you could ask the doctor to increase my medication.

亚瑟·弗莱克：我想知道你能不能请医生给我增加点药。

Social Worker: Arthur, you’re on seven different medications. Surely they must be doing something.
社工：亚瑟，你在吃七种不同的药。它们肯定有些用的。
Arthur Fleck: I just don’t want to feel so bad anymore.
亚瑟·弗莱克：我只是不想再这么难过了。

Arthur Fleck: Why are you saying this? I don’t need you to tell me lies! I know it seems strange! I don’t mean to make you uncomfortable! I don’t know why! Dad, I want just a little bit of f**king decency! What is it with you people? You say that stuff about my mother!
亚瑟：你为什么这么说？我不需要你说谎！我知道这看起来很奇怪！我不是故意让你不舒服的！我不知道为什么！爸爸，我只想要一点见鬼的尊严！你们这些人怎么了？你们那样说我妈妈！

Arthur Fleck: [laughing] Dad, it’s me! Come on!
亚瑟：（笑）爸爸，是我！别这样！
[Thomas suddenly punches Arthur in the face]
 [托马斯突然对着亚瑟脸打了一拳]

       虽然，这部电影中的一些些“社会主义”的基调让我感到担忧，但除此之外，我喜欢它。有一段时间没有看过一部如此勇敢和令人兴奋的电影了。

        看完电影的当晚，就在论坛上留了评（不翻译了，在这里留个记录）：

The little bit of communist undertone in this movie concerns me but other than that I loved it. Haven’t seen a movie that is so brave and exhilarating for some time now.

 

It has nothing to do with mass shooters. And it is not trying to provoke one. More leftist nonsense. Arthur stays just, sensitive, and true to himself throughout. He has never ever hurt anyone indiscriminately without concern in the movie. It’s the world that keeps hurting him, and he ends up freeing himself, mentally and physically.

 

Copycat? There is nothing to copy here. Arthur is not a mass shooter/mass killer/mass anything at any point in the movie. If anything he is a man who is in massive pain. There is some violence and killing, sure. But it is far from “extreme violence” compared even to the X-Men movies hollywood cooked out. And this movie does not glorify violence at all. Violence is ugly and it stays ugly on the big screen. I bet those complaining have not even the slightest idea what this movie is about.

 

When I went, I did see a police car parked outside and a guy standing in the corridor in red suit just like the Joker outfit so that is that.

        （剧照取自《Joker》的Facebook）

        谢谢大家来访！

        Amy 10/08/2019 Pleasanton, CA