Saturday, October 10, 2009

異形2


異形2
(Aliens)

James Cameron
1986|B&W|USA|137 min

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1979年雷利史考特(Ridley Scott)與福斯電影公司團隊,在1100萬美元的預算下創造了的影史最駭人的怪物:異形(Alien),當年的《異形》在雷利史考特的鋪陳下,成為一部結合空間幽閉恐懼、科技失控等題材的科幻驚悚片。由於詹姆斯卡麥隆(James Cameron)在1984年成功推出《魔鬼終結者》(Terminator),1986年福斯電影公司找來詹姆斯卡麥隆,以1800萬美元的經費,在英國的Pinewood片廠與一座廢棄的發電廠內,打造這部經典科幻驚悚電影的續集。

第二集的劇情設定為女主角Ellen Ripley經過第一集的浩劫後獨自在冰冷的太空逃生箱裡度過57年的漂泊,獲救後家鄉已物是人非,她的雇主Weyland-Yutani公司為了利益故意投資引發當年Nostromo號一切悲劇的LV-426星球為太空殖民地,且將當年的一切問題都推卸到Ellen Ripley身上。就在Ellen Ripley淪為機器搬運工時,LV-426出事了,Weyland-Yutani公司只好派海軍陸戰隊以及曾和異形交過手的Ellen Ripley前往LV-426。

從規模來看,第二集遠勝第一集。根據統計本集約有160隻異形,並首度出現異形女王。故事雖然發生在殖民星球上,詹姆斯卡麥隆在氣氛醞釀的手段上卻十分高竿。他限制角色只能在廣大的殖民地內的幾個小房間裡活動,利用對比、建築防禦工事,以及異形不斷入侵等,增加劇情的壓迫感,成功傳達出透不過氣的恐懼。由於異形所在的基地是核能發電廠,陸戰隊們最具破壞力的熱能武器反而毫無用武之地,加上急速繁衍的異形還展開團隊合作,更加深了難以逃脫的驚恐。這使得《異形2》不僅僅是一部外星異種虐殺人類的恐怖片,也是優秀的科幻驚悚片,在求生的過程中不僅看出人性百態,亦以殖民地唯一存活的小女孩呼應並完滿了片頭Ripley永遠無法彌補自己女兒母愛的遺憾。

機器人最初被視為人類的奴隸或生活的附屬品,但其能力卻超越創造者,這種設定完全違反西方「只有上帝才能造人」的宗教倫理。宗教束縛加上工業革命後機器剝奪人民工作所引發的憤怒,以致兩次世界大戰與美蘇冷戰時的武器競爭,使西方人對於機器人產生相當的恐懼。故在大部份的歐美科幻作品裡,生化人(Cyborg,又稱改造人、機械化人)或機器人(Robot)通常是擔當反派的角色,詹姆斯卡麥隆的《魔鬼終結者》就是其中一經典代表。

《異形》第一集裡企圖謀殺女主角的也是機械構成的生化人,異形系列故事也不斷強調人類妄想以科技掌控兇惡殘暴異形,企圖研究這種外星生物。這些情節在在都顯示出科學的狂妄與人類對科技失控後的恐懼,但在《異形2》裡人造人卻違反常態成為人類守護者,使這部電影在對科技的描述上有了不一樣的面向。

《異形2》之所以在影史上留名,憑靠的不僅僅是優秀的視覺效果或音效剪輯,緊湊的劇情編排、冷冽憂懼的氣氛醞釀在在都把觀眾的精神繃到最緊。當主角一群人歷經浩劫卻依然只能在睡眠膠囊繼續太空漂泊,遙遙無期的歸途與待援讓故事再度回到幽閉空間的起點,使電影不再只是一連串的恐懼、轟炸、屠殺與逃亡,更增加了觀眾對電影未來思索的留白。

(撰文:章聿珩)

Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the only survivor of the space freighter Nostromo, is rescued and revived after drifting for fifty-seven years in hypersleep. Due to the consideration of interests, the Weyland-Yutani Corporation denies Ripley's accounts of the Alien and cancels her space flight license as a result of her "questionable judgment". However, the Weyland-Yutani Corporation staff soon finds themselves losing contact with LV-426, the planetoid where Ripley's crew first encountered the Alien eggs. In order to bereave herself of recurring nightmares as well as to save the future of humanity, Ripley decides to return to the hellish battle with the Alien. The heavily-armed crew descends to the surface of LV-426 via dropship, where they find the colony seemingly abandoned and only a little girl survives. The crew cannot defend themselves under the attack of the Alien, and the spacecrafts which come to help them retreat also crash. Ripley is once again desperately facing life and death. In such a critical moment, representatives from the Weyland-Yutani Corporation even try to take the living body of the Alien for profits, at the expense of Ripley's life, but eventually their scheme fails as they perish in the battle. With the help of the cyborg "Bishop", Ripley makes her way onto the spacecraft to save the little girl as promised...

Compared with "Alien", apart from the gigantic scenes of the planet and futuristic spacecrafts, "Aliens" impresses us particularly with the director' portrayal of the characters. In addition to the powerful personality of Ripley, each soldier has distinctive qualities, watching whose interactions per se are already enthralling.

The Alien is not the most frightening thing in the movie; the most frightening are human beings themselves. People kill each other when blinded by greed, disregarding the lives of others. The consequence of human cruelty is that even the most innocent child begins to question the world. Fortunately, Ripley's motherly tenderness towards the little girl brings warmth to this cold planet, making us believe that humanity, in times of crises, will not surrender. Ripley also establishes the image of a perfect heroine.

(撰文:彭中嬿)

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