Wednesday, October 21, 2009

E.T.外星人


E.T.外星人
(E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial)

Steven Spielberg
1982|Color|USA|115 min

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《E.T.外星人》(E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial) 於1982年6月11日於美國首映,而這一天也成為官方制定的E.T.生日。20多年後,美國電影學院(AFI,成立於1967年)召集了1500名電影藝術專業者,經過投票後在十種類型電影裡選出對電影發展百年來影響重大的10大電影代表。在這次票選活動裡,《E.T.外星人》獲得了10大科幻電影第三名的殊榮。

E.T.是the Extra-Terrestrial的縮寫,它幾乎可是影史上最普及的科幻家庭片,相信大多數的電影觀眾都看過這部電影。一般而言觀眾會因為《E.T.外星人》的故事內容而把其視為家庭片、娛樂片或兒童片,似乎覺得這部電影科幻成分不似《2001太空漫遊》(2001: A Space Odyssey)、《發條橘子》(A Clockwork Orange)、《阿爾伐城》(Alphaville)或較近代的《駭客任務》(The Matrix)系列等科幻電影來得強烈,甚至會懷疑AFI的成員為何如此看重這部電影。

或許論深度和精緻度,AFI會員選出的其他九大科幻電影,甚至是其他電影迷們耳熟能詳的經典科幻片,都遠遠超出《E.T.外星人》。但卻幾乎沒有一部電影和本片一樣可同時具備科幻、懸疑、溫馨等發人省思的特質。
在那個年代裡,《E.T.外星人》是少數把外星人設定成醜陋、充滿皺紋但卻善解人意又愛好和平的神奇生物。大多數的外星人電影裡,外星人都必須擔當侵略者或掠食者,不然就是代替上帝來懲罰作惡多端的人類。可《E.T.外星人》完全拋棄這些沉重的包袱,史蒂芬史匹柏(Steven Spielberg)深知外太空未知領域對人類(特別是對孩童)的魅力,因此把與外星接觸視為赤子之心的表現,電影裡不那麼純真的大人似乎是「反派」,天真的孩童則是最佳的溝通橋樑,但反派卻也不是真的那麼壞,大人也曾經懷抱夢想,如此一來故事就變得層次豐富又感人肺腑。

但在拍攝本片時,史蒂芬史匹柏刻意在電影開頭使用夜景、模型、長鏡頭等效果描繪出未知外星生物的神秘感,並利用倉庫的幽暗、狗吠聲等類驚悚片元素來交代小男孩與E.T.的相識。懸疑的氛圍出來後,再現的卻是溫馨的互動和傷心的別離。

一般電影拍攝並不會照著劇本順序拍,但因為《E.T.外星人》的主要演員都是小孩子,為了讓孩子們對E.T.這虛構的角色產生感情,史匹柏刻意如演舞台劇一樣,順著劇本拍攝電影。

《E.T.外星人》幾乎已成了多數人的共同記憶,它具備讓觀眾笑、哭、傷心、雀躍、尖叫等元素,整個故事並不會因為情感容量過多而讓故事顯得鬆散。也因為《E.T.外星人》娛樂性、啟發性兼備,劇情亦突破傳統外星人電影風格,才能在影史擁有如此獨特的地位。


(撰文:章聿珩)

Have you ever thought of the possibility of an extraterrestrial visitor suddenly arriving at the face of the earth, in your hometown? What kind of a story will it be like?
War breaks out, blood flows like a river, and families are torn apart. Things such as these can happen, but you are overlooking the possibility of another kind.

More than twenty years ago, the world's movie fans were crazy for a movie, which immediately became a classic and touched the heart of countless people. From the beginning with heavy suspense to its thought provoking ending, the movie is thoroughly amazing. It is not only an important work in the American film history but also becomes a part of American culture. This movie is director Steven Spielberg's classic "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial".

This touching story describes the sincere friendship between a little boy and an alien. Elliott is a lonely little boy growing up in a single-parent family in California. One day he meets an alien from the outer space. He finds that the funny-looking alien is both good-natured and intelligent. Therefore, he decides to help this alien whom he calls "E.T." to contact his planet and escape from the pursuit of government agencies and scientists. Since then they have embarked on treacherous adventure.

Sometimes people will become stronger after tremendous changes and disasters, and they will be more courageous to face things in life. However, when people are confronted with the pure, the naive and the beautiful, they may become unusually fragile, isolate themselves for fear that their complexities will taint the innocence. This movie is simple like a fairytale, so innocent that we cannot suppress a cry after watching it.


(撰文:彭中嬿)

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