9.17.2011

Win Win 《幸福雙贏》

Win Win 《幸福雙贏》

日子難過的的律師Mike除了本職之外還要在一所高中兼職摔角教練,好減輕經濟重擔。一日他又發現了一條可以詐領看顧費用的財路,只要把失智的委託人丟進養老院就能每月領取一筆錢。正當他的計畫正上軌道之際,老人的不良外孫Kyle卻逃了家要來找外公同住,Mike無奈只有暫時收容,卻意外發現Kyle有優異的摔角天賦,他也打算幫助Kyle走上正軌,然而Kyle的母親卻在這時出現,計畫奪取老人財產並揚言要用他的詐欺罪毀了他。

這部電影絕對要提的就是導演Thomas McCarthy,他本身是位連所為的C咖都很難搭不上邊(話雖如此,常看電影的一定對他感到些許熟悉)的演員。但是他所導演的少量作品功力卻完全讓我折服,像是《下一站,幸福》與《幸福來訪時》都是非常非常出色的優秀電影。他的電影都是小成本的獨立製片,內容多在描述現代人際關係常見的疏離中仍存在的溫暖,他的三部作品(包含幸福雙贏)都是可以讓我願意再坐下來重複欣賞的好電影。

Win Win 《幸福雙贏》

演員Paul Giamatti也是這部電影的最大亮點,只要是他演出的獨立製作電影就一定有觀賞的價值,尤其是他對失意中年男子的深刻演繹,每每演出都非常動人。他不會像一些知名的演員,演來演去導致必然的招式用老然後讓人厭惡(例:哈里遜福特、羅賓威廉斯),所以花時間看他的演出一定不會讓人覺得是種糟蹋。

我看完這電影到更新部落格已有一段時日,但我仍對電影中角色所需要的『機會』心有所感。因為一次錯誤而成為不良少年的Kyle需要機會,起一時貪念的Mike也需要一個機會;甚至是看來完全不會當媽媽的媽媽看來也需要一個重新來過的機會。如果機會可以重新啟動一個人的生活,那麼我們對機會的給予是不是不該如此吝嗇了。

我非常喜歡The National為本片做的單曲Think You Can Wait,歌詞格外有深意,特別分享。

The National - Think You Can Wait by quietriot79

I was drifting, crying / I was looking for an island / I was slipping under / I'll pull the devil down with me one way or another

I'm out of my mind; think you can wait? / I'm way off the line; think you can wait?

We've been running a sleepless run / Been away from the baby way too long / We've been holding a good night gone / We've been losing our exits one by one

I'm out of my mind; think you can wait? / I'm way off the line; think you can wait?

Did I?(all I have is all) / Think you can wait?
Did I?(all I have is all) / Think you can wait?

What I'm thinking is simple / I'll sell apples and ice water at the temple / I won't make trouble / I'll pull the devil down with me one way or another

We've been running a sleepless run / Been away from the baby way too long / We've been holding a good night gone / We've been losing our exits one by one

I'll try.
I'll try, but I couldn't be better.(all I have is all)
I'll try, but I couldn't be better.(all I have is all)
I'll try, but I couldn't be better.(all I have is all)

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