上星期日，KHADAK的美國版推出的前一天，才從美國的A店下訂單，昨天就收到包裹了，A店和郵局做事還麻利呢。看香港網頁上的譯名還以為KHADAK是一部愛情片。看了後發現完全不是那回事。這是政治電影，赤裸裸的對統治蒙古的政治的控訴。
電影是以蒙古語拍攝，配英文字幕，最初還十分擔心會看得辛苦，會半途而癈。但原來全片的對白很少，根本不用擔心追不上字幕。
故事前半的推進有些慢，但由於前半的冬季草原畫面非常壯濶綺麗，一邊感受蒙古風景和傳統生活的靈氣，不經不覺就過了一個小時。後半用了很多描象一點的手法表達蒙古人在傳統生活和宗教被破壞以及生活條件被剝削下精神所感到的空虚和痛苦，以及揭發政府欺騙牧民，滅盡他們的牲口把牧民騙到礦場工作，然而人已死，土地被外來的牧民佔去，結局十分之傷感。
怎麼說呢? 雖然有101分鐘，又是十分慢，可是時間一下子就過去，很舒服地就看完了。故事不是很難明白。比起那些很多看了十五分鐘就開始想睡的奧斯卡大片比起來，這部慢慢又靜靜的電影好看得多了。
目前分類：Movie and TV／娛樂 (3)
- Mar 13 Thu 2008 11:34
KHADAK(藍布帶)
- Jan 08 Sat 2005 14:56
Phantom and Jakob
Last night I watched "The Phantom of the Opera" with my friend. Not many people are interested in this movie. It is not easy to find a friend to watch this moive with me.
It is an amazing moive overall. The flow of story is smooth. When the story came to its conclusion, my friend and I did not feel that it has passed 2 and a half hours. However, it is an opera although it is shown in cinemas; music just goes on and on. Those in Hong Kong, who cannot enjoy music and read subtitle quickly, may not appreciate this moive.
The production of the moive fellowed very faithfully to the theatrical version. The directing is very good. Visual effect is grand. Anyway, it is still a moive. Computer graphics and other special effects were applied to spicy the moive. I think many people should be satisfied for what they paid.
In the cast, my most favorite artist in this movie is Minnie Driver who play Carlotta. She acted very well, and her voice is very presenting. I was really able to understand what kind of person Carlotta is by watching her performance. I think she did better job than Emmy Rossum. Maybe I have listened to the CD of original recording for too many times, I feel that many artists in moive did not sing as well as those on CD, but I don't mean they are not good.
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The another moive I watched last night is "Jakob the Liar" starred by Robin Williams.
It is an interesting story. Jakob was a Jewish in Germany in World War II. He was prisoned in a small town with other Jewish. They were alive, but life in the town was very tough, and they would be sent to concentration camp and be executed. When time went by, more and more Jewish lost their hope and committed suicide.
One day, Jakob wanted to save a Jewish's life. He lied that he heard Russian army was coming to Germany on radio, so German was losing the war, they would be saved. The Jewish was very happy when he believed that he would have a future and let all Jewish in the town know Jakob's lie. Then, no one in the town committed suicide any more.
However, one day a man gave up his life to pass Jakob's lie to Jewish on a train to spread hope to other Jewish community. Jakob felt sorry for his lying. However, when he told the truth to an old Jewish in the town, the old man committed suicide at that night. Jakob was confused if he should tell the truth. When he found that his lie could gave hope to others, he kept on lying, even when finally the lie costed his life.
He learned in German army's office that the Russian was really coming. He was killed by a general because he refused to tell his Jewish folk that he was a liar. With hope, the Jewish community tolerated until the Russian came.
Is a liar good or bad? Many of us have learned it is bad since the childhood. Most of us also hate liars. We want people tell us the truth. So, if you are patient enough to read until this line, what do you thing about Jakob? or the moive?
It is an amazing moive overall. The flow of story is smooth. When the story came to its conclusion, my friend and I did not feel that it has passed 2 and a half hours. However, it is an opera although it is shown in cinemas; music just goes on and on. Those in Hong Kong, who cannot enjoy music and read subtitle quickly, may not appreciate this moive.
The production of the moive fellowed very faithfully to the theatrical version. The directing is very good. Visual effect is grand. Anyway, it is still a moive. Computer graphics and other special effects were applied to spicy the moive. I think many people should be satisfied for what they paid.
In the cast, my most favorite artist in this movie is Minnie Driver who play Carlotta. She acted very well, and her voice is very presenting. I was really able to understand what kind of person Carlotta is by watching her performance. I think she did better job than Emmy Rossum. Maybe I have listened to the CD of original recording for too many times, I feel that many artists in moive did not sing as well as those on CD, but I don't mean they are not good.
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The another moive I watched last night is "Jakob the Liar" starred by Robin Williams.
It is an interesting story. Jakob was a Jewish in Germany in World War II. He was prisoned in a small town with other Jewish. They were alive, but life in the town was very tough, and they would be sent to concentration camp and be executed. When time went by, more and more Jewish lost their hope and committed suicide.
One day, Jakob wanted to save a Jewish's life. He lied that he heard Russian army was coming to Germany on radio, so German was losing the war, they would be saved. The Jewish was very happy when he believed that he would have a future and let all Jewish in the town know Jakob's lie. Then, no one in the town committed suicide any more.
However, one day a man gave up his life to pass Jakob's lie to Jewish on a train to spread hope to other Jewish community. Jakob felt sorry for his lying. However, when he told the truth to an old Jewish in the town, the old man committed suicide at that night. Jakob was confused if he should tell the truth. When he found that his lie could gave hope to others, he kept on lying, even when finally the lie costed his life.
He learned in German army's office that the Russian was really coming. He was killed by a general because he refused to tell his Jewish folk that he was a liar. With hope, the Jewish community tolerated until the Russian came.
Is a liar good or bad? Many of us have learned it is bad since the childhood. Most of us also hate liars. We want people tell us the truth. So, if you are patient enough to read until this line, what do you thing about Jakob? or the moive?
- Sep 13 Mon 2004 11:13
Cadfael
Yesterday, when I was thinking of Eastern European countries, a name "Cadfael" suddenly jumped to my mind.No car-chasing, no explosion, no forensic evidence, but the detective Cadfael series attract viewers with the fascinating plots of stories, wonderful performances of actors and the revalation of medieval romance.
Sir Derek Jacobi (see the photo above), one of the greatest actor I have ever seen, starred as Brother Cadfael. Cadfael was a devoted monk in a abbey in a village of Shrewsbury, England in the 12th century. He ran a his own apothecary shop, cultivating the plants and herbs from which he makes medicines himself. With his knowledge on herbs and plants, the medicine man became a canny sleuth in the medieval English.
The tremendous realism is the most interesting part of the TV series. Every screen reveals a village and the society of England in the 12th century. When I watched the series, I felt that I am really learning a lot about that society.
I found the DVD sets of Cadfael yesterday night, but they are too expensive, even the second-hand sets.
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