Miao Miao

《渺渺》

又是台灣，這趟是台北。

一個女生和另一個日籍交換女生的半年交往。

活潑跳脫的女生，嘻嘻哈哈的和日籍女同學建立了友誼。糊裡糊塗的闖進一家唱片小店，遇上那個憂鬱老闆，交換生愛上老闆，活潑的女孩為她奔走，替她約會他，可是他心裡一直揮不走一個他不敢愛的他。他勇敢的愛勇敢的表白，他害怕迴避鬧蹩扭，還未可以好好想想之前，他意外身亡，他把他的音樂聲音都刪掉，然而，他後悔了，把自己關起來，日夕戴著那對靜音耳機和世界分開。

世界沒有因此而停下來，昔日的伙伴找上門，記憶重新起動。

店子要關了，愛他的女生失戀了，他根本沒有留意過這個女孩，女孩的好朋友看見她失戀，她更是難受。

曾幾何時，兩個女孩要好的時候，她們握著手在台北街頭到處跑。她說那暖暖的手是太陽之手，特別適合做麵包和蛋糕。交換生的學期結朿了，太陽之手要離開，她送她一個有兩隻重疊的手作為圖案的黑森林。她打開發現的時候，她已經在飛回日本的航機上。在那刻她才對著天空大叫其實一直很喜歡她…

最後，她懂了戀愛的滋味，也吃過失戀的苦頭。女孩走了，憂鬱老闆才發現她把他的碟子換了包，串成一小女孩羞澀的情話。

每個人都在錯過，一次又一次的錯過。

難道，得不到的真是最美好的？

幸好，沒有錯過精彩的美指，也沒有錯過這個美麗的故事。

Cape No.7

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終於看了《海角七號》。

這片子會在甚麼時候在你的城市上映呢？

躲在幽暗的電影院，看著看著，竟然不自覺的淚流滿面，是風光太美麗？故事太似曾相識？還是懷舊調子太叫人觸境傷情？

台灣屏東和墾丁的景色的確很美，加上後期製作隊伍的心血：天空異常的藍，那棵椆零在海邊的老樹既寂寞又溫暖，面對大海的變幻，它不知道度過幾多個風雨，然而它又成為多少過客的依靠？

「信」這個概念一直穿梭在影片中；一個多情懦弱的日本教師如鬼魅的在信件中的獨白、失意音樂人回鄉當不稱職的郵差。於是，他積壓了大堆待派的郵件，結果繼父和朋友大伙兒為了讓這個任性慵懶的郵差可以專心為音樂會的暖場作品趕工而出手相助，把積壓的郵件一一派遞——人生中還有許多積壓的人和事，要嗎任讓他們積壓封塵然後遺憾終老，要嗎就撇脫把他們的轇轕理順。

影片的每個人物有對生活都有所執著，也有許多要放不放的情意結，可是每個人都有勇氣在那個關鍵時刻對自己坦白，把苦杯喝下然後繼續去闖。或多或少，那位陰霾不散的日籍老師的懦弱和坦白教曉仍然在人生路上闖的人們要把握每一個機會。鬱鬱不歡的孫女在得悉那盒自日本寄來給老邁的奶奶友子的信，管不得前嫌，著年青的友子趕快把信送給那位老人家。曾經錯過就不可以再犯。小伙子送信給老人家，自己也上了很大的課。「不要去，要不我跟著來。」他抓緊的不只是眼前的女孩，還有對重拾生命的勇氣。

黃昏音樂會情緒的激動，老中青少樂手奏起國境之南之際，我嚐到的是苦澀。

很想找到那日籍教師七封信的原文，許是借來的剖白。

先把歌詞放在這裡：

如果海　會說話　如果風愛上砂
如果　有些想念遺忘在某個長假

我會聆聽浪花　讓風吹過頭髮
任記憶裡的愛情在時間潮汐裡喧嘩

非得等春天遠了夏天才近了
我是在回首時終於懂得
當陽光　再次　回到那　飄著雨的國境之南
我會試著把　那一年的故事　再接下去說完

當陽光　再次　離開那　太晴朗的國境之南
妳會不會把　妳曾帶走的愛　在告別前用微笑全歸還

海很藍　星光燦爛　我仍空著我的臂彎
天很寬　在我獨自唱歌的夜晚
請原諒我的愛　訴說的太緩慢

寄意。

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二零零八年十二月廿四日

True Women for Sale

《我不賣身。我賣子宮》
劉美君以此片獲二零零八年台灣金馬獎最佳女主角，要不是聽到新聞的報導，也許會完全不察覺這齣電影的出現，也會完全記不起劉美君以前也拍過電影。

記憶中沒有看過邱禮濤執導的作品，原因是我怕沉重。可是，我更怕爛片，所以我對上的本地電影已經要追溯至陳果的《香港製造》或者是《去年煙花特別多》。可是，是劉美君獲獎的電影嘛，據知真的是超冷門姿態勝出，要去看。

電影演員的組合也挺有意思，男演員有黃秋生、森美，還有大量相當「麻甩」的大叔，女演員有劉美君、黃婉伶、姚樂怡，還有久違的鄭希怡和大堆青春少艾，入型入格的充當「過份」年青的「企街」。當中在城巴上產子一幕更動員到邱大導一眾工作人員當臨記，究竟有幾多位演員最後會收到片酬，還是不計酬勞的友情客串呢？

也許我帶了過多期望及預備了要承受沉重，看著電影的發展竟然有一種莫名的荒謬感：銀幕會亮起保險從業員對人家的保單價值的評估、做「雞」(妓女)的會養雞拜祭雞的亡魂和放生雞隻、衣食豐足的攝影師手持英文階級導論扮地盆工人、國內的酒家公關為錢替一個老得可以當她父親的香港男人生完一個又一個的孩…荒誕緩和了沉重，真實和誇張的演繹彼此交錯著，導演甚至不惜要最後搬出留港自強的口號，不可以說不用心良苦。

可以我納悶，劉美君的演出確很真摯，除了那水潤口紅外，全片不施脂，要眼淚有眼淚，要有多悲痛有多悲痛，我有被感動的，但是，這就是奪最佳女主角的原因？難道同期獲提名的其他候選演員真的演得不好嗎？

也許影片太真實；深水埗南昌街汝州街基隆街大南街、化了名的廣華醫院，都是熟悉不過的地方，實在的反而變得不真實。穿插在荒謬中的人情遘味是濃厚的，只嫌不夠而矣。

後記；在這齣電影的官方網站，讀到導演的自白，說到本片劇本的「鬆散」成為一直找不到投資者的原因。的確如是，我看得不自然原來是因為此片鬆散…

Rolling Stones forever!

Rock'N Roll is not really my cup of tea. But! After viewing this film "Shine a light", actually after viewing the "coming-soon" cuts in early May, I have made up my mind that I must view this film, I have a new understanding of Rock'N Roll and the Rolling Stones!
It is utmost impressive to see these four gentlemen, fantastic Mick, cool handsome guitarist Ronnie, fancily pretty guitarist Keith, and humble drummer Charlie Watts, jumping and singing on the stage! The energy and the charisma of them is really GREAT! All except the wrinkles on their faces, their appearance, confidence and shape are forever young!
With the master cut by Martin Scorsese, this is a very very interesting film! :P

The Savages

Unexpectedly warm and lovely film! Reflect what is faced by most daughters and sons when they have to take care of old parents, especially reaching the time they go back to the stage somewhat like a little child. It's a little bitter but humour about life throughout the film. The director handled the life and death in such a way that touch the bottom of my heart, no tears but lots of good memory. I simply love it.

Diving bell and butterfly

Heard of this book for years, and knowing the prizes won by it, I dare not enter the cinema for it until some film-addicts invited me to go. Why no gut going for it? Just the same for the reason for recommending it now, the reflection of one's life towards love and life.

In fact, the tone of the story was not that sad and heavy, instead it was full of humour. The use of first-person view and narration was an interesting perspective to see one's life on his own. When Jean-Do laughed at himself for all the "troubles" suffered the "lock-in" syndrome, his life began in another way. What the film inspires me most is, we always can only treasure what is left after we lose. Death is not terrible, unable to love is even worst.

Kite Runner

Unexpectedly, I really found this movie lovely and really touching. Much effort of the director was put in the first half the film, just like its original story, the friendship between two boys, a young master and a servant, which turned out to be of closer relationship after the death of one of them, was full of the simplicity of childhood. The ups and downs of lives of these two boys revealed the stratification of social status, background and tribes. Before I can have clearer understanding of the so and so of the social and political issues mentioned in the movie, I was deeply attracted to the sound, the scenic views in the movie. And ultimately, the courage and love shone from people worth all tears shed in the cinema.

Lust, Caution

Due to Ang Lee, Tony Leung and Joan Chen, I had big desire in viewing this film. And thanks to my friend, we four women viewed this talk-of-the-town at night of Mid-Autumn festival.
Perhaps I was too occupied in mind of the Tony Leung in Wong Kar Wai's films, like "In the mood of love (花樣年華)" or "Days of being wild (阿飛正傳)", expecting a charming and cool-minded guy in this film. However, Tony was far too old than any of his previous film! His way of sitting in the room when he firstly met Tong Wei privately in this film keeps reminding me of the ad of a Macau casino/hotel.
Tong Wei, well, a very special actress of the contemporary face of the WWII-era of the film, acted very well in this film. She played well of showing the inner struggle of the young woman engaged in the complicated relationship with Tony Leung. And of course, the sex scenes, is nothing about porn, Ang Lee showed the real tension of lust and caution undercurrent. Viewers under the age of 18, got to wait for a while.
However, the casting of this film makes me rather confused. Tony Leung's wife, Joan Chen, is too old for Tony. In the first 10 minutes shots at the mahjong table, I can only imagine Joan Chen is the elder sister of Tony. Joan Chen actually played her role beautifully, just too good for any further comment. The only problem is still the age gap of her with Tony.
Another surprise in this film is the detailed research of the old scenes of Hong Kong in WWII. I like the re-creation of the old Victoria Harbour viewing from the Hong Kong University, the Central, and Ang Lee really shot at the Feng Ping Shan Museum of the Hong Kong University!
Leehom, well, a very good second character, handsome and tall. But Chin Ka Lok, well, acted too much in his little role. This may be another weakness of this film.
Anyway, I recommend this film, despite it is quite a bit long (159 min.), and not only for the sake of the good acting of all roles, but also the music! The beautiful but sad music is created by Alexandre Desplat!