非常时期

    本文有部分剧透，不喜勿看。
    起初看到这部电影的介绍，直接无视掉了，后来随着《蝙蝠侠》《金陵十三钗》《机械师》等片的上映，让我记住了贝尔这个超级演技派的表演实力。后来再次看到这个《非常时期》发现它有着精彩的一切元素：独立制片，实力演员，贝尔已经有了相当的名气，应该有很多的电影可以去选择，既然他选择了这部电影，就一定有过人之处。
    开始观看以后，一种失望之情爆发出来，虽然贝尔的演技没得说，演啥像啥，但是我对他为什么接拍这部电影很疑惑，前100分钟的时间，就是一连串的变换背景音乐下几个成年混混在调皮捣蛋，满嘴脏话，一无是处，就像是当代的嬉皮士。口味之重，让人难以接受，难道两个多小时的时间就是看一部他们在瞎胡闹的b级片吗？这不浪费我的时间吗？甚至对两个男主角，我依然没有同情，我和那个律师女朋友的观点是一样的，他们为什么找不到工作，全是他们咎由自取，整天闲逛瞎胡闹不干正经事能找到工作吗，所有的现状是他们自己造成的，怨不得别人。如果把胡闹闲逛的时间用来正经找工作，学习，一定会不一样的。
    直到结尾，贝尔突然失控，死亡，我被震撼了，敢情前面所有的一切都是为了最后的高潮做的铺垫，这真的是一部超级黑暗的虐心片的，我郁闷啊，还不如看到一半直接删了，也不至于让我这么难受。导演的苦心我也能理解一些了，不是他们不想就业，是不能就业，他们自身的原因只是很小的一部分。一个饱受战争创伤的战士，当兵的时候就是政府的杀人工具，在退役回来以后却被无情的抛弃，连个工作都找不到，找到的只有歧视和不公平的对待，他已经一无是处，唯一能拿得出手的只有他的杀人机器能力，所以他被派往哥伦比亚。这是他无法接受的，也是他不得不接受的，他只有妥协。看看当时美国的社会环境，失业率已经达到了10%，有这部电影已经不足为怪了。吉姆最后必将走向毁灭之路，因为他已经无路可走了。电影可以说是一部退伍老兵的失控历程，所有的一切都失控了，工作失控，朋友失控，连最信任的墨西哥女人也失控背着他坏了孩子，所有的一切已经都不在掌握了，唯一的道路就是毁灭。最后的悲剧结局，是政府，社会，环境和个人的共同造就的。这部电影，绝对是超级经典的佳作。

   很真实，也能很残酷。
   我不想看这种片子啦。。。总是让我很郁闷。
   但是，即使不看，这种故事也在我身边发生。

没个战场都有这样的杀人疯子。
看看他们的现实生活吧！有些是他们无法控制的。
有些他们做的并不是自己想做的。
关键是他们无法控制自己。或者没人带他们走出来。
或者说这一切都是政府的错。都是他们灌输了一种错误的理念。
这样的朋友让人恐惧，更让人心碎。

        David Ayer 作为导演的处女作。他居然也是《训练日》的编剧。不排除牵强附会的因素，我还真觉得《非常时期》和《训练日》有太多雷同之处。平淡但却扯淡生活，与自己不能自已的邪恶翻腾纠结，一次次简单随性而动的决定，却一次次把自己引向灭亡。
    不过相对于《训练日》而言，导演的功力是弱了一点，故事讲得拉杂了一些，墨西哥的纯净天堂来没来得及打动人心就转瞬即逝，David Ayer 您怎么就不能再文艺一点呢？对于Jim的背景也只是做到了“点到即止”的后两个字。至于演员的功力，丹泽尔·华盛顿和克里斯蒂安·贝尔，都是我大爱的，风格迥异，但各有千秋。只是像贝尔这样格局小一点，却雕琢得无比精致的路子，我似乎更偏爱一些。
    主题的问题。其实主题这个东西具有强大的捉摸不透的性质。很多问题是值得讨论的，但是有意义抑或有意思的往往只是讨论本身，如果过于强调讨论中的观点，我相信其实让人信服而终结讨论的观点很难产生。因而其实给一部电影附加一个明确的主题，或者让一部电影冲着某一个主题而延伸下去，并不是太容易的事。
    尤其是有的人总是认为要关照到所谓的社会现实，甚而到一些哲理境界，才能将片子拔高，从而使片子显得有意义。我真觉得这些都是Bullshit。我一点都不觉得《非常时期》貌似写实主义的表面之下会有一个多么明确多么高超的主题，倒是觉得如果能好好地讲一个不差的故事，有精彩的表演，继而能细致关注到作为人的极为普通却又令人无法自拔的存在状态，就已经是好得很。
    我不打算拿主题是否明确这样的标准来讨论《非常时期》了，除了不大会将故事，又莫名地过于依赖克里斯蒂安·贝尔的戏份以至于削弱了Jim的存在状态和情感世界的真实感外，我已经得到满足。
    
    话说主角开车逃离后被穿透汽车后身的子弹击中的镜头，我还是第一次见。铜皮铁骨、刀枪不入的主角们，俨然要比这么实在地被击中的主角逊色许多啊。

为什么我觉得这片儿很耐看看了两遍 那些琐屑的情节或者对话一丁点没让我觉得乏味始终有种每个镜头每句对白都不想漏掉的感觉

最后一个是我回的，ID“he_lao_liu”。

Board: Harsh Times (2005)
 
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Argument for people who didn't like. READ
  by keyzersoze21 5 days ago (Sun Jun 17 2007 17:31:41) Ignore this User | Report Abuse
 
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I have to disagree with people's complaints about this movie. I can name a few parts where the acting is undeniably good especially in the last half hour. Bale's accent does sound kind of awkward at first but I think that's because it's just another mask like somebody else said, him trying to be someone else. It's also funny that it seems like everyone who actually lives in LA says the accents are spot on and everyone who says it's off doesn't. This movie is brilliant and if you don't like it it's just not for you or you didn't get it but it is by no means a bad movie. Bale's performance may not be flawless like it usually is but altogether he is very believable. It helps if you know people similar to his character but I think alot of us do. I think if you hated it maybe you should give it a second chance.

"you are the devil, we are the D"
 Re: Argument for people who didn't like. READ
  by WarriorSaint 4 days ago (Mon Jun 18 2007 12:53:26) Ignore this User | Report Abuse
 
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I couldn't agree with you more, my friend.

I live on the outer edge of the ghetto, but not in LA, in the bay area. I still felt that the accents were okay though and that wasn't even my thing. The thing I hated the most is people who seem to have no clue what those areas and the people in them are like. I hear so many people complaining about the choices the characters make, how stupid they are, etc.

I'm like guys, just because YOU and I wouldn't do those kinda things doesnt mean NO ONE ELSE WOULD EITHER...not to mention just because a character is doing something you wouldnt normally do doesnt mean the movie sucks.

But hey to each their own.

I just wanted to compliment you and am glad to see someone GET'S IT!

Kill Pedro....Napoleon Dynamite SUCKED!!!
 Re: Argument for people who didn't like. READ
  by he_lao_liu 9 minutes ago (Fri Jun 22 2007 22:01:18)
 
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I cannot agree with you two more...

to WarriorSaint:
I love your "just because YOU and I wouldn't do those kinda things doesnt mean NO ONE ELSE WOULD EITHER...not to mention just because a character is doing something you wouldnt normally do doesnt mean the movie sucks", very very true.
Your attitude about movies is kinda like normal common sense, which every movie viewer should have. But when some people are angry with the movie, they suddenly totally forget their "NORMAL" common sense--they merely want to give vent to their own anger--so they just "UGLY" the movie, this is many many people's doing, I myself have done this kinda things several times (of course, not toward Harsh Times) too. So, in deeper sense, we understand them.

to keyzersoze21:
I totally agree with you except the "a second chance" thing...Everyone has his own taste, feel, sense, etc...In a word, people are different. So there are totally different opinions toward the same movie, this is possible, actually very normal. especially when someone already had a bad expression by the first viewing, a second chance will hardly make any change--maybe just make the expression worse. But nothing is impossible, changes sometimes may happen, I had experienced once.

And about Training Day. Training Day is better in directing, filming and other technical things. But Training Day never tries to really unravel the true and ugly side of life. I very agree that Training Day is a successful commercial movie, but it cannot really touch viewer's heart. Harsh Times, tries to do something deeper. As a first directing film, it has some flaws, but at some points (especially the last half hour), it can make viewer's heart really feel. Anybody feels this would agree this is far more important and precious. So all in all, I like Training Day, but I love Harsh Times.