2013-02-12 01:52:00微塵絮
悲慘世界
Les Misérables
(2012) Drama | Musical | Romance
每一件你所喜愛的事物都有啟蒙,在國中第一次聽到悲慘世界的音樂之後便正式開始對音樂劇的癡狂,連帶對雨果、法國和浪漫主義文學產生濃厚的興趣。後來買了兩個版本的音樂劇錄音,過了這麼多年,總會在某些時間播上幾遍Do you hear the people sing或是Stars;這幾年聽聞Tom Hooper將翻拍音樂劇的電影版變非常期待,尤其是推出的cast非常吸引人,而一切的想像和期待便在今天這158分鐘正式圓滿。
「There is a life about to start when tomorrow comes! 」
每一件你所喜愛的事物都有啟蒙,在國中第一次聽到悲慘世界的音樂之後便正式開始對音樂劇的癡狂,連帶對雨果、法國和浪漫主義文學產生濃厚的興趣。後來買了兩個版本的音樂劇錄音,過了這麼多年,總會在某些時間播上幾遍Do you hear the people sing或是Stars;這幾年聽聞Tom Hooper將翻拍音樂劇的電影版變非常期待,尤其是推出的cast非常吸引人,而一切的想像和期待便在今天這158分鐘正式圓滿。
當「Look Down, Look Down, You're standing in your grave」這句一唱出來,搭配浩大的罪犯奴工場面,光這第一個鏡頭就讓人覺得一切都值了,這部電影將會非常過癮。事實上這部電影就是改編自音樂劇,而音樂劇又改編自小說,所以一直吹毛求瑕去尋找電影所缺乏的要素是很不必要的,進到電影院來就好好享受吧,感覺戲院還配合著把音響開得更大聲呢。
看電影前只有昨天在車上播了兩次精華版的原聲帶,所以某些曲子一時還想不起來,但一唱出來就會覺得非常懷念呢,對於迷戀音樂劇版本的觀眾而言這部電影非常適合,以前總覺得DVD的演出不夠細膩場景也不夠大,這部電影完全滿足自己的期待!
選角或許是這部電影成功的最大原因了。有傳聞說這次歌聲都是演員現場收音,或許跟專業音樂劇演員比起來有點不足,但畢竟他們只是一般的電影演員阿!可以唱到這樣子已經超級強大!而且除了Javert之外每個人唱歌時臉上的表情都非常豐富,同時用歌聲和肢體動作傳遞訊息,對於習慣台詞表達的人來說可能有點不習慣吧?而且導演非常喜歡近距離的人物特寫,有時反而讓人覺得浪費掉這麼浩大的場景呢!Fantine在電影前段一曲I Dreamed A Dream唱得所有人肝腸寸斷,也難怪Anne Hathaway會以這一角色得到這麼高的評價了。
而作品中對於Jean Valjean和Javert永不休止的對立在處理上是簡單了點,不過也算是有把重點提到,經典的曲目The Confrontation來得突然,短短幾段卻是緊張的氣力萬鈞!只是Jean Valjean逃脫得有點不夠帥就是了。說到Javert其實一直是自己最喜歡的角色,很多人說他偏直或是不講理,但換個角度想,他或許是那個亂世下最常出現的一種代表性人物,他選擇將世界上的事情簡化為單純的黑與白,他執法認真,他希望對抗所有的不正義,或是這跟他的出生有關,也可能是他對這個社會的認識有關,我想他並不壞,甚至於,他比自己所想像的更為軟弱。當他對於廣場上滿地的年輕屍骸感到震懾,當他因為Jean Valjean不殺他報仇而難以理解,代表他所建構的世界已經悄然崩壞,但他想不該怎麼繼續生活在截然不同的環境,只好以死來成全他所能保有的最後堅持,真是徹頭徹尾的悲劇男子阿...只是stars一曲在電影裡編的版本稍有遜色,幸好最後的自盡戲拍得非常棒,扳回一城阿。
後半段的革命戲絕對是萬眾矚目,但在節奏的掌控上感覺是比較亂一點,青年革命者們塑造的不夠強,在形象上給人的感覺比較模糊,但或許這樣更貼近於這檔失敗的革命吧?後半段扛起不少段落的Eddie Redmayne相當優秀,雖然在帥氣度上Marius略遜於Aaron Tveit飾演的Enjolras,但是歌聲和情竇初開的樣子都相當優秀阿。而我最愛的Amanda Seyfried戲份不多,只要一登場我就直直盯著螢幕>///<。另外由演音樂劇出身的Samantha Barks則將最慘烈的角色Éponine詮釋得賺人熱淚阿阿阿,最後倒在Marius懷裡死去的橋段也夠傷心的了。喔當然一定要提到酒館夫婦Sacha Baron Cohe與Helena Bonham Carter,真的是每個角色都大有來頭呢。
電影的最後Jean Valjean一家人(?)聚在教堂裡,有笑有淚的接到大合唱最ending大約是最好的方式了。兩個半小時的電影一點都不覺得長,回到家只想狂聽劇中曲目阿阿。
最後不免俗的來波一下招牌曲Do you hear the people sing,希望大家可以進戲院看這部電影阿阿
ENJOLRAS
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!
COMBEFERRE
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Courfeyrac:
Then join in the fight
That will give you the right to be free!
ALL
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!
FEUILLY
Will you give all you can give
So that our banner may advance
Some will fall and some will live
Will you stand up and take your chance?
The blood of the martyrs
Will water the meadows of France!
ALL
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!
COMBEFERRE
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Courfeyrac:
Then join in the fight
That will give you the right to be free!
ALL
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!
FEUILLY
Will you give all you can give
So that our banner may advance
Some will fall and some will live
Will you stand up and take your chance?
The blood of the martyrs
Will water the meadows of France!
ALL
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!