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。

Bale就适合演这样的狂躁症患者，前一秒钟还好好的。
主角从片头开始就在不停的往毁灭自己的道路上走，一直走。
他自己也知道这一点，看上去他一直就等着结束的一刻来临。
他也想好，但也知道好不了了。
最后一刻，他说出心里话，我死有余辜。
吸引人的是他有一颗纯净的心灵，
他的国外的，破烂而温馨的家就是他心灵的映射。
他不属于这个国家，在这个表面光鲜实际肮脏的国家里，他是十足的弱者，
虽然他无时不刻不在逞强。

一个人的悲惨结局是他个人的悲剧。
一个“想好”的人的悲惨结局是社会的悲剧。

导演是《训练日》的导演，片子不赖，特别是最后，出现了一辆车，能和《训练日》里面丹泽尔的车一样，“升起来”，看来导演喜欢这种东西。

最后一个是我回的，ID“he_lao_liu”。

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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.

《非常时刻》来自于大卫·艾尔转瞬既逝的疯狂念头：如果把自己的好朋友杀了那该是什么感觉？他沿着这个问题开始思考男性关系的危机，并将之附注实现。《非常时刻》和《训练日》一样是关于两个男人利用暴力来讨论彼此的关系和生存的意义，大卫·艾尔把故事的场景再次设定在他钟爱的洛杉矶南部。克里斯蒂安·贝尔扮演的海豹突击队退役军人和弗雷迪·罗德里格斯扮演的无业青年是一对挚友，两人每日无所事事只是无止境地酗酒、飙车、吸毒，两人就在为前途和爱人寻找方向的时候产生了无法消弭的分歧，最终惨剧发生。大卫·艾尔的独立电影都有着强烈的男子气概，但在《非常时刻》里却加入了至关重要的女性元素，虽然只起到了催化作用，因《绝望主妇》一炮而红的伊娃·朗格里亚给影片的凝重平添活泼的亮色。

   杀死好朋友的故事被拍成一个男人自我毁灭的故事。

  贝尔强健的体型，脆弱的大脑代表着美国？美国人？

  从片头的梦境到求职的遭遇到到哥们的点题（从墨西哥回来哥们分别时的忠告：“你该去看心理医生；你应该去告军队；告那场战争”）。导演不厌其烦的告诉观众：他的精神心理缺陷，他的自毁型人格，是国家，军队，政府造成的。

  用中国话说是“点背应该怨社会”。导演有点愤青啊！

  还有一条脉络是主人公在女人方面的不成功，他和过去的女人，现在的女人，包括朋友的女人的结果都是灾难性的。他的这种缺陷光用战争经历来解释有点牵强，最起码阐述的不够。

  应该是导演专注于表现男人间的情感。兄弟情，战友的默契，哥们义气。男人间超越利益的那么一点美好的东西。结果却造成了男人的失败。

  残酷的青春原因是不成熟。是不是美国的腐朽让美国长不大？导演也解答不了。（理想国在墨西哥，人间仙境一样的穷乡僻壤）

  结尾回家找老婆的桥段我觉得是添足。有制片方审查的影子。主流价值观的强大说明美国人并不觉得生活在 Harsh Times。


  

        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。