[雙語]“玩大的”童年：80后的“游戲”人生

“If you have not played video games, your childhood should be called ‘incomplete’.”

“如果你沒玩過電子游戲，那么你的童年是‘不完整’的”。

That’s from Zhan Zaozao, 29, the screenwriter of Play to Grow Up, a 40-minute short movie.

這句話出自40分鐘微電影《玩大的》的編劇，29歲的詹早早之口。

It tells the story of two men growing up fans of video games and how they find happiness in gaming.

影片講述了兩個(gè)沉迷于電子游戲的男孩如何長大成人并從游戲中找到快樂的故事。

Zhan, who based the story on his own childhood, has grown up by “playing” video games.

詹早早根據(jù)自己童年經(jīng)歷構(gòu)思出該部電影，他也是玩著電子游戲長大的。

While people think playing games makes one lazy and is a waste of time, Zhan tries to prove that one can make a living out of it.

當(dāng)許多人認(rèn)為游戲只會(huì)讓人變懶，且浪費(fèi)時(shí)間的時(shí)候，詹早早卻試圖向人們證明游戲也可以用來謀生。

“I did lots of things when I was a boy, just to spend more time playing video games,” said Zhan. “I think most boys would know what I’m talking about.”

“我小時(shí)候?yàn)榱擞懈嗟臅r(shí)間玩電子游戲，曾做了許多事”他說：“我想大多數(shù)男生都知道我的意思”

In the movie, the two heroes, Dunzi and Yanjing, who are in middle school, visit a video games room on the street each day after school.

電影里的兩名男主角——墩子和眼鏡都是中學(xué)生，每天放學(xué)后都會(huì)跑到街邊的游戲廳里。

They steal reinforced concrete from construction sites, and sell it to get money for playing games. They fight with boys their own age over who won a video game. And their parents scold them and

even beat them for becoming obsessed with video games.

為了打游戲，他們?nèi)スさ赝典摻罨炷临u掉換錢；他們會(huì)為了爭奪誰贏了游戲而與幾個(gè)同齡的男孩打架；因?yàn)檫^度癡迷于電子游戲，他們被父母責(zé)罵，甚至還會(huì)挨打。

But why make a short movie about video games, since there are lots to write about childhood, such as puppy love, sports and study?

但拍攝這樣一部游戲主題電影的初衷是什么呢？童年不是有很多故事可以寫嗎？比如初戀、體育運(yùn)動(dòng)和學(xué)習(xí)生活。

“Playing games is so important to everyone’s childhood from little kids to teenagers, though it’s a bittersweet experience,” said Zhan. According to him, his teachers and parents didn’t allow video games, but they played games “under their noses” anyway.

詹早早解釋說：“玩游戲雖然是一種苦樂參半的經(jīng)歷，但卻在每個(gè)人從從幼年至青年的成長過程中扮演十分重要的角色。”他表示老師和父母和老師都對(duì)電子游戲說不，但他們還是公然地“在他們眼皮底下”玩。

In the movie, the two playmates follow different paths after school. Dunzi opens a small store selling gaming products. Yanjing works as a manager in his father’s company.

影片中，兩位玩伴在畢業(yè)后走上了不同的道路。墩子開了一家小型商店，專賣游戲產(chǎn)品電玩店，眼鏡則在自己父親旗下的公司當(dāng)了經(jīng)理。

After years of working and facing various problems in life, they get together again, build a video game machine and play on the street.

在工作多年，遭遇各種人生困境之后，他們?cè)俅沃胤辍Ｋ麄冊(cè)诮诌叞惭b了一臺(tái)游戲機(jī)，一起玩起了游戲。

Free, simple and happy. They rediscover the sheer fun childhood, which they have lost in the adult world.

自由、簡單、快樂。他們重新找回了在成人世界中丟失的無憂無慮的童年。

Many consider playing games as a bad influence, but it isn’t all true, according to Zhan. “It can change your attitude toward life,” said Zhan. “On the other hand, the movie also tells you that, although the world of video games is fun, you must face real life at the end of the day.”

許多人認(rèn)為玩游戲會(huì)產(chǎn)生不良影響，但詹早早覺得這種說法太絕對(duì)，他說：“游戲能改變你的生活態(tài)度。另外，這部電影也會(huì)讓你明白，雖然電玩世界很有趣，但你終究要面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)生活。”

Zhan now works as the planning and creativity manager in a Chinese company which develops online games. In some way, he is still “playing” at life.

如今，詹早早擔(dān)任國內(nèi)一家網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲開發(fā)公司的策劃創(chuàng)意部經(jīng)理。其實(shí)在某種程度上，他仍然在“游戲”人生。

After the movie was premiered online on May 18, Zhan asked for a vacation. He said he needed some time to think about his next movie. It’s about manga. More importantly, he wanted to spend more time with his wife, who is three months’ pregnant.

該電影于5月18日網(wǎng)絡(luò)首映后，詹早早申請(qǐng)休假。他說自己需要一些時(shí)間去構(gòu)思下一部關(guān)于日本動(dòng)漫的個(gè)人電影。更重要的是，詹早早想多陪陪已懷有三個(gè)月身孕的妻子。

“Video games have been magical in my life. They used to help me grow up, and now they help me pay the rent and support my family,” said Zhan. “I am satisfied.”

詹早早說道：“在我的生活中，電子游戲發(fā)揮了不可思議的作用。它曾經(jīng)幫助我成長，現(xiàn)在又幫我交付房租和養(yǎng)家糊口。我現(xiàn)在很知足。”