Another world 來自星星的逗比

India’s PK is about an alien who comes to Earth for a research mission. While this may sound like a million other movies you’ve already seen, the storyline twists away from the tracks laid by previousextraterrestrial-meets-man movies.

印度電影《我的個神啊》又是一部外星人的地球探索之旅。雖然，這樣的題材你似乎已經(jīng)看過千萬遍了，但是這部影片的故事情節(jié)卻不同于以往。

The film, director Rajkumar Hirani’s latest science fiction comedy, intentionally leaves behind fierceintergalactic battle and soul-touching cross-species intimacy, filling the void with satirical comedy instead. PK, which arrived in Chinese cinemas on May 22, follows PK (Aamir Khan), a bug-eyed alien, as he searches to find a stolen remote control that will help him return home. The journey is filled with laughter, tears and thoughtfulness.

作為導演吉庫馬爾•希拉尼的最新科幻力作，影片刻意避開了激烈的星際戰(zhàn)爭以及感人的跨種族愛情，相反，全劇充滿了諷刺與幽默。5月22日，《我的個神啊》登陸中國內(nèi)地各大院線。影片描述了暴眼外星人PK(阿米爾•汗 飾)為了返回家鄉(xiāng)尋找遙控裝置之旅。全片笑點與淚點俯拾即是，亦能引人深思。

The first half of the film is studded with comic detail. After discovering the strange world, the inquisitivealien questions things that everyone else takes for granted. One scene in which he tries to use a poster printed with the Indian rupee currency symbol to buy carrots is outrageously funny.

影片的前半程充滿了喜感的小細節(jié)。在認識“陌生”的人類世界時，外星人PK化身好奇寶寶，對我們認為理所當然之事各種提問。在令人捧腹的一幕中，PK企圖用一張印著印度貨幣盧比上相同圖案的海報買胡蘿卜。

The narrative later turns to focus more on PK’s hidden unrequited love toward Jaggu (Anushka Sharma), a plucky TV journalist, and then ends with a dramatic curve.

影片后半程則聚焦于PK對勇敢的電臺記者賈古(安努舒卡•莎瑪 飾)的單相思。最后的結局卻出乎了所有人的意料。

Even when viewed merely as a love story, PK holds its own. The love between Jaggu and Sarfaraz (Sushant Singh Rajput), a young Pakistani Muslim man, overcomes misunderstandings, parental disapproval and the barrier of different beliefs.

就算只是把《我的個神啊》當做一部愛情片來看，它依舊很有自己的特點。其中，女主人公賈古與巴基斯坦的穆斯林年輕人賽非拉茲(蘇尚特•辛格•拉吉普特 飾)相戀;他們的愛情戰(zhàn)勝了誤解、父母的阻撓和和信仰的障礙。

But Hirani’s ambitions extended far beyond just making another love story. His 2009 hit 3 Idiots, which also starred Aamir Khan, 50, incited discussion across India about the country’s education system. And this time, he takes a critical look at religions and social norms through PK’s seemingly ridiculous but logical actions.

但是，導演希拉尼的“野心”并未止步于此。2009年，他的大熱之作《三傻大鬧寶萊塢》——男主角依然是阿米爾•汗——就對印度的教育體制進行了探討;這一次，他則用PK看似荒謬卻合情合理的行為將批判的目光對準了宗教問題與社會規(guī)則。

In a country where faiths are deeply rooted in the culture, most filmmakers consciously avoid touching on the subject to avoid controversy. Hirani’s daring to bring religion to the forefront of public discourse is no doubt a bold move.

在印度，信仰早已扎根于文化之中，為了避免爭議，這也成為許多(印度的)導演敬而遠之的主題。希拉尼此次將宗教話題搬到公眾面前無疑是一次大膽之舉。

The strong religious overtones may take a bit more time for Chinese audiences to understand, but PK is thought provoking nonetheless. Every one of us lives in a society where human beings adhere to certain belief systems and codes of behavior. We usually just accept how things are without asking why.

對中國觀眾而言，想要理解影片中強烈的宗教暗示也許還要花些時間，但是影片依舊引人深思。我們每個人生活在社會中，都需要依賴某些信仰、遵循一些行為準則。而我們卻常常連為什么都沒有問過就接受了這一切。

The two protagonists in the film, PK and Jaggu, share a similar courage to challenge these deeply ingrained beliefs and behaviors. When Jaggu’s colleagues are busy making news out of a mentally ill suicidal cat, she’s the maverick who looks for real newsworthy reports.

作為影片的主人公，PK和賈古勇于挑戰(zhàn)根深蒂固的觀念和行為。當賈古的同事忙著編造關于一只因為精神失常而自殺的貓的報道時，特立獨行的她卻在尋找真正有價值的新聞。

This courage is what many of us have lost with age but still long to rediscover in ourselves. That universal sentiment is surely behind PK’s international success.

隨著年齡的增長，雖然很多人都已經(jīng)失去了這樣的勇氣，卻依舊渴望重拾它們。這樣普世的情緒造就了電影《我的個神啊》的全球成功。