《Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close》　特別響，非常近　小男孩的成長故事

No.059　《Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close》　特別響，非常近　小男孩的成長故事

英文導(dǎo)讀

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a 2011 American drama film, directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Eric Roth. It stars Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright, and Zoe Caldwell.

The film based on the acclaimed novel of the same name, EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE by Jonathan Safran Foer tells the story of one young boy's journey from heartbreaking loss to the healing power of self-discovery, set against the backdrop of the tragic events of September 11.

Eleven-year-old Oskar Schell is an exceptional child: amateur inventor, Francophile, pacifist. And after finding a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11, he embarks on an exceptional journey—an urgent, secret search through the five boroughs of New York. As Oskar roams the city, he encounters a motley assortment of humanity, who is all survivors in their own ways. Ultimately, Oskar's journey ends where it began, but with the solace of that most human experience: love.

Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock were the first to be cast in the film. A nationwide search for child actors between the ages of 9 and 13 began in late October 2010 for the role of Oskar Schell. Thomas Horn, who had won over $30,000 at age 12 on the 2010 Jeopardy! Kids Week, was chosen for the role in December 2010. Horn had had no prior acting interest but was approached by the producers based on his quizshow appearance. On January 3, 2011 The Hollywood Reporter announced that John Goodman joined the cast. That same month Viola Davis and Jeffrey Wright were cast. Nico Muhly was credited in the film poster as the composer, but on October 21, 2011 it was reported that Alexandre Desplat was chosen to compose the score. German actress Senta Berger was offered a role in the film, but refused.

Production took place in New York City. The film had a limited release in the United States on December 25, 2011, and a wide release on January 20, 2012. Despite mixed reviews from critics, the film was nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Max von Sydow.

獲獎情況

2012年第84屆奧斯卡：最佳影片提名、最佳男配角提名獎。

影片信息

導(dǎo)演：史蒂芬·戴德利

編劇：艾瑞克·羅斯

主演：桑德拉·布洛克、湯姆·漢克斯、馬克斯·馮·西多、約翰·古德曼

類型：劇情、懸疑、家庭、冒險

制片國家（地區(qū)）：美國

上映日期：2012-01-20（美國）

片長：129分鐘

又名：《心靈鑰匙》《響在耳邊近在眼前》《咫尺浩劫》

劇情簡介

9歲男孩奧斯卡·史埃爾（托馬斯·豪恩　飾）的父親在“9·11事件”中喪生，史埃爾聽到了父親去世前的5通電話留言，從此便留下了失眠、害怕電梯等后遺癥。

有一天，他鼓起勇氣，走進了父親的衣帽間，無意中打碎了一個花瓶，在瓶子中他找到了一個寫著“布萊克”的信封和一把鑰匙。奧斯卡認為這是父親給他留下的線索，鑰匙背后一定隱藏著什么秘密。隨后他在每個周末走訪紐約5個城區(qū)，尋找那個名叫“布萊克”的男人以及那把鑰匙可以打開的柜子。后來，他去奶奶家時，見到了奶奶說的那個古怪的租房客，他終于把憋在心里的一番話說給了租房客（馬克斯·馮·西多　飾）。租客不愿說話，只是用一個小本來寫下自己想說的話，他表示愿意跟隨奧斯卡找尋那把鑰匙可以打開的柜子。一段時間后，因為奧斯卡執(zhí)意要問出老人的底細，租客離開了奧斯卡。而奧斯卡也發(fā)現(xiàn)了新的線索……

制作花絮

影片根據(jù)作家喬納森·薩佛蘭·福爾的小說改編。

史蒂芬·戴德利曾經(jīng)希望能在2011年的秋天到來之前把影片制作完成，這樣就能趕上“9·11事件”的10周年了?？上У氖?，慢工出細活的他沒能在那個時候制作完影片。而僅僅是在9月25日舉辦了一個小范圍的試映會。

影片用知名的Arri Alexa攝影機拍攝，并且使用了Arri的獨家視頻格式ArriRaw拍攝，目的就是為了后期制作的方便。這是影史上第一部使用ArriRaw格式拍攝的劇情長片。

重點學(xué)習(xí)

And after finding a mysterious key that belonged to his father

在英語中，belong作為動詞使用時，只能做不及物動詞，常常和to搭配使用。在文中，belong to是“屬于…的財富，是…的財產(chǎn)，（所有權(quán)）屬于”的意思，比如：The book belongs to him.（這本書是他的。）

He embarks on an exceptional journey—an urgent

Embark on是英語中的一個固定搭配，最常見意思是“登上船（或飛機、汽車等），搭載（船只等）”，比如：Let us embark on the first ship tomorrow, before dawn can tell of our elopement!（讓我們登上明天的第一艘船，別讓黎明泄露我們私奔的秘密?。?/p>

在文中，它是“開始（工作）；著手，從事”的意思，比如：He has already embarked on his new dictionary.（他已開始編他的新詞典。）

單詞時間

heartbreaking[?hɑ:t?breiki?] adj. 悲傷或失望到難忍程度的；令人悲傷的

self-discovery[?selfdis?k?v?ri] n. 自我發(fā)現(xiàn)

backdrop[?bæk?dr?p] n. 背景；背景幕；交流聲

exceptional[ik?sep??n?l] adj. 異常的，例外的

pacifist[?pæsifist] n. 和平主義者

borough[?b?r?] n. 區(qū)；自治的市鎮(zhèn)

roam[r?um] vt. 在…漫步，漫游；在…流浪

assortment[??s?:tm?nt] n. 分類；混合物

solace[?s?l?s] n. 安慰；慰藉；安慰之物

nationwide[?nei??nwaid] adj. 全國范圍的；全國性的