成名是一種什么樣的體驗(yàn)？

Late US artist Andy Warhol is believed to have once said, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.”

人們認(rèn)為，已故的美國(guó)藝術(shù)家安迪·沃霍爾曾說(shuō)過(guò)這么一句話(huà)：“未來(lái)，每個(gè)人都可能在15分鐘內(nèi)成名。”

But in this age of social media, selfies, and the internet, it’s hard to say what “fame” actually is.

但在這個(gè)社交媒體、自拍以及互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的時(shí)代，很難定義“成名”到底是什么。

In the movie Vox Lux (《光之聲》), which was first shown this month at the Venice Film Festival, US director Brady Corbet tries to answer that question.

在本月于威尼斯電影節(jié)上首映的電影《光之聲》中，美國(guó)導(dǎo)演布拉迪·科貝特試著去回答這個(gè)問(wèn)題。

“[Fame is] a commodification of everything, where violence becomes something you sell, news becomes something you sell, even private life does,”the movie’s star Natalie Portman told reporters at the Toronto International Film Festival.

“(名聲是)將一切事物商品化，暴力、新聞甚至是私生活都能成為你售賣(mài)的商品，”影星娜塔莉·波特曼在多倫多國(guó)際電影節(jié)上這樣告訴記者們。

In the movie, the Israeli-US actress plays the lead role of Celeste, a pop singer who’s 14 years into a hugely successful career. By that point, however, the character has become bitter and her fame is beginning to fade – compared to her younger self, a sweet and carefree girl who suddenly finds herself in the spotlight.

影片中，這位出生于以色列的美國(guó)女演員飾演女主角塞萊斯特，一位入行14年的超級(jí)流行巨星。然而就在這時(shí)，塞萊斯特開(kāi)始變得忿忿不平，漸漸開(kāi)始過(guò)氣 —— 而年少一夜成名的她，曾是個(gè)無(wú)憂(yōu)無(wú)慮的可愛(ài)女孩。

This is a classic tale of a rise to fame, but in today’s world of social media, it’s easy for just about anyone with a smartphone to become famous. But as more and more people search for the spotlight, this may add pressure on many of us to keep up with the “perfect” lives we see on the internet.

這是一則關(guān)于成名的經(jīng)典故事，但在如今的社交媒體世界中，成名對(duì)于擁有智能手機(jī)的任何人而言都絕非難事。而隨著越來(lái)越多的人希望獲得關(guān)注，我們中不少人或許會(huì)因?yàn)橄脒^(guò)上網(wǎng)上所見(jiàn)的“完美”生活而徒增壓力。

“It appears that most people ... are living lives full of nothing but happiness, love, and rewarding events and experiences,” psychologist Kurt Smith wrote on HuffPost.

“大多數(shù)人的生活看上去滿(mǎn)是快樂(lè)、愛(ài)與有益的活動(dòng)和經(jīng)歷，”心理學(xué)家?guī)鞝柼?middot;史密斯在《赫芬頓郵報(bào)》上寫(xiě)道。

That isn’t to say that everyone uses their popularity to make others feel bad about themselves. Take UK beauty blogger Em Ford for example. In 2015, the online star, known for her makeup tutorials, posted a video in which she slowly removed her flawless makeup, showing her bad skin underneath. “I wanted to create a film that showed how social media can set unrealistic expectations for both women and men,” Ford wrote in the video’s description.

這并不意味著所有人都用自己的人氣來(lái)讓他人感到自卑。以英國(guó)美妝博主埃姆·福特為例。2015年，這位以美妝教程而出名的網(wǎng)紅發(fā)布了一段視頻，視頻中，她慢慢卸下了自己的無(wú)瑕妝容，露出了妝容下面的糟糕皮膚。“我希望做一段影片，展現(xiàn)社交媒體是如何讓男男女女都產(chǎn)生了不切實(shí)際的期待，”福特在視頻介紹中寫(xiě)道。

So, it seems that the definition of fame changes all the time. But if Vox Lux teaches us one lesson, it’s that if we’re lucky enough to obtain the “commodity” of fame, we should spend it wisely.

所以，成名的定義似乎一直在發(fā)生變化。但《光之聲》也給我們上了一課：如果我們有幸能獲得名氣這件“商品”，我們應(yīng)當(dāng)明智地使用它。