[Movie推薦] 送行者 - 禮儀師的樂章

請您輕閉雙眼 讓我送您走完最後一程。

電影簡介：

原本在東京交響樂團擔任大提琴手的大悟（本木雅弘飾演），因樂團突然解散而放棄演奏家之路。失業的大悟於是和妻子美香（廣末涼子飾演）回到故鄉山形縣，在報紙上看到「旅途協助工作」的徵職廣告而前往應徵，意外當場獲得錄用。詳問之後，大悟才知對方徵的是禮儀師！禁不住社長（山崎努飾演）半強迫半利誘說服， 他不情願地開始這份工作。初時大悟十分恐懼排斥，還得應付親友的誤解、週遭的鄙夷，讓他數度興起辭職念頭。但在親身經歷一場場送行儀式後，他漸漸瞭解到禮儀師妝扮往生者「走上來生旅途」的重要意義，終能自信地投入工作，並重獲眾人尊敬。也因看盡死別的不捨與悲傷，大悟下定決心面對失落已久的親情。在死生交界處，最美的送行帶來最深的體悟。

在眾人見證下進行送別儀式，必須對往生者表達深厚的情感與敬意。

在偶然的情況下，我看到了這片榮獲多項大獎提名與肯定的日本電影之劇情簡介與預告。我只光看了預告片，配合日本配樂大師久石讓（常常幫宮崎駿卡通配樂那位）動人的樂音，就讓我感動萬分。禮儀師，這種平常讓人直覺就會鄙視的職業，但事實上卻是重要萬分的工作：讓死者安心上路，走上來生旅途。如同俗語說：『天生我才必有用』，職業不分貧窮貴賤，每個職業都有它特殊的重要性與不可或缺性；而能看盡生離死別的界線，就是禮儀師的工作，『即使是最悲傷的離別，也要留住你最美麗的容顏』。看到這句話的時候，我是感到多麼的震撼啊！在平常看來充滿悲離氣氛的告別式，禮儀師卻能讓死者在死後可以在親友面前呈獻最好的最後一面，當家屬說：『我從來，沒看過她這麼漂亮過...』也許就是一個對禮儀師的最高禮讚，讓親友能平靜地送走面貌安詳往生者；而這，也許就是禮儀師存在的最大意義。

真的已經好久沒有電影能讓我一看預告就有感動的感覺了，我非常想去觀賞這片『送行者 - 禮儀師的樂章』... 2/27將在台灣上映...請繼續看接下去那篇，是『送行者 - 禮儀師的樂章』的主題曲，由久石讓作曲，日本歌手AI主唱。

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【送行者~禮儀師的樂章】電影官方部落格
[Music] 送行之人 （送行者 - 禮儀師的樂章主題曲）

好可惜！我的電影卷啊...

昨天（日）收到通知，我在自由時報的影音版抽獎抽中了一張“來約會8!（8 Dates）”的電影特映卷，2/3（二）7:00 pm 可在台北信義威秀觀賞，特映卷要在星期二中午前在自由時報總社領取。但是我現在人不在台北，不可能前往；而即使想要把特映卷讓給sis去看，sis手邊沒有我的證件不能去領獎；而現在才把證件寄去台北又太不實在了，只好忍痛放棄...（泣～）

這張特映券大概價值220元，而且中獎全台也就只有14個名額而已！只可惜這次timing真的不對，看不到這片西班牙的愛情喜劇片...好像很棒啊...全台灣也只有兩家戲院會上映，太可惜了啊... （淚奔～）

上映時間：2009.2.6
上映地點：台北信義威秀、西門町真善美
影片類型：愛情喜劇
發行國家：西班牙
“來約會8!”官方網站

本日最瞎

這篇跟電影『愛在波蘭戰火時 』其實只有一點點關係。剛剛看到一個抽獎活動，獎品是：『愛在波蘭戰火時』正版DVD一張。

抽獎要正確回答問題一個：

◎ 回答問題即可參加抽獎：
榮獲波蘭奧斯卡「金鷹獎」最佳影片、最佳音樂、最佳女配角三項大獎的影片是...

1) 愛在波蘭戰火時
2) 愛在芬蘭戰火時
3) 愛在宜蘭戰火時
4) 愛在荷蘭戰火時
5) 愛在美蘭戰火時

還有荷蘭跟宜蘭可以選哩.......這要我說甚麼呢？？ 科科科......


另外，還有本日第二瞎也出現了。在選抽獎地址時，要先選居住的縣與市，竟然還有『釣魚台』可以選.....釣魚台好像已經是日本國的領土了 (尖閣諸島) 不是嗎？連抽獎活動都還要宣示主權『釣魚台是我們的』啊？

備註：
根據中華民國郵政資料，釣魚台的郵遞區號屬290。惟實際上郵件無法遞送至該地。[資料來源：Wikipedia]

那這樣寫獎品郵寄地址是寫心酸的嗎？


雖然抽獎問題瞎歸瞎，但是我想『愛在波蘭戰火時 』必定是部震撼人心的好片，期待哪天一定要弄來看看...（最好是抽中，抽中！）

本日更瞎

我想與心愛的你攜手百年
然而這並非一個容易實現的夢想......

-壞女人好女人-

看到標題，應該也知道我這篇不是要介紹韓劇。我以為我前一篇看到的夠瞎了，沒想到還能看到更瞎的...

相同地，要抽獎，也是要回答對一個問題...

回答下列問題，即可參加壞女人好女人DVD抽獎!

<壞女人好女人>劇中飾演妻子李世英，慘遭丈夫外遇並隱瞞六年的女星本名是?

A. 崔實在

B. 崔不實

C. 崔老實

D. 崔真實

E. 崔現實

答案是『C. 崔真實 』，其實我現在才知道她長甚麼樣子....

雖然看起來很老實，但是請不要真的選『崔老實』... (翻桌～)

霹靂貓真人版電影預告 Thundercats

霹靂貓真人版電影預告...非常厲害... 重新喚回眾人童年的美好回憶... Thundercats Are Gooooooo!!!

主演：Brad Pitt, Vin Diesel and Hugh Jackman... etc. 有沒有人要一起約去看啊？科科科...

海角七號好用Ringtone：台北專用

今天看到有人在分享新鈴聲：海角七號開頭出現的『操你X的台北』....呵呵呵，大家可以去找找看，然後在台北街頭使用這鈴聲，應該很炫吧，嘿嘿。


順帶一提，海角七號要去the 81th Academy Award (奧斯卡金像獎)代表台灣競奪最佳外語片。

又另外一提，中國最近將禁播海角七號。說海角七號會有引起皇民化的疑慮？WTF? 操你X的中國！

P.S.這篇髒話多了點，請各位見諒，但我有消音～嗶～嗶～嗶～。

Cape No. 7 Film Fact
List of Taiwanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

[Music] Star Wars a Capella

This John Williams Star Wars A capella is SUPER!

(Close Encounters of the Droid Kind) 第三類接觸
You must use the force (repeat ad nauseum)

(Raiders of the Lost Wookiee) 法櫃奇兵
Long time ago, far far away (repeat)
Kiss a wookie, kick a droid
Fly the falcon through an asteroid
Till the princess is annoyed
This is spaceships, it's monsters, it's Star Wars, we love it!
Come and help me, Obi Wan
X-wing fighter and a blaster gun
Dance with Ewoks, oh what fun!
This is spaceships, it's monsters, it's Star Wars, we love it!

(Super Man) 超人
Get in there you big, furry oaf
I couldn't care less what you smell
I take orders from only me
Maybe you'd like it back in your cell
Your Highness, your worshipfulness, your highness, your worshipfulness
No one cares if you upset a droid
(nobody cares if you upset a droid)
That's because droids don't tear your arms out of socket.
(nobody cares)
I suggest a new strategy: let the Wookie win
That's because nobody cares if you upset a droid.

(ET the Disco Terrestrial) ET外星人
Now we listen to Luke whining:
One more season... One more season... One more season... One more season...
I was gonna go to Tashi Station for power converters
Now I guess I'm going nowhere.
It just isn't fair.

(Jaws: the Wookiee) 大白鯊
Wooookie (repeat)
Someone move this walking carpet (repeat)
Kiss your brother, Kiss your brother (repeat)
Princess Leia
Well I guess you don't know anything about women.
Who's your daddy? (repeat)

(Jurassic Darth) 侏羅紀公園
Luke, I'm your father
(That's not true!)
It is useless to resist
(My hand!)
Come with me my son, We will rule
(I'll never join you!)
Search your feelings it is true
So you have a twin sister
Who Obi Wan was wise to hide
(Is that Leia?)
If you will not turn
Then perhaps she will
Give in to your hate
You are mine
Long Long Long Time ago... Far Far Far Far Away
Long Long Long Time Ago, Far Far Far Away (repeat)
Kiss a wookie
Kick a droid
Fly the falcon
Through an asteroid
Till the princess is annoyed
(She's annoyed!)
This is spaceships, it's monsters, it's Star Wars, we love it, it's true

Episode 3
Coming to you
In 2005

So Let's go
(go go go to the movies)
Stand in line
(buy buy buy me some popcorn)
Cause it's al-
(please I'd like extra butter)
most the time
(Join the dark side...)
May the Force be with you all

John Williams is the man

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YouTube - ApprenticeA (Corey Vidal)
Official Star Wars Blog - Star Wars A Cappella Tribute
Man Takes 'Singing With Myself' To Whole New Level

Spirits In the War Zone - War Dance (烏干達的天空下)

We know that we are the children from the war zone. We have lost our parents, our sisters, our brothers, our relatives. And the fighting has left us with a lot of scars. But that is not where our story ends... We are still able to be the best!
我們知道我們自己是戰區來的小孩，我們失去了我們的父母、姊妹、兄弟和親戚。 戰爭留給了我們很多的傷痕。但是我們的故事還沒有結束...我們仍能是最好的！

這段話，是老師對著準備出發去比賽的孩子說的話，可以說也是貫穿了整個電影的精神。等了很久，我今天終於看了這部電影。

來自北烏干達難民營的一群孩子們，從槍聲中出生、成長，老家被叛軍毀了，生活不但困苦，還要天天活在被綁架（變成童兵）或親友被殺害的恐懼中。但是，2005年，他們獲得了參加全國傳統歌舞大賽的機會，在音樂、歌聲、與舞蹈中，忘了憂愁、重新找回了自己，第一次在生命中獲得勝利！看著他們自然隨著音樂律動的擺動中，他們的笑容，就知道他們如何忘情地跳著、唱著、如何地樂在其中，在充滿恐怖戰爭的區域中展現出了一種不可思議的韌性、尊嚴與才華。所以，找出這部電影，欣賞這群戰區中的小孩跳舞展現出來的生命力吧！你會知道，生命中是充滿各種可能性的！

所以，我也會告訴你，若我生活中沒有了音樂，我還真的不知道日子該怎麼過下去。懷念以前跟朋友一起去Disco club跳舞的日子呢...隨著音樂盡情搖擺，沒有人會規定你怎麼跳，也沒有人會在意你動作跟不跟得上節奏，一切的一切，就隨著自然律動SWING吧！Your body will tell you how to swing and move！It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing！ Love it！


Music is our tradition. Even war cannot take it from us.
音樂是我們的傳統。即使是戰爭也不能把音樂從我們身上奪走。

It is difficult for people to believe our story but if we don't tell you, you won't know.
人們很難相信我們的故事，但我們如果沒告訴你，你永遠不會知道...

贏得14項電影大獎，與被2008奧斯卡提名最佳紀錄片的『War Dance』。這部片希望能喚起全球共同正視和平與兒童人權的議題，將這些不為人知的故事搬上大銀幕，結合社會與政治的力量帶來改變的契機。

When I dance my problems vanish. The camp is gone. I can feel the wind. I can feel the fresh air. I am free and I can feel my home.
當我跳舞的時候，我的問題都消失了。難民營不見了。我可以感覺到風。我可以感覺到新鮮的空氣。我是自由的，我可以感覺到我回家了。

I feel proud to be an Acholi when I dance. You have to be fearless, like a worrior.
當我跳舞，我對我是一個阿裘利人感到驕傲。你必須無所畏懼，像一個勇士一樣。

In my heart, I am more than a child of war. I am talented. I am a musician. I am Acholi. I am the future of our tribe.
在我的心中，我不只是一個戰區中的小孩。我有天分。我是一個音樂家。我是阿裘利人。我是部落的未來。

What I want people to know is that children from northern Uganda, even though we live in the war zone, we can do great things in life.
我想要人們知道，即使我們北烏干達來的孩子生長在戰區中，但我們仍然可以在生活中做到偉大的事...

★2008 奧斯卡最佳紀錄片提名
★2008 台灣國際兒童影展正式觀摩影片
★2007 日舞影展 最佳導演獎
★2007 Full Frame紀錄片影展 觀眾票選最佳影片
★2007 芝加哥紀錄片影展 最佳攝影
★2007 費城影展最佳導演 & 威斯康辛影展 觀眾票選最佳紀錄片
and more...


War Dance - The Movie
烏干達的天空下中文官方網站
War Dance - Awards 獎項

[Music] 各自遠颺 それぞれに - 中 孝介

照片提供／果子電影

看了海角七號，當片中一開始提到的日本歌手中 孝介 (Atari Kousuke)，在片中預演上台彈琴唱歌，我一聽，真的是一陣驚豔！怎麼會有這麼漂亮的聲音？這麼柔美的轉音與假音！我一聽到他唱歌，我就已經變成中 孝介的潛在歌迷（Potential Fan）了...(忽然間，我就不再注意范逸臣在唱甚麼了... :P)

地上で、最も優しい歌声。と評される、大注目の男性シンガー中 孝介。

這首歌『各自遠颺』是2006年發行的單曲それぞれに(各自遠颺)。中 孝介被稱為『療癒系』歌手，應該是名不虛傳。這首歌帶著一種憂愁的又帶著一種樂觀於未來的感覺，更是一首動人的歌曲。若你沒看過海角七號，好好地聆聽這首歌，也許你會愛上這首歌；若你已經看過了海角七號，更該好好地再聽一次這首歌！也許你會得到跟我相同的感動與發現新音樂的喜悅。

そよ風が告げる春の訪れ/微風帶來春天的信息

咲き乱れる花の香りに遠い君を想う /開到荼糜的花香令我想起遠方的妳

春の陽に見守られて花が咲くように/ 就如同在春陽守護下綻放的花朵

いつかは希望の陽が照らすでしょう/希望之光總是照耀著我們吧

それぞれにそれぞれの決めた道を歩き/我們各自踏上自己所選擇的路

いつの日か微笑んで/ 在將來的某一天 微笑著

又会えるその時まで/ 直到重逢的那一天

黄昏が告げる秋の訪れ/ 黃昏告知秋天的來臨

移りいく紅の空に遠い日々を想う / 移轉的霞紅夕陽 遙想著以前的日子

秋の陽に見守られて実りなるように /祈求在秋陽守護下能開花結果

いつかは君の夢も叶うでしょう/總有一天你的夢想會實現的

それぞれにそれぞれの決めた道を歩き /我們各自踏上自己所選擇的路

いつかの日か微笑んで / 在將來的某一天 微笑著

又会えるその時まで / 直到重逢的那一天

あの日交わした約束　僕らが描いてた /當初許下的約定

未来はどんな色に染まるのでしょう / 我們描繪過的未來會是什麼樣子呢?

それぞれにそれぞれの決めた道を歩き/ 我們各自踏上自己所選擇的路

いつの日か微笑んで / 在將來的某一天 微笑著

又会えるその時まで / 直到重逢的那一天

關於中 孝介
《海角七號》電影官方部落格

Cape No. 7 Rocks

照片提供／果子電影

茂伯：「(Bass)這兩條都沒用到，甘ㄟ當剪掉？」

看到這幕時，正好剛吸了幾口買進電影院喝的綠茶，這句爆笑的對白，讓我真的差點把綠茶噴出來！還好，我忍住了...不然前面的觀眾可能會有綠茶灌頂冰冰涼涼的感覺...


海角七號紅了好一段時間，忍著沒有去看，昨天終於跟乃怡一起去台灣戲院觀賞。很難相信，直到現在電影已經上映了近兩個月，戲院仍然處於假日場場大爆滿的狀態！

很有趣的一部電影，處處充滿歡笑，當然也充滿了各式各樣的感情。因為很多人其實還沒有看過海角七號，所以我也不多說劇情。用七封情書，縱貫了這部電影；用歷史與社會的背景，來描述過去與現在的感情。裡面的故事，夾雜了日本教師對愛人友子隱藏六十年的愛情，比對出在現代中阿嘉與友子的情感；日本教師約好了愛人私奔但卻無法達成的遺憾，相對出阿嘉在知道友子將離開台灣回日本時，勇敢地說出：『留下來，或者我跟妳走』。從前的遺憾，不讓它再次發生。
逗趣的對白，充滿了濃濃的台灣味、愛家鄉的味道；劇情的鋪陳與設計，真的有著日本電影細膩與美的感覺。

People, are meant to be together.

在看電影時， 情書的內容因為我沒有一直看著字幕（有時比較專心看電影的畫面），所以我找出了情書的中文內容，放上來，仔細地再品嚐一次，比起在看電影時，更多了一份想流淚的感動。


ㄧ九四五年十二月二十五日
友子，太陽已經完全沒入了海面
我真的已經完全看不見台灣島了
你還站在那裡等我嗎？

友子
請原諒我這個懦弱的男人
從來不敢承認我們兩人的相愛
我甚至已經忘記
我是如何迷上那個不照規定理髮
而惹得我大發雷霆的女孩了
友子
你固執不講理、愛玩愛流行
我卻如此受不住的迷戀你
只是好不容易你畢業了
我們卻戰敗了
我是戰敗國的子民
貴族的驕傲瞬間墮落為犯人的枷
我只是個窮教師
為何要揹負一個民族的罪
時代的宿命是時代的罪過
我只是個窮教師
我愛你，卻必須放棄你



第三天
該怎麼克制自己不去想你
你是南方艷陽下成長的學生
我是從飄雪的北方渡洋過海的老師
我們是這麼的不同
為何卻會如此的相愛
我懷念艷陽…我懷念熱風…
我猶有記憶你被紅蟻惹毛的樣子
我知道我不該嘲笑你
但你踩著紅蟻的樣子真美
像踩著一種奇幻的舞步
憤怒、強烈又帶著輕挑的嬉笑…
友子，我就是那時愛上你的…



多希望這時有暴風
把我淹沒在這台灣與日本間的海域
這樣我就不必為了我的懦弱負責

友子
才幾天的航行
海風所帶來的哭聲已讓我蒼老許多
我不願離開甲板，也不願睡覺
我心裡已經做好盤算
一旦讓我著陸
我將一輩子不願再看見大海
海風啊，為何總是帶來哭聲呢？
愛人哭、嫁人哭、生孩子哭
想著你未來可能的幸福我總是會哭
只是我的淚水
總是在湧出前就被海風吹乾
湧不出淚水的哭泣，讓我更蒼老了
可惡的風
可惡的月光
可惡的海
十二月的海總是帶著憤怒
我承受著恥辱和悔恨的臭味
陪同不安靜地晃盪
不明白我到底是歸鄉
還是離鄉！



傍晚，已經進入了日本海
白天我頭痛欲裂
可恨的濃霧
阻擋了我一整個白天的視線
而現在的星光真美
記得你才是中學一年級小女生時
就膽敢以天狗食月的農村傳說
來挑戰我月蝕的天文理論嗎？
再說一件不怕你挑戰的理論
你知道我們現在所看到的星光
是自幾億光年遠的星球上
所發射過來的嗎？
哇，幾億光年發射出來的光
我們現在才看到
幾億光年的台灣島和日本島
又是什麼樣子呢？
山還是山，海還是海
卻不見了人
我想再多看幾眼星空
在這什麼都善變的人世間裡
我想看一下永恆
遇見了要往台灣避冬的烏魚群
我把對你的相思寄放在其中的一隻
希望你的漁人父親可以捕獲
友子，儘管他的氣味辛酸
你也一定要嚐一口
你會明白…
我不是拋棄你，我是捨不得你
我在眾人熟睡的甲板上反覆低喃
我不是拋棄你，我是捨不得你



天亮了，但又有何關係
反正日光總是帶來濃霧
黎明前的一段恍惚
我見到了日後的你韶華已逝
日後的我髮禿眼垂
晨霧如飄雪，覆蓋了我額上的皺紋
驕陽如烈焰，焚枯了你秀髮的烏黑
你我心中最後一點餘熱完全凋零
友子…
請原諒我這身無用的軀體



海上氣溫16度
風速12節、水深97米
已經看見了幾隻海鳥
預計明天入夜前我們即將登陸
友子…
我把我在台灣的相簿都留給你
就寄放在你母親那兒
但我偷了其中一張
是你在海邊玩水的那張
照片裡的海沒風也沒雨
照片裡的你，笑得就像在天堂
不管你的未來將屬於誰
誰都配不上你
原本以為我能將美好回憶妥善打包
到頭來卻發現我能攜走的只有虛無
我真的很想妳！
啊，彩虹！
但願這彩虹的兩端
足以跨過海洋，連結我和妳



友子，我已經平安著陸
七天的航行
我終於踩上我戰後殘破的土地
可是我卻開始思念海洋
這海洋為何總是站在
希望和滅絕的兩個極端
這是我的最後一封信
待會我就會把信寄出去
這容不下愛情的海洋
至少還容得下相思吧！
友子，我的相思你一定要收到
這樣你才會原諒我一點點
我想我會把你放在我心裡一輩子
就算娶妻、生子
在人生重要的轉折點上
一定會浮現…
你提著笨重的行李逃家
在遣返的人潮中，你孤單地站著
你戴著那頂…
存了好久的錢才買來的白色針織帽
是為了讓我能在人群中發現你吧！
我看見了…我看見了…
你安靜不動地站著
你像七月的烈日
讓我不敢再多看你一眼
你站得如此安靜
我刻意冰涼的心，卻又頓時燃起
我傷心，又不敢讓遺憾流露
我心裡嘀咕，嘴巴卻一聲不吭
我知道，思念這庸俗的字眼
將如陽光下的黑影
我逃他追…我追他逃…
一輩子

我會假裝你忘了我
假裝你將你我的過往
像候鳥一般從記憶中遷徙
假裝你已走過寒冬迎接春天
我會假裝…
一直到自以為一切都是真的！
然後…
祝你一生永遠幸福！

照片提供／果子電影

《海角七號》電影官方部落格
咩咩+布咕雞 - [電影]海角七號

Stunningly Amazing - Dreamgirls

剛看了Dreamgirls，驚豔！實在忍不住要向大家推薦這部電影。由歌舞劇改編而來，豐富的劇情，震撼的、充滿靈魂的音樂。這些配合劇情的音樂與歌手們充滿感情的表達，這種感動讓我無法自己。

雖然女主角Beyoncé比較漂亮，聲音也挺不錯，但是演女配角的Jennifer Hudson卻更是搶眼（搶耳？），尤其是她演唱的And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going，Wow！也因此讓她一出道就獲得 Oscar Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (2007)！

Dreamgirls贏了2個Oscars獎項 ( Best Supporting Actress & Best Sound Mixing) ，加上其他獎項總共有39 wins & 47 nominations。驚人吧？有機會去看看這部電影，仔細聽聽它的音樂，you'll know what I'm talking about. They got SOUL!

ps1.在看這片時，請不要用太遜的喇叭，不然效果絕對減半。

ps2.同樣是唱歌，同樣是演藝圈，就讓我想到最近好像很紅的某個XX大道節目，但是...嗯... no soul, no comment. 看完Dreamgirls，我想你將會有跟我相同的感受。


[Photo from left to right：Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose.]

Dreamgirls Official Site
Jennifer Hudson @ MySpace

[Music - Dreamgirls] And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

上一篇介紹了Dreamgirls這部電影，這篇就來聽聽看J. Hudson獨挑大樑的 And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going，and you'll know their music is true. They got soul!

聽聽那不捨、那心痛，帶著強勢卻又放下一切面子極力想挽回一切的Effie White (Jennifer Hudson)，如同要把最後的生命力唱掉一樣，這才是唱出了靈魂的歌聲啊！


And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

And I am telling you I'm not going
我跟你說我不走
You're the best man I'll ever know
你是我認識最好的男人
There's no way I can ever go
說什麼我也不能走
No, no, no, no way
不，不，不能
No, no, no, no way I'm livin' without you
不，不，不，我絕不可能沒有你而獨活
I'm not livin' without you
我不要沒有你而獨自活下去
I don't want to be free
我不想要自由
I'm stayin', I'm stayin'
我要留下來，我要留下來
And you, and you, you're gonna love me
而你，而你，你得愛我
Ooh, you're gonna love me
啊，你得愛我

And I am telling you I'm not going
我跟你說我不走
Even though the rough times are showing
雖然苦日子正展現著威力
There's just no way, there's no way
但我就是不要，我就是不要
We're part of the same place
我們屬於同一個地方
We're part of the same time
我們屬於同一個時代
We both share the same blood
我們都有著相同的血液
We both have the same mind
我們都有著相同的想法
And time and time we have so much to share
而一次又一次，我們有太多可以分享
No, no, no, no, no, no
不，不，不，不，不，不
I'm not wakin' up tomorrow mornin'
我不要在明天早晨醒來
And findin' that there's nobody there
發現身邊沒有任何人在那裡
Darling, there's no way
親愛的，說什麼我也不要
No, no, no, no way I'm livin' without you
不，不，不，我絕不可能沒有你而獨活
I'm not livin' without you
我不要沒有你而獨自活下去
You see, there's just no way
你要知道，說什麼我也不要
There's no way
說什麼我也不要

Tear down the mountains
推倒所有的高山
Yell, scream and shout
吆喝，嘶喊，大叫
You can say what you want
你可以說任何你想說的
I'm not walkin' out
我就是不要走出去
Stop all the rivers
堵住所有的河流
Push, strike, and kill
推擠，敲擊，殺戮
I'm not gonna leave you
我就是不要離開你
There's no way I will
說什麼我也不要

And I am telling you I'm not going
我跟你說我不走
You're the best man I'll ever know
你是我所能知道最好的男人
There's no way I can ever, ever go
說什麼我也不能，不能走
No, no, no, no way
不，不，不能
No, no, no, no way I'm livin' without you
不，不，不，我絕不可能沒有你而獨活
I'm not livin' without you
我不要沒有你而獨自活下去
I'm not livin' without you
我不要沒有你而獨自活下去
I don't wanna be free
我不想要自由
I'm stayin', I'm stayin'
我要留下來，我要留下來
And you, and you, you're gonna love me
而你，而你，你得愛我
Oh, hey, you're gonna love me
啊，你得愛我
Yes, ah, ooh, ooh, love me
是的，愛我
Ooh, ooh, ooh, love me
啊，愛我
Love me, love me, love me, love me
愛我，愛我，愛我，愛我
You're gonna love me
你得愛我

National Treasure - Book of Secrets / Happy New Year 2008 everyone!!!

Wow, ''National Treasure - Book of Secrets'' is good! I skipped the first one and just watched this. Yesterday Candiberry and I went to watch it. Last time we met was about 4 years ago. And last movie we watched was ''Lilo & Stitch''(also a Walt Disney stuff). That was 5 years ago. It's quite a long time that we haven't watched movies together. I had a good time.

It is an adventurous, high speed running, hilarious, and no killing/blood action movie (still got guns everywhere though). After all, it's a Walt Disney thing, it gotta adapt to audiences at all ages. Including Nicolas Cage, this movie got a bunch of great stars, like Ed Harris, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren. Oh I love them.

I was planning to find a place to have the New Year Countdown but because of some technical problem that I can't make it. So I'm gonna stay at home watching some movies through the midnight. Tomorrow will be a whole new beginning. :-)

Anyways, time to start my New Year Eve DVD adventures.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 everyone!!!

Last Man Standing - I am Legend

Tonight, I watched ''I am Legend''. You know, since I am a huge fan of Will Smith.. I am saying he was doing the character very well. But the story goes not so good.

I believe the novel's information the auther Richard Matheson wanna convey is way more than the movie's. But now the movie is merely a pure action (all about mutants, Redident Evil-like) movie. So I'm gonna take an original novel to read. To be sure I get the whole picture what real ''I am Legend'' is.

Best quote of the movie :

(Robert told Anna about Bob Marley.)

He had this idea. It was kind of a virologist idea. He believed that you could cure racism and hate... literally cure it, by injecting music and love into people's lives. When he was scheduled to perform at a peace rally, a gunman came to his house and shot him down. Two days later he walked out on that stage and sang. When they asked him why - He said, "The people, who were trying to make this world worse... are not taking a day off. How can I? Light up the darkness."

[Music] Freedom

Song from George Michael's album ''Listen Without Prejudice''. While watching the Bee Movie's preview, it reminds me of this fantastic song. Feel like sing and swing with music. I want to be set free! Be free of those medical bureaucracy crap!

By the way, the Bee Movie will be in theaters on 30 November 2007. It's made by DreamWorks animation. It seems hilarious. Looking forward to it. :D



FREEDOM

I won't let you down
I will not give you up
Gotta have some faith in the sound
It's the one good thing that I've got
I won't let you down
So please don't give me up
Because I would really, really love to stick around

Heaven knows I was just a young boy
Didn't know what I wanted to be
I was every little hungry schoolgirl's pride and joy
And I guess it was enough for me
To win the race? A prettier face!
Brand new clothes and a big fat place
On your rock and roll TV
But today the way I play the game is not the same
No way
Think I'm gonna get me some happy

I think there's something you should know
I think it's time I told you so
There's something deep inside of me
There's someone else I've got to be
Take back your picture in a frame
Take back your singing in the rain
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man

All we have to do now
Is take these lies and make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
And you don't belong to me
Freedom
You've gotta give for what you take
Freedom
You've gotta give for what you take

Heaven knows we sure had some fun boy
What a kick just a buddy and me
We had every big shot good-time band on the run boy
We were living in a fantasy
We won the race
Got out of the place
I went back home got a brand new face
For the boys on MTV
But today the way I play the game has got to change
Oh yeah
Now I'm gonna get myself happy

I think there's something you should know
I think it's time I stopped the show
There's something deep inside of me
There's someone I forgot to be
Take back your picture in a frame
Don't think that I'll be back again
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes do not make the man

All we have to do now
Is take these lies and make them true somehow
All we have to see
Is that I don't belong to you
And you don't belong to me
Freedom
You've gotta give for what you take
Freedom
You've gotta give for what you take

Well it looks like the road to heaven
But it feels like the road to hell
When I knew which side my bread was buttered
I took the knife as well
Posing for another picture
Everybody's got to sell
But when you shake your ass
They notice fast
And some mistakes were built to last

That's what you get

I say that's what you get

That's what you get for changing your mind

And after all this time
I just hope you understand
Sometimes the clothes
Do not make the man

I'll hold on to my freedom
May not be what you want from me
Just the way it's got to be
Lose the face now
I've got to live

Bee Movie Trailer

What Do You Stand For? - Lions For Lambs

If you don't STAND for something, you might FALL for anything.

這電影，背景是現在，有關US的阿富汗戰爭。電影內容我不講太多，因為這樣就剝奪了你們未來看這電影的樂趣。

這部電影，有著創意、獨立思考、媒體 (Merryl Streep)、政治家 (Tom Cruise)、戰爭 (阿富汗戰爭)、享受生活卻只想躲在高牆後受到保護的學生 (Andrew Garfield)、愛國想要make a difference並勇敢挺身而出的學生 (Derek Luke and Michael Pena)。主要由三個互有影響的支線組成了這電影。

這電影並不反戰，但也不支持戰爭，甚至沒有結局，但是卻處處留下一個思考的空間。

好電影，就如同一個好老師（如片中的教授Robert Redford），提供你一個起頭，指引你一個方向，讓你去獨立思考。

Lions For Lambs. Now in theaters. 有深度、推薦好片 & A MUST SEE。What Do You Stand For?

''What Do You Stand For?'' Winning Video


Lions For Lambs Trailer



Lions For Lambs Official Site , Youtube Page

WTF ?!

Black sheep 這部電影，是New Zealand在2006推出的電影，相信很多人沒有聽過，包括我，直到今天。根據11/23 - 12/8 之台北金馬影展的官方部落格的官方翻譯，這部片叫做...."黯陰羊"＠＠ WTF??

證明我沒有唬爛你， HERE。

找到的資料如下：

英文片名：Black Sheep
紐西蘭上映日期：2007/03/29
北美上映日期：2007/06/22
台灣上映日期：2007金馬影展
類型：恐怖、喜劇
國別：紐西蘭
導演：Jonathan King
編劇：Jonathan King

所以，你能想像到時候買票窗口會出現什麼對話：

售票員：請問要看哪部片？
客人：黯陰羊。
售票員：（臉色大變）什麼？你再說一次！
客人：我要黯陰羊。
售票員：（怒）先生請你客氣點，有種你再說一遍！
客人：就是黯～陰～羊～啊。

接下來售票亭前開打。

WTF!!!???

這片名該不會是國民黨翻的吧？ （我認為國民黨開設的『趕羚羊之聲』電台可能跟這部電影是表兄弟。）兩個名字有異曲同工之妙，沒水準加上教壞大人小孩是其共同特點。到底是誰翻譯的？ ＝_＝

What is WTF? Please Google it if you don't really know. 這三個字母翻譯叫做：『搞甚麼鬼』？

Keep Moving Foward - Meet The Robinsons

Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long.
We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious...
And curiosity keeps leading up down new paths.

Walt Disney

I watched ''Meet the Robinsons'' last Sunday. Wow, it's definitely the best animation of this year! It's about science, future world, love, family, and friendship. All in one. Absolutely fantastic!

It's creative and touching (The time machine part reminds me of Doraemon). I didn't expect it too much before watching cuz I thought it's just another Disney animation talking about future stuff. I was wrong. It totally rocks. Inventive and fun! The Robinsons' family is so great. They are not afraid that you fail. They even encourage you to fail! And you learn from the failure you made.

Keep moving forward. That's the way to succeed. I LOVE this anim!!!

Meet the Robinsons Official Site

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Capture The Dream

Sometimes you are doing one thing on your own, and people (friends or even strangers) disagree with you. Even laugh at you. What are you gonna do? Cease what you are doing? Or DON'T GIVE A SHIT about what they say?

I'll say, go for it. Go capture the dream. Screw them.

Remeber the funniest movie of 2007? IF you don't, Here.

There was one scene.

Jimmy: They're laughing at us.
Chazz: Hey. They laughed at Louis Armstrong when he said he was gonna go to the moon. Now he's up there, laughing at them.

There were typhos by Chazz. Kinda funny when I heard this. But I did know what he means. It could get people going!

Related:
1.Louis Amrstrong. Jazz.
2.Neil Armstrong. Moon Landing.

How To Change the World - Evan Almighty

On August 14, we went watching Evan Almighty. It should be showing in the theater by August 22 and 14 was the Sneak Peak day! It's lucky that we could watch that a week earlier.

It's a comedy of biblical proportions. Including concepts of environment protection and some presious thoughts I wanna share with. For example, God told Joan when she was in desperate and didn't know what to do, this explains and corrects what people'd think about God and religions.

Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?

I also love the concepts it conveyed to me.

How do we change the world?
One single act of random kindness at a time.
One Act, of, Random, Kindness - ARK.

This is from Dummies series. But if you really can find a real one for ark building, please give me a copy. ：）

Sometimes I just thought an individual is too small to do anything to change something. What you could do is to have a tiny effects surrounding you, for instance, protect the earth from global warming. But after this, I knew there are people out there doing the same thing, having the same thoughts, having the same goal. You don't have to be afraid you are alone and powerless.

And waht is this? Is this anything to do with this funny movie? Oh yeah, it is. ALMIGHTY FOREST encourages you to plant trees to fight climate change, restore wildlife habitat, improve air and water quality, expand recreational opportunities and leave a lasting legacy for future generations. Meaningful, and practical. You are not alone on this.

I'd recommend you to watch this movie if you got chances.

Official Site of Evan Almighty
Evan Almighty related activities for the earth: Get On Board