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    14 February

    只对了一半——《贫民窟的百万富翁》

         
     
          一直默念着:“不要载歌载舞,千万不要突然载歌载舞”,看完了《贫民窟的百万富翁》。幸好除了片尾出字幕时那一段王子和公主幸福的载歌载舞之外,它一直跟宝莱坞保持着距离。
         就影片自身而言,《贫》片无愧于它获得的所有奖项,各种专业点评,请见google。看过印度电影的人都会赞叹作为一个英国人,丹尼博伊尔反而拍出了一个真实的印度——通过主人公杰玛的成长历程,反映出个新旧交替、贫富悬殊的印度,充满了歧视与冲突,但也不乏善良与梦想。尤其当电影将印度的贫穷、阶级、黑暗那么写实地摆上台面,人们触动了,另一些人们,则优越了。在同情与优越之间,这部电影给了人们(印度以外的人们)双重的满足。
         但真正了解印度的人也许不会赞叹该片的真实,因为真正的印度恰恰包括了它的“虚妄”,包括了印度人对现实生活的不在乎和对神的世界的极致想象。所以才会有《奥义书》,所以才会有宝莱坞。宝莱坞不是在为谁粉饰太平,宝莱坞绝对不是印度的CCTV,宝莱坞不过是现代社会中的一座印度神庙——人世间的事根本不值得述说,关键是那个never land,印度人只关心never land的美好,不关心它是否never come。虽然进入电影院需要经过严格如机场的安检与搜身,虽然经过如此严格的安检还是时不时会有爆炸发生,当灯光熄灭,电影开场,印度人就能够忘却现世苦难,直接进入极乐的来世。
         所以说,《贫》片只对了一半,它的确反映了真实的印度生活,但是该片绝对没有反映出印度人的价值跟审美取向,尤其反映不了印度人那与贫穷富贵无关的快乐与梦想。当然,它也许压根就不是拍给印度人看。
         我倒是想赞叹一下印度人的宽容大量。半个月前在印度,看到印度的各大电视台都在播放该片的广告宣传,仿佛电影的成功是印度的骄傲。换作是在中国,一个西方导演“别有用心”地拍了一部反映中国真实现状的电影,还在西方腐朽资本主义国家大获好评,估计我国的外交部发言人又要出来表示强烈愤慨,并强调这是中国内政,别国无权横加指责云云。而中国的愤青,又有了人生目标,有了爱国热情,有了抵制的对象。相比之下,印度人多不爱国,他们只热爱生活,哼!
     
    杰玛小时候蹲在厕所里享受阳光
         

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