通过几天的努力, 终于看完了柯恩兄弟所有的电影, 以最新的 A Serious Man 为结尾, 我说, 我不知道究竟发生了什么.
昨天在 The Man Who Wasn't There 里看到不确定性原理, 今天这个元素又在 A Serious Man 中出现, 巧合不仅仅是如此, 事实上, 在 A Serious Man 中, 我们可以找到太多科恩兄弟过往作品的痕迹. 我部分同意 The New Yorker 评论家 David Denby 的意见: 这部影片体现了大师级的拍摄技巧, 但是其它方面则让人有些不知所云.
我把 A Serious Man 看作是科恩兄弟的一次回归和蓄势. 故事的背景回到了兄弟俩的家乡明尼苏达(同时也是冰血暴的故事发生地), 它记录了1967年南明尼苏达飓风爆发前一个犹太物理教授的生活是如何失去了平衡. 尽管电影的名字叫做"一个严肃的人", 但是千万不要对电影太过当真, 因为科恩兄弟自己都说, 影片开头的犹太语寓言其实和影片的主题无关, 纯粹是在没有其它合适故事的情况下被选中烘托气氛而用.
我会想, 如果我看见这样一对情侣恋恋不舍, 是会感动呢? 还是会有一点点的嘲笑. 这个问题的答案没有意义吧, 因为任何情绪, 当它充满自己的思绪时, 才显得如此有意义, 如此真实, 如此有力. 所以, 即使会有人嘲笑, 那又与我何干呢? Fall into you, is all I want to do.
所以, 我又愉快起来了: 我在这等你, 每天早睡早起, 你回来后, 我要好好的爱你.
Fall into you
Is all I seem to do
When I hit the bottle
Cause I'm afraid to be alone
Tear us in two
Is all it seems to do
As the anger fades
This house is no longer a home
Don't give up on the dream
Don't give up on the wanting
And everything that's true
Don't give up on the dream
Don't give up on the wanting
Because I want you too
...
Stumble into you
Is all I ever do
My memory's hazy
And I'm afraid to be alone
Tear us in two
Is all it's gonna do
As the headache fades
This house is no longer a home
Don't give up on the dream
Don't give up on the wanting
And everything that's true
Don't give up on the dream
Don't give up on the wanting
Because I want you too
...
Fall into you
Is all I ever do
When I hit the bottle
Cause I'm afraid to be alone
Tear us in two
Tear us in two
Tear us in two
Don't tear us in two