卡珊德拉之梦

《Cassandra's Dream》是Woody Allen的伦敦三部曲的收尾，在戛纳和美国的小范围上映并没有得到太多好评之后，他就转战去了西班牙，今年上映的《Vicky Cristina Barcelona》师兄倒也有向我推荐。

《卡珊德拉之梦》的不成功之处在于Woody Allen没有延续一贯的中产阶级的作风，而转向了相对底层的平民大众，但是这个领域没有办法发挥他的知识分子腔和反讽的幽默，反倒是他自己竭尽脑汁想配合底层写出的台词剧本，却显得格格不入，比如Colin这个痞子演的修车匠弟弟居然满口没有一个Fxxx word就让英国观众们和我挺不能接受的了。

但是除去这一点别扭的地方之外，电影本身还是将Woody Allen在这三部曲里经典传统的改变命运与犯罪谋杀主题很好的延续了下来，并做了一个让人有点窝心的结局。

其实纵观三部，《Match Point》里为了改变命运的杀人者却因为运气逃过了法律的惩罚，《Scoop》里阴错阳差机缘巧合的让罪犯受到了应有的惩罚，而《Cassandra's Dream》里Terry却因为内心的负罪感而饱受折磨，Ian也在下药的最后一刻因为兄弟之情而摔碎了瓶子，只是结局仍旧是Woody Allen冷眼旁观式的意外发生，戛然而止一般的突兀，但是思索起来一切却在情理之中。

少了《赛点》中的侥幸，《独家新闻》中的戏谑，《卡珊德拉之梦》剩下的更多是辛酸和无奈，警察在那艘梦之船停靠的码头冷漠的评断兄弟俩的死因的时候，他们爱的、也爱他们的女人们在憧憬着美好的未来，而屏幕黑掉的冰冷昭示着这就是做了不应该的选择、跨过了那条界限的代价。

我家Ewan和Colin的这对兄弟其实还是挺有说服力的，差不多的发型、身高，一个“白领”一个“蓝领”，一个好色一个好赌，一个耍小聪明没底线的利益至上却最后顾及了兄弟之情的哥哥Ian，一个空有蛮力没心眼冲动办事但却颇具良知的一根筋儿弟弟Terry，仿佛就是Ewan和Colin的化身，Ewan眼睛一转一转的狡黠，和Colin八点二十眉毛的憋屈模样，都让我忍俊不禁，也很电影平添了许多喜感。

本来一艘本来应该是兄弟俩开开心心去游玩的小船，最后却成为两人的葬身之地，着实让人觉得人性的险恶和命运的无常。

延续三部曲Woody Allen还是采取了古典式的的叙事和配乐，中规中矩，在看多了试图拔高自己讲人性讲道德的新电影之后回归有着时间累计经验的大师，也别有滋味，其实姜还是老的辣。

宗教信仰据说已经基本垮塌了。

记得读大学的时候，有个外教向我们解释过一直以来困扰西方社会的一个经典悖论。

上帝是存在的；上帝是万能的；上帝是慈悲的。

这三个命题不可能同时成立。

如果上帝存在又万能，那人间怎么会有这么多苦难？

所以上帝不是慈悲的；如果上帝存在又慈悲，那人间的苦难证明了上帝不是万能的；如果上帝万能而慈悲，那人间的苦难又是从何而来，所以上帝不存在。

《罪与罚》中，拉斯柯尔尼科夫是出于初出茅庐的大学生的天真情怀，为了世间的正义而杀人，自己也没得到任何物质上的好处，之后被索尼娅感化，去警察局自首，投奔上帝寻求救赎。

21世纪的Terry是为了钱，个人利益去杀人，杀了人之后受到内心谴责，找不到出口，因为他知道上帝救不了他。

杀了人，他就是万劫不复了。

所以我想象不出除了兄弟同归于尽的结局之外，还有更好的结束故事的可能性。

但是做恶有没有恶报，其实和上帝也没有什么关系。

上帝惩罚你和你自己惩罚自己，效果是差不多的。

人都是矛盾的，我相信坏得很彻底的人不多，做了坏事心里总是虚的，而从心虚那一刻开始，人就为自己掘下坟墓了。

所以，要做坏事，不光得蔑视上帝，还得真正狠得下心。

音乐很黑色 对应了terry犯罪之后的惶惶不安 精神行走在崩溃的边缘 这是我看过的Woody Allen的片子最正常的一部 喜剧的成分少了很多 （终于他不是主角了？！

） 悲剧的色彩很浓很重 不过他还是一如既往地在跟我们讲大道理 揭示人性罪恶的角落 想象力不如从前 但是他的风格还是很明显 也是片子可爱的重要因素 因为有伊万——这是关键 所以给了四星 呵呵 这家伙的声音 下巴 发型 甚至走路时手臂摆动的幅度 都让我深深着迷

这部电影在中国算禁片了吧？

竟然说中国比那个还那个。

俩兄弟的母亲在前面一直在说舅舅有多好，好像有一腿一样。

但后来却在丈夫迷茫的时候选择出来帮他。

Ian虽然看起来有眼光，有梦想，有上进心，但其实也想走捷径，也不善良。

Terry虽然好赌，但他其实很勤奋，有责任心，想为自己的妻子做点什么，但苦于能力不行，只能去赌。

落得要去杀人。

当人类越过了道德的底线，那么他们一定会遭受命运的审判。

影片用诙谐中稍带惊悚的风格探讨了人类道德的底线，用所谓亲情遮掩的借口在生命消逝的一瞬间也只会显得虚伪而丑陋。

影片的结局值得玩味，两位本来无辜的有梦想的年轻人双双丧命，而一手策划了这个骗局的“舅舅”却还在逍遥法外，这似乎是作者对于人生的一种戏谑吧。

片中两大男神的演绎十分出彩，麦克格雷格的潇洒和科林法瑞尔难得一见的懦弱，尤其是科林将“”杀人后的纠结挣扎苦闷恐惧表现得淋漓尽致，他的表演也为影片精彩而不失惊讶的剧情做了充分地铺垫。

手头上正看黄仁宇先生的《关系千万重》，顺便拿来做标题。

为了还债，追姑娘，兄弟俩实施了一场谋杀，杀人进行得很顺利，尽管是第一次，倒也没费多少力气。

只不过，原罪做祟，致使弟弟放不下杀人的包袱，罪恶感恶梦般时刻在他左右守侯，他想认罪，他想放下心灵的煎熬。

相约最后一次谈话，却双双死在那条让他们充溢幸福感的船上。

一场不幸福的开始，成为一场不幸福的终点。

关系千万重的意思是，任何事情之间看似并无关联，实则有千丝万缕之联系。

你埋下了罪恶的种，收获的必然是苦果。

当然，伍迪艾伦其实也在探讨亲情、秩序、金钱彼此之间的关系。

它们如此错综复杂，暧昧不清。

Cassandra’s Dream (100 Minutes)Page 1 The two brothers runs toward a boat that they love. We know from the conversation that one brother knows mechanics, loves gambling but generous while the other one is into business deals and selfish. They talk about their longing for the time they spent with their rich uncle.Page 3 The parents complain that their son has bought a boat. And when they talk about their uncle, the mother rubs his dad’s nose when he is not impressed with his success.Page 5 Terry gives all of his winning money from his gambling to pay off the boat. They give the boat the 60 to 1 lucky name: Cassandra’s Dream. Ethan invites a waitress at his dad’s restaurant to go sailing with them.Page 6 When they are enjoying the sea air, Ethan talks about his dream of investing in the California hotels. Then he talks to a guy about the huge potential in the investment. And he talks to his girlfriend how he is afraid his investment might upset his dad.Page 9 Ethan takes his girlfriend to picnic and fishing in the countryside with the classic car borrowed from Terry’s garage. On the way back, he helps a beautiful girl with her car problem. The girl is an actress and she thinks Ethan is rich because of the car he’s driving. (OPPORTUNITY OF MEETING THE ACTRESS)Page 11 The parents show Terry’s girl old photos and their sons’ childhood. They also talk about their potential: Terry opening a sport shop as he is good at sports and Ethan hugely successful because he is smart. But his dad sees him right through: he thinks that the fatal flaw of Ethan is that he is not content with what he has and always schemes to be his fancy uncle.Page 12 Terry is not doing well in the dog gambling. But his luck changes so much that he bought his girlfriend an expensive bag.Page 13 Ethan goes to see the play where the actress plays sexual tension. She is very popular that a lot of guys are chasing her, which makes Ethan very uncomfortable. The actress confesses her interest in him and he decides to chase her.Page 16 Terry is temped by a high-stake poker game because people believe that he is willing to push his luck when he is in a lucky streak. After they have seen a house that they both love, Terry goes to the poker game. He is losing.Page 18 Ethan goes to see the actress again who is again surrounded by guys chasing her. Although she is not available that night, she invites him to watch her photo shoot and spend an afternoon together. So when Ethan goes to Terry to borrow cash and classic cars again, Terry tells him that he won 30,000 last night and his goal is to get enough money to buy the house. Then Ethan drives the car to meet the girl and sleeps with her.Page 22 Dad is very angry that Ethan is not helping in the restaurant. But Ethan is very insistent on the girl who wants him to take her to California. (CHANGE OF PLAN FOR ETHAN: FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE GIRL) When Ethan goes to borrow money from Terry again, Terry tells him that he has lost a lot of money night before. So Ethan has no choice but to steal money from his dad. (CHANGE OF PLAN FOR TERRY WHO LOST A LOT OF MONEY FROM THE LOAN SHARKS)Page 26 Mother’s birthday. She can feel that the two brothers are under a lot of pressure. When Terry wants to borrow money from her, she lectures him. At the same time, Ethan confesses to his dad about borrowing the money.Page 29 When everybody hears the news that uncle Howard is coming, they are very happy except dad. Ethan and actress go to sailing. They talk about the prospect about asking help from Uncle Howard.Page 30 During the birthday dinner, mother asks for Howard’s help for the two boys. So they tell Howard about their own problems. After they are done, Howard tells the boys that they can pay him back by killing one of his associates under a big tree when it starts to rain. When the two brothers freak out by the request, Uncle Howard is very angry that his family won’t help him.Page 39 The brothers are shocked and disappointed by the request. Their initial reaction is to say no. But Terry has nightmares in the middle of the night. And he receives a call from Ethan that he has concluded that they have to do what Howard asked.Page 41 The brothers go to see Howard again so that they can meet the people they are going to murder. Howard is very calculated and cold-blooded. Ethan tries to be brave but Terry is still hesitating. The two brothers argue about the pros and cons passionately all the way from outside to the apartment. Terry is still unconvinced. The next morning, the brothers go to stare at Mr. Burns to remember his face.Page 45 The actress tells Ethan that she has just got a part in a French film and she is willing to sleep with a director to get a part. When Ethan finds out that someone else is leaving her apartment in the morning, he confronts her and promises her to take her to California. (COMPLICATION PEAKS FOR ETHAN)Page 47 The brothers discuss the murder strategies again with no success. Ethan takes his brother and wife to see the play the actress stars in. Later, they are invited to a party where they talk about how special the actress is, the strategy of killing Mr. Burns with a wooden gun. During the party, they also meet Martin Burns face to face. They freak out when Mr. Burns tells them that he is leaving in a week. (COMPLICATION PEAKS FOR THE MURDER PLANNING)Page 55 When Terry’s girlfriend tells him that she has met Martin Burns and told him about their relationship with Howard, Terry gets angry. In his garage, Terry tests the woody gun with Ethan. It is a success. (PHYSICAL POINT OF NO RETURN: INVENTING THE WEAPON AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO CARRY OUT THE MURDER)Page 57 The brothers go to see Mr. Burns’ flat and decide to do the job tonight. They sneak into his apartment after he’s gone and wait for his return to kill him. When they are waiting, his mother calls him on the answering machine and Terry starts to think about the idea of God. At this time, Mr. Burns returns with a girl, which forces them to abort. (HIGHER STAKES)Page 64 Ethan returns money to his dad and talks about his future plans. The dad confesses that he has been scared and selfish. When Terry’s girlfriend is not pregnant, he is relieved.Page 67 Ethan picks up Terry from his garage where he gets the guns to try the murder again. They get into argument when Ethan finds out that Terry is drunk. Meanwhile, their parents talk about their kids and their repeated dream about them. The brothers argue again when Terry insists upon letting Mr. Burns seeing his mother one last time. (HIGHER STAKES)Page 69 The brothers follow Mr. Burns after he comes out. Following sequence begins. At one point, Mr. Burns starts to suspects that he has been followed but he thought it was a mistake. Finally they catch up with each other and they manage to kill Mr. Burns. As they burn the guns together, they talk about their decision to forget it. (HIGHER STAKES)Page 72 But Terry cannot sleep anymore with the sounds of guns echoing in his ears. Ethan has to pretend that he doesn’t know anything when the actress talks about the death of Mr. Burns. Howard thanks the boys with his money but Terry is destroyed emotionally. (RISE OF THE EMOTIONAL ANTAGONIST FROM TERRY)Page 74 Ethan goes to meet his girlfriend’s parents, who talk about believing in his potential and their regret of not taking risks when they were young.Page 76 Terry is having nightmares. And he also fights with the client whose car Ethan has dented. Terry feels so terrible that he goes to see Ethan, but he is too busy to have any proper conversations with him. (RISE OF THE EMOTIONAL ANTAGONIST FROM TERRY)Page 79 Ethan takes Terry to the dog track where Terry begins to feel lucky again. Ethan goes to buy new cars and expensive jewelry for his girlfriend.Page 82 Ethan gets a call from Terry’s girl who tells him about Terry’s mental health. She tells Ethan that Terry tells her that he has killed someone, which makes Ethan so nervous that he forbids her from finding Terry a doctor.Page 84 Ethan is absent-minded even when a guy is hitting on his girlfriend about drama stuff until Terry drops by the party to tell Ethan that he is thinking about turning himself in and suicide.Page 88 Ethan tells Uncle Howard about Terry’s condition and they think about killing Terry.Page 89 Ethan goes to talk to Terry at his home. Ethan proposes a trip on the boat so that they can talk. And Ethan steals the pills from Terry’s.Page 92 Ethan’s girlfriend tells him that she has rejected an offer from a pursuer. But Ethan is too distracted to listen. Back home, he turns all the pills into power, ready to drug Terry.Page 94 Ethan and Terry drive to the boat and sail into the sea. Ethan gives up talking when Terry insists on turning himself in. When Ethan tries to mix the beer with the drugs, it doesn’t work at all, which frustrates Ethan so much that the brothers get into a fight. During the process, Ethan is killed. Then the police talks about the suicide of Terry.Page 100 The girls are shopping and they talk about their men with love.Page 101 Written and Directed by Woody Allen.

伍迪艾伦的片子，无论是哪一位男主角担纲，最后也终会以话唠贯穿全剧。

这点上，我相信伊万麦克格雷格是相当适应的，但是相对科林法瑞尔来说，个人就觉得不适合了，毕竟他话少的时候会给他的角色带来更多欣赏的余地。

不过这样也算号。

这个作品看起来更有戏剧方面的感觉，每个人的塑造都是那么一板一眼，完全不同于他创作的其他如巴塞罗那，巴黎，罗马这三部戏的感觉。

但是会让人感觉到，伍迪艾伦还是有制作严肃戏剧的能力。

当然抛开其他的来说，困扰现在年轻人的问题似乎都在剧中体现了，亲情爱情友情，理想现实道德，该谈到的地方都谈到了。

但是。。。。

就是有那么。。。。

一点点的。。。。

沉闷。

伍迪艾伦实在太爱妥斯陀耶夫斯基。

这部电影完全是妥氏小说的现代版。

罪与罚都落在两兄弟身上，是否因为这些情感太难在一个演员身上全部表现，所以设计成两兄弟。

又踏实又忏悔，又投机又疯狂，显然事情越来越糟，时刻处在破碎边缘，赌钱一定赔，成天幻想不会发展，遇到陷阱一定会跳下去，杀人偿命动念头都不行，伍迪艾伦这次铁了心。

两年后他不再像赛末点放人一马。

人类不过是生活剧场中的各个配角，自己作自己还。

兄弟俩死在了自己的船上，卡山德拉之梦是赛狗的名字，买这艘船时生活还充满希望。

他们完全迷失自己，挣扎煎熬周围不会帮上一点办法，这是现代困境。

警察也根本没有把他们往杀人犯上面想，别人同样不会知道他们这样死掉。

现代极简音乐大师philip格拉斯的配乐，之前为伍尔夫传记电影《时时刻刻》配乐the hours听过的不会忘记，这次的音乐不像水，像宗教。

2009-04-06 　　邦尼与克莱德 　　 “他们年轻，他们恋爱，他们杀人”就是这部影片的主题 　　有时候人犯错并不是因为人有多坏，年轻人有血性，人本性又容易受到利益的诱惑。

赌博，女人，美好的生活…… 　　有些一辈子过的平平稳稳，手里攥着大把钞票，在人间呼风唤雨，逍遥自在，他们可能真正的坏，但又没人能把他们怎么样。

　　生活并不公平，诱惑处处存在，犯错在所难免，放平常心看待吧。

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