影视｜超越原著宝藏片之《本杰明·巴顿奇事》
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button《本杰明·巴顿奇事》2008
The main complexity behind the film is keeping the film grounded in reality, while maintaining the undeniable magic within. As a director, you don’t want to lose too much of either quality, instead keeping a healthy balance of the two. Fincher accomplished this perfectly. He is mainly helped out by a magical score, and absolutely stunning cinematography (which immediately identified it as a Fincher film, because of the darkness and lighting of it). Despite the wonder and awe of the film, mixed with the realism that Fincher always brings, the true allure of the film is not just Benjamin’s aging problem, but the romance between Benjamin and Daisy. Two people in love, regardless of age, time, or place. It’s one of the most compelling romances.
这部电影的复杂之处主要在于，既要立足现实，又要保持内在不可否认的奇幻。作为导演，这两种特质无论哪个都不想失去太多，相反要很好保持二者的平衡。芬奇完美做到了这一点，这主要得益于神奇的配乐和绝妙的摄影（片中的明暗布光让人立刻可以确定这是芬奇的作品）。该片令人惊叹和敬畏，掺杂着芬奇一贯的现实主义，然而影片真正吸引人的不仅仅是本杰明的成长问题，还有本杰明和黛西之间的浪漫爱情。两个人相爱，管什么年龄、时间和地点。这是最扣人心弦的爱情故事之一。
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Benjamin, we’re meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?
本杰明，我们命中注定要失去所爱之人，不然怎么知道他们对我们有多重要？
Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.
我们的生命取决于种种机遇，包括错过的那些。
You can be mad as a dog at the way things went. You can swear and curse the fates. But when it comes to the end, you have to let go.
不顺心的时候，你可以像疯狗那样发狂。你可以破口大骂，诅咒命运。但到头来，你还是得放手。
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To be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit. Start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. And I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. And if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.
做你想做的人。这件事没有时间的限制，只要愿意，什么时候都可以开始。你可以从现在开始改变，也可以一成不变，这件事没有规矩可言。你可以活出最精彩的自己，也可能搞得一团糟。我希望，你能活出最精彩的自己。我希望，你能见识到令你惊奇的事物。我希望，你能体验未曾体验过的情感。我希望，你能遇见一些想法不同的人。我希望，你能为你自己的人生感到骄傲。如果你发现自己还没有做到，我希望，你有勇气从头再来。
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