“The Chorus” is a movie you have seen many times before. Cute, well-acted and utterly predictable, Christophe Barratier s feature debut delivers just what the advertising promises: a musician who has given up on fame takes a job as supervisor at a school for hard cases, and when he teaches the boys how to sing, they mellow out and begin to love him dearly.
Fond d Etang, the name of the school run with iron fist by the stern Rachin (Francois Berleand, translates as Rock Bottom,” but round-faced Clement (Gerard Jugnot holds on to his good cheer. His cuddly exterior betrays a warm intelligence--apparently he knows that he is in the kind of movie where a little art will certainly tame the teenage beasts, and so he sorts the boys by their voices and starts a choir.
All the necessary types are present in the classroom: the cute small kid, the brazen thieves and hormone-addled thugs, and of course the surprisingly talented teacher s pet (Jean-Baptiste Maunier, from whose adult perspective the story is told. In the opening scene, we learn that he ends up in New York City as one of the greatest conductors in the world --just to make sure that everybody knows right away that this story has a happy end.
Forgive me if I sound cynical. The Chorus is told with skill and charm, and if you like to hear golden teenage sopranos, you will love the music. If you re in the mood to be uplifted in all the usual heartwarming ways-- Mr. Holland s Opus, Dead Poets Society, Billy Elliot and scores of similar films come to mind-- The Chorus will not disappoint you. Disappointing, however, is that Barratier didn t pick a fresher subject for his first film, disappointing, also, that out of all the unique and innovative films that came out of France last year, this formulaic and obvious movie was picked to represent the country at the Academy Awards.
in the great agony 极其痛苦
with seeming indignation 充满怒气
hinting at 暗示
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" Les Miserables " (1862) is representative works of Victor Hugo,as one of the most famous novels in the French literature.
The novel basic plot is Ran A Rang pitiful life history. He originally is one poor family background worker, because the income insufficient family member gets by, by one time stole the bread is arrested is put in prison. Passed 19 years firm prison and the bitter service life. The punishment completely after also has the larceny behavior, but benevolent bishop in the rice the sorrowful influence, the transformation is one shed oneself manner person. He uses an alias is Madland, works as the entrepreneur, and is pushed for mayor. But soon and further because exposed the status is arrested is put in prison, after escapes rescues the deceased female worker Fantin's daughter Cosette match from one bastard hand special, went to Paris. Afterwards again unceasingly encountered police's pursuit. The Ran A Rang entire life fills is imprisoned the pain which the bitter service and drifts about destitute, this is the novel main clue.
" Les Miserables " is the work which one realism and the romanticism unifies, the very many chapters glitter the realism glory, such as , in 1832 Paris's street barricade war all wrote is quite real. But the romanticism technique quite was also obvious in the plot arrangement, writes the many extraordinary events. If Ran A rang lets lie down is lifted in the coffin the monastery, he rescues from the street barricade Marilius, all is strange, molds, environment description, symbolic and contrast technique aspect and so on utilization in the character image, also manifests the romanticism the characteristic.
bowman 弓箭手
took aim at 瞄准
in the agonies of death 疼得死去活来
was winged 配箭翎
sharper (疼痛)更剧烈
春天不仅意味着万物复苏、姹紫嫣红,候鸟一路向南,它更是一个友好的季节,我们大可以欢天喜地,穿红戴绿。所以人们总是习惯用“春天”来形容美好,代替开始,讴歌希望。
一群叛逆的孩子,一个暴虐的校长,当他们遇见仁慈的校监,整个校园奇迹般地度过阴霾,迎来了春天。
校监马修善良而不失严谨。他懂得人的尊严,因而慈悲为怀。他是个不成功的音乐家,不苟言笑,然而却执着于音乐能使“坏小孩”转变,给人带去快乐。自然而然,同学们都成了小小合唱团的一员。每天的必修课就是唱歌。学着配合,学着使歌声美丽,学着安定。
孩子们由最初的五音不成调,到最后的`自信与默契,这一变化是深谙音乐魔力的马修意料之中的事。正如我们不必过分担忧花苞是否绽放,权可以静待花香四溢。
春洗脱了冬的冷傲和秋的惆怅,当早晨__点钟,太阳高挂,温暖便在心里静静流淌。人们会莫名地抬头仰望蓝天,并不是为了思念,而是一种祈祷或是感激。抑或只是单纯地停驻,去欣赏向来被遗忘的风景。简单使得春天拥有着可以高歌的权力。在孩子们的世界里,快乐显得纯粹。有歌声,微笑便装满胸膛。就像一场春雨后的彩虹,那样自然,又很可贵。
春天似乎有点短暂,来得静悄悄,去得也无影踪。徐志摩先生的那一脍炙人口的诗句———轻轻地我走了,正如我轻轻地来……原来也可以安放在“春天”。学校着火了,学生们安然无恙,这个像是故事的事故却导致了马修的离职。“我盼望着能看见孩子们涌到门口和我道别”,这是马修心底里卑微的愿望。可惜并没有。然而在路的转角,孩子们用他们引以为傲的清脆的歌声铺满了整条街,覆盖了临别时的忧愁。挥动的双手,是在道别,更像是无助的表达,也在宣告着,从此后要独自飞翔。
还在念着“冬天来了,春天还会远吗?”,一转眼,春天已掠过身旁。不经意地,我们竟看见小鸟欢唱、柳枝嫩绿、蝴蝶翩飞……
A Bowman took aim at an Eagle and hit him in the heart. As the Eagle turned his head in the agonies of death, he saw that the Arrow was winged with his own feathers. "How much sharper," said he, "are the wounds made by weapons which we ourselves have supplied!"
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