The manner in which TV series in the UK are aired can be highly frustrating at times. Sometimes you only get three episodes of a show and then nothing else for a couple of years.
英剧的播出方式偶尔会令人心情跌到谷底,有时只只播出前,之后便沉寂数年。
While waiting for more episodes is frustrating, it does allow a lot of interesting ideas to make it onto TV screens, thus always offering audiences something exciting to watch.
虽然追剧是件令人抓狂的事,但这样一来,也为荧幕上的一些奇思妙想提供了沃土,从而不断为观众带来惊喜。
One such exciting idea is the mini-series Black Mirror. Aired on Channel 4 in the UK, it’s a series of three unrelated one-hour short movies that all offer a twisted commentary on technology.
迷你剧《黑镜子》便是这样一部令人欣喜的作品。这部在英国第四频道播出的剧集由三个时长一小时的独立短片构成,全部反映出对于科技的一种几近扭曲的注释。
For those not familiar with the series, let’s take a look at some of the intriguing yet strange topics of the previous episodes so that you can get an idea.
有人可能还不熟悉该剧,我们来“科普”一下前几集里妙趣横生,而又匪夷所思的主题。
In one story, an unknown person kidnaps a British princess and posts a ransom video on YT. The video says that the princess will be set free if the British prime minister performs an indecent act with a pig on live TV.
其中一集中,匿名人士绑架了英国公主,接着在视频网站YT上发布勒索视频。视频中,绑匪要求英国首相公开在电视上与一只猪进行一段不雅表演以换取公主的平安归来。
Another story is set in a future where people must pedal bikes in order to generate power for the world and earn money that they can spend only on food, skipping TV ads, other entertainment and to change their online avatar.
另一个故事架构于未来世界,在那里人们必须通过骑车发电来维持世界的运转,同时为自己赚取消费点数。这些“货币”只能用来够买食物、跳过电视广告、参加其他一些文娱活动以及更换自己的虚拟形象。
In the third and final episode of season two, which aired on Feb 27, a computer-generated character from a TV show is jokingly put forward to become a member of Parliament.
作为本季的收官之作,《黑镜子》第二季的第三集于2月27日播出。在这集中,一档电视节目中的'虚拟人物仿佛开玩笑般地提出要竞选国会议员。
One of the joys of watching Black Mirror is that as an anthology series it changes its setting, characters and theme in each episode, always leaving viewers unsure about what to expect in the next installment.
观看《黑镜子》的乐趣之一就在于:像这样一部多段式剧集故事集,每集都会有着不同的故事背景、人物以及主题,观众永远不知道下一集会是什么内容。
But the series presents a world in which anything is possible thanks to technology — a hard, cold fact that is less joyous to digest.
而该剧却为人们呈现出一个“科技无所不能”的世界,这个严酷而不争的事实一时令人难以接受。
The stories, often through extreme situations, explore the human anxieties that surround technology: when we enjoy science but ignore morality, will we suffer a disaster?
这些故事往往通过极端的状况来探寻被科技包围的人们内心的焦虑:当我们享受科技而忽视道德时,我们是否在自掘坟墓?
Charlie Brooker, creator of the series, described Black Mirror as being about “the way we live now — and the way we might be living in 10 minutes’ time if we’re clumsy”.
该剧的编剧查理布鲁克称《黑镜子》展现的就是“我们现在的生活方式——或者如果我们还是这样继续冥顽不灵的话,这将是我们十分钟后的生活方式。”
I’ve always enjoyed TV series and movies that make people think. Black Mirror is undoubtedly a thought-provoking experiment and a refreshing change from other programs on the schedule.
我一直很对这种发人深省的影视剧情有独钟。《黑镜子》无疑是一次引人深思的尝试,不同于同档的其他一些节目,令观众耳目一新!
When I was a freshman in college I watched the film Gua Sha Treatment for the first time, now I am a junior student and I come back to review the movie from a multicultural aspect, I have many different feelings after watching the film again.
At the beginning of the film, XuDatong is given an award and later he delivers a speech. What makes me impressed most is in his speech he says “one day I will become one of you, a truly successful American, today this award proved that America is a true land of opportunity and I am the living proof of that.” At that moment Xu thinks he has realized his American Dream totally with his lovingly wife and adorable son. However, I think it is ironical that to make a speech like that and I assume it is made on purpose to hind a clue for the story's development. How many non—American people have such a beautiful American dream? One of my classmate studies in American now and before he went aboard he told me his American dream is he can stand at the top of the New York. To be honest, I also dream that one day I can get the Green Card living there happily and successfully maybe working at the Wall Street. When Xu gets the award he thinks he entirely melted in the melting pot neglecting the multicultural obstruct, later the plot goes against the way he thinks. And later Quinlan asked Xu'why you be the scapegoat of your father?' Xu answers 'because he is Chinese.' Then maybe Xu knows that there is always a wide gap between Chinese and American cultures.
The second scene is Xu hit his son Denis because Denis hit the son of xu's boss, at the middle of the film xu tells his boss that he hit his own son is only to show his respect to his boss John Quinlan, that time Quinlan feels puzzled “what a Chinese logic”,yes, American can never understand such a logic full of Chinese characteristic, because they respect everyone including the children, they won't beat a child to please the boss, and there is no such a conception of degree between employee and employer, they feel everyone is equal, which is quite different from china.
Connected to the second scene, the third difference I want to analyze is the care for the children. In America, people pay more attention to the right of children which can be seen from the law—leaving children alone at home is illegal, while in China it is so common that almost everyone may experience such loneliness. And Children Welfare Agency does work in America which shows the importance Americans attach to children's right. What's more, I remember a line 'No one won the case, especially the child.' In my opinion, it also manifests the universal concern from the American public to the children.
The fourth aspect is following the procedure, in the film, more than there times, the people focus on the rule, the law, the procedure. At the Christmas Eve Xu wants to return back to his home pretending as a Santa Claus, what a pity, the security recognizes him and persuades 'you are always a good tenement, never causes troubles for me.' And another scene is at the end of the film , the judge says 'I have to follow the procedure.' However, in China people always have to ask for a favor to do something, and later you have to pay back the favor,for myself, I prefer the American style, strict to the procedure.
The fifth and the last point is the humors, Quinlan says 'you can't fall, your health security is the company paid.' 'Datong, welcome home, maybe next time, you can come from the front door.' 'dady, why you come from the window' ' because we don't have a chimney.' I really adore this distinguished American humor, especially in dangerous situations, which is quite rare in China.
That's my whole reaction to Gua Sha Treatment.
9月28号,终于等来了盼望已久的这个学期的第一次电影课了。听说要看《驯龙高手》这部电影的时候,我更兴奋了,嗯,至少是部动画片。
当电影一开始,它一说到“维京人”的时候,我就觉得特别耳熟。原来,“维京人”就是北欧海盗,敢大胆地抢劫当时海上第一大国西班牙的商船。看完这个电影,更觉得他们大胆了,他们居然敢跟龙接触。这个电影讲的就是海盗首领的儿子小嗝嗝和一条号称龙里面最凶猛的夜煞接触,然后一起找到龙总是抢劫的原因,最后和海盗、一些龙一起打败不给它食物就要吃龙的巨龙。
我觉得这部电影的亮点有两处。一是各式各样的.龙,二是主人公和夜煞合作击败巨龙那一段。我一直都挺喜欢龙的,觉得它们挺好玩儿的,看这个电影刚好满足了我的愿望。这里面的龙不是那种普通的全都长成一个样子的,有两个脑袋的、超级无敌大脑袋的、能自己着火、没有肉、全身都是骨头、尾巴上带着锤子的……
这部电影就是借龙来说明,当你看到一个有丑恶一面的可怕的东西时,要想到这并不一定是它的本性,你要找到它变得凶猛的原因,你也许就会发现它纯真、善良的本性。好多电影都是想说明这样的道理,你不要轻易地给某种事物定性,而是要找到解决问题的办法。
《猩球崛起》这部电影,是讲述人类在动物身上进行药物试验的故事。
在剧中,有一个庞大的药物公司,这个公司为了发明好的药物推销给人们,拿猩猩做实验。
有一次,工作人员要拿一只母猩猩做实验,而母猩猩以为工作人员要伤害自己的孩子,所以到处乱逃,结果被保安人员用枪打死了。
但小猩猩还是保住了,它受母亲遗传,所以很聪明,因为它的母亲受过“GFL-112”药物的试验,这种药物可以让猩猩变得聪明,可会让人类死亡。
在这里工作的男主角,他是要务公司的“明星”。他把猩猩带回家抚养,渐渐地,猩猩长大了。男主角给他它起了一个名字叫凯撒。后来,凯撒被迫送到了猩猩禁闭所那里的管理员对猩猩们很不好,但后来凯撒逃了出来,偷到了“GFL-112”,然后它又回到禁闭所,打开了“GFL-112”,让所有猩猩变得聪明,竟然还说出了话!后来它们向管理员复仇!与警察抗争,有一只巨猿扑向了直升机,救了大家,牺牲了自己,是伙伴们回到了红山森林。
这部电影,使我感到了:人类为了自己的利益,而去伤害性猩猩,拿猩猩做实验,猩猩也有生命,它们也要自由。同时,我也感到了母爱很伟大,母猩猩为了救小猩猩,逃了出来,而且出来时它捂住肚子,而子弹却无情的穿透了它的胸膛。许多猩猩为了就自己的伙伴而牺牲自己,那只巨猿就是这样做的。当我介绍到这,你应该有所了解什么叫“猩球崛起”了吧?这种崛起,就是整个猩族觉醒了,它告诉人们,当受欺负时,不能懦弱,要想自由前进!
这部电影震撼了我的心,让我的心情久久不能平息!
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