Sunday, February 13, 2005

愛妳愛到殺死妳 -- 標殺令 Vol. 2



警告 !! 下有內容


Vol. 1大玩邵氏的境頭、風格,開首的類邵氏logo字幕、港式的打鬥場面、李小龍戰衣、劉家輝師父、Cult得不得了,雖然故事疏散欠缺昆頓塔倫天奴的風彩,但玩得夠盡夠精彩,影迷大呼過癮。正當各位期待著vol. 2 會如何"扭計"之際,第二部竟然是文場多於武鬥,正所謂"講多過做",少不免令人有點失望,但我個人又覺得vol. 2 比vol. 1 完整得多,格調統一,亦可以讓各位一睹塔氏的說故事能力,原來,在"怪雞"的背後,是一個如斯有"殺傷力"的愛情故事.....

承接上一集的故事,The Bride (Uma Thurman)找殺人組織報仇,五人之中已去掉兩個,還剩下三人。而故事亦帶出究竟因何殺人組織要殺女主角,原來女主角與BILL是有一段情的,女主角曾是BILL旗下的殺手,後來因懷孕而想金盆洗手,自始失去聯絡,BILL以為她已遭毒手,及後始發覺女主角不單未死,更快要與人結婚,更懷有一孩子 !! 因妒成恨,BILL一怒之下將所有人等殺過清光 !!

有時很奇怪,一對戀人,因一個問題,互相猜度,因應著自己心裡編織的答案,作出相應的反應,結果將事情越弄越糟,及至一個無可挽回的地步,到時可能始發現,只要大家走多一步、溝通多兩句,問題就應刃而解,但遺含的是,當你發覺之時,一切已經太遲。就正如片中一樣,女主角"估計"BILL的反應而選擇不辭而別,BILL及後於婚禮綵排時重遇女主角,大家本可好好溝通,但妒火令他失去理智,兩個人、共對十數分鐘,就是不肯開心見誠,仍然停留在虛無飄渺的估計中,最後一個機會就如此蒸發掉,結果....以鮮血終結這段關係。

沒錯,這只是一個很簡單、很老生常談的愛情電影課題,但配上暴力、血腥後,出奇地令我著迷....




大家可能一直為塔氏的花招所著迷,但其實我個人覺得VOL. 2 有部份地方值得留意一下。一直以來,大家可能著重在那些血腥的打鬥場面,但其實今集亦是一個好機會讓大家認識到女主角Uma Thurman的演技。例如婚禮綵緋時她重遇BILL,由意外-->驚惶-->強裝鎮定-->放鬆,她的表情及眼神相當出色,還有就是片末與女兒重遇,及幹掉了BILL後,她在洗手間中由開心至痛哭的情緒轉換,演譯得相當不錯。

塔氏除了"攪鬼"出色外,其實他的導技及說故事能力也很出色,我最欣賞同樣是婚禮綵緋時女主角與BILL的一幕,黑白鏡頭、詭異的配樂、加上剪接及由快至慢的跳鏡,將氣氛拉緊,再慢慢隨著故事發展而抒緩下來,
成功牽動著觀眾跟著主角的情緒。還有,就是活埋女主角的一幕,拍得很有壓逼感。

劉家輝師父雖然在第一集中被殺,今集改以白眉一角出場,以廣東話作對白,相當生鬼。不得不留意,就是當故事交代女主角跟白眉學藝時,鏡頭由一直的WIDESCREEN,轉至經典的4:3畫面,更用上當年邵氏的ZOOM境及粗微粒菲林拍攝,營造出一份"舊"的感覺,可見塔氏對港片的認識及推崇。

最後,大家一直期待著"塔氏式"的對白,終於在VOL. 2片末出現 !! 論精警及絕核程度,當然難及PULP FICTION 的項背,不過其中以超人比喻女主角的一段,都頗為發人深省:
An essential characteristic of the superhero mythology is, there's the superhero, and there's the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When he wakes up in the morning, he's Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic that Superman stands alone. Superman did not become Superman, Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears, the glasses, the business suit, that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent? He's weak, he's unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race. Sort of like Beatrix Kiddo and Mrs. Tommy Plympton.

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