节目名称：Screen Age
节目主题：The Shape of Water
C: Hello, my dear audience. Long time no see. Do you miss us?
S: Ahh, I think they will. Now, which movie will be introduced to the audience?
C: Do you like having a guess? But I can tell you it&`&s about a merman and a tongueless girl, and it has moved a large amount of people.
S: The film you said is an old one or a new one?
C: I&`&m sure it&`&s new enough.
S: Let me guessIs it Dunkirk?
C: Yes, you are right.
S: I know this film has won the 2018 Oscar Nominations. And almost all assesses are liking it very much.
C: Yes, and I think it deserves. Today we will tell this poignant story for our audience.
S: Next, let&`&s appreciate this film together.
S:youknow,Iamapersonwhodonothavepatience,Iusuallywatchmoviesdiscontinuously,amovieevenmaytakemeseveraldays,someevenareleftunfinished.
C:Iknow,lasttimethemovieIrecommendedtoyoutookyouawholeweek,itseemsnotyourtype,right?
S:ButIstillfinishit.Okay,today&`&sfilmisdifferentforme,fromthebeginningtotheendoftheplay,Ididnotfastforward,myeyesalsodidnotleavethescreen,itdeeplyattractedme.
C:wow,areyousointerestedinit?
S:let&`&stakealookattheBestFilmAwardofOscar.
CIn1963,duringthecoldwarintheUnitedStates,elizawasamutegirlcommunicatingwiththeoutsideworldthroughsignlanguage.Sheworkedasacleanerinagovernmentagency.Oneday,amysteriouspotfullofwaterwasputin,alisashockinglydiscovery,potclosedastrangecreature.Butintheeyesofalisa,itisjustalonelylifelikeher.Astimewenton,therewasafeelingbetweenelizaandthemonster.
S:Doyouknowwhatattractsmemost?
C:I&`&dliketohearit.
S:Eachcharacterintheplayhasanincompletepartindifferentaspects.
C:Incomplete?Whatdoyoumean？
S:Alizaisasargamunabletoproperlycommunicatewithothers.Theheroisanon-humanspecies.AgentRichard’stemperamentiscruelevenpsychopathic.Aliza’sfriend,alsocolleague,Zelda’sfamilyisunhappy.Alisa’sgayroommateisabusinessfailure.
C:Beingincompletemakesthemmorelikelytoresonate.
S:Iwonderifyourememberthispictureinthemovie.
C:Whatisit？
S:Aliciarescuedthemermanandkepthiminabathroomtank
C:Well,Iremember,hehastoberegularlygivenaspecialdrugtokeephimfromgettingsick.
S:Yes,onedayAliciaturnsonthefaucet,fillsthebathroomwithwater,andswimswiththemermaninthewater.
C:Andthentheyfloodedthetheaterdownstairs.AmIright?
S:Don&`&tdestroytheatmosphere,thekindoflovethatcrossesraceisreallymoving.
D:Hey，YouknowmanyfamousHollywooddirectorshavequirks.LikeWoodyAllenareobsessedwithbananas,DavidLynchiscrazyfordissectinganimals,andQuentinisafootfetish,I’mjustcuriousaboutGuillermodelToro,thedirectoroftheShapeofWater.Doeshehavesomespecialhobbies?
Sh:YoumeanDelToro?IshethedirectorofPacificRim,thefamoussci-fifilm?I’mhissuperfan.Hisfilmsandbooksoftenblendreality,horrorandfantasyincharactersandthemesthatarebothcreepyandthought-provoking.Asafilmmaker,hehasaintenserelationshipwithmobsters.Youknow,hesaidhehadspentmostofhismoneyonmonsteractionfigures(据他说这辈子赚的大部分钱都用来买怪物手办了，看来“手办毁一生”真的是良心劝诫。)
D:Wow,that’sincredible.Nowonderheincorporatedmonsterelementintoallhisfilms,includingtheShapeofWater.Itwashiszealformonstersandactors’wonderfulperformancesthatmadetheemotionalbetweenthemonsterandthewomansosmooth,whichbroughtaudiencesinnerpeace.
Sh:ButyoumustgivespecialcredittoHawkinsandJonesfortheirtwoentirelydifferentkindsofsilentacting.Jonesinfuseshischaracterswithrealemotion,communicatingnotwithwordsbutwithmovementandtouch,WhileHawkinsiswithalleyesandhands.
D:IknowaninterestingthingaboutJones.Whenheisonstreet,Ibetyouwouldn’trecognizehim.
Sh:Really?But,why?
D:Well,that’sbecausehe’susuallymaskedbylatex,siliconeandmakeup,playingsomeofHollywood’smostrecognizablemonsters.
Sh:Yeah,hedoesactlotsofmonstercharactersinmanymovies.
Sh:Ifit’struethateveryculturegetsthefairytaleitdeserves,it’shardtoseewhatwe’vedonelatelytomeritanythingaslovelyasGuillermodelToro’s“Theshapeofwater”.
D:Yes,itisaColdWarparanoiathriller,aquasi-musicalcinematicnostalgiatripandafantasyinterspecieslovestorybetweenawomanandamerman.
Sh:Itsoundsthatit’ssobrimmingwithromanceandadventurethatitseffectoverflowsthescreen,fillinguproomsandfloodingthecinemaandthreateningtoleakenoughtofloorbelow.
D:Andyouknow,asanewfilmofGuillermodelToro,“Theshapeofwater”isquitemagnificent.
Sh:Yeah,you’reright,especiallycomparedtoPacificRimandPansLabyrinth,twoofhisrepresentativeworks.Notonlyitisasimplyromanticstory,butalsothereisalotofhumanityinthisfilm.
D:Great.Fromthefirstframes,wearedriftedawaybythestrongcurrentofthisextraordinarylovestory.Deprivedofspeech,SallyHawkinsisareceptacleofincredibleemotionsandturnsapotentiallyricketyexerciseintoabeautifulsilentsymphony.Insupportingroles,RichardJenkinsandOctaviaSpencerensurethetouchingandfunnysideoftheset.Andwhataboutthecreature,thatdistantcousinofthatoftheBlackLagoonof1954?
Sh:AcreationintooartificialCGIisfortunatelyavoidedtoaccommodatealittlehumanoidjewelperfectlyintegratedintothestoryandthroughwhichtheemotionflowsfreely.Aniconicrepresentationoftheacceptanceofdifference,thekeystoneofthisadulttale,thecreatureamusesandmoves,withoutexcessandwithsurprisingaccuracy.
D:Thesubject,daringinitslastface,couldhaveturnedtoshipwreck.Butthetalentandtheenergyofthewholecrew,thecaregiventoeachimage,toeachmovementofcamera,toeveryword,avoidstheridicule,findstherightbalanceandpropelstheShapeoftheWatertowardssummitsofpoetry.
Sh:Thisisatruedeclarationoflovewithcinema,immersedinagreatbathofnostalgia.Thisisaterrificfilmwithwell-deservedsuccess.
S:Whatabeautifulfilm!Ican&`&thelpbeingmovedbyit.
C:SoamI.Inthisspring,Ithinksuchafilmcanmakeyouwarmenough.
S:Nowadays,touchingourheartsbecomesmoreandmoredifficult.Soamovielikethisisarealgoodone.
C:Ofcourse,becauseitcantouchusdeeply.Ireallyexpectmorebeautifulworkslikethis.
S:Yes.Butmaybethetimeisout,It&`&stimetosaygoodbye.
C:Ok,seeyounextweek,goodbye,everyone.
S:Byebye.
