曹卫平:怪物史莱克1的中英文影评
王全的回答:
SHREK"isananimatedfeaturestarringaprincess,afire-breathingdragon,acastle,anogre,fairytalecreatures,andmorethanitsfairshareofmagic.Theproducermade"TheLionKing"anditsscreenwriterswrote"Aladdin".Soundstypicalenoughforastandardanimatedrelease.Butthat'swherethesimilaritiesend.ThefilmismadebyDreamWorks,theprinceisthebadguy,theprincesskicksbutt,andthehero--he'stheogre. ShrekscribesTedElliottandTerryRossioareconvincedthiswasoneofthereasonsforthefilmgettingthegreenlight."There'sneverbeenamoviestarringanogre,"saysRossio,whoco-createdthelonerShrekandisoneofthefilm'sco-producers. ThestorybeginswithShrekunsettledfromapeacefulswampexistencebyaninfluxofasylum-seekingfairytalecreatures,uprootedbytheevil(andvertically-challenged)LordFarquaad. ThedisgruntledShrekembarksonajourneytogettheswampbackalltohimself. InShrek,ElliottandRossiofracturenotonlyfairytales,butDisneyaswell.Becauseoftheirintimateandfirst-handknowledgeoftheclassicDisneyformula,theyeasilylullviewersintoafalsesenseofcomfort,beforeflippingitallonitsendsounexpectedlythatyou'llprobablyfindyourselfcryingwithlaughterintheaislesliketheSydneyaudiencelastnight.Ihaven'tlaughedsohardinafilminyears. SomeofthefunniestmomentsoccurwhenDisneypropertiesorcharactersarebeingspoofed,likeLordFarquaad'spalacewhichresemblesacertainthemepark,rightdowntotheparkinglot. Visuallystunning,thefilmisvoicedbystellartalent,includingMikeMyersasShrekinaMrs-Doubtfire-meets-Fat-BastardScottishinflection,CameronDiaz(PrincessFiona),JohnLithgow(LordFarquaad)andEddieMurphyasShrek'sass-ininecompanion.Murphyisthestandout--hisperformanceastheDonkeymakesyouwanttobuyhissix-incheffigythemomenthecomesonscreen. Withsomanycontemporarytrailersspoilingfilmswiththebestjokes(andusuallythesurprisekiller)revealedinundertwominutes,itwaspleasantlysurprisingtofindthefunniestpartsof"Shrek"werenotevenhintedatinthevarietyoftrailersandTVspotsreleased.ThisisoneofthereasonsIamconvincedthefilmwillscoresomuchextrapositivewordofmouth:thereareproportionatelylowerexpectationscombinedwithagenuinelyenjoyablefilm. LookoutforShrekspendingalotofhissummerintheatersacrossthecountry--thisgreenogreisgoingtobeamonsterhit!
陈良的回答:
SHREK"isananimatedfeaturestarringaprincess,afire-breathingdragon,acastle,anogre,fairytalecreatures,andmorethanitsfairshareofmagic.Theproducermade"TheLionKing"anditsscreenwriterswrote"Aladdin".Soundstypicalenoughforastandardanimatedrelease.Butthat'swherethesimilaritiesend.ThefilmismadebyDreamWorks,theprinceisthebadguy,theprincesskicksbutt,andthehero--he'stheogre. ShrekscribesTedElliottandTerryRossioareconvincedthiswasoneofthereasonsforthefilmgettingthegreenlight."There'sneverbeenamoviestarringanogre,"saysRossio,whoco-createdthelonerShrekandisoneofthefilm'sco-producers. ThestorybeginswithShrekunsettledfromapeacefulswampexistencebyaninfluxofasylum-seekingfairytalecreatures,uprootedbytheevil(andvertically-challenged)LordFarquaad. ThedisgruntledShrekembarksonajourneytogettheswampbackalltohimself. InShrek,ElliottandRossiofracturenotonlyfairytales,butDisneyaswell.Becauseoftheirintimateandfirst-handknowledgeoftheclassicDisneyformula,theyeasilylullviewersintoafalsesenseofcomfort,beforeflippingitallonitsendsounexpectedlythatyou'llprobablyfindyourselfcryingwithlaughterintheaislesliketheSydneyaudiencelastnight.Ihaven'tlaughedsohardinafilminyears. SomeofthefunniestmomentsoccurwhenDisneypropertiesorcharactersarebeingspoofed,likeLordFarquaad'spalacewhichresemblesacertainthemepark,rightdowntotheparkinglot. Visuallystunning,thefilmisvoicedbystellartalent,includingMikeMyersasShrekinaMrs-Doubtfire-meets-Fat-BastardScottishinflection,CameronDiaz(PrincessFiona),JohnLithgow(LordFarquaad)andEddieMurphyasShrek'sass-ininecompanion.Murphyisthestandout--hisperformanceastheDonkeymakesyouwanttobuyhissix-incheffigythemomenthecomesonscreen. Withsomanycontemporarytrailersspoilingfilmswiththebestjokes(andusuallythesurprisekiller)revealedinundertwominutes,itwaspleasantlysurprisingtofindthefunniestpartsof"Shrek"werenotevenhintedatinthevarietyoftrailersandTVspotsreleased.ThisisoneofthereasonsIamconvincedthefilmwillscoresomuchextrapositivewordofmouth:thereareproportionatelylowerexpectationscombinedwithagenuinelyenjoyablefilm. LookoutforShrekspendingalotofhissummerintheatersacrossthecountry--thisgreenogreisgoingtobeamonsterhit!