美国版《无间道》赢得世界失去自己
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“如果一个人赢得了世界,却失去了自己,那还有什么意义呢?”这个在教堂鼓吹的座右铭在美国版的《无间道》中也同样适用。有评论说大牌好莱坞导演马丁-斯科塞斯 (Martin Scorsese)在这部趋鹜的美国版《无间道》中也失去了自己。竞学网影视英语频道与你一起关注。
美国版《无间道》赢得世界失去自己It's a common maxim1 preached in church, but less so at the movies..."What good is it if a man gains the whole world and loses his own soul?" It's the losing of one's soul that Martin Scorsese's new film The Departed is chiefly concerned with. The title is taken from a Catholic prayer card Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) sees at his uncle's funeral...something about the 'faithful departed.' The title links literally2 to the theme of death so prominently featured in the film.

The last shot leaves us with its controlling image...that of a rat scampering3 across the balcony rail of a high rise condo that looks out on a golden dome4 in Boston.It invokes5 the holy Muslim Shrines6 of the Middle East but for Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), the gold is more literal. An orphan7 raised by crime lord Frank Costello (Jack8 Nicholson), Sullivan wants the gold and all it brings with it. He aspires9 to the high life, the upper class he's spent his life trying to deceive his way into. He even picks his girlfriend Madolyn (Vera Farmiga) because she's going to be a doctor.
The Departed is Scorses's best film of late. It lacks the pretentious10 underpinnings and ponderous11 style of The Gangs of New York and The Aviator12 and feels more like a throwaway genre13 film for him. Of course, it's a genre he nearly created--at least for the modern era--starting with Mean Streets and culminating with Goodfellas. The film is loose, fast, surprising and multitudinously profane14. It should be the biggest box office grosser of his career.

Besides the masterful direction of Scorsese, the real reason to see the film is the cast and their fantastic performances. Mark Wahlberg sizzles in a supporting role that's sharp-edged, fast, and funny...a James Cagney-like role. Nicholson clown-princes his way through every frame. His work is closer to his antics as the Joker in Batman than his nuanced, deeply felt work in As Good As it Gets and About Schmidt. But it's still Jack Nicholson in a Martin Scorsese film for freaks' sake!

NoteCatholic n. 天主教      scamper v. 奔跑
ponderous adj.冗长的  genren.类型、流派   profane n.亵渎. 


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1 maxim G2KyJ     
n.格言,箴言
参考例句:
  • Please lay the maxim to your heart.请把此格言记在心里。
  • "Waste not,want not" is her favourite maxim.“不浪费则不匮乏”是她喜爱的格言。
2 literally 28Wzv     
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
参考例句:
  • He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
  • Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候,她不走到真正要昏厥了,决不肯坐下来。
3 scampering 5c15380619b12657635e8413f54db650     
v.蹦蹦跳跳地跑,惊惶奔跑( scamper的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • A cat miaowed, then was heard scampering away. 马上起了猫叫,接着又听见猫逃走的声音。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
  • A grey squirrel is scampering from limb to limb. 一只灰色的松鼠在树枝间跳来跳去。 来自辞典例句
4 dome 7s2xC     
n.圆屋顶,拱顶
参考例句:
  • The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
  • They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。
5 invokes fc473a1a023d32fa292eb356a237b5d0     
v.援引( invoke的第三人称单数 );行使(权利等);祈求救助;恳求
参考例句:
  • The Roundtable statement invokes the principles of the free market system. 企业界圆桌会议的声明援用了自由市场制度的原则。 来自辞典例句
  • When no more storage is available, the system invokes a garbage collector. 当没有可用的存贮时,系统就调用无用单元收集程序。 来自辞典例句
6 shrines 9ec38e53af7365fa2e189f82b1f01792     
圣地,圣坛,神圣场所( shrine的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines. 这3座建筑都建于3 世纪,并且初步鉴定为神庙。
  • Their palaces and their shrines are tombs. 它们的宫殿和神殿成了墓穴。
7 orphan QJExg     
n.孤儿;adj.无父母的
参考例句:
  • He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大,并且把自己的医术传给了他。
  • The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。
8 jack 53Hxp     
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
参考例句:
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
9 aspires e0d3cbcde2a88805b7fd83a70eb48df3     
v.渴望,追求( aspire的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The fame to which he aspires was beyond his reach. 他追求的名誉乃是他所不能及的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • An old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop a thousand li. 老骥伏枥,志在千里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 pretentious lSrz3     
adj.自命不凡的,自负的,炫耀的
参考例句:
  • He is a talented but pretentious writer.他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。
  • Speaking well of yourself would only make you appear conceited and pretentious.自夸只会使你显得自负和虚伪。
11 ponderous pOCxR     
adj.沉重的,笨重的,(文章)冗长的
参考例句:
  • His steps were heavy and ponderous.他的步伐沉重缓慢。
  • It was easy to underestimate him because of his occasionally ponderous manner.由于他偶尔现出的沉闷的姿态,很容易使人小看了他。
12 aviator BPryq     
n.飞行家,飞行员
参考例句:
  • The young aviator bragged of his exploits in the sky.那名年轻的飞行员吹嘘他在空中飞行的英勇事迹。
  • Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous aviator.数百名爱慕者围困那个著名飞行员。
13 genre ygPxi     
n.(文学、艺术等的)类型,体裁,风格
参考例句:
  • My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
  • Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看, 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。
14 profane l1NzQ     
adj.亵神的,亵渎的;vt.亵渎,玷污
参考例句:
  • He doesn't dare to profane the name of God.他不敢亵渎上帝之名。
  • His profane language annoyed us.他亵渎的言语激怒了我们。
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