特朗勃2015

动物眼里只有好坏，人是什么时候进化出对错的？每个人都是不同的，而且不同得多。我想对错是为了让蛤蟆们找到同样喜欢天鹅的蛤蟆而存在的。同样这个世界也有喜欢鸡、喜欢鸭的蛤蟆。蛤蟆和平相处，不扰彼此。那些因为对错对别人辱骂又或者伤害的人，是否想过，原来我们，也许只是自然的错误。在这世间，只为了找对的人。

「The radical may fight with the purity of Jesus. But the rich guy wins with the cunning of Satan.」


「All of us agree that the Constitution of the United States must be defended. But the way to do this is not by shutting up the man you disagree with. You must fight for his right to speak and be heard. All civil liberties go hand in hand. And when one goes, the others are weakened. Just as a collapse of one pillar in a house would endanger the whole structure.」


「Some reminds me that what the imagination can't conjure, reality delivers with a shrug.」


「Not a single page is entertaining. But there's a good story in there somewhere.」


「Very nearly a perfect piece of shit. → But there's a good story in there somewhere.」


「That Oscar belongs to you. Get it. → My God. You're nothing like me. You're worse.」


「I started wondering, why hasn't anyone taken a good long look at them and their work in the movie industry. You see, they were convened to uncover enemy agents, expose Communist conspiracies and write anti-sedition laws. Well, here we are, thousands of hours and millions of dollars later. Agents uncovered, zero. Conspiracies exposed, zero. Laws written, zero. You see, all they do is deny people the right to work. And they can't even get that right. Academy Awards, two.」


「Screenplay by Dalton Trumbo」


「The blacklist was a time of evil. And no one who survived it came through untouched by evil. Caught in a situation that had passed beyond the control of mere individuals, each person reacted as his nature, his needs, his convictions and his particular circumstances compelled him to. It was a time of fear, and no one was exempt. Scores of people lost their homes. Their families disintegrated, they lost! And some... some even lost their lives. But when you look back upon that dark time, as I think you should every now and then, it will do you no good to search for heroes or villains. There weren't any. There were only victims. Victims, because each of us felt compelled to say or do things that we otherwise would not. To deliver or receive wounds, which we truly did not wish to exchange. I look out to my family sitting there, and I realize what I've put them through. And it's unfair. My wife, who somehow kept it all together, amazes me. And so what I say here tonight is not intended to be hurtful to anyone. It is intended to heal the hurt. To repair the wounds, which, for years, have been inflicted upon each other, and, most egregiously, upon ourselves. Thank you. Thank you kindly.」

第一个镜头让我以为主演是加里·奥特曼，据说还真考虑过让他来演。

影片开始于1947年，当时的特朗勃只有42岁，可老白的扮相太老了，看上去怎么也有五六十了。

开场在片场拍摄的那部由Sam Wood执导、Edward G. Robinson主演的黑色电影让我一顿好找，结果发现是影片里杜撰的，妈的，另外路易CK演的那位也并非真实人物。整部影片没什么戏剧冲突，没看过原著，也不好说改编得如何，最有意思的桥段是特朗勃找来一帮黑名单上的同僚为B级片电影公司当枪手，连同两位B级片公司的老板也是一众配角中的亮点，可惜这段情节只是点到即止。片中表现“好莱坞十君子”事件以及麦卡锡主义甚嚣尘上的时代风貌很到位，但挖掘主角个性的情节不够，另外感觉其中特朗勃与妻女的矛盾的段落可以去掉，应该再加点表现他的写作才情的桥段，毕竟一个既能写《罗马假日》又能写《斯巴达克斯》，还拿到过美国国家图书奖的人应该不只会坐在浴缸里冥思苦想吧。虽然老白凭借特朗勃一角拿到奥斯卡提名，但觉得他的表演收得有些过——演出了隐忍和睿智，却没演出锐利。

有一个地方不知道是不是bug：Edward G. Robinson为了帮十君子筹措诉讼费，卖掉了他家里墙上挂着的一幅梵高的画，到特朗勃出狱几年后他们再见面时，这幅画又重新出现在墙上。

除了《特朗勃》以外，其他比较有名的关于好莱坞黑名单的电影有伍迪·艾伦主演的《出头人》（马丁·里特执导）、罗伯特·德尼罗主演的《嫌疑犯》、金·凯瑞主演的《电影人生》。

很多年以前买到过一本特朗勃的好友、同为十君子之一的编剧Ring Lardner Jr.（也曾两夺小金人）写的自传，看完这部电影，突然想找出来读一下。

最近赵薇的事让我联想到了这部影片。上个世纪50年代的美国正执冷战刚刚开始，Trumbo作为一个Communist，在好莱坞一度被认为是苏共的间谍和卖国贼。作为著名电影编剧，他的名字在好莱坞的黑名单里长达十年，包括美国国会，好莱坞和群众，给出激愤的理由便是我们熟悉的用电影来毒害，颠覆美国。Trumbo为此遭人冷遇，孤立，泼脏水，辱骂，甚至坐牢。然而Trumbo并没有被击倒，短暂的牢狱后，他开始匿名写剧本并在黑市交易。由于他的剧作天赋，他的作品被电影商们一抢而空，就这样在好莱坞拍成了大量的电影，而他的名字还是无法出现在屏幕上。甚至他的作品拿到了奥斯卡也是由别人来冒领。他的作品之一就是我们熟知的《罗马假日》。随着他的作品坊间流传，背后的作者也逐渐成为好莱坞公开的秘密。接下来，有著名导演，演员主动登门拜访，最终帮助他重新回到银幕，登上了奥斯卡的舞台。在此十年中，好莱坞黑名单中的人，有些从此淡出电影圈，有些因此丢掉了生命，有些就像Trumbo一样在地下依然创作。这十年被称为好莱坞最黑暗的十年。然而最终大家也都明白了，无论他是不是什么苏共的间谍都已经不重要了，也不会通过电影创作颠覆美国，而共产主义是他的信仰，信仰什么在美国是自由的。他用他的作品让美国人笑声连连，也让美国人之前的愤怒显得怎样的可笑。


下面是在遭受封杀期间，他和他的女儿的对话 “Dad, are you a Communist?” “ I am” “Is it against law?” “It is not” “The lady with the big hat said you were a dangerous radical. Are you?” “Radical, maybe. Dangerous. Only to men who fling cokes. I love our country and it’s a good government. But anything good can be better” “ Am I a communist?” “Well, why don’t we give you the official test?” “Mum makes your favorite lunch. And at school you see someone with no lunch at all. What do you do?” “Share” “Share? well, you don’t tell them to just go get a job?” “No.” “You offer them a loan at six percent” “Dad” “ah, then you just ignore them” “No” “Well well, you little commie”

在好莱坞反共黑幕下，一位左派作家用笔做武器，对封杀和迫害说不。电影拍得四平八稳，但传奇性先声夺人，谁能想到《罗马假日》背后还有着这样的故事！海伦奶奶演的反派让人不寒而栗，老白给小李子又上了一课：老戏骨们靠得住。这样的故事不仅仅是极少部分人的悲剧，而是整个时代的命运。当那座迷墙和铁幕被打破，当雾霾和黑暗退去时，我们始终能够坚守着那份活下去的勇气和希望，也许这就是我们生而为人最强大的力量。
   真正的勇士，敢于直面惨淡的人生，敢于正视淋漓的鲜血；真正的勇士，并不只是特朗勃，他最终还是得到了他所应得的荣誉（当然也失去了太多），真正的勇士是那些为了自己的坚持，信念，失去了一切的人。流于表象，年代感的营造几乎都是通过资料影像表现出来的，差点变成一部好莱坞近代史略，多亏演员全力救场；爱德华·罗宾逊听证会那场戏简直就是二流美剧水准，当然这肯定不是斯图巴的问题。
   从默默无闻到政治风波帮人代笔再到功成名就，特朗博的人生才终于熬出头。电影从电影工作者大罢工为起点，铺设交代了政府打击共产主义者的历史背景，全面而客观的展现了一个真实可敬的伟大编剧。穿插的各种伪纪录片与电影明星更像是导演对那个年代的回忆与致敬，饶有趣味。后半程更像是完成任务的粉饰，一个文人的抗争，从语言和思路中表现了一个值得被统治者害怕的文字工作者。对白简洁有力，知识分子趣味和执着增加可看性。
   赞颂艺术的另类美帝主旋律。纳闷的是为什么屏幕上的艰难时世显得并不那么艰难？好莱坞大腕悉数捧场，轻松诙谐。只有在最后的一小段真实影像里才看到了现实的残酷与这家子的坚韧。不禁思索：现实化为剧本再搬上屏幕，失却了多少锋利与磨人的隐忍？