访谈录 2010-01-05&01-07 阿凡达风暴

We’re gonna close here tonight at the movies with Avatar, a 3D movie, so successful that it's safe to say now, if you haven't seen it, then you know somebody who has or will . On the face of it, it appears to be about big blue people with strange faces. But that's just the face of it, a lot of folks say there's whole lot more going on in this movie, our report tonight from veteran movie-goer, Mike Taibbi.

Just about all the critics agree, Avatar's special effects are beyond dazzling.

“Oh, my god!”

The conflict between human corporate¹ raiders from Earth, (“You’ve got to obey the rules!”) and the strange blue tinted² race on the planet Pandora. (“We have an indigenous³ population of humanoids called the Na’vi.”) is all relentlessly⁴ breathtaking, especially in 3D.

Well, you don't sell a billion tickets this fast unless there is also a story that has people talking . Even a story some early, negative reviews called simplistic, heavy handed, boilerplate, and one big cliche⁵. Politically conservative critics have gone further. One reviewer calls the story of a human undercover spy who sides with his new blue brethren against the mercenary army that hired him , a big dull America-hating PC revenge fantasy. Others say, typical Hollywood.

“Avatar is a movie that is masquerading as a critique of capitalism⁶. But it's also a movie that could never have been made without our kind of a competitive capitalistic society.”

Before its release, Cameron himself who as the director of Titanic⁷, knows a bit about block busters, seemed unsure of exactly how Avatar would do. He said he did have a legitimate⁸ love story at its core, and the message right for the times.

 “Once people start talking about this emotional reaction they're having to this movie and the word of mouth spreads. I think we won’t fall as quickly as most films fall.”

An awful lot of film goers agree.

“Yeah , The message worked as clear as day that…you know, it was amazing.”

“I thought it was great because it was more, like, environmental, it was kind of like a love story. Also, it was action.”

Veteran film critic Jeffrey Lyons says the filmmaking draws you into an amazing story period, the message just one part of it.

“It works on every level, it's almost a perfect movie."

Whether it's perfect or not, or whether it's the message or the movie making. (“This is our land.”) As the saying goes, money talks. Avatar is now the fourth member of the billion dollar movie club, the fastest to get there, and still flying high. How is that for a message?

 

Mike Taibbi ,NBC news, New York.

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 tinted   

adj. 带色彩的 动词tint的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• a pair of glasses with tinted lenses 一副有色镜片眼镜
• a rose-tinted vision of the world 对世界的理想化看法

3 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

4 relentlessly   

adv.不屈不挠地；残酷地；不间断

参考例句：

• The African sun beat relentlessly down on his aching head. 非洲的太阳无情地照射在他那发痛的头上。
• He pursued her relentlessly, refusing to take 'no' for an answer. 他锲而不舍地追求她，拒不接受“不”的回答。

5 cliche   

n./a.陈词滥调(的)；老生常谈(的)；陈腐的

参考例句：

• You should always try to avoid the use of cliche. 你应该尽量避免使用陈词滥调。
• The old cliche is certainly true:the bigger car do mean bigger profits.有句老话倒的确说得不假:车大利大。

6 capitalism   

n.资本主义

参考例句：

• The essence of his argument is that capitalism cannot succeed.他的论点的核心是资本主义不能成功。
• Capitalism began to develop in Russia in the 19th century.十九世纪资本主义在俄国开始发展。

7 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。

8 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。