糖果2006

Once upon a time, there was Candy and Dan. Things were very hot that year. All the wax was melting in the trees.
He would climb balconies, climb everywhere, do anything for her, my Danny boy.
Thousands of birds, the tiniest birds, adorned her hair. Everything was gold.
One night the bed caught fire. He was handsome, and a very good criminal.
We lived on sunlight and chocolate bars.
It was the afternoon of extravagant delight.Danny, the daredevil. Candy went missing. The days last rays of sunshine cruise like sharks.
"I wanna try your way this time."
You came into my life really fast, and I liked it. We squelched in the mud of our joy. I was wet-thighed with surrender.
Then there was a gap in things, and the whole earth tilted.
This is the business. This, is what we're after.
With you inside me comes the hatch of death.
And perhaps I'll simply never sleep again.
The monster in the pool.
We are a proper family now with cats and chickens and runner beans. Everywhere I looked.
Sometimes I hate you.
Friday -- I didn't mean that, mother of the blueness.
Angel of the storm. Remember me in my opaqueness.
You pointed at the sky, that one called Sirius or dog star, but on here on earth.
Fly away sun.
Ha ha fucking ha you are so funny Dan.
A vase of flowers by the bed. My bare blue knees at dawn.
These ruffled sheets and you are gone and I am going too.
I broke your head on the back of the bed.... the baby died in the morning. I gave him a name. His name was Thomas. Poor little gal....
His heart pounds like a voodoo drum.

「The future or the thing that gleamed. The present was so very, very good. I wasn't trying to wreck Candy's life. I was trying to make mine better. We wanted to share absolutely everything. Especially the best bits.」


「Here is the deepest secret that nobody knows. Here is the root of the root, and the bud of the bud, and the sky of the sky,in the tree called life, which grows higher than soul can hope, or mind can hide, and this is the one that is keeping the stars apart. I carry your heart. I carry it in my heart. 」


「We'd found the secret glue that held all things together in a perfect place where the noise did not intrude. Our world was so very complete.」


「Everything we ever did. we did with the best of intentions, but events tumble! And the years pile up.The world is very bewildering to a junkie.」


「What do you think this is about? Sunday Lunch. It's a pretty simple thing. But with you two, there's no such thing as simple. It‘s the drugs! The drugs always come first. Do you have any idea what you have done to my family? To me? What happened to that beautiful little girl?」


「Once upon a time, there was Candy and Dan. Things were very hot that year. All the wax was melting in the trees. He would climb balconies, climb everywhere, do anything for her, oh Danny boy. Thousands of birds, the tiniest birds, adorned her hair. Everything was gold. One night the bed caught fire. He was handsome and a very good criminal. We lived on sunlight and chocolate bars. It was the afternoon of extravagant delight. Danny the daredevil. Candy went missing. The days last rays of sunshine cruise like sharks. I want to try it your way this time. You came into my life really fast and I liked it. We squelched in the mud of our joy. I was wet-thighed with surrender. Then there was a gap in things and the whole earth tilted. This is the business. This, is what we're after. With you inside me comes the hatch of death. And perhaps I'll simply never sleep again. The monster in the pool. We are a proper family now with cats and chickens and runner beans. Everywhere I looked. And sometimes I hate you. Friday -- I didn't mean that, mother of the blueness. Angel of the storm. Remember me in my opaqueness. You pointed at the sky, that one called Sirius or dog star, but on here on earth. Fly away sun. Ha ha fucking ha you are so funny Dan. A vase of flowers by the bed. My bare blue knees at dawn. These ruffled sheets and you are gone and I am going too. I broke your head on the back of the bed but the baby he died in the morning. I gave him a name. His name was Thomas. Poor little god. His heart pounds like a voodoo drum.」



「Everything's dead. Everything's turning blue.」


「And that was it. That was all that was scattered to the winds. Casper was gone. Schumann was lost. Candy was off getting better. The coast. Rehab. And I...was. I was just... The world was full of startling new concepts. I couldn't think.I couldn't breathe. I was waiting for her to come back. Because she was everything. She was everything to me. 」


「There's no going back. If you're given a reprieve, I think it is good to remember just how thin it is.」


「When you can stop, you don't want to. When you want to stop, you can't.」

没有字幕。所有都是在画面中感受到的。

绿色的饮料，白色的粉末，女孩Candy赤身躺在浴缸里，Dan躺在她旁边的地上，Candy突然窒息，Dan慌乱起来，他给Candy注射了一针，疯狂的摇着她，看着Candy醒过来，他松了口气坐到了水里。

从这个画面开始所有的爱都是有毒的，都是窒息的，都是无法自拔的，都是沉溺的，都是挣扎的，都是残忍的，都是相互伤害的，都是没有永远的。

只剩下爱情，大部分画面里都只有两个人，他们无可救药的爱着，所有的伤害都是递进的无法避免的。

终日里无所事事，只是吸毒和相爱，无法被父母祝福的结婚，在简陋的房间里，Dan神经质的看着电视，Candy在无法忍受的时候用烟灰缸砸向他的额头，血就流了下来。

他们在穷困潦倒的时候Candy做了妓女，Dan用钱换毒品。

他们有了孩子之后两个人还在没完没了的吸毒，床单越换越黄，他们保持的不变的姿势躺在床上，Candy挺着肚子在床上，Dan在卫生间，他们在忍受着毒瘾。孩子终于在他们的一直争执中没有了。他们搬到了郊外，Candy终于疯掉了，她在墙上写满了字，被送进医院。

Dan找到工作，重新生活。Candy来看他，他们接吻，象最初那样，那些甜美的味道。最终他们分开了，因为爱已经无法承受，那些欲望的诱惑是深渊里最甜的旧梦，梦醒时分到了。

"Candy", 一個女孩的名字, 可以代表糖果, 也可以比喻引誘人的毒品, 就像一顆吃了又想再吃的糖果, 是糖衣陷阱? 抑或甜得令人醉倒? "Candy"也是今屆香港國際電影節的閉幕電影之一, 是澳洲導演Neil Armfield的作品, 之前從未看過他的電影. 此劇改編自同名原著"Candy"的小說, 作者是Luke Davies, 一本關於愛與毒癮的書, 他說:"There were good times and bad times, but in the beginning there were more good times."

可能由於電影說的是毒品和它怎樣摧毀人生, 對象可是全世界的觀眾, 亦有這個野心, 所以感覺上演員都刻意避免用太重的澳洲口音.

很喜歡用遊樂場裡的旋轉離心機作開場, 令人會心微笑. 但快樂的開始未必等於愉快的結果. 故事是一個悲劇, 一對年青男女, 男的是愛寫詩, 女的愛畫畫, 一個暑假, 海洛因成了他們的"良伴", 無法停止. 飾演男主角Dan的是"斷背山"主角Heath Ledger, 女主角Candy由Abbie Cornish飾演, 去年在電影節中的"Somersault"有不俗的表現. 兩位演員演出也不錯, 頗喜歡Abbie Cornish, 不是很豔麗, 但就是有廿來歲女孩特有的那份青春無敵氣質, 很誘人. Heath Ledger在此片演出比"Brokeback Mountain"更自然, 很有那種潦倒頹廢感.

電影中段有點拖拉和鬆散, 沒有凝聚力, 兩個年輕演員雖不俗, 但未能撐得住全套劇, 有點悶場, 不夠緊湊豐富. Geoffrey Rush飾演的Casper, 是個富有的教授兼癮君子, 戲份較少, 亦不見其發揮機會.

電影中最震撼一幕必定是Candy和Dan抱著夭折的不足月嬰孩傷心欲絕睡在醫院病床上, 嬰孩灰藍色的臉孔, 張開了的小口, 令人毛骨悚然, 極之駭人.

電影結局Dan的決定給人難忘的感覺, "青春的脆弱"就來個告別吧. 很喜歡Candy獨白那一段:"Oh Danny boy..."

link to my blog: http://dorablahblah.blogspot.com/2006/04/candy.html

Once upon a time, there was Candy and Dan.
Things were very hot that year.
All the wax was melting in the trees.
He would climb balconies, climb everywhere, do anything for her,
oh Danny boy.
Thousands of birds,
the tiniest birds, adorned her hair.
Everything was gold.

One night the bed caught fire.
He was handsome and a very good criminal.
We lived on sunlight and chocolate bars.
It was the afternoon of extravagant delight.

Danny the daredevil.

Candy went missing.

The days last rays of sunshine cruise like sharks.
I want to try it your way this time.
You came into my life really fast and I liked it.
We squelched in the mud of our joy.
I was wet-thighed with surrender.

Then there was a gap in things and the whole earth tilted.
This is the business. This, is what we’re after.
With you inside me comes the hatch of death.
And perhaps I’ll simply never sleep again.
The monster in the pool.
We are a proper family now with cats and chickens and runner beans.
Everywhere I looked.
And sometimes I hate you.

Friday — I didn’t mean that, mother of the blueness. Angel of the storm.
Remember me in my opaqueness.
You pointed at the sky, that one called Sirius or dog star, but on here on earth.
Fly away sun.
Ha ha fucking ha you are so funny Dan.
A vase of flowers by the bed. My bare blue knees at dawn.
These ruffled sheets and you are gone and I am going too.
I broke your head on the back of the bed but the baby he died in the morning.
I gave him a name.
His name was thomas.
Poor little god. His heart pounds like a voodoo drum.

- Candy





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总是有那么一段发烧的时候
人生的非常时候。
佐之以海洛英的话
这个发烧可能是一种极致
这个电影的张力的明显的
而且这种张力，很迷幻，没有一定的方向，---这是作为毒品的candy？
看这个电影的时候，很容易恍惚。尤其是导演还用天堂、地狱、人间来分段，更加迷惑。
镜头干净，直接
最后的时候，又是那样光彩照人的、性感青春的candy到中国餐馆来找洗盘子的他，他哭了。
回不去了。他说
我突然想起，陈升在刘若英访谈中，说的话，表达的情绪。
candy，用所有的有颜色的化妆品，在他们的爱巢陋室的所有空的能够写字的地方，写下了他们的爱情日记，很有冲击力。一如她的离开，一如她父亲的眼神。
一如她母亲说的，你在我这个美丽的女儿身上做了什么？
所以他说，回不去了？