Ang Lee---Top Chinese Movie Director
- posted on 2020-11-28
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shuāng zi shā shǒu zhǔ yào jiǎng yī gè nián lǎo de shā shǒu tā yào tuì xiū le
《双子杀手》主要讲一个年老的杀手,他要退休了
Gemini Man follows an old hitman who is going to retire
rán hòu pèng dào zì jǐ de yī gè kè lóng rén
然后碰到自己的一个克隆人
Meets a clone of himself
nián qīng bǎn běn de zì jǐ
年轻版本的自己
A younger version of himself
liǎng gè jīng guò dǎ dòu
两个经过打斗
They two fight against each other
fǎn yìng dào yī gè rén de liǎng miàn xìng de zhēng zhā
反映到一个人的两面性的挣扎
Reflecting a man struggling with his two sides
lǐ miàn dòng zuò xì hěn duō
里面动作戏很多
The movie has a lot of action
yǒu yī diǎn xuán yí
有一点悬疑
And a little suspense
yě yǒu yī xiē shēn fèn rèn tóng de xì jù zài lǐ miàn
也有一些身份认同的戏剧在里面
And some identity drama
tā zhè gè piàn zi zài yè jiè xún huí le hěn jiǔ
它这个片子在业界巡回了很久
It took a long time before the movie was finally released
kè lóng rén xū yào yòng diàn nǎo mó nǐ zuò chū yī gè zhēn rén de yàng zi
克隆人需要用电脑模拟做出一个真人的样子
You need to create a computer-generated man to be the clone
jiù yǐ qián jì shù shàng tā zuò bù dào
就(以前)技术上它做不到
It was impossible to do that technically
wǒ bù xiǎo dé wèi shén me tā men yào zhǎo wǒ dǎo
我不晓得为什么他们要找我(导)
I don’t why they chose me
wǒ dà gài yǒu diǎn míng qì ba
我大概有点名气吧
I might have a reputation
ér qiě wǒ gè zhǒng lèi xíng de piàn zi dōu shì guò
而且我各种类型的片子都试过
And I’ve tried various types of movie
tā yuán lái jiù shì chún cuì de dòng zuò piàn
它原来就是纯粹的动作片
It was a pure action movie at the beginning
zhè gè kè lóng rén hǎo xiàng méi yǒu shén me rén xìng
这个克隆人,好像没有什么人性
The clone seemed to have little humanity
yī bō yī bō de dǎ zhàng le
一波一波的打仗了
And just fought continuously
nà wǒ xī wàng zài zhè gè jiǎo sè de fǎn shěng lǐ miàn zuò yī xiē gōng kè
那我希望在这个角色的反省里面做一些功课
So I hoped that I could achieve more in terms of the role’s introspection
tā men liǎng gè rén xiān tiān yī yàng
他们两个人先天一样
They were born the same
kě shì hòu tiān de péi yǎng bù yī yàng
可是后天的培养不一样
But later receive different training subsequently
lǎo de yǒu jīng yàn
老的有经验
The older one is sophisticated
nián yòu yǒu yī xiē dān chún
年幼有一些单纯
And the young man is a little naive
zhè liǎng gè duì bǐ huì shì zěn me yàng de chōng jī
这两个对比会是怎么样的冲击
What an impact would the contrast form
suǒ yǐ wǒ jiù yào gǎi xiě gù shì huā le yǒu bàn nián de shí jiān
所以我就要改写故事,花了有半年的时间
So I needed to adapt the story and that took me like half a year on it
zhè yàng de dà míng xīng
will smith这样的大明星
A superstar like Will Smith
wǒ men huì tiāo tā xuǎn zé gēn tā hé zuò
我们会挑他,选择跟他合作
We chose him and cooperate with him
gēn tā de shēn jià gēn dà jiā de yìn xiàng shì yǒu guān xì
跟他的身价跟大家的印像是有关系
Because of his status and the impression he gives
tā guò qù cóng guò qù yī zhí hóng dào xiàn zài
他过去从过去一直红到现在
He’s been popular
tā xiàn zài yě zài zhōng nián zài nà biān zhēng zhā la xiǎng biǎo yǎn la gè fāng miàn
他现在也在中年,在那边挣扎啦,想表演啦各方面
He’s also in his middle age and struggles in terms of acting
wǒ shuō nǐ xiān lái kàn yī kàn wǒ yào zěn me pāi
我说你先来看一看我要怎么拍
I said ‘why don’t you come first to see how I’m intended to make it’
tā jiù shuō
他就说at your service
And he said ‘at your service’
jiù shì wèi nǐ fú wù
就是为你服务
Which means he’s at my service
nǐ shuō zěn me bàn jiù zěn me bàn wán quán jiāo dào nǐ shǒu lǐ miàn
你说怎么办就怎么办,完全交到你手里面
He’ll do whatever I ask and gives himself to me completely
zài shǎo nián pài zhī qián wǒ cóng lái méi yǒu xiǎng guò
在“少年派”之前,我从来没有想过3d
Before Life of Pi I never thought of 3-D
wǒ shì yī gè fēi cháng sǐ yìng pài de jiāo piàn dǎo yǎn
我是一个非常死硬派的胶片导演
I was an extremely persistent director clinging to film
kě shì zì cóng shǎo nián pài yǐ hòu
可是自从“少年派”以后
However, after Life of Pi
wǒ jìn rù le shù mǎ gēn sān dù kōng jiān de zhè zhǒng diàn yǐng de cún zài lǐ miàn
我进入了数码跟三度空间的这种电影的存在里面
I enter into the world of digital and 3-D films
cóng bǐ lì lín ēn kāi shǐ yī zhí zài mō suǒ
从“比利·林恩”开始一直在摸索
I began to explore with Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
jiù shì shuō tā de gé shù gēn qīng xī dù yào shēng gāo
就是说它的格数跟清晰度要升高
Which means it has a higher frame rate and resolution
diàn yǐng běn shēn de běn zhì hǎo xiàng biàn le
电影本身的本质,好像变了
The nature of the film seems to have changed
rán hòu bì xū yòng shù mǎ lái biǎo dá yīn wèi yǐng piàn jiāo piàn tā zuò bù dào
然后必须用数码来表达,因为影片(胶片)它做不到
Then you have to express with digital tools because film is unable to make it
wǒ men xiàn zài zài shàng dōu néng kàn diàn yǐng le
我们现在在iphone上都能看(电影)了
We can watch movies on iPhones now
bù xiàng wǒ xiǎo shí hòu wǒ yào qù tǐ yàn de shí hòu bì xū yào jìn diàn yǐng yuàn
不像我小时候我要去体验的时候,必须要进电影院
When I was a child, I had to go to the theatre to experience
xiàn zài de diàn yǐng gǎn zài shù mǎ de shí dài yīng gāi zěn me yàng dì jiè rù
现在的电影感在数码的时代应该怎么样地介入
Nowadays how should movies get involved in the digital age
zěn me yàng ràng guān zhòng qún jù zài yī gè hēi wū zi lǐ miàn
怎么样让观众群聚在一个黑屋子里面
How to gather the audience together in a dark room
tóu rù yī gè xū gòu de gù shì lǐ
投入一个虚构的故事里
And make them immersed in an imaginary story
wǒ zuò le shí nián le
我做了十年了
I’ve been working on it for ten years
wǒ jué dé gāng gāng hǎo xiàng yǒu yī diǎn gǎn jué
我觉得刚刚好像有一点感觉
I think I’ve just learned the ABC
wǒ de yòu zhì qī bǐ jiào zhǎng
我的幼稚期比较长
I have a long rudimentary period
shǎo nián pài bǐ lì lín ēn shuāng zi shā shǒu
“少年派”“比利·林恩”《双子杀手》
‘Life of PI’, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Gemini MAN
zhè shì wǒ de chéng zhǎng
这是我的成长
I grow up through them
dào wǒ xiàn zài jìn rù lǎo nián le wǒ hái shì yào chéng zhǎng
到我现在进入老年了,我还是要成长
Now I’m old but I still need to grow
wǒ jué dé nián qīng de shí hòu zuò mèng mán kě ài de
我觉得年轻的时候做梦蛮可爱的
I think it’s lovely to dream while you’re young
wǒ nà shí hòu shì guāng zhuān xīn zuò mèng le suǒ yǐ rén jiù bǐ jiào hū yōu
我那时候是光专心做梦了,所以人就比较忽悠
I buried myself in dreams, so I was quite unrealistic at that time
bù gòu qín fèn làng fèi le hěn duō bǎo guì de shí jiān
不够勤奋,浪费了很多宝贵的时间
I was not hard-working enough and wasted so much precious time
yǒu de shí hòu xī wàng nián qīng de shí hòu néng gòu duō zhèn zuò yī diǎn
有的时候希望年轻的时候能够多振作一点
Sometimes I wish I had pulled myself together more when I was young
duì péng yǒu gōng zuò rén yuán jiā rén néng gòu bù yào nà me nèi xiàng
对朋友、工作人员、家人,能够不要那么内向
And had not been so introverted to my friends, workmates and family
yǒu gèng hǎo de jiāo liú gēn fù chū
有更好的交流跟付出
And had communicated better and provided them more
bù guò wǒ yǐ jīng jiù shì zhè gè yàng zi wǒ yě bù néng zài huí tóu le
不过,我已经就是这个样子,我也不能再回头了
But I’m already this like and I can’t go back
yǒu shí hòu wǒ zài xiǎng shuō wǒ néng gòu zài nián qīng suì duō hǎo
有时候我在想说我能够再年轻20岁多好
Sometimes I wish I was 20 years younger
wǒ xiǎng huó dào lǎo xué dào lǎo
我想活到老学到老
I think it’s never too late to learn