睇 In The Heights(港譯《狂舞紐約》),對我來說有三個原因:
1. 此音樂劇主要作者 Lin-Manuel Miranda,是近年得獎無數的跨媒體創作人,舞台劇、電影、音樂、唱、作、演、導甚至rap,瓣瓣掂。數年前上次在倫敦時,與同事們看了他的音樂劇《咸美頓》(Hamilton),以接近全有色族裔演員演出美國革命先烈們故事的現代rap音樂劇,可謂一看難忘!(當年2018年我的 review:https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2051116178289032&id=232372840163384 )
2. 執導本片的 John M. Chu(朱浩偉),是 Crazy Rich Asians 的導演,該片有人喜歡有人唔 like,但我認為始終是美國亞裔主題荷里活商業電影的突破,色彩華麗,節奏明快,入口即溶 likable 之作,這次 In The Heights 主題關於西班牙語系(Hispanic)的少數族裔,能否重施故技,或有所突破?
3. 本片推出後在美國引起一些爭議,有片中故事所在地的 Washington Heights 地區人士批評,片中主角設定是來自多明尼加國,而當地人較多是膚色較黑的西語人士,為何片中角色都是膚色較淺的西語人士(而片中一位黑人主角則是非西語系的非裔美國人,不算數),有「漂白」之嫌,而 Lin-Manuel Miranda 亦就此道歉,承認敏感度不足。在後BLM時代,美國在膚色和種族問題上,一切都變得更敏感,更要求政治正確,即使舞台劇等近年來普遍容許 color-blind、age-blind 甚至 sex-blind 選角(即扮演某角色經常不根據角色膚色、年齡、性別限制來選角),Lin-Manuel Miranda 正正曾「創舉」地以全黑人、西語系人士在舞台上扮演咸美頓、華盛頓、傑佛遜、麥迪遜等「革命先烈」,試想中國樣板戲會否以西藏、新疆同胞扮演毛主席?(唔好意思,如果真係有,請指正,毛主席萬歲!)可惜,這次 Lin-Manuel Miranda 卻「老貓燒鬚」,真的有點不值。
講返套戲。我看過一些本地影評,批評電影的故事性不强,的確,這種由舞台音樂劇改編的電影,可能應該當音樂劇睇,比較適當,不少音樂劇的故事性都比較簡單,靠歌舞連場,圍繞一兩個簡單訊息,已經「足夠」;當然,也有例外,例如《孤星淚》(Les Miserables)和與本片同一作者的《咸美頓》,不過,這些是改編自小說或歷史事件,有點不同也可以理解。
那麼,本片的「簡單一兩個訊息」為何?在不「劇透」下,可說是描述上一代移民和年輕一代,在「追夢」這想法下的異同,說實也有點「老土」,不過,作為電影版音樂舞台劇又怎看?老實說,這戲種不易拍,過去可能敗作比成功者多,這次導演 John M. Chu 算是合格有餘,不過,只覺得反而在舞蹈編排上,是否可以做得更吸引?
我不是舞蹈專家,不敢下結論,只是有點猶有不足的感覺,舞台上編排固然與電影不同(我沒看過舞台版),而本片中最特別的當然是「效法」佛烈雅士堤(Fred Astaire)在1951年電影中經典在牆壁和天花跳舞的一段,不過說本片這段特別,也是因為視覺特別多於特別出色的跳舞編排,反而幾段大型街上群舞的編排,未見可令人留下深刻印象,有點可惜。我最喜歡的一段,反而是男主角「契媽」的一段歌舞,老角的獨唱,講述她的母親移民美國的夢想,對身為女兒的她的渴望,來得最為感人。
原來,《咸美頓》都已經拍成電影,原班百老匯演員主演,本來今年年底在電影院上演,但卻在去年七月突然提前在「迪士尼+」串流平台頻道播出,有機會要想辦法去看看(用VPN扮美國去訂購Disney+?)為什麼《咸美頓》不在電影院上映,In The Heights 就在大銀幕播?迪士尼去年起為了在主要市場美國大推Disney+,把不少電影(例如《花木蘭》等)都在網上和影院同步放映,華納也一樣(例如《神奇女俠1984》),其實現在 In The Heights 也是如此在 HBO Max 同步放映。我估,有可能是去年因為疫情,影院片期不足,迪士尼放棄本國革命先烈《咸美頓》,以為一些《花木蘭》之流會更收得,落錯注,反而《咸美頓》在網上非常受歡迎,影評也不錯,華納就等一等,以免兩部同一製作者的舞台音樂劇片撞期,到戲院重開時,這年才在戲院網上同步上映。
我估啫,不知有否諗多咗。另一樣可能諗多咗嘅,係我看整部講移民追尋「美國夢」的電影,如果我無睇漏,似乎沒有出現美國旗(只在片後出人名部分的硬照出現過),片中演員揮動的,反而是多明尼加國和其他中南美州國家的國旗,所以,美國人真不夠愛國吧。
最後一樣諗多咗嘅,係2021年尾真的將會有另一部相似、可比較的原舞台音樂劇上演,正是史提芬史匹堡親自監製和執導的新版《夢斷城西》(West Side Story),又係紐約,又關於西裔人士(講波多黎各人與屬於歐洲白人的意大利裔人之爭),當然這故事是改編自沙劇經典《羅密歐與朱麗葉》,雖然耳熟能詳,夠故事性了吧?早前奧斯卡頒獎禮時播出了新版的短預告片,我特別去網上找了1961年《夢斷城西》電影版重溫,當時實替史匹堡擔心,原作(1957年舞台劇)故事今天看來,不只老土,更是大量政治不正確概念 -- 種族、性別、階級、執法 -- 老匹點改,先會唔俾人鬧?未知,但到時點都會同 In The Heights 有些比較。不過,有老匹,新《夢斷城西》預算必定更高,我期待舞蹈編排和大場面應該更有睇頭,加上多首經典名曲(Maria、Tonight、Somewhere 等),在歌曲上必勝 In The Heights,期待!
考眼力:Lin-Manuel Miranda 有在片中 cameo 出場,留意,食冰!
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Feb 15, 2020 Part 1 Playlist - Jazz in Movies II
1. Theme from Enter the Dragon (from “Enter the Dragon”, 1973) - Lalo Schifrin
2. The Pink Panther Theme (from “The Pink Panther”, 1963) - Henry Mancini
3. It Had Better Be Tonight (from “The Pink Panther, 1963) - Henry Mancini
4. Moon River (from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, 1961) - Henry Mancini
5. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 1961) - Henry Mancini
6. The Look of Love (from “Casino Royale”, 1967) - Dusty Springfield
7. Alfie’s Theme (from “Alfie”, 1966) - Sonny Rollins
8. Love is Here to Stay (from “Manhattan”, 1980) - Tom Pierson
9. It Had to Be You (from “When Harry Met Sally”, 1989) - Harry Connick Jr
10. An Actor’s Life (from “Tootsie”, 1982) - Dave Grusin
Feb 15, 2020 Part II Tribute To Claudio Roditi & Jimmy Heath
1. Teach Me tonight - James Taylor
https://youtu.be/vbeQqteag_k
2. As Easy As Rolling Off a Log - James Taylor
https://youtu.be/W9Gcuzb_Y3M
3. Bossa Pro Donato - Claudio Roditi
https://youtu.be/YncPqELJTTo
4. A Felicidade - Claudio Roditi
https://youtu.be/aJhlriHX4nw
5. Samba for Claudio - Hendrik Meurkens / Claudio Roditi
https://youtu.be/mQpMNkNGAB4
6. All the Things you Are - Jimmy Heath Quintet
https://youtu.be/ztDdc3PvRKo
7. Really Big - Jimmy Heath
https://youtu.be/goJmeHlac74
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Kobe Bryant, often unstoppable, played at a
higher level than even he imagined possible.
The Los Angeles Lakers' star scored a phenomenal 81 points
Sunday night -- the second-highest total in NBA history -- in a
122-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors.
Only Wilt Chamberlain's storied 100-point game nearly 44 years
ago ranks higher.
"Not even in my dreams," Bryant said. "That was something
that just happened. It's tough to explain. It's just one of those
things.
"It really hasn't, like, set in for me. It's about the `W,'
that's why I turned it on. It turned into something special. To sit
here and say I grasp what happened, that would be lying."
The Lakers trailed by as many as 18 points early in the third
quarter, angering Bryant.
"He was ticked off," teammate Lamar Odom said.
When asked what Bryant said at that stage, Odom replied:
"Nothing. That's when it's bad."
Bryant scored 51 points after the Raptors extended a 63-49
halftime lead to 71-53. The Lakers outscored the Raptors 38-14 to
finish the third quarter to go ahead for good.
"That was incredible, remarkable," Odom said.
Bryant, the NBA's leading scorer, left to a standing ovation
with 4.2 seconds remaining, having shot 28-of-46 from the floor,
including 7-of-13 from 3-point range, and 18-of-20 from the foul
line.
With the 18,997 fans at Staples Center chanting "MVP! MVP!"
Bryant made two free throws with 43.4 seconds remaining for his
final points. He scored 27 points in the third quarter, 28 in the
fourth.
"We are on a journey, and to put on a show like this for the
fans here in L.A. is truly something special," Bryant said. "I
grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an
older, young man."
The 27-year-old Bryant joined the Lakers out of high school, and
is in his 10th NBA season.
Chamberlain scored 100 points for Philadelphia against the New York Knicks at Hershey, Pa., on March 2, 1962, shooting 36-of-63 from the field and 28-of-32 from the foul line while playing all 48 minutes.
Chamberlain had 59 points in the second half -- the only player
with more points in a half than Bryant's 55 after halftime in this
game.
Chamberlain's second-highest total was 78 against the Lakers in
three overtimes on Dec. 8, 1961.
Michael Jordan's career high was 69 points, and only four
players had ever scored more than 70 -- Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor,
David Thompson and David Robinson.
Bryant made it five. His previous career high was 62 points
during a 112-90 victory over Dallas last month -- he sat out the
fourth quarter because of the one-sided nature of the game.
"I was just determined. I was just locked in, tuned into what
was going on out there," Bryant said. "These points tonight
mattered. We needed them. The points I put in the basket were
instrumental. It means a lot more."
Bryant raised his scoring average to an NBA-leading 35.9 points
this season.
"I never imagined I would see history like that," said Devean
George, a teammate of Bryant's with the Lakers for 6½ seasons. "I
can't tell you where that came from. He just kept attacking,
attacking, attacking -- every time he got the ball."
Bryant played nearly 42 minutes, going the entire second half
until being lifted by coach Phil Jackson.
Jackson coached Jordan and the Chicago Bulls to six
championships in the 1990s and the Lakers, with Bryant and
Shaquille O'Neal, to three more titles, from 2000-02.
"That was something to behold," Jackson said. "It was another
level. I've seen some remarkable games, but I've never seen one
like that before."
Baylor held the Lakers' previous franchise record of 71 points
at New York on Nov. 15, 1960. Lakers special assistant Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, saw that game,
too.
"Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also,"
Abdul-Jabbar said. "I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin
did it without 3-point lines. His game was attacking the hoop and
hitting jumpers inside 20 feet. Kobe's range is unreal, and he does
it his way.
"It was a real treat. His ability to shoot from long range and
also attack the hoop, split the defense and get in close for
opportunities near the basket is unique. He's made a niche for
himself, and he deserves it."