《The Wrestler》　摔角王　悲涼老男人的自我超越

No.089　《The Wrestler》　摔角王　悲涼老男人的自我超越

英文導讀

The Wrestler is a 2008 sports drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, written by Robert D. Siegel and starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. Production began in January 2008 and Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired rights to distribute the film in the U.S.

His sense of identity fading into nothingness after the spotlights dim and he experiences a close brush with mortality, a retired wrestler begins to evaluate his life while considering the comeback that could very well kill him in director Darren Aronofsky's poignant portrait of an introspective former superstar in the twilight of his career. Back in his heyday, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke), a 1980s-era pro wrestler was an icon in the ring. His image immortalized in action figures and video games, he would headline arenas across the globe. Twenty years later, those glory days have passed. He has become a burnt-out shell of his former self. Randy is forced to earn his keep by brawling before handfuls of fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey. After he has a heart attack during a small-time match, a doctor tells him he could die if he fights again. In an effort to build a new life, Robinson takes a job at a deli and making an effort to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter, Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood). Yet, despite Randy's continued attempts at convincing local stripper Cassidy (Marisa Tomei) to settle down with him in his humble trailer, the ring still calls to him. But the prospect of a rematch with his old nemesis, the Ayatollah (Ernest Miller), proves too tempting to resist, even if it means risking his life.

The film was released in a limited capacity on December 17, 2008 and was released nationwide on January 23, 2009. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on April 21, 2009 in the United States. It was released in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2009. Aronofsky considers The Wrestler to be a companion piece to his 2010 film, Black Swan, as both films feature a character with a demanding art.

The Wrestler has received universal critical acclaim. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 98% of critics gave the film positive write-ups based upon a sample of 215, and gave it a golden tomato for best drama of 2008. Alonso Duralde, of MSNBC, said, "Rourke's work transcends mere stunt-casting; his performance is a howl of pain that seems to come from a very real place." Todd McCarthy, of Variety, said, "Rourke creates a galvanizing, humorous, deeply moving portrait that instantly takes its place among the great, iconic screen performances." Ben Mankiewicz, from At the Movies, said, "To put it simply, this is the best film I've seen this year."

The film received universal critical acclaim and won the Golden Lion Award in the 2008 Venice Film Festival in August, where it premiered. For his role, Mickey Rourke went on to receive a BAFTA award, a Golden Globe award, an Independent Spirit Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Tomei also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.

獲獎情況

2009年第81屆奧斯卡：最佳男主角提名、最佳女配角提名。

影片信息

導演：達倫·阿倫諾夫斯基

編?。毫_伯特·D·西格爾

主演：米基·洛克、瑪麗莎·托梅、埃文·蕾切爾·伍德、賈達·弗雷德蘭德

類型：劇情、運動

制片國家（地區(qū)）：美國、法國

上映日期：2008-10-12（美國）

片長：109分鐘

又名：《拼命戰(zhàn)羊》《力挽狂瀾》《摔跤手》

劇情簡介

綽號“大錘”的蘭迪·羅賓森（米基·洛克　飾）是20世紀80年代美國獨立摔跤圈中紅極一時的摔跤大王，其絕招“大錘粉碎壓”虜獲了眾多狂熱的摔跤愛好者的心。

但隨著行業(yè)的飛速發(fā)展和身體健康狀況的下降，屬于“大錘”的時代早已遠去。20年之后，他只能依靠在高中體育館或者地方運動館里為摔跤愛好者進行摔跤表演為生。他固執(zhí)地追逐著最后一絲榮光，私人生活卻越來越糟。

長年的奔波，讓他和女兒斯蒂芬妮（埃文·蕾切爾·伍德　飾）的關(guān)系疏遠，感情生活也沒有辦法維系。常年的摔跤生活，劇烈的撞擊和不斷攝取處方藥令他的心臟接近崩潰邊緣。最終，在一次比賽的時候，他突發(fā)心肌梗死，盡管被搶救過來。但是，醫(yī)生卻警告他不能再參加摔跤比賽，否則他將丟掉自己的生命。

終于，迫于身體的無奈，蘭迪決定退出摔跤圈，找一份穩(wěn)定的工作，并找回家庭的溫暖。他和一位脫衣舞女開始交往。表面平靜的蘭迪，內(nèi)心十分渴望回到賽場。在經(jīng)理人策劃的一場20周年的經(jīng)典比賽上，為了畢生鐘愛的摔跤、為了狂熱執(zhí)著的摔跤迷、為了心中長久以來所堅持的夢想，蘭迪終于再次披掛上陣，重返擂臺……

制作花絮

2008年7月29日《摔跤王》在第65屆威尼斯電影節(jié)的新聞發(fā)布會上亮相。本片獲得第65屆威尼斯電影節(jié)最佳影片金獅獎。

由羅伯特·D·史格執(zhí)筆的《摔跤王》，2007年10月演員尼古拉斯·凱奇曾經(jīng)接受洽出演蘭迪一角，然而過了1個月他就宣布辭演，并且沒有給出任何理由。最后米基·洛克接下了蘭迪的角色，影片于2008年1月開機，先后在美國紐約和新澤西進行拍攝，前職業(yè)摔跤手阿法·阿諾阿伊受雇為羅科進行了專門的培訓以確保他演好蘭迪一角。

本片的拍攝時間為35天。

紐約電影節(jié)始于1963年，是美國最重要的幾大電影節(jié)之一，第46屆紐約影展于2008年9月26日晚8點在林肯中心開幕，在這次紐約電影節(jié)上，達倫·阿羅諾夫斯基的《摔跤王》成為電影節(jié)的閉幕影片。

重點學習

In an effort to build a new life

Build a new life是“建立新生活”的意思，in an effort to是英語中的一個固定搭配，是“企圖（努力想）；試圖要”的意思，所以文中這句話的意思是“試圖重新開始新生活。”

Despite Randy's continued attempts at convincing local stripper Cassidy (Marisa Tomei) to settle down with him in his humble trailer

Settle down是英語中的一個常用搭配，當我們說某人settles down, they start living a quiet life in one place, especially when they get married or buy a house.也就是“安頓下來（尤指因結(jié)了婚或買了房）”的意思，比如：One day I'll want to settle down and have a family.（總有一天我會安頓下來，成個家。）

單詞時間

nothingness[?n?θi?nis] n. 虛無，不存在；空白；不存在的狀態(tài)

spotlight[?sp?tlait] n. 聚光燈；反光燈；公眾注意的中心

mortality[m?:?tæl?ti] n. 死亡數(shù)，死亡率；必死性，必死的命運

comeback[?k?mbæk] n. 恢復；復原

introspective[?intr?u?spektiv] adj. 內(nèi)省的；反省的

heyday[?heidei] n. 全盛期

burnt-out[?b?:nt?aut] adj. 燒壞的；竭盡的；疲倦不堪的

handful[?hændful] n. 少數(shù)；一把；棘手事

nationwide[?nei??nwaid] adj. 全國范圍的；全國性的

companion[k?m?pænj?n] n. 同伴；朋友；指南；手冊

transcend[træn?send] vt. 勝過，超越