安德的游戏
2013-12-09byJoshRottenberg
by Josh Rottenberg
《安德的游戏》(Enders Game)改编自美国科幻巨擘奥森·斯科特·卡德(Orson Scott Card)的同名长篇小说,由《金刚狼》导演加文·胡德执导,《雨果》童星阿沙·巴特菲尔德挑起大梁饰演战争神童“安德”,《大地惊雷》童星海莉·斯坦菲尔德以及两位老戏骨哈里森·福特与本·金斯利爵士均在片中担纲重要角色。名作改编+强大阵容,难怪本片会被视为本年度最受期待的电影之一。
关于小说
《安德的游戏》是美国科幻小说家奥森·斯科特·卡德的代表作之一,该小说发表于1985年,曾获得星云奖及雨果奖(世界科幻奇幻小说领域的两大“奥斯卡”级别的大奖)。其续集《死者的代言人》(Speaker for the Dead)发表于次年,也获得星云奖和雨果奖。卡特也是唯一一个曾连续两年获得雨果奖、星云奖最佳长篇小说的作家。到目前为止,以安德为主角的系列科幻小说总共已经出版了12部。
On the surface, Enders Game looks like a straightforward[明确的] sci-fi adventure, a story about a wunderkind[神童] named Ender Wiggin whos recruited[征募] by the military[军队] to lead humankinds last stand[抵抗] against an insect like race of aliens. But as fans of author Orson Scott Cards much-loved 1985 novel know, theres plenty more than that. “There are a lot of really important themes—leadership, bullying, compassion[怜悯]—and Ender is an intriguing[有趣的], complex character,” says Asa Butterfield, who plays Ender. Much of the action takes place in a zero-gravity Battle Room, where young soldiers are trained to fight aliens in intense[紧张的] combat simulations[仿真,模拟]. “In the book, the Battle Room is a big black box, but I thought it would be more exciting to make it a huge glass orb[球] so you could be looking down at Earth and up at the stars,” says director Gavin Hood (X-Men Origins: Wolverine). “When I told my visual-effects[视觉特效] supervisor[主管] what I wanted to do, his eyes nearly popped out of his head.”
从表面上看,《安德的游戏》只是在讲一场科幻冒险:天才少年安德·威金受军方招募,将领导人类与虫族外星人作一场殊死之战。不过,喜欢这部1985年出自奥森·斯科特·卡德笔下的小说的人都知道,这个故事没有那么简单。“其中包括很多非常重要的主题,比如领导才能、欺凌、同情等。安德是一个很有意思的、不简单的人物。”饰演安德的阿沙·巴特菲尔德说。大部分场景发生在零重力的“战斗室”,年轻的士兵在这里通过激烈的模拟战斗,接受对抗外星人的训练。“书里描写的战斗室是一个巨型的黑盒,但是我想,做成一个巨大的玻璃球会更刺激,让你低头可以俯瞰地球,抬头可以仰望星空。”导演加文·胡德(曾执导《金刚狼》)说。“当我告诉视觉特效总监我想这么做的时候,他的眼睛几乎快要蹦出来了。”
Pl ot Summar y剧情简介
In the near future, a hostile[敌对的] alien race have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary[传奇的] International Fleet[舰队] Commander[指挥官], Mazer Rackham, all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, Colonel[陆军上校] Graff and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin, a shy, but brilliant boy is pulled out of his school to join the elite[精英].
Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult war games, distinguishing[使表现突出] himself and winning respect[尊重] amongst his peers[同辈]. Ender is soon ordained[任命] by Graff as the militarys next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, hes trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead his fellow soldiers into a battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.
在不远的未来,地球受到敌对外星种族的攻击。如果不是因为传奇人物——国际舰队司令马泽·雷汉,一切都已结束。为了应对外星人的下一次攻击,格拉夫上校和国际军队只挑选最优秀的少年进行训练,希望能从中找到未来的马泽。生性害羞但智力超群的男孩安德·威金从学校被挖走,加入了这群精英少年。
来到战斗学校,安德很快就轻松掌握了难度不断增加的战争竞赛,从同伴中脱颖而出,并赢得了他们的尊重。很快,安德被格拉夫定为军方的下一个希望,更获得晋升,进入指挥学校。到达那里之后,在马泽·雷汉的亲自训练下,安德将领导战友们进入一场决定地球未来和人类存亡的殊死战斗。