Onward 《二分之一的魔法》

Jamie Graham

Onward（《二分之一的魔法》）是2020年最值得期待的皮克斯动画电影之一。影片讲述了精灵兄弟为了让父亲重生，而踏上寻找魔法的征程。它颠覆了传统的魔幻动画电影，融入了一丝20世纪80年代的怀旧气息。Onward由Kori Rae制作，Dan Scanlon担任导演。“小蜘蛛”Tom Holland携手“星爵”Chris Pratt为本片亲“声”演绎精灵兄弟二人。

难词探意

1. voiceover /？謖v？蘅？奘s？謣？藜？尬v？藜/ n. 画外音;旁白

2. mundanity /？謣m？蘧n？謖d？覸n？藜ti/ n. 尘俗

3. elf /elf/ n. （故事中的）小精灵;小妖精

4. gem /d？廾em/ n. 宝石

5. straitlaced /？謣stre？奘t？謖le？奘st/ adj. 古板的;拘谨的;保守的

6. riot /？謖ra？奘？藜t/ n. 暴乱;骚乱

7. gag /ɡ？覸ɡ/ n. （尤指专业喜剧演员的）插科打诨;笑话

“Long ago， the world was full of wonders and adventures” starts the opening voiceover， going on to detail how mundanity has now replaced magic. Fortunately for us， Onward， after a rather slow start， proves Pixar still practises merriment and wonderment.

When the film opens in the fantasy suburban settlement of New Mushroomton， we meet Ian and Barley Lightfoot （Tom Holland and Chris Pratt）， two teenage elves who live with their mum， Laurel（Julia Louis？鄄Dreyfus）. Their father passes away when Barley is young and Ian is not born. But now， on his 16th birthday， Ian receives a present in which his dad instructs that Ian is to be saved for this very day： a wizard？蒺s staff and a Phoenix gem. Say， the included period and their dad will materialise for 24 hours. That the Phoenix gem will break halfway and their dad only appear from the waist down， means the brothers must urgently find another magical stone in order to meet their dad？蒺s top half.

Up until this point， Onward then grows ever brighter as it hits the road. Like timid and straitlaced Ian， it blooms in confidence and becomes filled with magical powers. Naturally， the brothers meet  colourful characters during their journey.

Directed with great energy and enthusiasm and an eye for vivid detail by Dan Scanlon （Monsters University）， Onward is one of Pixar？蒺s funniest pictures， having， in its own way， as much of a riot with the fantasy adventure genre as the Pythons did with Holy Grail. The Invisible Man？鄄style gag of the brothers？蒺 dressing their dad？蒺s missing top half with clothes and sunglasses is a joke that keeps on giving fun， while a couple of surprises that appear on the journey add to the liveliness.

Is this the most famous Pixar？ No， it？蒺s， in some way， below the Toy Story movies， Monsters， Inc.， Finding Nemo， The Incredibles and Inside Out. But it is one of the best of the rest， and that？蒺s more than good enough.

—From Total Film

Ⅰ. Fill in the table with only one word for each blank.

Ⅱ. Taking Onward for example，do you know how to write a film review？ From what aspects，can you introduce the film？

Difficult sentence

But now， on his 16th birthday， Ian receives a present in which his dad instructs that Ian is to be saved for this very day： a wizard？蒺s staff and a Phoenix gem.

【翻譯】

【点石成金】in which引导的是一个定语从句，which指代先行词present。