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A dog called Gromit
Cheese 狂人怎么会错过每个说Cheese~的机会？
Wallace and Gromit in the curse of Were-rabbit 很好看啊。撇开剧情不说，光是那些小细节就有趣又可爱得紧， 让我回味无穷。比如，影片开头有一组温馨的Wallace和Gromit的合影：Wallace 送给Gromit 的生日蛋糕呈现骨头的形状；而Gromit 的那张英姿飒爽的毕业照显示他毕业于鼎鼎有名的Dogwarts University （Harry Potter同学毕业于Hogwarts嘛)；牧师爱看的杂志是Nun Wrestling；热爱花花草草的Lady Tottington 的所有头饰衣裙都有瓜果蔬菜的图案，很滑稽（最喜欢她最后一身玉米装）。 还有最精彩的几幕是“戏仿” 经典电影。Lady Tottington 向Wallace（不是Forrest）喊出那句著名的台词：Run！Rabbit，Run！Were-Rabbit 象King Kong一样捶着胸，仰天长吼，还抱着惊恐万分的女主角登上高楼； Were-Rabbit 的概念脫胎自恐怖電影《Cure of the Werewolf》- 既然对付Werewolf 用银子弹，射杀Were-Rabbit理所当然只能用24 “carrot” 金子弹啦。 片中男二号小狗Gromit 魅力四射，已一跃成为我最喜爱的卡通形象之一 （其它的包括Nemo, Totoro 和 Spirited away 里的 Soot sprite）。Gromit机智，勇敢，勤劳，却不象Snoopy那么威风神气。它每天负责主人的饮食起居，配合主人工作出勤。爱看报，打毛衣，会跳妩媚的舞，还擅长Gardening，培育了个大西瓜。他对自己所种的瓜瓜温情脉脉，体贴入微。不但充满爱意地给它铺上电热毯，还给它听音乐The Plant Suite （行星组曲名字是The Planet Suite，难道Gromit 希望他的瓜瓜长得象星球那么大？）；最感动人的地方是他对Wallace的无比关切和忠诚。常常舍身救Wallace于危难水火之间。更可贵的是，他在任何时候都绝对任劳任怨，毫无怨言 - 因为可怜的Gromit不会说话。 如果Gromit 是会说话的人类的一员，他将是世界上最最最完美的“家庭主男”。 所以呢，我评选Gromit为最最最称职的“家庭主狗”！ :P
Gromit 织毛衣时总是这么悠然自得
Gromit 对瓜瓜的款款深情 （远处有唱片 The Plant Suite）
Nick Park 真是天才般的人物啊～
Butterflies on ice
Pairs - Zhang and Zhang It’s interesting to see that NBC articles put a note there - "Zhang and Zhang (not related)" : ) However, it’s a big pity that I missed their performance and still couldn’t access the video clip yet. Watching their performance (especially their short program) 4 years ago at Salt Lake City had already excited me to tears though.
Men’s - Yevgeny Plushenko
It’s hard to tell that I was more impressed by his performance or the touching story behind him. Last night, before his performance, there was a little story presented on NBC about the humble beginnings of Plushenko - at the age of 11, he left home with his mother and move to St. Petersburg for better training. There, he had to collecte old beer bottles for recycling to earn money for bread for himself and his mother. Years later, yesterday, his performance was just brilliant. Although a little bit lack of emotions, the movements were incredible and flexibility unreachable. As everyone expected, he owned a gold medal for himself and his parents, who have thrown everything they have to support him all these years.
It’s like a real Cinderella man story, isn’t it?
I wouldn’t have paid much attention to ice dancing if not because of them. I started watching ice dancing in the end of last year, when Belbin and Agoto won their 3rd U.S. champion and qualified themselves for the U.S. Olympic team (interestingly, Belbin got her American citizenship on New year’s Eve). They have almost everything a pair of ice dancer eager to own – figure, beauty, flexibility, strength, choreography, harmony. But on top of all these, they are gifted with artistry and passion, something many figure skaters are trained for years to earn. Their dances, full of emotions, excitement, and fireworks, have to magic to compel admiration from you at the very first sight. I’m a little surprised to know that they only stand at the 6th place after compulsory dance. Look forward to watching their performance tonight.
Ladies' – Sasha Cohen It’s so hard for any figure skater to present both strength and elegance, and she is the one who did it. No matter the theme is “innocent” or “sexy”, her performance is always going along with the music and is unbelievably charming. The two movements I love most are her layback and spiral (used to be Kwan’s repertoire) – just like a flower blooming; a butterfly dancing; a stream running. Wish her a medal next week!
A life lived to the very brim
Last night, I happened to watch a TV program at TLC channel and it struck me. It’s a story about “the boy whose skin fell off”. His name is Jonny Kennedy and he was born different from the norm, with a terrible genetic disease called Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). That means his skin would literally fall off from his body at the slightest touch. The story started about 3 months before his death, when Jonny was planning his own funeral (without treatment of EB. his battled skin finally gave up to tumors). He sat in a wheelchair, with a peaceful smile on his face, ordering coffin and having the symbols of his life etched into it. Although he was 36 years old, he looked like a 10-year-old boy. His large eyes caved in his pale face, kept reminding me of the wretched soul Gollum in the Lord of the Rings. Due to this devastating disease, Jonny's whole body had been wrapped in bandages and all his fingers had healed together. There were areas of his body, not covered by his shirt or hat, red and rotten. His mother said that if she had known how much her baby would suffer, she would have terminated her pregnancy and not feel guilty. What made the story even sadder was that Jonny had such a beautiful mind, a witted sense of humor, a strong spirit and a caring heart. Whenever his old, sticky bandages had to be peeled, together with his skin, for new ones, or when pain kept him awake every night, he would think about his imaginary place. There was blue skies, soft breeze, sunshine on his face, and clear river singing along… Right before his death, Jonny finally got his chance to meet the wife of British prime minister, to raise fund for medical treatments of other E.B. patients. At the end of the story, the music played at his funeral (his favorite) was so joyful that everyone believed that Jonny had escaped from his pain and flew to the clouds... After watching the film, for the first time, I felt so strongly that we ought to have a next-life. People like Jonny had suffered and struggled so much in this life that they deserve a happy and peaceful life next time.
Life is fragile. Life is strong.
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