《美国丽人》影评

《美国丽人》影评 “记得那些海报上说过，‘每一天都是你一生的开始,’是呀，只有一天不是，你死的那一天。”看完这部电影，莫名有些伤感，感触最深的是男主角死后，在对自己一生回看中发现了世界的美好，并对生命的每一刻充满感激。同时，凯文•史派西扮演的莱斯特也给我留下了非常深刻的印象。 莱斯特年近中年，过着平静却又极其乏味的生活。在妻子和女儿眼里他是一个不折不扣的失败者。妻子在任何方面都对他实行专制独裁，为了维持家庭的平静，他一再的容忍着妻子。工作又不顺心,几乎周围所有的人都不关心他的存在。“没关系”，他说，“连我自己都不会记得自己的存在。”他安于本分,即使是知道了上司用公司的钱召妓，也视而不见。面对毫无激情的婚姻和无意义的职业生活，他没有勇气去抗争，而是选择了隐忍。 其实，在看影片的时候，我觉得用一个词形容莱斯特就是“猥琐”。 当他第一眼看见安吉拉，他仿佛见到安吉拉赤裸着身体，躺在玫瑰花瓣中，召唤他。而此刻世界只有他俩，心中燃起了二十年来从未有过的激情与欲望，正如主人公所说:“我仿佛昏睡了二十年，直到现在才醒过来”。于是，他开始了对自己女儿的同学安吉拉的疯狂幻想。因为安吉拉的一句话，他开始健身。对生活他做出了反击，辞职，然后却在当起了服务员，买自己梦寐以求的跑车，吸食大麻，不再容忍妻子对他的无休止的斥责，开始大喊大叫，吃饭时摔盘子，要挟妻子。与之前的形象判若两人，这一切使他欣喜万分。 然而，当对莱斯特这一人物形象深入思考，就会发现，他以及他的家庭存在的问反映了美国社会存在的问题，人们对物质的过度追求带来精神物化和人格异化的过程。由于对物质的过分追求而忽略了人精神世界的建构，于是，社会上 虽然“美好东西实在太多了”，然而“生活却是沉闷的”。不仅莱斯特对现有生活 方式怀有强烈的不满，发自心灵的话语:“这只是物质而已，最重要的是生活的 人，是我们～”电影《美国丽人》揭示了后工业社会中男性气概日渐危机的现象。 女性越来越多的涉足先前男性独专的领域,男性渐渐丧失了传统角色。相当一部 分人认为传统的男性气概受到威胁,男性气概逐渐消失。影片中莱斯特通过对安 吉拉的幻想以及畸形的迷恋中找回了他的男性气概，发现了美。在他看来，“美” 就是一种解放，他追求的美，本质上就是在追求使自己冲出围困芸芸众生的牢笼。 《美国丽人》像一面镜子，折射出了美国的社会问题，值得我们深入地思考。 “Remember those posters that said, „Today is the first day of the rest of your life?? Well, that's true of every day but one - the day you die”. “I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happen to me, but it's hard to stay mad when there is so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once and it's too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst. And then I remember to relax and stop trying to hold on to it. And then it flows through me like rain, and I can’t (don't) feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. You have no idea about what I'm talking about, I am sure. But don't worry. You will someday.” After watching this movie, what impressed most were the last part and the hero Lester Burnham played by Kevin Spacey. Lester Burnham is a middle-aged magazine writer who despises his job. Lester becomes infatuated with Jane's cheerleader friend, Angela Hayes, after seeing her perform a half-time dance routine at a high school basketball game. He begins to have sexual fantasies about Angela, during which red rose petals are a recurring motif. Carolyn begins an affair with a business rival, Buddy Kane. When Lester is about to be laid off his job, he blackmails his boss for $60,000 and quits, taking employment serving fast food. He buys his dream car and starts working out after he overhears Angela tell Jane that she would find him sexually attractive if he improved his physique. He begins smoking marijuana bought from Ricky and flirts with Angela whenever she visits Jane. Lester's awakening is prompted by two events. The first is the potential of unemployment. At first, Lester faces this possibility with dread - without money, how can he pay the mortgage and send his daughter to college? But then, as he dissects the situation in his mind, he sees how liberating it can be - freed from responsibilities, he no longer needs to be a slave to the establishment. Then there's Jane's best friend, Angela, an attractive teenager who captures his attention and arouses his sexual interest. Lester's desire to have this girl (a need that borders on obsession) reawakens his long-dead libido.