"Michael Clayton": Which side should you be on?

Dario 2021-11-27 08:01:17

首先,我要说,这部片子绝对是一好片儿,或许第一遍看它会觉得有些晦涩难懂,但是当你认真地的多看几遍以后,也许你将会有意外的收获。就我个人而言,我觉得这部电影没有一句台词是多余的,(甚至里面有个小孩描述的关于一本书的内容的几句台词都是很有意思的)。
我想先提一下Arthur这个人物,可以说他是主导了克莱顿转变的主要因素。Arthur是Kenner,Bach&Ledeen律师事务所的“传奇”律师,他为U-North(一家生产农产品的大公司)做代理律师(他的律师事务所可以从U-North手中拿到高额的律师费)。这家公司生产的除草剂对人体有致命的伤害,那些小农场里的农民饱受侵害,许多人因此丧命,而Arthur所做的却是要帮助这样一个丧尽天良的公司摆脱官司。如果一个人明知道别人在做坏事,却要腆着脸帮他辩护,相信他也至少会良心不安。于是我们看到Arthur彻底的转变了,他先是在一个受害者指证时脱光衣服(这个行为是耐人寻味的,他那时还是作为U-North的辩护律师出席,当他听到了受害者的描述,他觉得为这样一家公司辩护实在是可耻至极,他觉得自己“颜面扫地”。后来他(对克莱顿)说:“我发誓我在这里不要我这老脸,就是因为忍受那些鬼东西存在”),然后他开始搜集证据准备帮助那些弱小的受害者,可是很不幸,他被U-North(其实是那个法定代表人)雇佣的人给办了。
下面到了主角时间,迈克尔克莱顿,一家著名的律师事务所的特别顾问,他面临着两方面的问题:对外,他要为明明就是做了亏心事的大公司辩护(Arthur因为在公众面前脱光衣服这样一个不雅行为被监禁了,于是他变成了救火队员);对内他还要还清自己弟弟欠下的债务(他自己的餐馆在他弟弟的经营下破产了)。他很矛盾,作为一个有良心的人他也知道这个大公司是绝对有猫腻的(其实明眼人都看得出来),但是他又很需要一笔钱来填补自己的亏空,所以他的立场在一开始就不是很坚定(当然,他一开始也不会知道U-North的人下手会那么狠),按他自己的话说,他只是一个“救火队员”。
克莱顿从一开始就面临着一个个选择:是站在公司一边还是Arthur一边?是拿了钱以后继续帮助客户隐藏罪恶还是去跟U-North对抗?是去见那个受害人Anna还是把她当作空气?是去指证U-North法定代表人的下流勾当还是拿了“Ten”然后把这件事忘掉?迈克尔在影片的大部分时间都没有做出选择,或者说他是在两者之间徘徊,直到Arthur的离世,直到自己的车爆炸,他才知道自己应该怎样选择。(影片有一个镜头很有意思:克莱顿右手拿着支票,左手拿着证据,傻傻的站在老板的办公桌前)
这部影片最精彩的一幕是乔治克鲁尼扮演的克莱顿和蒂尔达斯文顿扮演的公司法定代表人凯伦第二次面对面交谈的场景。影片在此时依然在“卖关子”,它并没有告诉我们迈克尔到底选择了什么。而迈克尔在对话中也一直在敲诈凯伦,他的口气好像是只认钱而不再在乎Arthur了(I’m not the guy that you kill,I’m the guy that you buy)。直到他套出了凯伦的话然后一句:“You’re so fucked.”我们才知道故事的结局:迈克尔最终选择了良知,选择了Arthur这一边。影片的结尾,克莱顿上了一辆出租车,“给我开五十美元的”,他舒了一口气,我的心也随之落了地。
It is worth mentioning that the three main actors of this movie: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, and Tilda Swinton performed very well. Especially Tilda, she showed the contradictions of this woman vividly and vividly. Don't look at her freely in the public. In fact, this strong woman also hates her behavior of telling lies against her conscience in private. It's not very cold-blooded. From the climax of the dialogue in the final film, it can be seen that she is also very scared. She would also be nervous because she hired someone to kill someone (a shot in the toilet), but in the face of benefits and her own strong psychology, she chose to be a murderer. In the end, Tilda won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress by virtue of this role, which is well deserved!
The performance of the veteran actor Tom Wilkinson was commendable. He performed the seemingly crazy Arthur, who is actually very clear-headed, very natural and full of tension. This has to be said to be a level.

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Extended Reading
  • Treva 2022-03-24 09:01:41

    There is nothing to comment on, the ending is very cool, the big comeback is cool, after reading it, I also want to run downstairs to take a car and hand over $50 to the driver wherever I go

  • Kailey 2022-03-24 09:01:41

    Hollywood Huang Xiaoming

Michael Clayton quotes

  • Karen Crowder: This is a three billion dollar class action lawsuit. In the morning, I have to call my board. I have to tell them that the architect of our defense was arrested for running naked in the street. What sickness is he talking about?

  • Michael Clayton: I don't know. It could be a number of things.

    Karen Crowder: Well, give me one.

    Michael Clayton: Frostbite.

    Karen Crowder: [shocked] You think this is funny!