Rent [3/5]
// April 2nd, 2006 // 4 Comments » // Movie, Music & Show
这部百老汇传奇的音乐剧改编的电影对我来说,就是那一首歌。最早在完全不知道Rent的背景时,就是预告片里的这首歌吸引了我。在知道Rent的辉煌背景后,看完电影,感动我和留下深刻印象的还是开场的这首歌。电影开场,8个人站在舞台上,灯光打下,唱起这首Seasons of Love,我窝在黑暗影院的座位里,恍惚中好像他们就站在台上唱着。这首歌,我非常喜欢。
电影8个主角中有6个都找回1996年音乐剧首映时的original cast来演,虽然这会增加一些纪念意义而且这些演员确实演的都不错,但毕竟10年过去了,他们的年龄已经不符合角色的情境了。Rent无疑是一部优秀的音乐剧,改成电影确实不容易,这部电影也做的不太好,也许有些音乐剧就应该保留在舞台上。如果还能有机会,我会再看音乐剧的。故事背景大概可以用其中一首歌的名字来概括,La Vie Boheme (“the bohemian life”)。感兴趣的看wikipedia的介绍吧。
Seasons of Love
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes,
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights
In cups of coffee
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.In five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure
A year in the life?How about love?
How about love?
How about love? Measure in loveSeasons of love. Seasons of love
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes!
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Journeys to plan.Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life
Of a woman or a man?In truths that she learned,
Or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned,
Or the way that she died.It’s time now to sing out,
Tho’ the story never ends
Let’s celebrate
Remember a year in the life of friends
Remember the love!
Remember the love!
Seasons of love!Oh you got to got to Remember the love! remember the love,
You Measure in love know that love is a gift from up above Seasons of love.
Share love, give love spread love Measure measure you life in love.Seasons of Love – B
In diapers, report cards, in spoke wheels, in speeding tickets
In contracts, dollars, in funerals, in births.
In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes –
how do you figure a last year on earth?
Figure in love
Figure in love
Figure in love. Measure love.
Seasons of love. Seasons of love.

Rent (2005)
3/5



给Of Montreal开场的是同一厂牌下的乐队The M’s,他们的第二首和第三首歌还挺好听的,可是谁知道他们就这么一首一首不停的唱了下去,我看现场演出次数不多,不过暖场乐队唱了十多首一个小时应该不算正常的吧-_-。The M’s唱完后调音又调了好久,不过,从Of Montreal上台的那一刻起,我就知道这些等待都是值得的。听Of Montreal的音乐,古灵精怪的,曲调节奏常常突然变调,但仍然觉得是一个清新的indie小乐队,但看了现场,这种印象就被完全打破了。开场时主唱(男)是穿着婚纱上场的-_-,说高兴的一夜要从结婚开始,背景上结婚进行曲,还直接下跪挑逗台前小女生。换装都是直接在台上脱到只剩小内裤然后换上新的一套。其他成员当然没他这么夸张,但也都打扮了一下,比如假发,大帽子,眼影。。。但不要认为他们是耍宝的没前途乐队。他们懂得调动现场气氛,同时他们的音乐确实很棒。有之前的那个乐队对比,差别更是明显。基本每首歌之后主唱都会在上边贫半天,其实听他们的专辑就已经知道他喜欢讲诡异的故事,不过舞台上的他绝对更癫狂,讲的东西有的很搞笑,有的就完全混乱,都不知道他在说啥-_-。乐队的其他人也都很有才,都没法用什么鼓手之类的词代称,比如其中一个很cute的家伙又键盘又鼓手又吉他还吹小号,主唱老婆也是一样。我在下面听着歌,快乐的不得了,除了几首新歌,其他都是我熟悉的,跟着他们摇头跳舞哼着歌,太幸福了。可惜手机在这样的光线下效果不好,文章开头那张就是最好的一张了,可惜只照到5个人中的3个。