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Review on Rang De Basanti

Rang De Basanti

Directed by Rakeysh O. Mehra
Screenplay, Rensil D'Silva
Music by A R Rahman 

Starring
Aamir Khan
Siddharth
Sharrman Joshi
Kuhai Kapoor
Atul Kulkarni
Alice Patten 彭雅思
Soha Ali Khan


Spoilers!!!
Dil Se 之後，我最欣賞的印度電影，就是這齣新片﹣﹣﹣Rang De Basanti 。

故事說一名英國女電影人（彭雅思飾演），看過她爺爺一本講述自己當年與一群年輕印度革命份子（或稱恐怖份子）接觸的日記，就決定要拍攝這個故事。於是她親身到印度召募演員拍攝，但發現時下印度的年輕人已非當年反殖反帝的那群人，只懂得吃喝玩樂，印度這個獨立自主的國家，亦被貪污腐敗弄得國家一團糟。不過，受周遭環境影響，這群新印度人慢慢溶入角色，甚至發展至現實與戲劇交融的地步。在廿一世紀，新印度人有新的目標去奮鬥，以愛護他們的祖國。

亳無疑問，電影的愛國立義如水銀一樣，滲入故事每一個角落。這樣的電影很容易成為另一齣大印度主義的劇作，但拍攝廣告和音樂錄像出身的導演並沒有墜入此俗套。在保守的主旨下，仍能對現實有點反省，儘管如果能夠再多一點就更好。

導演的手法可謂乾淨利落，令近三小時的光影旅程保持着明快的節奏。

四十出頭的Aamir Khan這次領着一批小伙子，扮演二十出頭的貪玩大學生，與年輕演員如Siddharth，Kuhai Kapoor等竟無隔代之感。（這兩位年輕演員被拍得甚為有型）另外，與廿六歲的彭雅思那點到即止的戀情，也拼發出火花，可真難得。（相反，《達文西密碼》裡五十歲的湯漢斯和三十歲的柯德莉塔圖就沒有如原者裡，兩人之間的化學作用了。始終覺得片中蘇菲一角，現時法國影圈只有Charlotte Gainsbourg適合。）

彭定康幼女彭雅思在片中算是中規中矩，可惜是她在半場休息後，就沒有太多機會發揮了。

不少意見認為，影片下半部的發展太誇張了。以印度現在的政治現況對比帝國主義當年的鎮壓，對比上對現在的印度民主體制不公平。當然，劇情的確很誇，而且更有些為恐怖主義的解說的情況。這是此片難以超越Dil Se的主因。影片其實應該可以純粹透過拍攝過程而令片中角色得到領悟，編導似乎選擇了讓影片硬着陸，狠狠地刺激觀眾的思維。

無論如何，整體來說已是很不錯的了。主旨是反省今時今日，印度人的愛國主義何去何從，儘管結論仍是十分保守的。另外，戲中那群年輕人，各自都有空間發揮，如父子情、印度和伊斯蘭信徒之間的衝突與諒解等。即使電影的布局uneven，但亦不失為一齣好戲。



RDB, is the most favourite Bollywood film since Dil Se.

Though Indian patriotism fill in every corner of this film, filmmakers did not fall into the pitfall of the mouthpiece of Indian nationalism. In fact, the film criticized the dirty politics of the Indian political circle.

Alice Patten is above average before the intermission, but she did not have the chance to play in the later part of the film.

Aamir Khan is excellent. But what surprise me is the performance of Siddharth and Kuhar Kapoor.

Critics said that the later part is too extreme, and the story went too far. They said that it is unfair to compare the colonist and the current corrupted policitical system. I don't like there is lack of criticism of terrorism and that is why I prefer Dil Se.

Anyway, as a whole the film is quite good. Although the position is conservative, it did ask the audience to review how to love their country in 21st century. Besides, almost every main characters do have a story themselves, e.g. the conflict between father and son, the conflict and reconciliation between Hindus and Musilm...etc.

延伸閱讀：Alice Patten in Rang De Basanti

posted by Lo So @ 4:14 pm