Believing 'In America'
"In America" is a movie about believing.
《新美国梦》是一部关于希望的电影。
Set in the early 1980s and based on Irish director Jim ("My Left Foot") Sheridan's experiences as a film student at New York University, this film evokes feelings of hope. These include the hopes of the immigrant struggling for a better future, the hope of the artist for recognition and the hope of the guilty for redemption.
它以一九八十年代初期为背景,并根据曾导演电影“我的左脚”的爱尔兰导演Jim Sheridan在纽约大学学电影时所见所闻改版,本片能使人心充满希望,包括外国移民胼手胝足希望追求美好的未来,艺术家希望获得大众的青睐,有罪者喜欢获得救赎。
In a key scene, struggling actor and cab driver Johnny Sullivan takes wife Sarah and young daughters Christy and Ariel for a relaxed outing to Coney Island. There, it suddenly becomes clear how fragile their happiness is.
Ariel asks Johnny to play a deceptively simple-looking game to win her an E.T. doll. If he can throw five baseballs into a small hole, he will take his pick of the prizes and get back all the money he has spent. Johnny agrees, and then finds himself in over his head, as he throws one baseball after another, each more expensive than the last, toward the hole.
Four balls up, and with his rent money at stake, Johnny is ready to cut his losses and walk away. Sarah, however, places the family's last dollar on the final ball, one chance on which their whole world rides. She believes in Johnny.
"In America" has a message about the transformational power of faith and absolution, and a conviction that love can heal the pain of loss. |