與《活人甡吃》(Shaun of the Dead)一樣屬於"zom-rom-com"﹝殭屍愛情喜劇﹞,《殭屍哪有這麼帥》可說是羅密歐與茱麗葉的殭屍版。
在一個大多數人已成殭屍的世界,僅存的人類建築了高牆自保,但需要派人去殭屍的世界取得解藥,其中一名人類Julie﹝Teresa Palmer﹞,碰上了殭屍R﹝Nicholas Hoult﹞,沒想到R不但沒傷害她,甚至似乎對她產生情愫,然而R沒有什麼表達能力,對過去的記憶也已模糊,在人與殭屍的對立下,R有機會擄獲芳心嗎?
在各種妖魔鬼怪裡,我覺得殭屍是最適合擺在喜劇裡的,像《活人甡吃》是最好的例子,其他怪獸通常有腦、有動機、有戰略,但殭屍陣日不知自己在做什麼,晃來晃去毫無目的,頂多看到活人會肚子餓,這種設定本來就有很多喜劇元素與現代社會的隱喻。
《殭屍哪有這麼帥》充分利用上述特點,將把恐怖與搞笑銜接地完美無縫,有時利用R的殭屍特質、Julie模仿殭屍等等搞笑,同時又有"Boneys"這種殭屍中最恐怖的骷髏來提高驚嚇指數;當R吃Julie男友Perry的腦,因此接收到Perry生前的交往回憶時,Perry與Julie開心的蒙太奇畫面中穿插一小幕R吃人腦津津有味的模樣,既恐怖噁心卻又笑死我也;R一臉藍藍白白、呆頭呆腦的殭屍樣卻又想試著與Julie溝通時,他的內心話"don't be creepy don't be creepy"也戳中我笑點;R說喜歡聽黑膠是因為聽起來"more alive"我也笑翻了,這麼說來現代人都聽mp3是在聽比較殭屍的音樂就是了。
而本片從殭屍的角度來看世界,也是以前沒出現過的方式(至少我沒看過這樣的片),為本片帶來新意與很多有趣笑點,還帶來一股感傷:通常電影裡的殭屍就是沒感情沒人性的醜惡可怕東西,但這兒卻帶領觀眾進入殭屍的內心去感受他們的無奈與淒涼(花惹發...)。
在浪漫愛情這部分,《殭屍哪有這麼帥》採用了浪漫喜劇的老套安排,例如一方帶有敵意、誤會或偏見的首次見面、一方從醜小鴨變天鵝、反對兩人在一起的父母等等,但因為其中一人是僵屍,上述的老套都有了新意與笑點。本片還帶些YA (young adult)片色彩,利用僵屍的特質表達出青少年社交的壓力、與人交流的渴望、面對心儀異性不知所措的反應等等。
不過本片的感情核心,在於它以最極致浪漫的方式,表現出愛會讓人想變得更好、更高尚,而不是只想滿足自己欲求。劇中有一幕,Julie對R說:"I can see you trying. That's what people do. They try to be better."。人其實也是種禽獸,一切照動物本能下去發展的話也會成為沒良心的爛人或殭屍,所以我們一定要嘗試,一定要努力下去,像R一樣,努力讓自己更好。片中R與其它殭屍們面對愛的反應,事實上也是人性真善美的部分很重要的一環:愛會讓我們往人性中好的一面發展,擺脫冷漠與自私;而看見其他人的愛,不管是哪種愛,通常也會激發心中對愛的嚮往。這是本片最美麗也最動人的概念。
年輕演員Nicholas Hoult﹝《非關男孩》裡的小男孩﹞的表演非常有喜感,並成功在僵屍的外表下展現了他的豐富感情,不論是初戀的酸甜苦辣,或夢碎時的失落受傷,搭配上由他念出的內心旁白,真令人驚訝於一個僵屍可以讓觀眾感受到他那麼多的情緒,比木瓜之城那幾隻吸血鬼多太多了。恰巧女主角Palmer也長得有點像暮光女克莉絲汀史都華,但表情多了很多。飾演主角好友的Rob Corddry﹝殭屍﹞與Analeigh Tipton﹝人類﹞也都不錯,尤其Corddry頗搶戲。約翰馬可維奇飾演女主角的酷老爸,的確是很嚇人,不過這不是什麼重要角色。
但是說了那麼多優點,本片還是有它的缺點,主要是在後段比較偏動作場面的部份,可能一方面預算不夠,特效的效果不佳,另一方面或許導演還不夠有駕馭能力。不過整體而言還是很適合當作讓人放鬆心情觀賞的娛樂佳作。
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經典對白:
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R: There's a lot of ways to get to know a person. Eating her dead boyfriend's brains is one of the more unorthodox methods, but...
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R: [voice-over] This date is not going well. I want to die all over again.
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R: [voice-over, introducing M] This is my best friend. By best friend, I mean we occasionally grunt and stare awkwardly at each other. We even have almost conversations sometimes.
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R: [voice-over] What am I doing with my life? I'm so pale. I should get out more. I should eat better. My posture is terrible. I should stand up straighter. People would respect me more if I stood up straighter. What's wrong with me? I just want to connect. Why can't I connect with people? Oh, right, it's because I'm dead. I shouldn't be so hard on myself. I mean, we're all dead. This girl is dead. That guy is dead. That guy in the corner is definitely dead. Jesus these guys look awful.
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R: [voice-over] Even though we can't communicate, we do share a similar taste in food. Traveling in packs just kind of makes sense. Especially when everyone and their grandmother is trying to shoot you in the head all the time.
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R: [voice-over] God we move slow. This could take a while.
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R: [voice-over] They call these guys Bonies. They don't bother us much, but they'll eat anything with a heartbeat. I mean, I will too, but at least I'm conflicted about it.
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R: [voice-over] Don't be creepy. Don't be creepy. Don't be creepy.
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- Jun 13 Fri 2014 21:49
《殭屍哪有這麼帥》(Warm Bodies) - zombie in love
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