Coraline 成長中的“第十四道門”

成長就像是要通過一道道緊鎖暗門的探險之旅，總是充滿了未知和誘惑。每個人都會禁不住好奇心的驅(qū)使，打開門，一探門后的世界。2009年上映的電影《第十四道門》(Coraline)講述的就是這樣一個成長故事。故事的主人公是個名叫Coraline的12歲小女孩。她好奇心很強，滿腦子奇思妙想。她的父母靠編寫園藝書籍為生，但由于事業(yè)失意，他們舉家遷到遠離城市的鄉(xiāng)下，住進了租金便宜的Pink Palace。在Pink Palace這棟偏僻老舊的公寓里，Coraline意外發(fā)現(xiàn)了一道通往“完美世界”的門。在好奇心的驅(qū)使下，Coraline走進了那道門，有了一次奇特的成長經(jīng)歷……

《第十四道門》改編自英國當代奇幻文學大師Neil Gaiman于2002年發(fā)表的同名小說。原著發(fā)表當年即奪得了最著名的世界恐怖文學大獎“布拉姆·斯托克獎(Bram Stoker Award)”，次年又勇奪著名的世界科幻/奇幻文學大獎“雨果獎(Hugo Award)”。這部影片充滿了濃郁的哥特風格，由《圣誕夜驚魂》(The Nightmare Before Christmas)的美國著名導演Henry Selick執(zhí)導。今年6月，該片還在國際頂尖的動畫評獎節(jié)——法國昂西動畫節(jié)上獲得了“最佳動畫長片”大獎。

現(xiàn)實世界令人不滿

影片一開始便將一個凄冷的世界呈現(xiàn)在我們眼前:陳舊的房屋、了無生氣的花園、枯寂無聲的山崗，到處死氣沉沉。Pink Palace徒有虛名，浴室墻上爬滿了囂張的小蟲子，久置不用的水龍頭流出來的是污濁的黃水……房子里的一切都令Coraline感到厭煩!父母更是令她失望。他們忙于工作，連頓像樣的飯菜都沒做過，就更別提時刻關注Coraline的感受了。

(窗外淅淅瀝瀝下著小雨，Coraline給媽媽講述她昨天遇到同齡男孩Wybie以及發(fā)現(xiàn)一口古井的經(jīng)歷，竭力想引起媽媽的注意。)

Coraline: I almost fell down a well yesterday， Mom.

Mom: Uh-huh.

Coraline: I would've died.

Mom: That's nice.

Coraline: Hmm. So， can I go out? I think it's perfect weather for gardening.

Mom: No， Coraline. Rain makes mud. Mud makes a mess.

Coraline: But， Mom， I want stuff growing when my friends come to visit. Isn't that why we moved here?

Mom: Something like that. But then we had the accident.

Coraline: It wasn't my fault. You hit that truck.

Mom: I never said it was.

Coraline: I can't believe it. You and Dad get paid to write about plants， and you hate dirt.

Mom: Coraline， I don't have time for you right now， and you still have unpacking to do. Lots of unpacking!

Coraline: That sounds exciting!

媽媽無意聽Coraline的歷險故事，也不許Coraline外出種花，只轉(zhuǎn)交給Coraline一個Wybie送來的小布偶。受到媽媽冷落的Coraline拿著小布偶去找爸爸。

Coraline: Hey， Dad. How's the writing going? Dad!

Dad: (通過電腦屏幕的反光) Hello， Coraline and (轉(zhuǎn)身看到了那個布偶) Coraline doll.

Coraline: Do you know where the garden tools are?

Dad: It's...it's pouring out there， isn't it?

Coraline: It's just raining.

Dad: Hmm. What'd the boss say?

Coraline: (模仿媽媽的聲音)\"Don't even think about going out， Coraline Jones!\"

Dad: Hmm. Then you won't need the tools. (失望的Coraline故意將門弄得嘎吱作響，爸爸只好回過頭) You know， this house is 150 years old.

Coraline: So?

Dad: (隨手抓起一個本子扔給Coraline) So explore it. Go out and count all the doors and windows and write that down. List everything that's blue. Just let me work.

Coraline完全被忙于工作的父母忽視了，她的生活孤單寂寞，她的傾訴無人肯聽。僅有的幾位鄰居不僅屢屢叫錯她的名字，而且似乎都有些行為怪異:樓上的Mr. B (Bobinsky)簡直就是個瘋子，想要訓練跳鼠表演馬戲;樓下的Ms. Spink姐妹肥胖臃腫，屋里擺滿了當年雜技團演出時的海報;唯一的同齡人Wybie是個說話饒舌的男孩，初遇Coraline時就“伙同”一只神秘的黑貓捉弄她……這便是Coraline眼中的現(xiàn)實世界—— 一切都令人不滿。

完美世界令人沉醉

白天，Coraline在數(shù)Pink Palace有多少道門時，無意中發(fā)現(xiàn)了一扇奇特的門。它是這里的第十四道門，非常小，打開后依然是磚墻。但就在那天夜里Coraline再次打開這扇門時，門后卻出現(xiàn)了一條散發(fā)著神秘光芒的通道。Coraline禁不住好奇心的驅(qū)使，爬過通道來到了“另一個世界”。她驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，這個世界簡直就是現(xiàn)實世界的翻版，只是這里所有的人和物的眼睛都是紐扣!更令她驚訝的是，這個神秘的世界似乎正等待著她的到來!

(Coraline賭氣沒吃爸爸做的難以下咽的晚飯就上床睡覺了，此刻，饑腸轆轆的她一踏入門后的世界便被誘人的飯香引到了廚房。可正在做飯的看著居然像是平日里聲稱決不下廚的媽媽!)

Coraline: Mom? What are you doing here in the middle of the night?

Other Mom: You're just in time for supper， dear.

(“媽媽”轉(zhuǎn)過身來，眼睛赫然是兩粒黑色的紐扣!)

Coraline: You're not my mother. My mother doesn't have...buuuuu...

Other Mom: Buuuu...buttons? Do you like them? I'm your other mother， silly. Now go tell your other father that supper is ready. Well， go on. He's in his study.

(Coraline推開“爸爸”的書房門，卻看到不會彈琴的“爸爸”端坐在鋼琴前，他的眼睛也是兩粒紐扣!)

Other Dad: Hello， Coraline. Wanna hear my new song?

Coraline: My father can't play piano.

Other Dad: No need to. This piano plays me.

(“爸爸”在鋼琴的操縱下，為Coraline彈曲唱歌。一曲終了，Coraline想起自己來這里的目的。)

Coraline: I'm sorry， but she said to tell you the food is ready.

現(xiàn)實世界中，媽媽忙于工作，對Coraline漠視、專制;爸爸雖然能理解她，但也不能忙里偷閑陪她玩。而在門后的“完美世界”中，“媽媽”為Coraline精心準備美食，對她倍加呵護，視為掌上明珠;“爸爸”幽默風趣、多才多藝，還為Coraline譜曲唱歌，珍愛有加。所以，盡管初次來到“完美世界”的Coraline對長著紐扣眼睛的“完美父母”有些害怕，但最終還是和他們共進晚餐，并住進了他們?yōu)樗臏蕚涞墓髋P室?？蛇@些似乎只是個美夢，Coraline早上醒來，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己依然身處破舊的Pink Palace，周圍的一切依然不如人意?，F(xiàn)實世界的冷漠、孤寂與完美世界的溫馨、有趣形成了鮮明的對比，父母的持續(xù)漠視、鄰居們頻頻說錯自己的名字則更是加劇了Coraline對現(xiàn)實生活的不滿。Coraline開始蠢蠢欲動，殷切期待夜晚到來后能再次進入“完美世界”。而“完美父母”似乎早已預知她的到來，為她準備了更大的驚喜。

(Coraline前往花園叫“爸爸”回來吃飯，但眼前的景象令她驚嘆不已。)

Coraline: Ah! Oh!

(隨著“爸爸”的螳螂車從花園一角出現(xiàn)，奇花異草在悠揚的音樂聲中綻放舞動，整個花園變得流光溢彩。)

Other Dad: Hey.

Coraline: I love your garden!

Other Dad: Our garden， Coraline. Hop (跳躍) on， kiddo (孩子). I wanna show you something.

(Coraline乘螳螂車飛到了花園上空，發(fā)現(xiàn)花園居然是按照自己的樣子打理的。)

Coraline: I can't believe you did this.

Other Dad: Mother said you'd like it. Boy， she knows you like the back of her hand1).

奇幻花園令人流連忘返，美食又讓人欲罷不能，而“媽媽”之后的安排更令人驚喜:有Mr. B絕妙的跳鼠馬戲團，有吃下玉米排出爆米花的公雞，有會射出棉花糖的大炮，甚至還有男孩Wybie。一切都符合Coraline的口味，甚至原本饒舌的Wybie都是被“媽媽”“修理”過(嘴巴被縫上了)才送來陪她玩的。面對這樣一個夢幻天堂，Coraline開始有些樂不思蜀了。

Tip for learning

門后的通道:Coraline爬向門后的那個世界要經(jīng)過一個冗長的通道。這個通道從精神分析學的角度來看，應當是象征著母體的產(chǎn)道。也就是說，Coraline的內(nèi)心有著某種對“童年”的向往——盡管她還是個孩子，但在某種意義上說，她不想長大或者說對長大不適應。因為在她看來，長大就意味著她無法再像嬰孩時被父母捧在手心里呵護，她所提出的要求也不再會像小時候那樣全部被無條件滿足。

Tip for learning

“Boy， she knows you like the back of her hand”這句話中包含了兩個知識點。Boy 用于口語，作感嘆詞，表示“欣喜、驚奇、興奮”等，可譯為“好家伙”。“Know sth./sb. like the back of the one's hand”是固定用法，意思是“對某事(人)了如指掌”。

危機顯現(xiàn) 奮力逃亡

再次一覺醒來又回到現(xiàn)實的Coraline越發(fā)覺得現(xiàn)實世界一刻都難以忍受。于是盡管尚在白天，她也趁著媽媽外出購物，第三次進入了“完美世界”。這次，“媽媽”不僅為她奉上了姐妹花精彩絕倫的表演，還讓她參與其中，成為整場表演最引人注目的人。Coraline興奮至極，開始希望永遠留在這里?？墒郎蠜]有免費的午餐，要享受就得付出慘重的代價!

(表演結(jié)束了，Coraline依然興奮不已。)

Other Mom: You could stay here forever if you want to.

Coraline: Really?

Other Dad: Sure. We'll sing and play games， and Mother will cook your favorite meals.

Other Mom: There's one tiny little thing we need to do.

Coraline: What's that?

Other Dad: Well， it's a surprise.

(“媽媽”遞給Coraline一個盒子，Coraline打開盒子，發(fā)現(xiàn)里面赫然躺著兩粒黑色的紐扣!)

Other Mom: For you， our little doll. Black is traditional. But if you'd prefer pink or vermillion (朱紅色) or chartreuse (黃綠色)...Though you might make me jealous.

Coraline: No way! You're not sewing buttons in my eyes!

Other Mom: Oh， but we need a \"yes\" if you want to stay here.

“媽媽”在滿足了Coraline無休止的各種愿望后，終于表明了她的真正意圖——給Coraline的雙眼縫上紐扣，將她永遠留下來。Coraline驚恐地跑回臥室，希望一覺醒來自己能像前兩次那樣返回現(xiàn)實世界，可這次她失敗了。曾經(jīng)迫不及待想來“完美世界”的Coraline此刻只有一個念頭——逃離!但逃離談何容易，曾經(jīng)捉弄過Coraline的神秘黑貓倒是試圖幫Coraline逃跑，但卻以失敗告終。Coraline被遭到拒絕的“媽媽”無情地關了起來。

(被關起來的Coraline遇到了三個被困的鬼孩子。)

Coraline: Why are you all here?

Ghost Children: The beldam (惡婆).

Sweet Girl Ghost: She spied (暗中監(jiān)視) on our lives through the little doll's eyes.

Boy Ghost: And saw that we weren't happy.

Tall Girl Ghost: So she lured us away with treasures and treats.

Sweet Girl Ghost: And games to play.

Boy Ghost: Gave all that we asked.

Sweet Girl Ghost: Yet we still wanted more.

Tall Girl Ghost: So we let her sew the buttons.

Boy Ghost: She said that she loved us.

Tall Girl Ghost: But she locked us here.

Ghost Children: And ate up (吞噬) our lives.

Coraline: Well， she can't keep me in the dark forever. Not if she wants to win my life. Beating her is my only chance.

從三個鬼孩子那里，Coraline終于徹底明白了事情的真相。原來，“媽媽”利用小布偶的眼睛偷窺小孩，一旦發(fā)現(xiàn)小孩對現(xiàn)實世界不滿，就會引誘他們打開那扇神秘的小門，自投她的羅網(wǎng)。最終，小孩會被吃掉，變成沒有眼睛四處飄蕩的鬼魂。幸運的是，“完美世界”的“啞巴”Wybie及時趕來，幫助Coraline逃了出去。可返回現(xiàn)實世界就意味著徹底逃脫了嗎?

勇敢反擊心靈成長

Coraline逃回家，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)父母雙雙失蹤。她請Wybie幫忙，可卻被Wybie無情拒絕。她尋求姐妹花的幫助，卻只得到一塊用途不明的三角形石頭。唯有神秘黑貓始終不離不棄，在它的指引下，Coraline才頓悟:自己的父母原來是被“媽媽”綁架了!憤怒的Coraline終于明白，要想幫助眼睛被偷走的三個鬼孩子，解救被困的父母，她就必須重返門后的世界，打敗可惡的“媽媽”——蜘蛛精。在黑貓的陪伴下，勇敢的Coraline再次踏入“完美世界”，決心迎戰(zhàn)蜘蛛精，救回父母。

(按照黑貓的建議，Coraline想誘使正在做飯的蜘蛛精同她玩一個“游戲”。)

Coraline: Why don't we play a game? I know you like them.

Other Mom: What kind of game would it be?

Coraline: An exploring game. A finding things game.

Other Mom: And what is it you'd be finding， Coraline?

Coraline: My real parents.

Other Mom: Too easy.

Coraline: And...and the eyes of the ghost children.

Other Mom: Huh. What if you don't find them?

Coraline: If I lose， I'll stay here with you forever and let you love me. And I'll let you sew buttons into my eyes.

Other Mom: Hum， and if you somehow win this game?

Coraline: Then you let me go. You let everyone go. My real father and mother， the dead children， everyone you've trapped here.

Other Mom: Deal!

聰明的Coraline根據(jù)蜘蛛精的提示，利用姐妹花給的三角形石頭找到了三個鬼孩子的眼睛。但蜘蛛精給她限定的時間到了，父母卻仍不見蹤影。Coraline和一直陪伴她的黑貓再次落入了蜘蛛精之手。

(蜘蛛精要求Coraline交出鬼孩子們的眼睛，但Coraline決定最后一搏，她拿著鬼孩子們的眼睛在蜘蛛精面前虛晃一下。)

Coraline: Hold on. We aren't finished yet， are we?

Other Mom: No， I suppose not. After all， you still need to find your old parents， don't you? Too bad you won't have this.

(蜘蛛精得意地燒毀了Coraline的三角形石頭。而一個鬼孩子的眼睛則暗暗提醒Coraline千萬別交出眼睛——交了，蜘蛛精也不會放她走。Coraline瞥到了那扇緊鎖的第十四道門，心生一計。)

Coraline: I already know where you've hidden them.

Other Mom: Well， produce them.

Coraline: They're behind that door.

Other Mom: Oh， they are， are they?

(Coraline根據(jù)鬼孩子們的提示，發(fā)現(xiàn)了困著父母的玻璃球，她克制住欣喜，繼續(xù)哄騙蜘蛛精打開那扇門。)

Coraline: Go on. Open it. They'll be there. All right?

(蜘蛛精吐出了她從Coraline那里搶來的唯一一把鑰匙，打開了門。)

Other Mom: You're wrong， Coraline. They aren't there. Now you're going to stay here forever.

Coraline: No， I'm not!

(Coraline猛地將懷里的黑貓扔向蜘蛛精，蜘蛛精被抓掉了紐扣眼睛，瞎了。Coraline乘機抓起困著父母的玻璃球，打算逃跑。)

Other Mom: No! No! No! You horrible cheating girl! No! Where are you?

Coraline最終夾掉了蜘蛛精的一只爪子，把蜘蛛精鎖在了第十四道門里。父母得救了，三個鬼孩子也找到了眼睛，靈魂終于得到了自由。并且，現(xiàn)實世界的Wybie最終相信了Coraline所說的一切，及時幫Coraline毀掉了深夜妄圖偷走鑰匙釋放蜘蛛精的那只爪子。鑰匙被扔進了Coraline初來Pink Palace時發(fā)現(xiàn)的那口深不見底的古井，蜘蛛精永遠被困在了第十四道門里。籠罩著Pink Palace的黑暗消散了。

書稿敲定的父母在花園里種上了郁金香，了無生氣的花園開始有了色彩。那些曾經(jīng)看似怪異的鄰居們也紛紛前來幫忙種花，一掃這里的沉悶。通過“第十四道門”的Coraline此刻心態(tài)和看問題的視角發(fā)生了極大的改變:父母禮物背后的關愛在她眼里被放大了，簡陋的家在她眼里變得溫馨了，冷漠怪異的鄰居們變得友善熱情了。Coraline終于能停止對父母寵愛的無限索求，懂得不應事事苛求完美。她學會了發(fā)現(xiàn)并珍惜現(xiàn)實生活中的美好，開始在成長的路上闊步前行。而對于每個走在成長路上的人，影片海報上的那句宣傳語似乎同樣值得銘記:

Be careful what you wish for!