一瞬间的感动, MTV赏析-Through the Rain |
送交者: 欢乐颂 2010年05月28日09:35:03 于 [影视娱乐] 发送悄悄话 |
这个MTV一开始很抓人,一个女孩和母亲发生激烈的争执,母亲劈头就是一句: 母亲:“You are a disgrace to this family!" 女孩:“Didn't you teach me to follow my heart,this is what I believe in, why can't you see that!" 母亲:“You are a kid, you don't know what you believe in!" 女孩:“I am leaving...” 这是个家庭中很常见的争执,可以猜到是女儿有了意中人而母亲反对,不过仍然没有点明,导演很好地把悬念放到后面。 紧接着女孩离家出走,引子部分结束,演唱开始。Mariah Carey运用她独特的音色将这个故事展开。值得留意的是从40秒后的两分多钟的演唱里,MC将真声和气声混合运用的技巧,即一句歌词,前半句用真声,后半句用气声,这种唱法很炫。Mariah Carey被中国歌迷称为花蝴蝶确实有道理,她的技巧很多,但并不意味着她的演唱缺乏感情。具体到这种技巧为什么要用在这首歌里,我没太想明白,可能是因为这首歌结尾处要用持续的真声高音,所以为避免整首歌的曲风过于单调而采用的一种调剂。后面这两分多钟的画面交待了这个女孩和一个黑人的爱情故事,两人如何不顾父母 反对,坚持在一起,最后决定抛弃家庭的阻力私奔。 从3分30秒开始,气象一变:场景由街头移至教堂内,MC的演唱中完全丢掉了气声,全部采用真声的高音一贯到底,将歌曲的气氛推上高峰。与此同时,镜头反复在教堂中放歌的MC与那两个青年男女私奔后艰苦而幸福的生活场景之中切换。当镜头在教堂中时,MC站在前台演唱(牧师讲道的地方),镜头虽然时而全景,时而近景,时而特写,但摄像机的角度始终对着MC的正面(为什么这个重要,马上就会揭晓)。但是就在4分15秒的时候,摄像机的角度忽然调了个180度,变成从MC的角度看下面的听众。这时两个老人(一黑一白)就坐在第一排,眼中噙着泪水,看着Mariah Carey唱歌。此时不难猜到,这黑白二老就是前面故事中那对青年男女(已经相守到白头了) 。但在第一次看这个MTV的时候,一直到这里我还没明白,为什么要把故事中的两个主角和演唱者(讲故事的人)放在同一个物理空间里。直到4分26秒时,摄像机的角度又一个变换,当他们三个人同时处于一个画面中的时候,我才猛然意识到MC这个演唱者其实并不是局外人,而是这两位老人的女儿,原来她这是在讲述她本人的故事!那种一瞬间的感动,感觉象一盆凉水从头顶上淋下来... 我记得曾经读过Mariah Carey的平生介绍,她的父母正是一黑一白。可叹的是,父母在她三岁时离异,承受不了跨种族婚姻所带来的压力也许是原因之一(While living in Huntington, racist neighbors allegedly poisoned the family dog and set fire to her family's car。详见百科介绍)。MC几乎是完全在单亲家庭长大,母亲必须打几份工才能维持生计,而且由于生活所迫,多次迁徙,生活艰难。就因为如此,MC从小立志学习音乐,长大后摆脱困苦的生活。17岁高中毕业就只身闯荡纽约,寻求音乐的梦想。最终抓住了机遇,成为歌坛天后...这个MTV的制作是不是MC为了弥补父母离异带来的遗憾,我就不知道了。 "Through the Rain" 并不是MC最好的歌,这个MTV拍的虽然不错,但并无独创的地方,精华全在于导演最后的巧妙处理和这个画面背后隐含的感人故事。再看看"Through the Rain"的歌词,Mariah Carey以亲身的经历鼓励我们“Yes you can.You gonna make it through the rain"。故事的背景虽是爱情,却可以推广至任何主题。其实我最喜欢MC的,不是她众多的Number One Hits,而正是那些励志歌曲,象“make it happen”,“they cant take that away from me”等等,以后如有机会再介绍。 Songwriters: Cole, Lionel; Carey, Mariah; When you get caught in the rain With no where to run When you're distraught and in pain without anyone When you keep crying out to be saved But nobody comes and you feel so far away That you just can't find your way home You can get there alone It's okay, what you say is I can make it through the rain, I can stand up once again on my own And I know that I'm strong enough to mend And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith And I live one more day and I make it through the rain And if you keep falling down, don't you dare give in You will arise safe and sound, so keep pressing on steadfastly And you'll find what you need to prevail What you say is I can make it through the rain, I can stand up once again on my own And I know that I'm strong enough to mend And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith And I live one more day and I make it through the rain And when the rain blows, as shadows grow close Don't be afraid, there's nothing you can't face And should they tell you, you'll never pull through Don't hesitate, stand tall and say I can make it through the rain, I can stand up once again on my own And I know that I'm strong enough to mend And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith And I live one more day and I make it through the rain I can make it through the rain As I live once again And I live one more day I can make it through the rain Yes you can You gonna make it through the rain |
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