《倒計時》是由知名导演大衛·格瑞尼 执导的一部劇情片，珍妮·艾加特 布萊恩·馬歇爾 Clare Sutc 等倾情出演，该片讲述了：The story appears simple on the su rface, but is revealed, especiall y after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes a t his best. Ost ensibly it concerns a 14- year old Cathol ic girl, Wynne (Agut ter) growin g up in this post-modern wastela nd, who develop s a crush on her much older adopti ve brothe r (Marshall)- a crush which p erversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea th at makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it con tinues not necessarily al ong a linea r path but in several confusing and fascinati ng directi ons: the family9;s history, ( detaile d effectivel y in chi lling flashback duri ng an imp rovised seance) is a ch equered one, and has s uffered at least one major relocation and u pheaval in the last ten years. At the crux, however, it& #39;s the depiction of socialal chang es that make I Start Counti ng so fascinat ing and ele vate its language far beyond the confines of the s tanda rd horror f ilm. The major subtext- that teenage gir ls were ma turing mor e quickly th an before , and develo ping full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but we re n ot po ssessed of enough disc retion to m ake the rig ht choices- was a st ep forward for a g enre in whic h its young females had previously been portra yed as bi mbo vi ctims (Co ver Girl Killer and The Night Caller sprin g to mind), but not one th at all viewers would necessarily agree with. But most striking of al l, and possibly the mo st endu ring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the m aster ful symbolism with whi ch director Greene inve sts every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family';s world- their house, thei r walls, their TV, Agut ters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcli ffe's c lothes, Marshalls van, the local Catho lic church, th eir town cen tre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scinti llating whit e- a white which, by inferen ce, is slowly bec oming smudged and corrupted wit h the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are suppo sed to hold dear), and it is into this world of in nocence t hat the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and p enetration), conducted by the leche rous yet s imilarly juveni le Simo n Ward, makes regular jo urneys. The allegory is further expanded in one s cene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in churc h weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, b ut the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a gen re production has t he use of colour and backgr ound been so important or effect ive in creating a uniformity of mood. I Start Counting is as near-perfec t an end to a decade a s one could ho pe for, and exac tly t he kind of film people should be maki ng now- which is, of course, exactly why they ne ver will. A genre essential. by D.R. SHIMO [email protected]oviecodec.com 陆灵蹊搂住小家伙时，心里软软的，“我们也好想你，放心，爷爷 会上来的，青主儿和葵葵也 会上来的，以后还会有敖象、小贝他们，对了，他们也有礼物给你噢， 神神秘秘地封着，也没让我 看，回头你瞅瞅 ，要是宝石什么的，也分我两块玩。”
