[The Good Lab]站2013.05.21

 

電影:《阿Sam》

日期: 2013.05.21 (二)

時間: 19:30-21:30

地點: 好單位小劇場，西九龍通州街500號星匯居L1（港鐵長沙灣站步行6分鐘，南昌站步行10分鐘）

嘉賓: 鍾礎斌 先生（心理學家，大學講師，廣告策劃）

 

Film: A Sam

Date: 2013.05.21 (Tue)

Time: 19:30-21:30

Venue: Mini Theatre, The Good Lab, L1, The Sparkle, 5500 Tung Chau Street, West Kowloon

Guest: Mr. Indie Chung ( Psychologist, Lecturer, Strategic Planner )

 

中國 China / 2011 / 85min / 羅麗梅 LO Li-mei

★CNEX 監製影片 CNEX Production

 

這是一個有關尋找的故事，尋找迷茫的源點，同時也在尋找消除迷茫的轉機。

 

在Sam25歲的這年，他前所未有地覺得自己的人生不如意：工作不順利，家庭不溫暖，就連女友也背叛他。於是，飽受傷痛的Sam借著理想的名義，選擇去了北京，希望實現電影夢。然而，北京的遭遇讓他第一次感覺到社會對孤立個體的壓榨和排擠，也第一次清醒地看到了理想和現實之間的真實距離。

 

生活就像海綿，你越用力擊它，它也越反擊你，你越想改變它，你反而越會被它吞噬，直到你筋疲力盡，直到你妥協。這就是Sam的命運，也可以說是我們的命運。你站得越高，只能說明你妥協得越多。

 

Sam is 25 and has been living with his parents in Shenzhen for 20 years now. Sam has worked in the film industry for 3 years now. He wants to become the next ZHANG Yi-mou but his parents just want Sam to find a good job and to stay close to home. At home, Sam is close to his mom but distant from his dad. Right now, Sam feels that his life is not going well. His career is unsuccessful, his family life is not a source of comfort, and even his girlfriend betrays him. Full of hurt, and in the name of better opportunities, Sam, like many before him who migrated north, leaves for Beijing. Sam believes that Beijing has stories to tell and better lives to lead. What Sam does not anticipate is the hardship that comes with a big city. Instantly, and without his parents’ shielding, Sam’s shyness and weakness are magnified. Lacking the ability to maneuver complicated social circles, he is marginalized by his peers in the film industry. For the first time, Sam experiences profound loneliness and immense pressures from city life. For the first time, Sam sees the widening gap between dream and reality. Even in relationships Sam cannot escape the tragedy of getting dumped. With all the “could”, “would” and “should”, Sam cannot figure out what he truly desires. He is getting more and more confused and yet still not realize how fragile his dream is. Like a bird with its wings clipped off, Sam couldn't even fly to a safe hiding place. A heart full of defeat Sam vacations at a place called Luku Lake. Sam feels a sense of freedom that hasn’t been felt for some time. The blue sky, the turquoise lake, the lush valley, people’s smiles, warm air, a child’s innocence…this is what Sam wants. At Luku Lake Sam is able to reflect and think about everything he has and everyone around him, including his parents. But no matter how blue the sky, it can never replace the darkness that hovers over Sam’s life, because the realities of Sam’s everyday life beckons him. When everyone around him basks in happiness, he walks alone, unable engage. The hotel owner Jesse tells Sam, to be a man means to dream big and act big. Sam is incapable of that. A vacation is a respite from the daily grind but ultimately, Sam returns to what he knows and to his family. He starts to speak to the father whom he hasn’t spoken to in 20 years, and he goes back to work and to singing karaoke.