《无人区》：冲破喜剧传统的贺岁片.docVIP

Unusual comedy 《无人区》：冲破喜剧传统的贺岁片 When it comes to a Chinese holiday film that is directed by Ning Hao and stars Xu Zheng, 41, and Huang Bo, 39, it’s easy to expect another no-brainer comedy, much like the trio’s 2006 classic film Crazy Stone. 说到由导演宁浩、演员徐铮（41岁）和黄渤（39岁）这个“铁三角”组合打造的贺岁片，人们很容易就认为这又是一部类似2006年经典电影《疯狂的石头》那样的轻松喜剧。 So it comes as a surprise that their latest project, No Man’s Land (《无人区》) is nothing like what they’ve done before. In fact, there’s nothing comparable to it in the whole of Chinese cinema. 然而，他们的新作——《无人区》一经上映，便令人大跌眼镜，该片完全颠覆他们以往的影片。事实上，该片称得上是中国电影圈的“独一份儿”。 It’s a dark, Western-style thriller full of black humor and anti-authoritarian attitude —no wonder it was shelved for four years (it was first finished in June 2009) due to censorship issues (including too much negativity concerns such as that bad guys are depicted as heroes, and cops as impotent). 这是一部阴暗忧郁、充满西部风格的惊悚片，片中充斥着黑色幽默和反独裁主义——也正是因此，该片自2009年6月完成制作后由于审查问题被搁置4年之久（审查方担心片中大量诸如“反派英雄”、“无能警官”等元素造成消极影响）。 No Man’s Land tells the story of a lawyer named Pan Xiao (Xu Zheng), who drives to the deserts of China’s far west for a profitable case. On his way back, Pan is hunted down by a killer and encounters a variety of characters, including a police officer, a stripper and a group of smugglers. 在影片《无人区》中，律师潘肖（徐铮饰）为了一桩赚大钱的案子驾车来到中国边远西部的荒漠。返程途中，他被杀手追杀，并且遇到了包括警官、脱衣舞女、走私团伙在内的形形色色的人。 It’s a typical road movie and you can tell that Ning Hao gave his best to capture the essential elements of one. Beautiful desert scenery with long, empty roads and falcons flying above provide an authentic yet creepy background to what happens in the story. 这是一部典型的公路电影，宁浩竭尽全力地去捕获公路片的精髓。美丽的大漠风光、荒无人烟、没有尽头的公路以及天空中盘旋的秃鹰，都为情节发展营造出一种真实却令人毛骨悚然的氛围。 Ning’s storytelling skills keep you on edge throughout most of the two hours, although at times the story is so elaborate that you can’t help but wonder how it will wrap up. 宁浩精湛的叙事功力让你几乎2小时一直保持高度集中、紧张地观影状态。而有时因为情节太过精密复杂了，你甚至禁不住纳闷影片最后要如何收尾。 At the core of every road movie, however, is change