【美劇文化】美劇《紙牌屋》：你看得懂的政治戲.

　　經(jīng)過數(shù)輪激烈角逐，新一屆美國總統(tǒng)加勒特·沃克(邁克·吉爾 Michael Gill 飾)誕生，自稱水管工的眾議院多數(shù)黨黨鞭弗蘭西斯·安德伍德(凱文·史派西 Kevin Spacey 飾)在其背后功不可沒。然而高傲自大的政客弗蘭西斯并未如愿當(dāng)上國務(wù)卿，他為此惱怒不已，發(fā)誓要將背叛了自己的沃克拉下寶座。

　　利用新總統(tǒng)擬推的綜合教育改革法，弗蘭西斯操縱《華盛頓先驅(qū)報》女記者佐伊·巴恩斯(凱特·瑪拉 Kate Mara 飾)大做文章。初戰(zhàn)告捷，他旋即指派手下對新政府展開新的圍剿，同時巧妙化解躲避來自政敵的明槍暗箭。他猶如來自伊甸園的毒蛇，巧舌如簧，翻云覆雨，緊緊咬住所有人的弱點，以實現(xiàn)自己的目的?！皼]有永遠(yuǎn)的敵人，只有永遠(yuǎn)的利益”，這句話在弗蘭西斯身上得到最佳體現(xiàn)……

　　Cards that won’t topple

　　美劇《紙牌屋》：你看得懂的政治戲

　　美劇《紙牌屋》在Netflix網(wǎng)站一經(jīng)推出便引發(fā)熱議。政治劇往往因為劇情晦澀，節(jié)奏緩慢而令觀眾難以提起興趣，而《紙牌屋》的魅力究竟是什么呢?

　　Say hello to House of Cards, the critically acclaimed new US TV drama series that, ironically, isn’t being aired on TV.

　　讓我們一起來歡迎備受贊譽的全新美劇《紙牌屋》的到來吧!而有意思的是，這部劇不是在電視上播出的。

　　Since most fans of American TV series in China watch episodes online instead of on their TV sets, it probably doesn’t matter.

　　但鑒于國內(nèi)大多數(shù)美劇迷都是在網(wǎng)上而非電視上追劇，這可能也無所謂。

　　What is worth mentioning is the format in which the show was launched: the 13 episodes of the first season all aired at once on Netflix (a US company that legally streams videos through the Internet for a monthly fee), causing widespread discussion on “binge-viewing”.

　　值得一提的是這部劇集的播出形式：第一季全部13集在Netflix(一家按月收費，合法提供網(wǎng)絡(luò)視頻播放服務(wù)的美國公司)上一口氣播完，引起人們對“狂看片”(編者注：指在一個時間段內(nèi)將之前播過的電視節(jié)目一次看完)的熱烈討論。

　　In short, it’s like the marathon run of The Legend of Zhenhuan on TV during the Spring Festival holiday. It’s a special treat for devoted fans who don’t want to wait an entire week until they can see the next episode.

　　總之，就像《甄嬛傳》在春節(jié)期間馬拉松式的連播一樣，這是給那些不想苦等一周才能收看下一集的鐵桿劇迷的一份特殊大禮。

　　Now for the show itself. The story is about Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), a congressman who has been promised the post of Secretary of State in the newly elected president’s administration. When the president breaks that promise, Underwood embarks on a campaign of revenge.

　　現(xiàn)在，我們就來說說這部劇。整個故事圍繞國會議員弗蘭克?安德伍德(凱文?史派西飾)展開，新任總統(tǒng)內(nèi)閣曾許諾讓他擔(dān)任國務(wù)卿一職。而總統(tǒng)最終沒有兌現(xiàn)諾言，于是安德伍德開始實施一系列復(fù)仇行動。

　　Despite the big names, including director David Fincher (The Social Network) and Oscar-winning Spacey, I wasn’t fully taken in at first.

　　盡管本片陣容豪華，導(dǎo)演大衛(wèi)?芬奇曾執(zhí)導(dǎo)《社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)》，主演則由奧斯卡得主凱文?史派西擔(dān)綱，但一開始我對該劇并不“感冒”。

　　Political drama is a tricky genre. Often it’s obscure and very slow. For those used to watching more exciting series, like Homeland, it can be hard to feel intrigued by, say, an education bill. But the more I watched, the more I liked the series; whether it was the beautifully shot scenes or Spacey’s excellent acting.

　　政治劇是一種十分復(fù)雜的戲劇類型，通常情節(jié)晦澀，節(jié)奏緩慢。對于那些看慣了像《國土安全》這樣富有激情的劇集的人來說，比如教育法案這種情節(jié)可能很難吸引他們。但是對于這部劇，我是越看越喜歡;不論是那些出色的場景還是凱文?史派西精湛的演技。

　　Underwood’s goal is to quietly destroy the president, without having any blood on his hands. At certain points you wonder: how can he have so much power without anybody being suspicious? It’s a bit like the unstoppable Emily Thorne in ABC’s Revenge. But with Spacey, you somehow believe he could get anyone to do anything.

　　安德伍德的目標(biāo)是不動聲色地搞垮總統(tǒng)，并將自己摘得干干凈凈。有時你可能會發(fā)問：他怎么能在不被人懷疑的情況下?lián)碛腥绱司薮蟮臋?quán)力?這有點像ABC劇集《復(fù)仇》里無堅不摧的艾米麗?索恩。但是看著凱文?史派西的表演，你就會不知不覺地相信，他能夠讓任何人去做任何事情。

　　Throughout the series he explains his plans by directly speaking into the camera ― a technique that has been used in many TV series, often to bad fect. But Spacey’s natural and skillful acting makes it work.

　　整部劇中，凱文?史派西總是直面鏡頭徑直說出自己的計劃——盡管許多電視劇里都采用這一手法，但效果往往并不理想，可是凱文?史派西自然和純熟的演技卻讓這一手法頗為奏效。

　　One of the more common comments about the show is that “it makes TV network executives nervous”. If a TV series that didn’t even air on TV can do that, I can’t think of a reason why you shouldn’t give House of Cards a try.

　　關(guān)于本劇，人們聽到最多的評論是：“它讓各大電視臺的高管們捏了把汗”。如果一部甚至沒有在電視上播出過的劇集能夠如此受歡迎，實在沒理由拒絕《紙牌屋》的魅力。