《Inception》　盜夢空間　這個世界是真實還是夢境

No.003　《Inception》　盜夢空間　這個世界是真實還是夢境

英文導讀

Inception is a 2010 British-American science fiction film written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars a large ensemble cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. DiCaprio plays Dom Cobb.

Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved.

Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible—inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.

Shortly after finishing Insomnia (2002), Nolan wrote an 80-page treatment about "dream stealers" and presented the idea to Warner Bros., envisioned as a horror film inspired by lucid dreaming. Feeling he needed to have more experience with large-scale film production, Nolan retired the project and instead worked on Batman Begins (2005), The Prestige (2006), and The Dark Knight (2008). He spent six months polishing the script before Warner Bros. purchased it in February 2009. Inception was filmed in six countries and four continents, beginning in Tokyo on June 19, 2009, and finishing in Canada on November 22, 2009. Its official budget was $160 million, a cost which was split between Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures. Nolan's reputation and success with The Dark Knight helped secure the film's $100 million in advertising expenditure, with most of the publicity involving viral marketing.

Inception premiered in London on July 8, 2010, and was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters on July 16, 2010. A box office success, Inception has grossed over $800 million worldwide becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time. The home video market also had strong results, with $68 million in DVD sales. Inception has received wide critical acclaim and numerous critics have praised its originality, cast, score, and visual effects. It won Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Cinematography, and was also nominated for four more: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Art Direction.

獲獎情況

2012年第84屆奧斯卡：最佳視覺效果、最佳攝影、最佳視覺效果、最佳音效剪輯獎，并榮獲最佳影片提名、最佳原創(chuàng)劇本提名、最佳藝術指導提名、最佳配樂提名。

影片信息

導演：克里斯托弗·諾蘭

編?。嚎死锼雇懈?middot;諾蘭

主演：萊昂納多·迪卡普里奧、約瑟夫·高登-萊維特、艾倫·佩吉、渡邊謙

類型：劇情、科幻、懸疑、犯罪

制片國家（地區(qū)）：美國、英國

上映日期：2010-09-01（中國）

片長：148分鐘

又名：《奠基》《全面啟動》《潛行兇間》《心靈犯案》《記憶迷陣》《記憶魔方》

劇情簡介

道姆·柯布（萊昂納多·迪卡普里奧　飾）是一個經(jīng)驗老到的竊賊。在人們精神最為脆弱的時候，他潛入別人夢中，竊取潛意識中有價值的信息和秘密。也是這項特殊的技能，讓他成為商業(yè)間諜中令人垂涎的對象。后來他淪為一名國際逃犯，失去了所愛的一切。如今，他面對了這樣一宗交易：只要接下了最后一項任務，并成功地完成，就可以不再是一名逃犯，可以回到自己的兒女身邊。

這次的任務和以往不同，不是竊取思想，而是植入思想。那就是找到全球壟斷巨頭的兒子費舍爾（希里安·墨菲飾），在費舍爾的頭腦中植入遣散公司的意念。

他的雇主買下了整個航空公司，讓費舍爾的私人飛機出現(xiàn)故障檢修，然后在費舍爾飛往洛杉磯的途中，開始實施這個計劃。柯布等一行6人將費舍爾帶入了事先造好的夢境，對費舍爾進行意念的培養(yǎng)?？墒?，誰也沒有想到，費舍爾先前曾受過防止在夢中被襲擊的專業(yè)訓練，他們受到費舍爾潛意識保衛(wèi)隊的猛烈攻擊，這讓這項工作的難度又增加了。而柯布亡妻的阻撓，更是難上加難……

制作花絮

片首，當柯布、亞瑟、納什和齊藤各自在自己的夢境醒來時，都有一個鏡頭清楚地拍到時鐘倒轉(zhuǎn)而行。

萊昂納多是電影監(jiān)制艾瑪·托馬斯和導演克里斯多夫·諾蘭的唯一主角人選。

男主角的名字柯布，發(fā)音和梵語、北印度語、烏爾都語、旁遮普語里的“夢”的發(fā)音相同。

片中走廊失重中的打斗場景，演員約瑟夫·高登·里維特沒有使用替身，所有動作都由他自己完成。

重點學習

Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse

Pull off是英語中的一個固定搭配，在文中，它是“（成功或艱苦地）完成；贏得”的意思，比如：Father enjoys pulling off a miracle.（父親總喜歡一鳴驚人。）該搭配還可用于表達“把（機動車）開到路旁停車處（或路邊）；把（車、船等）開離”的意思，比如：The boat pulled off from the shore.（這條船駛離海岸。）另外，該搭配其他較常見的意思有“拿掉；拉開（某人或某物）；扯下；撕開；剝掉；脫掉（衣、帽、鞋等）”等。

Best Picture

我們都知道，picture有“圖片，照片”的意思，但文中的picture并不是該意思，而是“影片”的意思，所以best picture是“最佳影片”的意思，是奧斯卡獎、艾美獎等其他獎項中的最重要的一個獎項。比如：It was also the first color film to win for best picture.（它同時還是第一部贏得最佳影片獎的彩色電影。）

單詞時間

ensemble[???s??bl?] n. 全體；總效果；全套服裝；全套家具；合奏組

extraction[ik?stræk??n] n. 取出；抽出；拔出；抽出物；出身

subconscious[?s?b?k?n??s] n. 潛在意識；下意識心理活動

vulnerable[?v?ln?r?bl] adj. 易受攻擊的，易受…的攻擊；易受傷害的；有弱點的

treacherous[?tret??r?s] adj. 奸詐的，叛逆的，背叛的；危險的；不牢靠的

espionage[?espi??nɑ:?] n. 間諜；間諜活動；刺探

fugitive[?fju:d?itiv] n. 逃亡者；難捕捉之物

redemption[ri?demp??n] n. 贖回；拯救；償還；實踐

envision[in?vi??n] vt. 想象；預想

reputation[?repju?tei??n] n. 名聲，名譽；聲望

expenditure[iks?pendit??] n. 支出，花費；經(jīng)費，消費額

conventional[k?n?ven??n?l] adj. 符合習俗的，傳統(tǒng)的；常見的；慣例的