《Up》　飛屋環(huán)游記　讓我們開始冒險吧

No.028　《Up》　飛屋環(huán)游記　讓我們開始冒險吧

英文導(dǎo)讀

Up is a 2009 American computer-animated comedy-adventure film. It centers on an elderly widower named Carl Fredricksen and an earnest young Wilderness Explorer named Russell who fly to South America by floating in a house. The film has received universal critical acclaim, with a rating of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes (the best reviewed wide-released film of 2009 on the site), and grossed over $731 million worldwide, making it Pixar's third-most commercially successful film, behind Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo.

Young Carl Fredricksen is a shy, quiet boy who idolizes renowned explorer Charles F. Muntz. He is saddened to learn, however, that Muntz has been accused of fabricating the skeleton of a giant bird he had claimed to have discovered in Paradise Falls, Venezuela, South America, and the organization fires him. Muntz needed a plan to clear his name. So he vows to return to Paradise Falls to capture the bird alive, and he will not return until he does. One day, Carl befriends an energetic and somewhat eccentric tomboy named Ellie, who is also a Muntz fan. She confides to Carl her desire to move her "clubhouse"—an abandoned house in the neighborhood—to a cliff overlooking Paradise Falls, making him promise to help her. Carl and Ellie eventually get married and grow old together in the restored house, working as a toy balloon vendor anda zookeeper, respectively. When they are told by a doctor that they are unable to have children together, they repeatedly pool their savings for a trip to Paradise Falls, but end up spending it on more pressing needs. An elderly Carl finally arranges for the trip, but Ellie suddenly becomes ill and dies, leaving him alone.

However, Carl comes up with a scheme to keep his promise to Ellie: he turns his house into a makeshift airship, using thousands of helium balloons to lift it off its foundation. A young member of the"Wilderness Explorers" (a fictional youth organization analogous to the Boy Scouts of America) named Russell becomes an accidental passenger, having pestered Carl earlier in an attempt to earn his final merit badge, "Assisting the Elderly".

Up received critical acclaim, with most reviewers commending the humor and heart of the film. Edward Asner was praised for his portrayal of Carl, and a montage of Carl and his wife Ellie aging together was widely lauded. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, making it the second animated film in history to receive such a nomination, following Beauty and the Beast (1991).

獲獎情況

2010年第82屆奧斯卡：最佳年度動畫長片、最佳原創(chuàng)配樂獎，并榮獲最佳影片提名、最佳音效編輯提名、最佳原創(chuàng)劇本提名、最佳配樂提名。

影片信息

導(dǎo)演：彼特·道格特

編?。乎U勃·彼德森

主演：克里斯托弗·普盧默、約翰·拉岑貝格、愛德華·阿斯納、保羅·愛汀

類型：劇情、喜劇、動畫、奇幻、冒險

制片國家（地區(qū)）：美國

上映日期：2009-05-29（美國）

片長：96分鐘

又名：《沖天救兵》《天外奇跡》《飛屋歷險記》

劇情簡介

小男孩卡爾懷揣著對冒險的熱愛，遇見了像假小子一樣的艾麗，相同的愛好最終使兩個人成為了一生的伴侶。他們一直有一個夢想：就是有朝一日要去南美洲的“仙境瀑布”探險，但現(xiàn)實的生活是殘忍的，婚后的他們一直在為生計忙碌著。所以，直到艾麗去世，這個夢想也未能實現(xiàn)。終于有一天，已經(jīng)年邁的卡爾決定帶著妻子的夢想，去“仙境瀑布”探險。

卡爾曾經(jīng)專賣氣球，所以他用很多氣球拽著他的房子飛上了天空，令卡爾意外的是，自稱是“荒野開拓者”的小男孩小羅，偷偷地爬到卡爾的門廊上，要和卡爾一起去冒險。小羅的喋喋不休，讓卡爾對這個小胖墩格外討厭。

房子的重量畢竟過于龐大，在運行的過程中，這一老一少在飛行中經(jīng)過了千難萬險，終于看到了傳說中的“仙境瀑布”。而在相處的過程中，卡爾發(fā)現(xiàn)小羅其實是個惹人憐愛的孩子。在他們前往目的地、步行穿越一座森林時，他們意外地遇到了卡爾少年的崇拜偶像——探險家查爾斯·蒙茲。這時候，他發(fā)現(xiàn)蒙茲居然是一個為達(dá)目的不擇手段的壞人。此時的老人離自己的夢想之地只有一步之遙……

制作花絮

《飛屋環(huán)游記》的制作前后歷時5年。

影片中的狗飛行員用了和《星球大戰(zhàn)（1977）》中X-Wing Pilots同樣的廣播，但是把“紅色中隊”換成了“灰色中隊”，表現(xiàn)狗是色盲。

開始，當(dāng)老卡爾醒來時，他床邊有幾個藥瓶，其中一個寫著“Luxo”，就是皮克斯片頭那個跳跳燈的名字。

仙境瀑布及其周邊地形的原形是在委內(nèi)瑞拉的安赫爾瀑布（世界上最高的瀑布）一帶。

重點學(xué)習(xí)

That Muntz has been accused of fabricating the skeleton of a giant bird

Accuse of是英語中一常用搭配，在文中是“指控，控告，控訴；告發(fā)”的意思，比如：He was accused of corruption. （他被控告犯有貪污罪。）另外，它還有“指責(zé)，譴責(zé)；非難”的意思，比如：We accused him of having neglected his duty.（我們指責(zé)他玩忽職守。）

Carl comes up with a scheme to keep his promise to Ellie

Come up with是英語中一常用搭配，在文中是“想出；提出，提議”的意思，比如：We weren't able to come up with any new suggestions.（我們提不出任何新建議。）另外，它還能表達(dá)“趕上；接近，走近”的意思，比如：I came up with them as they were rounding the corner.（他們正在拐彎時，我趕上了他們。）

單詞時間

commercially[k??m?:??li] adv.商業(yè)上；通商上

idolize[?aid?liaiz] vt. 極端崇拜；把...當(dāng)偶像崇拜

skeleton[?skelit?n] n. 骨架，骨骼；綱要；骨瘦如柴的人

energetic[?en??d?etik] adj. 精力充沛的；積極的；有力的

eccentric[ik?sentrik] adj. 古怪的，反常的

tomboy[?t?mb?i] n. 假小子，行為似男孩的頑皮姑娘

zookeeper[?zu?ki?p?] n. 動物園管理員

makeshift[?meik?ift] adj. 臨時的；權(quán)宜之計的；湊合的

foundation[faun?dei??n] n. 基礎(chǔ)；地基；基金會；根據(jù)；創(chuàng)立

analogous[??næl?ɡ?s] adj. 類似的；可比擬的

portrayal[p?:?trei?l] n. 描繪；畫像，肖像