《Happy Feet》　快樂的大腳　不要害怕與眾不同

No.032　《Happy Feet》　快樂的大腳　不要害怕與眾不同

英文導讀

Happy Feet is a 2006 Australian-American computer-animated musical family film, directed and co-written by George Miller. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures and Kingdom Feature Productions and was released in North American theaters on November 17, 2006. It is the first animated film produced by Kennedy Miller in association with visual effects/design company Animal Logic.

Son of Memphis (Hugh Jackman) and Norma Jean (Nicole Kidman), Mumble (Elijah Wood), a sweet little ball of penguin fluff has one big problem: no matter how hard he tries, he can' t sing a single note. In a world where every penguin attracts their soul mate through their own special heart-song, he cannot ever truly belong. But as it happens, Mumble is a brilliant tap-dancer! When he unleashes his deepest feelings, they don't come from his beak…they pour out through his “happy feet”.

As he grows into a teenager who is keen to gain acceptance, he fails to graduate and is the last to lose his adolescent feathers…setting him further apart. But Mumble is curious about the world and not afraid of challenges thrown in his path. And when the seas become depleted of fish, the Elders of the Penguin Nation blame Mumble and his strange ′hippity-hoppity′ gait for disturbing the natural order. So he sets out on a journey across the vast Antarctic landscape to prove them wrong.

Though primarily an animated film, Happy Feet does incorporate motion capture of live action humans in certain scenes. The film was simultaneously released in both conventional theatres and in IMAX 2D format. The studio had hinted that a future IMAX 3D release was a possibility. However, Warner Bros., the film's production company, was on too tight a budget to release Happy Feet in IMAX digital 3D.

Happy Feet is a jukebox musical, taking previously recorded songs and working them into the film's soundtrack to fit with the mood of the scene or character. Two soundtrack albums were released for the film; one containing songs from and inspired by the film, and another featuring John Powell's instrumental score. They were released on October 31, 2006 and December 19, 2006, respectively.

Happy Feet received generally positive reviews. Review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes reported that the film has a 75% fresh rating, with an 82% percent from the Top Critics.

Happy Feet won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, and was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature and the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film.

獲獎情況

2007年第79屆奧斯卡：最佳年度動畫長片獎。

影片信息

導演：喬治·米勒、沃倫·科爾曼

編?。何謧?middot;科爾曼、約翰·考利

主演：伊利亞·伍德、布萊特妮·墨菲、休·杰克曼、妮可·基德曼

類型：喜劇、愛情、動畫、音樂、家庭、冒險

制片國家（地區(qū)）：澳大利亞、美國

上映日期：2006-11-17（美國）

片長：108分鐘

又名：《踢跶小企鵝》《歡快的大腳》《歡樂大腳》《快樂腳》

劇情簡介

瑪寶是帝企鵝家族中的另類分子，經(jīng)常受到排擠和歧視。原因是，在這個家族里，只有一個辦法能夠讓新生的小家伙得到大家的認可并且可以結婚生子——擁有一副動聽的歌喉。而瑪寶恰恰是一只不會唱歌的企鵝。但是，他格外擅長舞蹈，舞技超群的絕藝卻沒有帶給他幸運，鐵面領袖把他趕出了族門。他們認為不會唱歌只會跳舞的瑪寶根本就不是企鵝，可能永遠也找不到真愛。

瑪寶第一次單獨離開家，在外面的世界流浪。它碰上了另一個族群：阿德蘭企鵝，這群企鵝嗜好跳舞，自詡“2266歌舞團”，他們驚嘆于瑪寶的舞步，邀請他前去舞會狂歡。

在前往舞會的路上，瑪寶遇到了一個踩著搖滾舞步的流浪者，他指引瑪寶解開心中的謎團：為什么企鵝食物會越來越少，為什么海平面有大型的鐵皮船，為什么船上的人對企鵝殘暴不仁。于是瑪寶追蹤一艘鐵殼船，闖入了人類的世界。在經(jīng)歷過一些奇跡般的事情之后，不會唱歌的瑪寶認識到，只要忠于自己，就一定能活出不一樣的“人生”……

制作花絮

片中企鵝們的“心靈之歌”確實是帝企鵝種群所獨有的低聲吟唱，而且每只帝企鵝都具有自己獨特的歌聲，用于鑒別各自的身份。于是在這種歌聲的啟發(fā)下，米勒決定讓歌舞成為影片的重要元素和看點。

舞蹈演員們在錄制舞蹈場景時，不僅要穿上布滿動作捕捉傳感器的服裝，還要戴上模仿企鵝頭部的頭飾，以讓動畫角色的頭部運動與舞蹈動作相一致。

在2006年11月17日影片展開公映的同時，IMAX版的《快樂的大腳》也在全球IMAX影院同步上映。IMAX DMR技術賦予了影片前所未有的壯觀影像和音效，截止當時，《快樂的大腳》是華納公司出品的第14部IMAX電影。

重點學習

In a world where every penguin attracts their soul mate through their own special heart-song

在英語中，soul mate從字面上看，可譯為“靈魂伴侶；心靈伴侶”的意思，它也常常被譯為“情人，情侶”，有時用于口語中，可以表達“意氣相投的人，心心相印者；性情相投的人”的意思，比如：I hope you all the best in finding your soul mate and happiness.（我希望你能一切順利地找到心心相印的伴侶和幸福。）

They pour out through his “happy feet”

Pour out是英語中的一個固定搭配，如果你pour out your thoughts, feelings, or experiences, you tell someone all about them.也就是“倒出（想法、情感、經(jīng)歷等）”的意思，比如：I poured my thoughts out on paper in an attempt to rationalize my feelings.（我將自己的想法倒出，寫在紙上以求理順情緒。）另外，該搭配還可以表達“倒出（一杯飲料）”的意思，比如：Larry was pouring out four glasses of champagne.（拉里倒出了四杯香檳。）

單詞時間

animation[?æni?mei??n] n. 活潑，生氣；激勵；卡通片繪制

association[??s?usi?ei??n] n. 協(xié)會，聯(lián)盟，社團；聯(lián)合；聯(lián)想

penguin[?pe?ɡwin] n. 企鵝；[美俚]空軍地勤人員

fluff[fl?f] n. 絨毛；錯誤；無價值的東西

unleash[??n?li:?] vt. 發(fā)動；解開…的皮帶；解除…的束縛

beak[bi:k] n. 鳥嘴；鷹鉤鼻子；地方執(zhí)法官；男教師

keen[ki:n] adj. 敏銳的，敏捷的；渴望的；強烈的；熱心的；銳利的

gait[ɡeit] n. 步法，步態(tài)

capture[?kæpt??] vt. 俘獲；奪得

simultaneously[saim?l?teini?sli] adv. 同時地

jukebox[?d?u:kb?ks] n. 自動唱機

album[?ælb?m] n. 相簿；唱片集；集郵簿；簽名紀念冊

instrumental[?instru?ment?l] adj. 樂器的；有幫助的；儀器的，器械的