備受期待的科幻史詩大片《沙丘》上周末上映,截至目前,全球票房已超過2.2億美元,折合人民币近15億元。該片在中國内地的首周末也創下1.4億人民币票房。

The first installment of Dune, a science-fiction epic starring Timothée Chalamet, notched an estimated $40.1 million at the North American box office over the weekend. It marks the biggest opening for Warner Bros this year. So far,Dunehas made $220 million globally. This weekend, it debuted with $21.6 million in China.
《沙丘》改編自弗蘭克·赫伯特1965年創作的史詩科幻巨著。成功執導了科幻電影《銀翼殺手2049》和《降臨》的丹尼斯·維倫紐瓦擔任導演,“甜茶”蒂莫西·柴勒梅德領銜主演。
Set on Arrakis, an inhospitable desert planet valued for its hallucinogenic "spice," the novel follows the journey of young Paul Atreides whose family has been tasked with overseeing the planet — taking the place of their rivals, the Harkonnens.
原著小說的故事發生在一個叫亞瑞克斯的星球上,這是一個荒涼的沙漠星球,卻因其盛産宇宙重要物資“香料”而受到各方重視。天賦異禀的少年保羅·厄崔迪被命運指引,為了保衛自己的家族和人民,決心前往浩瀚宇宙間最危險的這顆星球,取代對手哈克南族的統治,開啟一場驚心動魄的冒險。
作為一部科幻作品,故事裡涵蓋了科幻小說的種種元素,例如宇宙飛船、外星生命“沙蟲”等等,同時它又展現了政治、背叛、宗教等宏大主題。
The story features everything from spaceships and extraterrestrial life forms called sandworms to themes revolving around betrayal, politics and religion.
這不是《沙丘》第一次被改編成電影。
Duneis the second big-screen attempt to adapt Frank Herbert's 1965 epic, following David Lynch's much derided 1984 version. Villeneuve'sDune, which adapts only the first half of the book, stars Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya and Javier Bardem.
這部《沙丘》是弗蘭克·赫伯特的1965年史詩原著第二次被改編成電影,早前大衛·林奇執導的1984版《沙丘》曾備受嘲諷。維倫紐瓦導演的這部《沙丘》隻改編了原著的上半部,主演包括蒂莫西·柴勒梅德、奧斯卡·伊薩克、麗貝卡·弗格森、贊達亞和賈維爾·巴爾頓。
傳奇影業已在推特上證明會拍攝《沙丘》續集。
“無法被改編”的《沙丘》
這次成功了嗎?
《沙丘》被譽為“20世紀最佳科幻小說”,各大“一生必看榜單”都有它,其中蘊含了龐大的世界觀設定,同時又有大量的心理描寫和人物對話,對視效技術和劇本改編都有極高要求,是以也有一個“無法被改編成電影”(unfilmable)的名聲。
Dunehas often been considered "unfilmable." As Marina Hassapopoulou, a professor of Cinema Studies at New York University, puts it, "the source material is too sublime to be adapted (and limited to) an audiovisual medium like cinema, and that makes it challenging to adapt from book to film."
人們通常認為《沙丘》是“無法被改編成電影的”,正如紐約大學電影研究教授瑪麗娜·哈薩波普盧所說,“源材料過于崇高,無法改編成(并被局限于)像電影這樣的視聽媒體,這使得從書到電影的改編變得具有挑戰性。”
但這部經典作品仍然吸引着一代代電影人的不懈努力将其搬上大熒幕,部分原因就來自于其複雜性和挑戰性。
Villeneuve told the Los Angeles Times "it took a long time to find the right equilibrium" between maintaining the main storyline and capturing some of the text's complexities, while also keeping some sense of "mystery."
維倫紐瓦告訴《洛杉矶時報》,“為了找到合适的平衡點花了很長時間”,要在保持主要故事情節和捕捉文本的一些複雜性的同時,也保持一些“神秘感”。
盡管《沙丘》的主題很厚重,但它又具備很多經典的戲劇元素。
Despite some of its denser themes, the Dune story has many universally recognizable elements. The feud between House Atreides and House Harkonnen is a trope readers of classic literature -- such asRomeo and JulietandWuthering Heights-- are already familiar with.
盡管充滿了一些厚重的主題,“沙丘”的故事裡也有許多人們耳熟能詳的元素。例如厄崔迪家族和哈克南家族之間的世仇是常看《羅密歐與朱麗葉》、《呼嘯山莊》這類古典文學的讀者非常熟悉的橋段了。
"Aspects of the story are really universal, but then you've got sandworms, you've got spaceships -- you've got all these fun, strange sci-fi things to play around with," said Patrick Willems, YouTube video essayist.
YouTube影像散文作家威廉姆斯說:“這個故事的各個方面真的很普世,但是又有沙蟲、宇宙飛船這些有趣、稀奇的科幻元素可以玩。”
從票房上來看,這次的改編應該是目前最為成功的一版了。
維倫紐瓦在先前的采訪中提到過自己深受赫伯特原著小說的影響,此次拍攝也是對原作者的一次緻敬。
Villeneuve, known for Blade Runner 2049andArrival, has said in earlier interviews that he was obsessed with Herbert's novel when he was a teenager, and made the film as his love letter.
《沙丘》導演丹尼斯·維倫紐瓦
為重制原著中不同星球的特色風貌,維倫紐瓦帶領團隊奔赴全球多地實拍取景:挪威的絕美冰原、約旦的奇異岩層、阿布紮比的無垠沙漠……巧妙地組成了一幅神秘而美麗的科幻畫卷。
評論家認為維倫紐瓦有能力為這部經典作品吸引新的粉絲。
"As he has done with the Blade Runnerlegacy viaBlade Runner 2049(2017), Villeneuve is capable of bringing in new fans and sparking renewed interest in the source materials," Hassapopoulou said. "His filmArrival demonstrates that he is capable of handling complex storytelling in a way that still makes it accessible to mainstream audiences."
“正如他通過《銀翼殺手 2049》(2017 )對銀翼殺手的遺産所做的那樣,維倫紐瓦能夠吸引新的粉絲并重新激發人們對原作品的興趣,”Hassapopoulou說。“他的電影《降臨》表明他有能力處理複雜的故事,而采用的方式又能讓主流觀衆了解。”
此外,這一屆觀衆更喜歡動腦筋,樂于接受更先鋒的審美實驗,這也為這版《沙丘》的成功奠定了基礎。
Hassapopoulou said Hollywood's output since the 1990s has been "increasingly demanding more intellectually active and critically engaged viewers," which means the new Dune may appeal to newer generations who "are not put off by aesthetic experimentation and convoluted narratives."
Hassapopoulou說,自1990年代以來,好萊塢的作品“越來越多地要求觀衆動腦筋和批判性觀影”,這意味着新一代觀衆可能會很喜歡新的《沙丘》,因為他們“不會抗拒審美實驗和錯綜複雜的叙事”。
編輯:商桢 左卓 陳丹妮
來源:CNN 英語點津 美國廣播公司新聞網
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