《倾听男人心》影评&电影摘要

我们不需要借助一杯散发着恶臭的茶去了解艾丽在想什么；我们只需要去了解汉森，是她牵动着人心。塔拉吉·P·汉森饰演的艾丽NellMinowFebruary7,2019|“WhatMenWant”isagender-swappedremakeof“WhatWomenWant,”the2000NancyMeyersfilmstarringMelGibsonasanarrogantadexecwholearnssomeimportantlessonsaboutempathyandhumility—andparenting—whengiventheabilitytohearwomen’sthoughts.Thisversion,starringTarajiP.Henson,whoalsoexecutive-produced,reflectsherprevious“ThinkLikeaMan”filmsaswell.Thesmartestchoicethismoviemakesisrecognizingthatwomendonotneedhelpfiguringoutwhatmenthinkbecausemenareverygoodattellingus,through“mansplaining.”Andmedia.Andporn.Wisely,"WhatMenWant"isaboutawomanwhoneedstounderstandherownthoughtsandfeelings.HensonplaysAli(hernameinspiresoneofthefilm’sfunniestlines).Sheisalreadyclearonwhatmenwantbecauseshehasspentherentirelifeinaman’sworld,tryingtosucceedintheirterms.ShewasraisedbySkip(RichardRoundtree),asinglefatherwhoownsaboxinggymandnamedherafterhisfavoriteheavyweightchampion.WhenSkipsympatheticallyasksAliifshewantstotalkaboutwhatisbotheringher,sheknowsthatmeanssheshouldputonboxingglovesandgetintotheringsotheycansparwhiletheytalk.Aliworksatamostlyall-whitebubblingpetridishoftoxicmasculinity,anagencyofsportsrepresentativesàlaJerryMaguire.Shehasinternalizedtheirnorms,barkingatherlong-sufferingassistantBrandon(JoshBrener),eyingandobjectifyinghunkymales,andstrivingtobeineverywayoneoftheboys,fromgettinginvitedtoanall-malepokernighttomakingpartnerinthefirm.Shelosesoutonpartnershipbecauseherclients,includingOlympicmedalistswithstrongendorsementdealsandmediaprominence,arenotintheNFL,NBA,orMLB.Herbossdismissesherwithfourofthemostinfuriatinglycondescendingwordsintheuniverse:“Stayinyourlane.”ThensomefunkyteafromapsychicnamedSister(averyfunnyErykahBadu,sportinghairthatlookslikethebottomofawitch’sbroomandtalon-likefingernails),ascombinedwiththatscreenwriterfavorite—ahitonthehead—somehowgivesAlithepowertohearmen’sthoughts.They’reprettymuchwhatyoumightguess:“MichaelKeatonwasthebestBatman,”“Ishouldhavemyprostatechecked,”“DidIleavemykeysonmydesk?”,variationsof“Whycan’tItellthispersonIhaveacrush?”and“Imaybepretendingtobeonyourside,butprivatelyIwilldoeverythinginmypowertoundermineyou.”Aliisinitiallyhorrifiedatwhatshehears,butthensherealizesitcanworktoheradvantagebecausethelandanimportantnewclient,anNBAtopdraftpicknamedJamal(ShanePaulMcGhie).Jamalhasafather(TracyMorgan)whoissoover-protectiveofhisson,over-ambitiousaboutpromotinghimselfandhis"dietarysupplements,"andsofocusedongettingrichthathe'sevenchangedhisnametoJoeDolla.Atfirst,Ali'snewpowerseemstobehelping,butrespondingtowhatshehearsinmen’sthoughtstogainadvantageinsteadofunderstandingjusttakesherfurtherfromthetruthaboutherself.Sheevenendsuppretendingthatahandsomesingledad(AldisHodge)isherhusband,withouttellinghim,justsothatJoewillthinksheisastablefamilywoman.Ali’sbestnegotiatingtacticisthe“win-win”butshehasnotgivenmuchthoughttowhatwinningmeansforeitherside,includingherself.DirectorAdamShankmankeepsthingsbouncywithpredictablebutpeppysongsonthesoundtrack(like“PushIt,”asAliisgettingreadyto,uh,pushit)andimplementsacastofcomedicall-stars,includingMorgan,Badu,KellanLutzasasuper-swoleneighborwithanunprintablenickname,PeteDavidsonasalovesickstaffer,andPhoebeRobinsonandWendiMcLendon-CoveyasAli’sfriends.(Besuretostayforthecreditstoseethecastimprovisingtheircharacters’visitstothepsychic.)Henson'sveryfunnybutgroundedperformancekeepsusrootingforAlieveninhermostawkwardmoments,whethershe'sdoingthewalkofshamestraightintoabusinesseventwithoutrealizingtheusedcondomstucktoherskirt,orvampingtokeepJoefromfindingoutshe'snotreallymarried.Butherrevelationsareallinhereyes,likewhensheexperiencestrueintimacy,tenderness,orherfirstrealvulnerability.Wedon’tneedfunkyteatoknowwhatAliisthinking;wejustneedHenson,whomakesuscare.此影评译文可以登录火星译客网站http://www.marstranslator.com/f/all/4134/%E3%80%8A%E5%80%BE%E5%90%AC%E7%94%B7%E4%BA%BA%E5%BF%83%E3%80%8B%E5%BD%B1%E8%AF%84%26amp%E7%94%B5%E5%BD%B1%E6%91%98%E8%A6%81%EF%BC%882019%E5%B9%B4%EF%BC%89查看。如有翻译不准确之处，望请指出，谢谢！译者：小熊维睿校对：驴饭高