你看过《人类之子》这部电影吗?
Lily: Yes, I watch it when it was first released in this country, but I don’t like it very much.
看过了,当它在中国首映时就看过了。但是我不怎么喜欢它。
Ann: Why, I think it’s a great movie.
为什么呢?我觉得它是部很棒的电影啊。
Lily: I don’t like movies that describe the dark side of the world. And the movie makes me feel despaired. It seems that the world is hopeless.
我不喜欢那种讲述世界黑暗面的电影。而且这部电影让我觉得很绝望,这世界好像都没希望了。
Ann: I don’t think so. I think it’s hopeful, and the baby is the hope. If it’s really hopeless, then the baby should never appear.
我可不这么认为,我觉得它是充满希望的,那个小孩就是希望。如果真的是没希望的话,那么那个小孩就不应该出现。
Lily: So you understand the point of the movie?
那么你是明白这部电影要讲什么咯?
Ann: Yeah, I think the movie wants to tell people that we should cherish and protect our Earth, or the end of the world would come very soon.
嗯,我觉得这部电影是想告诉人们要珍惜和保护我们的地球,否则世界末日很快就来临。
Lily: It sounds reasonable.
听起来还蛮有道理的。
Ann: I also quite appreciate the director’s excellent camera technique. The use of long take shows the good command of camera technique.
我也很欣赏导演高超的摄像技术。长镜头显示出了对摄影技术良好的掌控。
Lily: Yeah. Though I don’t like the movie very much, the camera technique is really shocking.
对啊,尽管我不是很喜欢这部电影,它的摄影技术确实很惊人。