這幾天,進戲院看了《Little Women 她們/小婦人》,雖然對這部書的內容相當熟悉,但電影在經過改編之後,出現了許多令人心靈共鳴的美好佳句,讓這個 1868 年出版的故事,至今看起來仍充滿十足智慧,出電影院後仍意猶未盡,經過兩個小時的片長後,自己又成為懂人生的成熟女人。
#1
女人,真的不需要愛情
自己一個人也可以過得很好
「女人,有自己的主見、有靈魂,不只是有感情;她們也有目標、才華,不只有美貌。我真的非常討厭人們說,女人只能談戀愛。厭倦至極!」
Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they’ve got ambition, and they’ve got talent, as well as just beauty. I’m so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for. I’m so sick of it! - Jo
#2
不論夢想是什麼
只要清楚想要的,就值得你奮不顧身
「我的夢想與你的不同,但不代表我的夢想就比較不重要。」
"Just Because My Dreams Are Different Than Yours, It Doesn’t Mean They’re Unimportant." – Meg
#3
再孤單都不要將就
因為光是被愛,絕對不會幸福
喬:「可能我太快拒絕羅禮了。」
母親:「你愛他嗎?」
喬:「如果他再跟我求婚一次,我會答應他。你覺得他會不會再跟我求婚?」
母親:「但你愛他嗎?」
喬:「我比較想被愛,我想要被愛。」
母親:「那和『愛人』不一樣。」
Jo March: Perhaps I was too quick in turning him down. Laurie.
Marmee March: Do you love him?
Jo March: If he asked me again, I think I would say yes. Do you think he'll ask me again?
Marmee March: But do you love him?
Jo March: I care more to be loved. I want to be loved.
Marmee March: That's not the same as loving.
#4
女人可以不結婚
但不能沒有錢
喬:「我想自己闖出一片天。」
姑姑:「沒有人可以真的走自己的路,至少女人是這樣。妳必須嫁得好。」
喬:「但你也沒結婚啊。」
姑姑:「那是因為我很有錢。」
Jo March: I intend to make my own way in the world.
Aunt March: No one makes their way, least of all a woman. You’ll need to marry well.
Jo March: But you’re not married, Aunt March.
Aunt March: Well, that’s because I’m rich.
#5
婚姻
到底是為了愛,還是為了錢?
「即使是在小說裡,婚姻應該一直都是一種經濟議題。」
I suppose marriage has always been an economic proposition, even in fiction. -Jo March
#6
猶豫時,聽聽心裡的聲音
它們不會騙人
「我相信我們有能力控制自己愛上誰,愛情不會無緣無故發生。」
I Believe We Have Some Power Over Who We Love. It Isn’t Something That Just Happens To A Person." – Amy
#7
愛情最令人目眩
卻也最快叫人生厭
「你兩年後便會對他生厭,但我們在一起會永遠有趣。」
"You Will Be Bored Of Him In Two Years And We Will Be Interesting Forever." – Jo
Photos:《Little Women》
Art Design : Chara