The Bridges of Madison County


十年前的颱風天,巧合在HBO看了《The Bridges of Madison County》,還清楚記得電影播完那一刻,我整個人完完全全got carried away,眼角滲著淚水,對於兩人的結局感到極度惋惜。我以前也說過,好的電影會在腦海不斷縈繞,《麥迪遜之橋》絕不例外,我有許多問號:五天的相處真的可以改變一生嗎?若然二人真的走在一起,故事會否依然浪漫?刹那激情如何抵擋現實折磨?應該忠於責任,還是感覺?他們之間,究竟是一輩子的遺憾,還是因曾經深交所以無憾?
當時的我沒有答案,不過我已不知不覺墮入劇中角色,每當回想Francesca掙扎應否開車門奔向Robert那一幕,我便心如刀割。我想我是希望她跟他走的,但事後跟好友D小姐討論,畢竟她比我老練,結婚的不一定是最愛的人,相遇是緣份,分開也可能是天意,凡事不能強求,退一步或許海闊天空。當然她最後還提醒我說,記得看原著小説。
另外不能不提的還有臺灣的旅行社老闆娘K總,印象中她是很精明的勢利女人,平常我和她幾乎沒什麽交接地方,談談公事,偶爾打過高爾夫,每次她跟我說去深圳買A貨的這些那些,我只是會說:「哦,是嗎?」沒料到那次公司尾迓請吃飯,忘了什麽原因居然我和坐在身邊的K總聊到《麥迪遜之橋》,我們不約而同爲開車門的抉擇一刻而痛心。她的反應完全顛覆我對她的想法,忽然間她充滿著sensitivity,我有理由相信她曾經擁有過一段刻骨銘心故事。最後也一樣,她叮囑我一定要看原著。
十年後的今天,終於把書看完了,應該說電影和小説都好,電影看完激蕩人心,小説看完細水長流,想象空間大了,更可逐行逐字細味,原來Francesca和Robert的關係超乎意料erotic但更spiritual,故事的前引和Postscript更讓我懷疑是否真有其人其事,十年前的疑問我也似乎有所領會,這段我認爲全書寫得最好,裏面得到印證,their love is for real:
Then they held each other for a long time. And he whispered to her, "I only have one thing to say, one thing only; I'll never say it another time, to anyone, and I ask you to remember it: In a universe of ambiguity, this kind of certainty only comes once, and never again, no matter how many lifetimes you live."
最激動的一刻,獻給all those who have loved!
蘇眉呢家野,以下的quote講晒:
'Having a soul mate connection does not mean that one is obligated to spend a lifetime together. One has many soul mates in one's lifetime. Often when the lessons to be learned in the relationship are completed, the relationship has a natural ending and the two souls move on. Also, there are many types of love and many types of soul relationships. Romantic love is only one of these types.' - from Dr. Brian L. Weiss, author of 'Many Lives, Many Masters'
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原來公子你除左睇"偷情寶鑑",仲會睇"麥迪遜之橋"...格調如此多變,失覺哂!
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Mr. 5, could I borrow your MADISON COUNTY when it is available?
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