不知是审美疲劳还是年纪上去的原因,最近几年我的口味变了,越来越疏远唯美的日漫,越来越熟悉欧美电影,装修婚房挑选婚纱也往美式风格靠,最后干脆看起了以前不屑一顾的美漫。借着真人电影上映的东风,我迅速找到一个在线播放G.I. Joe最新动画Resolute的地址,花半个下午看完了没有字幕的全11话。起先,我对颇有攻壳遗韵的日美结合画风十分赞赏,为面具人空降岛屿的雷厉风行和完美身材而倾倒,以致于不在乎红发女郎撇着厚唇,杰伊小姐无影无踪。可是,当红发女郎在生死关头表示自己挣扎了这么多年后决定选择公爵,甚至半开玩笑地说了I love you时,我掀桌了,当面具人与白幽灵的过去被解释为师兄弟间的竞争与嫉妒时,我也掀桌了——这不和真人电影的肤浅思路大同小异了吗?Resolute的确片如其名,很果敢、很干脆,一招克敌、一枪毙命,白幽灵、扎炭,长期阴魂不散的反派这次没蹦跶几下便见上帝了,眼镜蛇指挥官也差点被人收尸,应该说,这部成人化倾向的作品是可以更深刻,更睿智,更了无遗憾的。然而我所看到的剧本,却是一个游走在动画与漫画之间的怪胎,说它遵循动画版的背景吧,面具人和白幽灵的恩怨明显是来自漫画,说它依照漫画版的背景吧,红发女郎跟了公爵则是赤裸裸的动画官方配。
That's the reason I always preferred Scarlett/Snake-Eyes over Scarlett/Duke (or anyone else). Scarlett and Duke is like the prom queen dating the football team quarterback. It's shallow and stereotypical. "I'm pretty and the male lead, you're pretty and the female lead, let's get together!" It doesn't add anything to the characters. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes actually adds depth and complexity to both characters, making them both look better in the long run.