最早看《阿刚正传》是俺上大学那会。基本看不懂,只大概知道智商不高的阿甘“碰巧”做了几件大事。
后来是出国后又看了一次,略懂,有一些感动。觉得阿甘虽然智商不高,但因着他身上一些难得的品质,也因着当时一些机遇让他成就了一些大事。
第三次是来洛杉矶之后又看了一次,更加感动。觉得现在的人很多都在各种追求之中迷失了自己,也失去了很多难得可贵的东西:比如对亲情,爱情,友情那种单纯的向往和付出,对自己各种才能的浪费或滥用!
昨天再一次看,不仅是感动,更是震撼!发现所有这一切原来都不是偶然或碰巧。阿甘成功的背后是他妈妈至始至终的爱和鼓励,更是智慧教导的结果。以下是原文的一些摘录:
My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get.
妈妈说,人生就像一盒巧克力,你不知道你会得到什么。
Mama always said there's an awful lot you can tell about a person by their shoes. Where they're going, where they've been.
妈妈经常说,从一个人的鞋上你会看到很多,他们去过哪里,要往哪里去。
Mama said the Forrest part was to remind me that sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense.
妈妈说阿甘的名字提醒我有时我们做事情不要没有道理。
“Don't ever let anybody tell you they're better than you, Forrest. If God wanted everybody to be the same,he'd have given us all braces on our legs 。 。。。。You're no different than anybody else is.。。。 Did you hear what I said, Forrest? You're the same as everybody else.。。。 You are no different.”
妈妈对阿甘说,“不要让人说他们比你更好。如果上帝要让所有人都一样的话,他需要给我们大家都安上脚套。 。。。你和别人没有区别。。。。你听我说过了吧,你和别人是一样的。。。你没有什么不同”
Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.
妈妈总是用一种我能理解的方式来解释事情。
Principal:“Your boy's different, Mrs Gump. His I.Q. Is 75.”
校长说,“你儿子有些不用,他的智商只有75”
Well, we're all different, Mr Hancock.
阿甘妈妈回答说,“我们都不同。汉克先生”
当别人很多次问“Are you stupid or something?”
阿甘妈妈就教他回答说: "Stupid is as stupid does." (傻不傻得看他做的,而不是看起来的)
My Mama always told me that miracles happen every day. Some people don't think so, but they do.
妈妈经常告诉我说奇迹每天都会发生。有些人不相信,但事情的确如此。
“- Why are you dying, Mama? –
阿甘问妈妈:‘您为什么要死了?
“ It's my time. It's just my time. Now, don't you be afraid, sweetheart. Death is just a part of life. Something we're all destined to do. I didn't know it, but I was destined to be your mama.
妈妈说,“我的时间到了。宝贝,你别害怕。死亡只是生命的一部分。有些东西就是注定的。虽然我并不是很明白,但是我注定是你妈妈。我尽力了。”
“Well, I happen to believe you make your own destiny. You have to do the best with what God gave you.“
“我相信你也有你的命定。你要尽力做好上帝赋予你的”
What's my destiny, Mama?
阿甘问,“我的命定是什么?”
“You're going to have to figure that out for yourself.”
妈妈说,“你得自己去找。”
Now Mama said there's only so much fortune a man really needs, and the rest is just for showing off.
妈妈说一个人真正需要的财富也就是这么多了。剩下的就是如何去展现他们。
Mama always said, "Put the past behind you before you can move on."
妈妈总是说,“忘记过去,努力面前”
Mama always said that dyin' was a part of life.
妈妈总是说死亡是生命的一部分。
阿甘妈妈在电影中出现镜头并不多,但从阿甘嘴里N多个“妈妈说”“妈妈说”,以及阿甘身上所体现出来的人格里我们可以看到这个母亲的智慧和伟大。一个母亲对孩子的爱是与生俱来的。对正常的母子关系而言,并没有什么大书之处。然而,对于这样一个智商低下的孩子来说,爱里没有任何怨天尤人,自暴自弃,甚至责难孩子,反而更加爱护,时时鼓励,并耐心细心智慧的,用浅显的阿甘能懂的方式来教导他,给他提供最好的教育环境,并在生活点点滴滴中不断塑造他各样珍贵的品格。这,绝不是一个普通的母亲所能做到的。
影片的最后,阿甘对着珍妮的墓碑说,“我不知道妈妈说的对,一切都是命定的,还是丹中尉说的对,一切都是随风而飘的,我想,大概是,两者都有吧。”
也许,人生,真的就像空中飘舞着的鹅毛,总有一天,它会注定飘回大地,但是,它在空中飞舞的过程却是可以千姿百态的!