影響你一生的電影：當(dāng)幸福來(lái)敲門——砸開幸福之門

　　明天不一定更美好，但美好的明天一定會(huì)來(lái)臨。電影The Pursuit of Happyness正反映了這樣一個(gè)信念。這部根據(jù)真人真事改編的電影體現(xiàn)了主人公Chris Gardner的追夢(mèng)之旅以及他和兒子Christopher間深厚的父子情。

Hold Fast to Your Dreams

　　Chris Gardner（Will Smith飾）是一位普通的醫(yī)療器械推銷員，他花光所有的積蓄買下了堆滿一面墻的骨密度測(cè)定儀，堅(jiān)信這些revolutionary machine一定會(huì)賣得很好，一定能讓他和妻兒過(guò)上幸福的生活?？涩F(xiàn)實(shí)生活不遂人愿，任憑Chris如何努力，都很難賣出這種測(cè)定儀。于是，生活開始變得搖擺不定。妻子不得不在工廠上double shift work（兩班倒）來(lái)貼補(bǔ)家用。他們五歲的兒子Christopher只能每天被寄放在收費(fèi)低廉的日托所里。

　　Chris這樣一個(gè)正直、堅(jiān)韌的男人，卻總沒(méi)辦法讓家里過(guò)上好日子。終于有一天，他路過(guò)金融區(qū)，遇到了一個(gè)開著紅色法拉利且和他同齡的白領(lǐng)。

　　[那個(gè)人停車準(zhǔn)備進(jìn)旁邊的寫字樓上班，Chris羨慕地走上前去和他攀談。]

　　Chris: Man, I got two questions for you: What do you do? And how do you do it?

　　Man: I'm a stockbroker (證券經(jīng)紀(jì)人).

　　Chris: Stockbroker. Oh. Had to go to college to be a stockbroker, huh?

　　Man: You don't have to. Have to be good with numbers and good with people. That's it.

　　當(dāng)時(shí)世界一流的證券公司Dean Witter有個(gè)為期六個(gè)月的實(shí)習(xí)生項(xiàng)目。僅有高中學(xué)歷的Chris深知自己的簡(jiǎn)歷很難贏得面試的機(jī)會(huì)。于是，他直接去找該公司的人力主管Jay Twistle。Twistle收下了Chris的簡(jiǎn)歷，讓他回去等電話。可一個(gè)月過(guò)去了，依舊音訊全無(wú)。不甘放棄的Chris決定再次主動(dòng)找Twistle面談。

　　[Chris在大樓門前等了很久，Twistle終于出現(xiàn)了，他沖了上去。]

　　Chris: Chris Gardner.

　　Twistle: Yeah, hi. What can I do for you?

　　Chris: I submitted an application for the intern program about a month ago ... and I would just love the opportunity to sit with you briefly-

　　Twistle: Listen, I'm going to Noe Valley, Chris. Take care of yourself.

　　[Chris不愿失去這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，決定找個(gè)借口和Twistle拼車，上車交談。]

　　Chris: Mr. Twistle. Actually, I'm on my way to Noe Valley also. How about we share a ride〔1〕?

　　Twistle: All right. Get in.

　　Chris: So when I was in the Navy, I worked for a doctor who loved to play golf, hours and hours every day ... and I would actually perform medical procedures when he'd leave me in the office. So I'm used to being in a position where I have to make decisions and ... [發(fā)現(xiàn)Twistle沒(méi)在聽] Mr. Twistle, listen. This is a very important ...

　　[Twistle一直玩著當(dāng)時(shí)風(fēng)靡美國(guó)的智力玩具--魔方，根本沒(méi)有在聽。]

　　Twistle: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. This thing's impossible.

　　Chris: I can do it.

　　Twistle: No, you can't. No one can. It's bullshit.

　　Chris: No, I'm pretty sure I can do it.

　　Twistle: No, you can't.

　　Chris: Let me see it. Give it here.

　　[Twistle遲疑地把魔方遞給了Chris。]

　　Chris: Oh, yeah. Oh, wow, you really messed it up〔2〕.

　　Twistle: Sorry.

　　Chris: It looks like it works around a swivel (轉(zhuǎn)體), so the center pieces never move. So if it's yellow in the center, that's the yellow side. If it's red in the center, that's the red side.

　　[為了贏得時(shí)間向Twistle證明自己是個(gè)聰明的人，Chris讓司機(jī)開慢一點(diǎn)。]

　　Chris: You can slow down.

　　Twistle: Oh! Listen, we can drive around all day. I don't believe you can do this.

　　Chris: Yeah, I can.

　　Twistle: No, you can't.

　　Chris: Yes, I can.

　　Twistle: No, you can't. I'm telling you, no one can ... See, that's all I ever did ... You almost have this side ... Holy cow! [Chris轉(zhuǎn)出了一面] Oh, You almost had that one. [Chris又轉(zhuǎn)出了一面]

　　Chris: I'm gonna get it.

　　Twistle: Look at that. You're almost there.

　　Taxi driver: Seventeen ten.

　　Chris: This is me.

　　[Chris最終將六個(gè)面全部轉(zhuǎn)了出來(lái)。]

　　Twistle: Good job. Goodbye.

　　Chris: Ok. I'll see you ... see you soon.

　　Chris的這次"面談"給Twistle留下了深刻的印象?？删驮谶@段時(shí)間里，Chris的生活卻在負(fù)債的泥沼里越陷越深，沉重的打擊一個(gè)接著一個(gè)：妻子終究不能忍受窮困艱辛的生活和養(yǎng)家糊口的壓力，離開了家；房東一遍遍地催討房租并勒令他搬走；該死的測(cè)定儀一臺(tái)也賣不出去......

　　就在此時(shí)，Chris接到了Twistle的電話，通知他去參加Dean Witter為期六個(gè)月的實(shí)習(xí)生項(xiàng)目的面試?？擅嬖嚨那耙惶?，就在Chris為了多拖欠幾天房租，免費(fèi)為房東刷墻的時(shí)候，他因?yàn)橥锨吠＼嚵P單過(guò)久而被拘留，次日早上9點(diǎn)才得以脫身。Chris來(lái)不及換洗，一路狂奔到了面試地點(diǎn)。

　　[一身污漬的Chris坐在面試桌前。]

　　Chris: I've been sitting there for the last half-hour trying to come up with a story that would explain my being here dressed like this. And I wanted to come up with a story that would demonstrate qualities that I'm sure you all admire here, like earnestness (認(rèn)真) or diligence, team-playing (團(tuán)隊(duì)合作), something. And I couldn't think of anything. So the truth is ... I was arrested for failure to pay parking tickets.

　　Frohm: Parking tickets?

　　Chris: And I ran all the way here from the police station.

　　Frohm: What were you doing before you were arrested?

　　Chris: I was painting my apartment.

　　Frohm: Is it dry now?

　　Chris: I hope so.

　　Frohm: Jay says you're pretty determined.

　　[看到自己推薦的Chris竟然如此裝扮前來(lái)面試，Jay Twistle感到一絲羞愧。]

　　Twistle: He's been waiting outside the front of the building ... with some 40-pound gizmo (玩意) for over a month.

　　Frohm: He said you're smart.

　　Chris: Well, I'd like to think so.

　　Frohm: And you want to learn this business?

　　Chris: Yes, sir, I wanna learn this business.

　　Frohm: Have you already started learning on your own?

　　Chris: Absolutely.

　　Frohm: Jay?

　　Twistle: Yes, sir.

　　Frohm: How many times have you seen Chris?

　　Twistle: I don't know. One too many, apparently.

　　Chris: Was he ever dressed like this?

　　Twistle: No. No. Jacket and tie.

　　Frohm: First in your class? In school? High school?

　　Chris: Yes, sir.

　　Frohm: How many in the class?

　　Chris: Twelve. It was a small town.

　　Frohm: I'll say.

　　Chris: But I was also first in my radar class in the Navy, and that was a class of 20 ... Can I say something? I'm the type of person ... if you ask me a question and I don't know the answer I'm gonna tell you that I don't know. But I bet you what, I know how to find the answer, and I will find the answer. Is that fair enough?

　　Frohm: Chris, what would you say if a guy walked in for an interview without a shirt on ... and I hired him? What would you say?

　　Chris: He must've had on some really nice pants.

　　Chris的執(zhí)著和堅(jiān)定、正直和誠(chéng)實(shí)、沉著和冷靜，贏得了Dean Witter的合伙人Frohm先生的青睞。就這樣，他成為了世界頂級(jí)證券公司為期半年的實(shí)習(xí)生。不過(guò)這個(gè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈的實(shí)習(xí)項(xiàng)目沒(méi)有任何工資，甚至沒(méi)有職位的承諾--20個(gè)實(shí)習(xí)生經(jīng)過(guò)半年的考察，最后只能留下一人。

　　通過(guò)面試的Chris幸運(yùn)地賣掉了幾臺(tái)測(cè)定儀，掙到了一些錢，足以維持他和兒子這半年的生活。生活似乎要有所轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)，可就在這時(shí)，更糟的事情發(fā)生了。國(guó)家稅務(wù)局在某一天沒(méi)有任何提醒就從他的賬戶劃走了他拖欠過(guò)久的稅款；Chris的賬戶頃刻之間只剩下了二十多美元。沒(méi)錢付租金的Chris只好帶著兒子搬到了汽車旅館，后來(lái)又流落到教會(huì)收容所。生活急轉(zhuǎn)直下，但Chris明白，這是他最后的機(jī)會(huì)，是通往幸福生活的唯一路途。于是，夜晚帶著兒子顛沛流離的他，白天還是打起十二分的精神在這家聲名顯赫的證券公司里為了1/20的正式錄用機(jī)會(huì)拼命努力著。

　　Chris: Whoever brought in the most money after six months was usually hired. We were all working our way up call sheets to sign clients. From the bottom to the top, from the doorman to the CEO. They'd stay till 7, but I had Christopher. I had to do in six hours what they do in nine. In order not to waste any time, I wasn't hanging up the phone in between calls. I realized that by not hanging up the phone, I gained another eight minutes a day. I also wasn't drinking water, so I didn't waste any time in the bathroom. But even doing all this, after two months, I still didn't have time to work my way up a sheet.

　　白天，Chris在公司里充分利用時(shí)間工作，為了實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢(mèng)想，也為了早點(diǎn)下班帶著兒子去排隊(duì)住收容所；夜里，他則要把僅有的一臺(tái)測(cè)定儀修好以期換來(lái)一點(diǎn)兒生活費(fèi)。生活的窮困讓人沮喪無(wú)比，但為了兒子，也為了自己的夢(mèng)想，Chris咬緊牙關(guān)，堅(jiān)持著他對(duì)幸福生活的追尋，一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)地尋找著命運(yùn)的出口。

　　[六個(gè)月的實(shí)習(xí)結(jié)束，Chris忐忑不安地走進(jìn)了面試間。]

　　Frohm: Chris, sit down, please.

　　Chris: I thought I'd wear a shirt today. You know, being the last day and all.

　　Frohm: Well, thank you. Thank you. We appreciate that. But wear one tomorrow though, okay? Because tomorrow's going to be your first day, if you'd like to work here as a broker. Would you like that, Chris?

　　[巨大的幸福感溢滿了Chris全身，他不禁流下了幸福的眼淚。]

　　Chris: Yes, sir.

　　Frohm: Good. We couldn't be happier. So welcome. Was it as easy as it looked?

　　Chris: No, sir. No, sir, it wasn't.

　　Frohm: Good luck, Chris.

　　Chris: Thank you. Thank you.

　　[回顧往事的Chris這樣說(shuō)道：]

　　Chris: This part of my life ... this little part ... is called "Happiness".

　　有夢(mèng)想才有真追求，追尋幸福的過(guò)程也許并不幸福，但只要你心存希望，在內(nèi)心深處執(zhí)著地等待著命運(yùn)在峰回路轉(zhuǎn)時(shí)的嫣然一笑，那么，你一定能等到幸福敲門的時(shí)候。

I Trust You

　　"I'm Chris Gardner. I met my father for the first time when I was 28 years old. And I made up my mind as a young kid that when I had children, my children were gonna know who their father was."這是影片的開場(chǎng)白，讓人看到Chris作為一個(gè)父親，之所以能保持對(duì)生活的積極態(tài)度，有很大一半源于對(duì)兒子Christopher幸福生活的承諾。

　　[Chris的妻子選擇了離開，但Chris堅(jiān)決要留下兒子Christopher。]

　　Chris: Let me ask you something. Are you happy?

　　Christopher: Yeah.

　　Chris: Because I'm happy. And if you're happy and I'm happy, then that's a good thing, right?

　　Christopher: Yeah.

　　[Chris沒(méi)錢付房租被迫搬到了一個(gè)汽車旅館。]

　　Christopher: Dad, why did we move to a motel?

　　Chris: I told you. Because I'm getting a better job. You gotta trust me, all right?

　　Christopher: I trust you.

　　Chris: All right. Here. Come on. Come on.

　　那段日子里，Chris雖然不能給兒子豐富的物質(zhì)生活，但他給了兒子對(duì)夢(mèng)想的勇氣和信念，即使是在自己離成功還很遠(yuǎn)的時(shí)候。

　　[Chris陪兒子打球。]

　　Christopher: Hey, Dad. I'm going pro (職業(yè)運(yùn)動(dòng)員). I'm going pro.

　　Chris: OK! Yeah, I don't know. You know ... You'll probably be about as good as I was. That's kind of the way it works, you know. I was below average. You know, so you'll probably ultimately rank somewhere around there, you know, so ... really you'll excel〔3〕 at a lot of things, just not this. I don't want you shooting this ball all day and night. All right?

　　Christopher: All right.

　　Chris: All right, go ahead ... Hey. Don't ever let somebody tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. All right?

　　Christopher: All right.

　　Chris: You got a dream. You gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves. They wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want something, go get it. Period〔4〕.

　　由于付不起汽車旅館的房費(fèi)，老板把他們的行李扔了出來(lái)。無(wú)處容身的父子倆只好輾轉(zhuǎn)到了地鐵站，兒子對(duì)父親不能帶自己回家而感到有些沮喪。

　　[Chris為了安慰?jī)鹤?，虛?gòu)了一個(gè)恐龍時(shí)代。]

　　Christopher: Where are we going? Dad, where are we going?

　　Chris: I don't know.

　　Christopher: It's not a time machine. Dad, It's not a time machine. The guy said it was a time machine. It's not a time machine. He was wrong.

　　Chris: What guy?

　　Christopher: The guy who's at the park said it was a time machine.

　　Chris: Yes, it is.

　　Christopher: No, it's not.

　　Chris: It is.

　　Christopher: No, it's not.

　　Chris: All we gotta do is push this black button right here. Wanna push it?

　　Christopher: Okay.

　　Chris: Come on. Come on, man. Right here. Wait a minute. Where do you wanna go?

　　Christopher: I don't know. Some place from before.

　　Chris: You gotta close your eyes.

　　Christopher: You close your eyes. I wanna see.

　　Chris: All right, come on. We'll push it together. You gotta close your eyes. It takes a few seconds ... Oh, my goodness. Open, open, open!

　　Christopher: What is it?

　　Chris: Dinosaurs.

　　Christopher: Where?

　　Chris: You don't see all these dinosaurs? Look around. Look at all these dinosaurs. Can you see them?

　　Christopher: Yeah.

　　Chris: Wait. Come on, come on. Wait! Watch out!

　　Christopher: What is it?

　　Chris: Don't step in the fire. We're cavemen (穴居人). We need this fire, because there's no electricity ... and it's cold out here, okay?

　　Christopher: Watch out!

　　Chris: Whoa! Oh, my god! A T. rex (霸王龍). Get your stuff. Get your stuff. Get it. We gotta find someplace safe.

　　Christopher: Like what?

　　Chris: We need a cave.

　　Christopher: A cave?

　　Chris: We gotta find a cave. Come on. Watch your back! Look out. Here it is. Here's a cave. Come on. Right here. Go, go, go. Get in. Hurry, hurry, hurry.

　　[父子二人藏進(jìn)了被虛構(gòu)為洞穴的廁所。]

　　Christopher: Are we safe?

　　Chris: Yeah, I think so.

　　對(duì)很多人而言，家人永遠(yuǎn)是追尋夢(mèng)想的動(dòng)力。影片中那種呼之欲出的父子情非常打動(dòng)人心，上陣父子兵，要知道影片中飾演兒子的小演員Jaden Smith正是飾演父親的Will Smith的兒子呢。

The Pursuit of Happiness

　　電影片名中的"happyness"是故意拼錯(cuò)的（應(yīng)該是happiness），它與片中的一個(gè)場(chǎng)景相呼應(yīng)。Chris發(fā)現(xiàn)托兒所外面的墻上出現(xiàn)"the pursuit of happyness"這句話，就去告知老師單詞拼寫錯(cuò)了。老師卻告訴他，happyness是否拼對(duì)并不重要，重要的是孩子們是否擁有它。這句話深深觸動(dòng)了Chris，激發(fā)他為兒子能擁有幸福的生活而奮斗。

　　那么，幸福是什么？如何去追尋？這是我們時(shí)常自省的兩個(gè)問(wèn)題，雖然對(duì)于第一個(gè)問(wèn)題，每個(gè)人都有不同的答案，但對(duì)于第二個(gè)問(wèn)題，也許成年后的Christopher給出了正確的答案：How did he know to put the "pursuit" part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue. And maybe we can actually never have it ... no matter what.

　　Happiness is a voyage, not a destination. 對(duì)于幸福、夢(mèng)想亦或其他，追尋的過(guò)程也許并不總是陽(yáng)光普照，但在幸福來(lái)敲門的那一個(gè)瞬間，淚水和歡笑都來(lái)自于為之奮斗的每一個(gè)平凡的日子。

　　You have a dream. You got to protect it. Period.