重看老電影 "The Way We Were"

八月六號那天，突然有一種衝動，想再看一遍老電影“The Way We Were”. 這部電影不知看了多少遍，每看一遍，都引起很多回憶。特別是電影的主題歌，旋律婉轉，悠揚動聽。曾獲得奧斯卡獎。看完電影以後，還是意猶未盡，便在 YouTube 上找到這首歌，聽了很多遍。並在八月七號寫了一篇電影觀後感，貼到博客上。

昨天文青妹妹問我是不是因為歌曲作者（Marvin Hamlisch）的去世，我才去重看這部電影。吃驚之餘，我趕緊到網上查了一下，發現 Marvin Hamlisch 是八月六日去世的， 是我重看這部電影，狂聽這首歌的同一天。我知道這是巧合，但我還是願意相信這是冥冥之中的安排, 讓我以這種方式紀念這位偉大的作曲家。

重看老電影　The Way We Were

I re-watched the movie The Way We Were – a 1973 romantic movie. It is one of a few movies I have watched many times. It is a romantic story between two young people, Hubbell and Katie, who were seemingly polar opposites of each other in every way; He was strikingly handsome, easy-going, and gifted in writing, whereas she was homely, quick-tempered, and passionate about politics. Yet they were attracted to each other and fell head over heels in love despite their differences. But their views on politics, writing, and life clashed violently and could not be reconciled, and on top of that, Hubbell had an affair with his former girlfriend, which was the last straw that broke their marriage. In the movie, Katie seems to be a crazy one, a misfit, and a trouble maker, and Hubbell was a smooth and go-with-flow sort of guy. But in the end, it is Katie who really lived her life and stood up for what she believed in; whereas Hubbell always took the easy way out and lived for others’ expectations. Nevertheless, when something ends, the memory stays. Hubbell and Katie shared an unforgettable memory – a memory of cherishable love and youth. The movie stirred up my own memories – those “misty watercolor memories”. The movie’s theme song, sung by Barbara Streisand, is such a hauntingly beautiful song that after the song ended, its melody lingered in my mind for a long, long time.

The Way We Were Lyrics

Memories,
Light the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored memories
Of the way we were
Scattered pictures,
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me, would we? Could we?
Memories, may be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
So it's the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember...
The way we were...
The way we were...

 

The Way We Were (Movie): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_We_Were

The Way We were (Song): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_We_Were_(song)

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch