By+Leonidas+Vyzas

Is a goodbye forever， or is it only until the next time？ And is every goodbye a new welcome， or is it sometimes merely a full stop？ And finally， does it come with a sunset， or with a silent nod and a broken heart？ Worldwide cinema has been concerned with the composition of a beautiful and yet meaningful goodbye scene. The following are my six favorite goodbye moments from the cinema world.

再見是再也不見，還是下次再見？每一次再見是去舊迎新，還是有時候僅僅是一次徹底的訣別？最后，再見的時候是伴著夕陽西下，還是沉默頓首、肝腸寸斷？各國電影都會涉及創(chuàng)作美麗又意味深長的告別場景，以下是我最喜歡的六大銀幕告別場景。

E.T. 《外星人E.T.》

片中的小男孩埃利奧特發(fā)現了一個意外走失的外星人E.T.，偷偷收留了他，并與他結下了深厚友誼。但E.T.最終被大人們發(fā)現，并被抓進了實驗室。之后，小男孩與自己的小伙伴們開始了拯救E.T.的行動。

The Goodbye Scene： A young boy bids his alien pal farewell1） as the latter returns to his home planet， forever.

Its Importance： Who didn't have one's own heart melt upon the warmness of the intergalactic friendship formed？ "I'll be right here" is a quote with a finger targeting the head2） and not the heart， because memory is what keeps a true friendship alive. It is a physical separation， but E.T. taught us that what goodbyes do to us in person can have a seat reserved forever inside our heads.

影片以二戰(zhàn)為背景，講述了一位原本大發(fā)戰(zhàn)爭財的德國商人在目睹猶太人被屠殺的慘況之后，通過賄賂德國軍官獲得許可，為自己的工廠招收猶太工人，以此拯救了一千多名猶太人的性命的故事。

The Goodbye Scene： A formerly vainglorious3） German businessman bids farewell to all the Jewish workers he saved from concentration camps throughout World War II， only to realize—a little too late—how much more he could have achieved.

Its Importance： All of the victims saved in the hands of Oskar Schindler are grateful during their salutation4） to him， but he is suddenly filled with regret， self-pity， and epiphany5）. His vain6） gold objects could have saved the lives of hundreds more， but it is too late for him to change things. And his breakdown and sudden realization is what he has to be burdened with from this goodbye for the rest of his days.

Schindler's List 《辛德勒的名單》

告別場景

一位曾經自命不凡的德國商人跟二戰(zhàn)期間他從集中營里救出的所有猶太工人告別，結果卻意識到自己可以救更多人，但為時已晚。

重要之處

奧斯卡·辛德勒一手救出的所有猶太難民在向他致敬告別時無不感激涕零，但他卻突然感到懊惱悔恨、自怨自艾，同時也突然醒悟——他那些毫無用處的金銀財寶本可以再救出幾百人的性命，但想要改變已經太晚。經此一別，他的余生都不得不背負著此刻的精神崩潰和幡然悔悟前行。

1. bid （sb.） farewell： 與某人告別

2. E.T.在與小男孩告別時用手指碰觸他的頭說：“I'll be right here.”

3. vainglorious [?ve?n?ɡl??ri?s] adj. 自命不凡的

告別場景

小男孩向他的外星小伙伴E.T.作別，因為E.T.將要回到自己的星球，永遠地離開這里。

重要之處

兩人之間形成的跨越星球的友誼如此溫暖，誰的心不曾為之融化呢？“我會在這里?！?E.T.一邊說著這句話，一邊用手指著小男孩的頭而不是心，因為記憶才是那個能讓真正的友誼經久長存的東西。這是一次物理上的分別，但E.T.告訴我們，別離給我們身心帶來的影響會恒久地在我們的腦海里保有一席之地。endprint

最好的告別

The Goodbye Scene： The mythical7） Scarlett O'Hara loses in love， only to gain in self-realization.

Its Importance： Clark Gable's unforgiving goodbye and assurance of not giving a damn8） pretty much stands in the top six goodbye scenes. But what inspires us more is the moment Scarlett decides to pack herself up9）， re-emerge from the bottom for good， and start her new life the way she wishes to， not out of grief but out of triumph and determination. It is at this moment that an unwelcome goodbye is turned into a hardening tool to be embraced by our heroine， and this scene is turned into an eternal lesson to divorcees10） wishing to rebound11） for good.

Gone with the Wind 《亂世佳人》

影片講述了美國南北戰(zhàn)爭期間，一位農場主的女兒斯嘉麗·奧哈拉在戰(zhàn)爭的動蕩中與商人白瑞德之間跌宕起伏的愛情故事。在經歷愛與被愛、失去與背叛之后，斯嘉麗最終實現了自我成長。

告別場景

虛構的人物斯嘉麗·奧哈拉情場失意，卻在自我實現上有所收獲。

重要之處

克拉克·蓋博（編注：男主角的扮演者）那不加原諒的告別和確鑿無疑的滿不在乎的態(tài)度足以位列六大最佳銀幕告別場景。不過，更讓我們深受啟發(fā)的是這樣一個瞬間：斯嘉麗決定收拾心情，從此重新徹底走出低谷，開始她想要的新生活——這不是出于悲痛，而是出于勝利和堅定。正是在這一刻，這場令人討厭的告別成為令我們的女主角變得堅強的一個工具而被她欣然接受，而這個場景也為那些想要絕地反擊的離異女性上了永恒的一課。

Where the Wild Things Are 《野獸家園》

影片講述了小男孩馬克斯的故事。他在一次與媽媽爭吵后離家出走，來到一個神秘島嶼，成為島上所有野獸的國王。但是經歷一些事情后，他最終還是決定返回自己的家人身邊。

The Goodbye Scene： A young boy waves goodbye to his invisible animal friends and the fantastic land of adventure， to both sides' acknowledgment and disappointment.

Its Importance： "Please don't go， I'll eat you up； I love you so" is one hell of12） a way to bid your king farewell. And so all the mythical creatures living in Max's heart and head are about to lose eye contact with him， but none of them will actually lose each other—not really， not ever.

Max needs to grow up and leave the images of the cute furry creatures and their mythical land， but the memories of all the things they've taught him and all he's felt among them are not to leave him anytime soon. There will forever be a home for Max's wild things inside Max， but now it's time for him to go back home.

影片是主人公戈迪得知摯友的死訊時對往事的回憶。他回憶起他們12歲時的一次冒險活動：當時，他與他的三個小伙伴為了當一回“英雄”，去河對岸的森林里尋找一個12歲男孩的尸體。在這次冒險中，他們每個人都獲得了成長。

The Goodbye Scene： A boy waves his first best friend and his last childhood summer goodbye， as his future self informs us in voiceover13） of the said best friend's brutal murder.

Its Importance： The protagonist chooses to mentally say goodbye to his former best friend on the occasion of the latter's death， by remembering their last actual goodbye in flesh and blood. This serves as an opportunity for him to plunge deep into his childhood and wave it goodbye one last time. When the protagonist types， "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve"， our tears start rolling.endprint

Stand By Me 《伴我同行》

告別場景

一個男孩揮別他生平的第一個摯友和他童年的最后一個夏天，旁白是未來的他告知我們這個好友的悲慘遇害。

重要之處

當他最好的朋友死去時，我們的主角選擇在心里跟他說再見——他記起他們面對面進行的最后一次真正的告別。對他來說，這給了他一個深入重溫自己童年的機會，并最后一次與之告別。當主角打出“后來，我再也沒有交到像我12歲那年擁有的那些朋友”這行字的時候，我們的眼淚開始滑落。

告別場景

一個小男孩向他那些看不見的動物朋友們以及那個夢幻的冒險樂園揮別，也向彼此的認可和失望揮別。

重要之處

“請不要走，我會一口吞了你，我好愛你?！边@話真算是跟你的“國王”道別的神句。于是，所有那些住在馬克斯的心里和腦海里的神奇動物將不再能與他四目相對，但他們其實誰也不會失去誰——不會真的失去，永遠不會。

馬克斯需要成長，需要告別這群可愛的毛茸動物的身影和他們那片神奇的土地，但他們教給他的一切東西，他在他們中間感受到的一切情感，這些記憶永遠不會離他而去。在馬克斯的心里，永遠都有一處是他那些動物朋友們的家，但現在他該回自己的家了。

4. salutation [?s?lju?te??n] n. 招呼；致意

5. epiphany [??p?f?ni] n. 頓悟

6. vain [ve?n] adj. 無用的；無意義的

7. mythical [?m?θ?kl] adj. 虛構的

8. not give a damn： 滿不在乎

9. pack oneself up： 整理，收拾

10. divorcee [d??v???si?] n. 離婚的人，離異者（尤指女子）

11. rebound [r??ba?nd] vi. 反彈

12. one hell of： （表示強調）極好，極壞，極大

13. voiceover [?v??s???v?（r）] n. （電影、電視節(jié)目或廣告的）畫外音，旁白

14. 為了幫助理解，這里列出母親奧利維亞在與兒子梅森告別時的獨白：This is the worst day of my life. You know what I'm realizing？ My life is just gonna go， like that. This series of milestones. Getting married. Having kids. Getting divorced. The time that we thought you were dyslexic （閱讀障礙）. When I taught you how to ride a bike. Getting divorced again. Getting my master's degree. Finally getting the job I wanted. Sending Samantha off to college. Sending you off to college. You know what's next？ Huh？ It's my fuckin' funeral！ ... I just thought there would be more.

這是一部歷時12年才拍攝完成的電影，講述了少年梅森從幼年到成年12年間的成長歷程。期間，他的母親奧利維亞曾兩次離婚，為養(yǎng)大梅森和他的姐姐含辛茹苦。

The Goodbye Scene： A young man says goodbye to his mother before leaving for college， and she comes to realize that she also has to say goodbye to him.

Its Importance： This scene expresses one of the most common reactions to a goodbye speech most of us have come to experience—we don't want to say goodbye. Yes， her child is now a grown man who has to go to college； yes， kids grow up and life goes on， but does it really？

During her breaking monologue14）， Olivia comes to realize that she is not only losing contact with a child， but also the meaning she's given to her everyday life throughout all these years. How do you accept the roughness and inevitability of "time takes it all" as life goes on， by merely waving goodbye to the person you love most of all in the world？

And not because he is dying， but because he has to live， like you. We don't have the answer， the director doesn't have the answer， and Mason merely keeps on his ride moving forward—because this is merely life.

最好的告別

Boyhood 《少年時代》

告別場景

一個年輕人在去上大學之前跟母親道別，而母親也開始意識到，她也得和他說再見了。

重要之處

這個場景道出了我們大多數人開始經歷的對道別之詞最常見的反應之一——我們不想說再見。沒錯，她的孩子現在長大了，要去上大學了；沒錯，孩子們長大了，生活還在繼續(xù)，但果真如此嗎？

在奧利維亞那段情緒崩潰的獨白里，她開始意識到，她失去的不僅是與孩子的聯系，還有這些年她賦予每個平常日子的意義。你所做的不過是揮揮手道別這個世上你最愛的人，要如何就這樣接受日子過著過著“時間就會帶走一切”這種簡單粗暴又逃不脫必然的論調？

而且這不是因為他要死了，而是因為他要活著，像你一樣。我們沒有答案，導演也沒有答案，而梅森就那么繼續(xù)邁步前行——因為這就是生活。

1. disclosure [d?s?kl????（r）] n. 公開；透露

2. hospice [?h?sp?s] n. 臨終關懷醫(yī)院，這里指“臨終時刻”。endprint