Miggie Gyllenhaal不算是典型的美女,看過她某些廣告硬照,對錯角度結果弄得很醜,她演出的電影亦如是,<<Secretary>>算是拍得她很美的一齣。
電影開宗明義描述一對施虐者/被虐者的病態戀,以為調子會很沉重和抑鬱,可惜不,難怪imdb將它列為”comedy”。
雖然如此,電影內有三段對白寫得很出色,很細膩地將被虐者的心態具體化,偏愛Abnormal Psychology的朋友可以留意一下。
1)當Mr. Grey首次發現Lee的自殘行為,問她為甚麼要這樣做,Lee答不出,Mr. Grey一口氣念了以下一段對白,
Is it that sometimes the pain inside has to come to the surfvace, and when you see evidence of the pain inside you finally know you’re really here? Then, when you watch the wound heal, it’s comforting… Isn’t it?
這次Lee首次發現有第三者能徹底明瞭連自己也不諳的行為, 她開始對Mr. Grey產生感情。
2)其後Lee沒有再自殘,因為她能夠從Mr. Grey身上獲取被虐的快感(不論肉體和行為,就連晚飯亦先獲得對方批准吃甚麼才可以吃甚麼)。可惜Mr. Grey越被激發內心的虐待取向,同時自我的良知亦在責怪他,他開始對Lee抽離。Lee感受到兩人的關係越來越遠,獨白道,
In one way or another I’ve always suffered. I didn’t know why exactly. But I do know that I’m not so scared of suffering now. I feel more than I’ve ever felt and I’ve found someone to feel with. To play with. To love in a way that feels right for me. I hope he knows that I can see that he suffers too. And that I want to love him.
3)最後,兩人走在一起,Lee解開心結,對著Mr. Grey完全表露自己過去的自殘行為,她說,
Each cut, each scar, each burn, a different mood or time. I told him what the first one was, told him where the second one came from. I remembered them all. And for the first time in my life I felt beautiful. Finally part of the earth. I touched the soil and he loved me back.
雖然電影調子出錯,但仍然覺得很浪漫!






