重看老电影 "The Way We Were"

八月六号那天，突然有一种冲动，想再看一遍老电影“The Way We Were”. 这部电影不知看了多少遍，每看一遍，都引起很多回忆。特别是电影的主题歌，旋律婉转，悠扬动听。曾获得奥斯卡奖。看完电影以后，还是意犹未尽，便在 YouTube 上找到这首歌，听了很多遍。并在八月七号写了一篇电影观后感，贴到博客上。

昨天文青妹妹问我是不是因为歌曲作者（Marvin Hamlisch）的去世，我才去重看这部电影。吃惊之余，我赶紧到网上查了一下，发现 Marvin Hamlisch 是八月六日去世的， 是我重看这部电影，狂听这首歌的同一天。我知道这是巧合，但我还是愿意相信这是冥冥之中的安排, 让我以这种方式纪念这位伟大的作曲家。

重看老电影　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