“Belle”

This cyberpunk update of “Beauty and the Beast” received a 14-minute standing ovation when it premiered at last May’s Cannes Film Festival — and it’s easy to see why. Mamoru Hosoda’s dazzling anime is a fairy-tale romance, a high-school soap opera, a superhero action movie and a science-fiction mystery all rolled into one. More than that, the film is a technical marvel in which every frame sparkles with a seemingly infinite array of tiny details. Its heroine is a Japanese schoolgirl who is too shy to sing in real life, but becomes a world-famous pop star in a virtual-reality community. Everyone is desperate to uncover the true identity of her pink-haired, blue-eyed alter ego — and when Belle meets the mysterious, monstrous Beast online, she is desperate to work out who he is, too.

“The Batman”

Robert Pattinson channels his inner bat in this latest reboot. Matt Reeves, who co-wrote and directs, told Empire he sees his version of the crime-fighter as a recluse inspired by Kurt Cobain. Pattinson has the right brooding game for this, portraying a hero who is only in his second year of saving Gotham, still finding his way as he takes on the ruthless Riddler (Paul Dano). Colin Farrell, under layers of prosthetics, is The Penguin. But seemingly there will be some humor amid the darkness and violence, going by the comical moment in one of the trailers, when The Batman deadpans to Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz), in his husky, ultra-serious voice, “You’ve got a lot of cats.”

“Turning Red”

Like “Inside Out,” “Turning Red” is a Pixar cartoon about the pains of growing up as a girl, but it is unique in lots of ways: This is Pixar’s first film to be directed solely by a woman, the first to be set in Canada, and the first to revolve around a heroine from an Asian family. The heroine in question is Meilin — or Mei — (Rosalie Chiang), a hard-working student who transforms into a huge, shaggy red panda whenever she is stressed. Given that Mei is a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian, and that the film is set in Toronto in the early 2000s, “Turning Red” appears to be drawn from the experiences of its writer-director, Domee Shi — except, presumably, for the bit about swelling up into a giant, furry animal.

Words to Learn 相关词汇

【隐士】yǐnshì recluse a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people

【面无表情地说】miànwúbiǎoqíng de shuō deadpan say something amusing while affecting a serious manner

《龙和雀斑公主》

细田守导演的赛博朋克版《美女与野兽》去年五月在戛纳电影节上首映时，曾让观众起立鼓掌14分钟，原因显而易见。这部华丽的动画将童话爱情故事、高中生肥皂剧、超级英雄动作片和科幻悬疑片合为一体。除此以外，每一帧画面都包含了各种无穷无尽的小细节，在技术手法上令人叫绝。该片的主人公是一位日本女学生，现实生活中，她因为害羞不敢放声歌唱，但是在虚拟世界里她却成为了全球闻名的流行歌星。大家都非常想一睹这位以粉色头发、蓝色眼睛的虚拟形象示人的歌手的真面目。当贝儿在网上遇到了神秘、丑陋的野兽时，她也非常想知道此人的身份。

《新蝙蝠侠》

罗伯特•帕丁森在这部新版《蝙蝠侠》中饰演和犯罪作斗争的主人公。参与编写剧本的该片导演告诉《帝国》杂志说，他这一版的蝙蝠侠是一名隐士，灵感源自科特•柯本。帕丁森的阴郁气质和这个角色很搭，他饰演的蝙蝠侠在前一年刚刚拯救了哥谭市，正在想办法对付冷酷无情的谜语人（保罗•达诺饰演）。身上套了多层假体的科林•法瑞尔饰演企鹅人。但是从其中一支预告片的滑稽片段看来，这部暗黑暴力电影似乎还是有点幽默元素的，预告片中面无表情的蝙蝠侠用沙哑又严肃的声音对猫女（佐伊•克罗维兹饰演）说：“你的猫真够多的。”

《青春变形记》

和《头脑特工队》一样，《青春变形记》是一部描述女孩成长烦恼的皮克斯动画，但是《青春变形记》在很多方面都是独一无二的：第一部由女性独立执导、第一部以加拿大为故事背景、第一部女主人公出自亚裔家庭的皮克斯动画电影。女主人公名叫小美（姜晋安配音），她是一个勤奋刻苦的学生，每当她感到有压力，她就会变成一只巨大的毛发蓬乱的红色小熊猫。考虑到小美是一名13岁的华裔加拿大人，这部电影的背景又设定在21世纪初的多伦多，该片似乎取材于编剧兼导演石之予自己的生活经历，当然，除了变成巨大的毛绒绒的动物那部分以外。(chinadaily.com.cn)