【J评价】老吉演技下所挽救的《铁拳》

吉伦哈尔演技下所挽救的《铁拳》
Gyllenhaal saves “Southpaw” from going south
《好莱坞大师》特辑，11月将继续行走于各大学校园之中。这一季的最后一期，主持人Stephen Gallow，好莱坞报道组的执行编辑将坐下来和您一起聊一聊《夜行者》里的明星Jake Gyllenhaal。
The Hollywood Masters series continues on campus throughout most ofNovember. For the final installment of the season, moderator Stephen Galloway,the executive editor of features at The Hollywood Reporter, will sit down withnone other than “Nightcrawler” star Jake Gyllenhaal.

从《断背山》到《夜行者》再到《死亡幻觉》，Jake在过去的十几年里已经在他的多部标志性电影里扮演了主要角色。但是，他在《铁拳》里的出色表现却是其他的代表作所不能相比的。
From “Brokeback Mountain” to “Nightcrawler” to “DonnieDarko,” Gyllenhaal has landed lead roles in multipleiconic films throughout the past few decades.
However, his standoutperformance in “Southpaw” is on a different level from the rest of his filmography.

电影围绕着因妻子在一场暴力争执中去世的拳击手比利·霍普的生活和事业而展开。一场酒驾事故唤醒了Hope身为父亲的责任和能力，他不希望自己的女儿进入儿童福利机构。之后，Hope在一家由经验丰富的拳击手Tick Wills开的健身房找到了一份工作，他同意帮助Hope进行训练来为他的复出救赎做准备。
The film centersaround the life and career of fictional boxer Billy Hope, who is left brokenafter his wife dies in a violent altercation. A drunk driving accident thencalls Hope’s capabilities as afather into question as his young daughter is taken into Child ProtectiveServices. Hope then lands a job working at the gym of seasoned boxer TickWills, who agrees to help train Hope as he gets ready for a redeeming comeback.

批评家和粉丝们对《铁拳》褒贬不一。这部电影强调的“救赎”的概念，不仅仅是Hope希望通过奋斗来赢回自己曾经丢失的事业，同时还要证明自己是一个合格的父亲。然而不幸的是，正是因为电影强调的这些所谓的救赎和胜利，使得《铁拳》也毫不意外地掉进了陈词滥调的陷阱之中，而这，也一直困扰着体育电影的发展。
“Southpaw” has left both critics and fans with mixed reviews. The filmemphasizes the concept of redemption in more ways than one as Hope attempts togain back his lost career while struggling to prove himself as a suitablefather at the same time. Unfortunately, due to its emphasis on these themes ofredemption and victory, “Southpaw” falls into a trap of genre clichés thathave often plagued similar sports drama films.

Gyllenhaal在《铁拳》里的表演不仅仅证明了他是一个好演员，而且通过他对比利·霍普的刻画，证明了Jake拥有将类似于《铁拳》这样的剧情普通的电影转变为强大叙事的情感力量。
Gyllenhaal’s “Southpaw” performance proves him to be more than just a good actor. Throughhis portrayal of Billy Hope, Gyllenhaal is able to transform a run-of-the-millstoryline into a powerful narrative with emotional intensity.