新発想ビジネスヒントフォーラムWEB2.0

映画は、映画館でみる主義だけれど英語学習教材と割り切っていくつかの映画はＤＶＤで
繰り返し見ている。８２年に偶然に大阪の映画館でみて「ブレードランナー」も、そのひとつだ。
当時生まれた子供たちは、もう映画マニアとして古典に接するような気分なのだろうか。

すでに十分なほど評価を勝ち取ったあの「攻殻機動隊」だって、この「ﾌﾞﾚｰﾄﾞﾗﾝﾅｰ」の登場と
密接な関係があるという印象が湧く。それは増殖、散開というものだろう。サイバーパンクという用語も、この映画の世に与えたインパクトの一つだと聞いた。

この映画のハリソンフォード演じるデッカード刑事の「情けなさ」の描写というものは、特筆すべき斬新さを帯びていた。そして、それはいまもそれほど越える作品がないというほどのものだ。

酸性雨が沁みるようなダウンタウンに、素うどんを四玉も頼むような愚かなリストラ刑事に次々と殺されてゆくアンドロイドの一体、一体。彼ら彼女らのそれぞれが飛び切りの哀愁を帯びていまなお胸を掻き立てる。

LEON


Holden doesn't answer.
He's centering Leon's eye on the machine.

LEON
I kinda get nervous when I take tests.

HOLDEN
Don't move.

LEON
Sorry.

He tries not to move, but finally his lips
can't help a sheepish smile.

LEON
I already had an I.Q. test this year ...
but I don't thin I ever had a ...

HOLDEN
Reaction time is a factor in this so please pay attention.
Answer as quickly as you can.

LEON
Uh ... sure ...

HOLDEN
One one eight seven at Hunterwasser ...

LEON
Oh ... that's the hotel.

HOLDEN
What?

LEON
Where I live.

HOLDEN
Nice place?

LEON
Huh? Sure. Yeah. I guess. Is that ...
part of the test?

Holden smiles a patronizing smile.

HOLDEN
Warming you up, that's all.
LEON
Oh. It's not fancy or anything.

HOLDEN
You're in a desert, walking along in the sand when ...

LEON
Is this the test now?

HOLDEN
Yes, You're in a desert, walking along in the sand
when all of a sudden you look down and see a ...

LEON
What desert?

HOLDEN
Doesn't make any difference what desert ...
it's completely hypothetical.

LEON
But how come I'd be there?

HOLDEN
Maybe you're fed up, maybe you want to be by yourself ...
who knows. So you look down and see a tortoise. It's crawling toward you ...

LEON
A tortoise. What's that?

HOLDEN
Know what a turtle is?

LEON
Of course.

HOLDEN
Same thing.

LEON
I never seen a turtle.

He sees Holden's patience is wearing thin.

LEON
But I understand what you mean.

HOLDEN
You reach down and flip the tortoise over
on its back, Leon.

Keeping an eye on his subject, Holden notes the dials
in the Voight-Kampff. One of the needles quivers slightly.

LEON
You make up these questions, Mr. Holden,
or they write 'em down for you?

Disregarding the question, Holden continues, picking up the pace.

HOLDEN
The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking
in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over.
But it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping.

Leon's upper lip is quivering.

LEON
Whatya mean, I'm not helping?

HOLDEN
I mean you're not helping! Why is that, Leon?

Holden looks hard at Leon, piercing look.

Leon is flushed with anger, breathing hard, it's a bad moment,
he might erupt.

Suddenly Holden grins disarmingly.

HOLDEN
They're just questions, Leon. In answer to your query,
ｔhey're written down for me. It's a test, designed to provoke
an emotional response.

Leon is glaring now, the blush subsides, his anger slightly diffused.

Holden smiles cheerfully, very smooth.

HOLDEN
Shall we continue?

Leon nods, still frowning, suspiciously.

HOLDEN
Describe in single words. Only the good things
that come into your mind. About your mother.

LEON
My mother, ... I'll tell you about my mother.