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主題：電影『美國心玫瑰情』

英翻中：
美國心玫瑰情
這是一篇有關奧斯卡得獎電影『美國心玫瑰情』的電影解析，作者以細膩的文筆，巧妙的把故事每一段每個主角，生動描繪且分析美國心玫瑰情所要表達經典意義。影片一開始，主角雷斯特以一個死者回顧的自述方式描述起他的中年上班族的無趣人生，以玫瑰花瓣貫穿整部片中的中年男子對年輕女子的情慾及幻想，是一個典型使用表徵性來表達意識的手法 。
片中，除了男主角雷特斯在家庭及生活中所遭遇的種種問題之外，其實也引伸出淺藏在我們身邊周遭常態性的問題。藉由美國心玫瑰情這部影片，不僅道出了男性與女性之間在地位上的差距，及異性之間微妙的關係，也點出了同性與異性分別對性的觀念，和對未來的人生觀，我認為是一部不錯的電影，因此找來這篇影評來做翻譯，透過作者細膩的觀察力，他豐富且多角度的分析影片，讓我們觀眾讀完更能完整瞭解導演所要呈現的意境。

原文:http://www.angelfire.com/film/articles/american_beauty.htm


中翻英：
“American Beauty” is not only a comedy, but also a tragedy. As the author of the article mentioned, “American Beauty” described many problems of modern families, such as relationship between parents and children, marriage and affairs, huge pressure from work, teenager early sexuality, drug use, homosexuality and etc. It was also an epitome in our society. Each character in this movie represented a unique personality. “American Beauty” was a sad story about two dysfunctional families. The main character, Lester, as a middle-aged husband and father, was never treated with respect and patience by his wife and teenager daughter. Lester played a minor role in his working place; at home his wife and daughter talked to him with an ironic tone. Lester’s wife, Carolyn, was a material woman, and her philosophy toward life is that to be looked like whatever she was. For instance, Carolyn was a real estater, and she always tried her best to sell every property; as a mom at home, she thought her daughter needed encouragement from parents so Carolyn often praised her daughter rather than gave honest opinions. The teenager daughter, Jane, was not confident of herself. Under this kind of dysfunction, each of the Burnham developed their own life, which leaded their family destroyed. Lester’s neighbor, the Fitts family, was also unusual. Father, Colonel, was a gay, a closet queen with violent intention. Son, Ricky, was a kindly boy but sold marijuana. Mrs. Fitts was a poor housewife who seemed to lose her mind and always quiet. Ricky loved filming and started a new relationship with Jane. Colonel wanted to be loved, but he pretended that he was heterosexuality and maintained a normal family. The reason I choose this article is that the author’s points are value and profound. His analysis included each character, every problem from individuals, and how the movie successfully expressed symbolism.

原文：http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~r94122007/american.htm