
導演亞瑞阿斯特在專訪中表示,他不願被定義為純粹的恐怖片導演,強調恐怖、幽默、荒謬與動作場面可以同時存在於一部電影裡,以《寶可噩夢》為例展現其喜劇性與自我取樂的創作理念,並透露非常想拍動作片,認為故事需求勝過類型框架。
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導演亞瑞阿斯特以《宿怨》等恐怖片聞名,但近年作品如《寶可噩夢》開始融入喜劇、動作與個人焦慮元素,顯示其試圖跳脫類型框架的創作傾向。
〔記者許世穎/專訪〕導演亞瑞阿斯特的電影經常讓觀眾陷入恐懼,但他受訪時透露,其實並不想只靠嚇人取勝。被問到自己究竟比較偏好心理恐懼還是視覺恐懼,他沒有選邊站,反而笑問:「為什麼我一定要做選擇?」在他眼中,恐怖、幽默、荒謬甚至動作場面,本來就可以同時存在於一部電影裡。
《宿怨》名導亞瑞阿斯特。(資料照,記者王文麟攝)
《寶可噩夢》就是最明顯的例子。雖然瓦昆菲尼克斯飾演的主角阿寶被焦慮與恐懼一路追著跑,但阿斯特同時希望打造一個「會讓他自己也發笑」的世界;片中的動作場面也並非單純追求刺激,而是帶有明確的喜劇效果。「它們是喜劇性的,是要讓人覺得好笑的。」他強調。
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亞瑞阿斯特藉由《寶可噩夢》打造一個「會讓他自己也發笑」的世界。(資料照,双喜提供)
事實上,阿斯特坦言非常喜歡動作戲,甚至直言:「我非常想拍一部動作片,當然想!」這也顯示,他並不認為自己只能待在恐怖類型裡。對他來說,真正重要的是故事需要什麼,而不是作品最後被歸在哪個類型。
阿斯特也特別喜歡「血腥、殘酷又誇張」的戲劇風格、劇情高潮戲與戲劇反諷,這些元素從《宿怨》一路延伸到後來的作品。即使《瘋狂小鎮愛丁頓》比過去更貼近現實,他表示仍沒有放棄自己的幽默感,反而把網路迷因文化、荒謬感與社會緊張情緒揉在一起。
羅勃派汀森這回不僅擔綱主演,還首度挑戰擔任《實境誘捕》監製。(采昌提供)
這也是阿斯特不願被稱為單純「恐怖大師」的原因。他認為,如果只是從類型來看,作品確實可以被歸類,但他創作時並不會先替電影設定框架。對他而言,《宿怨》可以是恐怖片,《仲夏魘》更像寓言,《寶可噩夢》則能混合喜劇、奇幻與焦慮,而下一部作品又可能走向完全不同的地方。
如今隨著《Scapegoat》即將進入製作,這位導演又將端出什麼樣的故事,暫時仍是未知;但可以確定的是,他顯然沒有打算讓自己停留在任何一個既定類型裡。
由阿斯特監製、蘭斯奧本海姆執導,羅勃派汀森擔綱主演更首度挑戰監製的《實境誘捕》已在台上映。
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