德伯家的苔丝

bbc的古装剧我都挺喜欢的。
这剧是真心虐人啊，有点狗血。
造成苔丝悲剧的自身原因：
1Alex诱奸她的时候，她没有反抗，而是顺从。
2孩子出生到病重死去都没有给Alex一封信，对自己和Alex也太狠了。
3和Angel结婚前没有坦白自己的过去，埋下定时炸弹。
4Angel回来后，没有和Angel商量，自己一激动杀了Alex，这太草率了，让Alex相帮都帮不了。苔丝太一根筋了，杀掉Angel并不是和Alex在一起的出路而是死路。。毕竟Angel才是苔丝官方的丈夫，Alex并不能占有她。而Angel也有钱可以还给Alex，让苔丝父母兄弟依然可以安然生活。不管怎么样，这么大的事，不应该商量一下吗？害了Alex又害了Angel。

大概正是这种独特的性格和长相才会产生戏剧效果吧。如果每个人都做了最正确的选择，世界上怎么会有那么多悲剧呢？正因为人是感性的动物，是难以预测的动物，才会有那么多让人又爱又恨的人物，才会出现那么多让人欲罢不能的故事。所以说性格是故事的根，是戏剧的源头。

说起深刻的启示，对我而言，大概是Alex的纠结吧，人就是这样，总是要狗血一番才能够原谅别人或者自己，大把的时间浪费在了纠结上，如果Alex没有这场纠结，他和苔丝的故事就会改写。果断点，心宽点，抛弃那些世俗眼光，人生就会美好很多。

目前看了两集。一共四集。此观感随时更新。

演员选的挺好。演Tess的Gemma Arterton的确有小说里Tess的气质。哈代描写过Tess的嘴唇是微微上翘的，每句话说完之后嘴唇会孩子气的向上一撅。这个特点Gemma Arterton也有，不晓得是天生的还是训练出来的。
演Alec D'urberville的那家伙尤其好，第一次看他的蓝眼睛就觉得阴森，满是lust的阴森。
Angel Clare比起以上两个稍稍逊色一些，但也很不错了。

第二集里那几个挤奶女工的戏也是忠实原著的。Marian高大壮硕，Izz苍白理智，Retty小巧而神经质。Angel Clare把她们一个个抱过积水潭的情节是文学历史上最经典的情节之一（个人以为）。

有一些细节处理的很动人。例如：其他三个女工看着窗外的Angel，每个人都爱他，都恨不得明天就嫁给他。但是有人说：我们谁也嫁不成。因为他最喜欢Tess Durbeyfield。Tess背对着她们，听到这句话，幸福的闭上眼睛。真是动人的细节，一个年轻女子知道自己喜欢的人也喜欢自己时的那种心情。

The Independent有评论说此版本忽略了一些原著里含有的ambiguity。最明显的一处是：Tess在狩猎林里被Alec...的那个清晨，小说里的描写很模糊：rabbit和hare偷偷的跳来跳去，黑暗和寂静笼罩着一切，狩猎林里立着古老的的橡树和紫杉，鸟儿在沉睡着。那么守护Tess的天使在哪里？

为我的翻译表示道歉。以下引用原文：
Darkness and silence ruled everywhere around. Above them rose the primeval yews and oaks of The Chase, in which there poised gentle roosting birds in their last nap; and about them stole the hopping rabbits and hares. But, might some say, where was Tess's guardian angel? where was the providence of her simple faith?

此段中的描写含有性暗示（rabbit是哈代对sex的影射 - 此评论说），除此之外，还有含糊的意味。即，Tess在这一过程中的反应是模糊的：她当然是被迫的，但是这其中肯定有一定程度的被诱惑，并参杂了少女情窦初开的一时糊涂。在电视改编版本中Tess的惊叫把这一情节等同于强奸。此外小说中的Tess在被Alec在狩猎林里侵犯之后还和他继续过了一星期。记得我看的译本中说她“糊里糊涂的委身于他”。电视里她第二天就愤怒的离开，这个安排削减了哈代小说中的模糊性和复杂性。

被ALEC蛊惑的少女们醒醒吧，这明明是一个披着真诚的外衣而行伪善之事的小人。明明是自己想要堕落，却把责任推给苔丝说是她迷惑了他。就像古代那些说女人是红颜祸水的卫道士们一个样。他跟ANGEL的哥哥还有那个前女友没什么两样。
而ANGEL他的可爱之处在哪里？不是他对苔丝忠贞不渝的爱，而是在生活的磨难中终于得到省悟，从当时卫道士们的重重包围下解脱出来，解开了道德的枷锁，冲破了世俗的藩篱，听从了内心的召唤。而这一点，即使是现在，恐怕也并不是所有人都能做到的。虽然有点晚了，可是终归比没有的好吧。那些说他虚伪的观众，试试代入到他的身体里就会明白，想要潇洒的原谅一个人的过去，并不是那么容易的事。而懂得反省的人，是最值得尊敬的。
可是我们普通人的生活里，恐怕还是不想要付出这么大代价去赢得真爱吧。所以，真诚这个东西，有时候还真是个双刃剑啊。

I may still let myself get immersed in the tragic mood after watching Tess of the D'Urbervilles, thus this opera review will seem quite emotionally unstable, or even becoming extremism, anyway, I must write down sth. after watching this tragedy, which, to my understanding, can never be categorized as a tragic romance. Honestly, I am not sympathetic with anyone in this drama, including Tess, all of whom have been living life in their own way, no intention of being judgmental here.

 

But I must get clear on my own thoughts, why, I mean why Tess fell so much in love with Angel and ended herself up in such misery? I can not tell any merits from Angel from the very beginning, even back to that May Dance on the lawn, come on, at the first glance, I conclude that he is an emotional unstable youngster who can barely bear any responsibility, en, I am also way too poignant. He adopted dual moral standards, I bet Tess's life would be getting better, or even a happy ending with Alec or other normal but kind man without ever getting the chance to meet Angel. I am more than willing to adapt this sentence "If we had danced that day, how happy we might have be" to " If we have hadn't met on that day, how happy I might have be", poor Tess, you got the wrong way!

 

There is no doubt that Angel is a devil, but this can still make no difference to Tess if she chose to keep that secret what she has already sworn to her mum, an incapable but intelligent mum who always cared for Tess. That's to say, Tess's purity should be blamed, at least partly, for her own tragedy, devil needs counterparts not a real angel to match with each other. In the mean time, Tess is a perfectionist, she can't stand any flaws lying between Angel and herself, yes, her pursuit of perfect love without any reserve from that man she deeply loves predicts her destiny. Poor Tess, there is never ever perfect love like you imagined in the real world, why not let go of the past and move on? Purity, Perfectionism, they are far from the worst part of Tess's characters, when I saw how pleased and relieved she was after hearing Angel's confession of his own misbehavior, I can't help feeling badly sad for this poor girl, she shall know the principle of equity can't be translated into reality, especially a world ruled by men back then, which is almost the case nowadays. Till now, Purity, Perfectionism, and Principle of equity, I don't think these suffice to lead Tess to hanging, here comes the last but the most important reason: her poignancy. I feel uncomfortable to put this poor girl like this, but truth will prevail anyway. Frankly speaking, I can't resist getting angry while seeing how mean and cruel she has behaved towards Alec, whose inside equals outside, who is the only character in the drama never pretending to be an angel. I believe he really tried best to get a fresh lease of life by means of following god and disseminating his doctrine as a preacher, and he may go astray for temptation again. I am not entitled to judge whether he is a devil, but I don't think he deserves being stabbed by a bread knife. He is much better than Angel, he may ask for an exchange for his life-saving offer, come on, an imaginary angel can't save your family from starvation, but a real devil can. That's the unmerciful truth of life, fighting against it or living in untopianism may incur real troubles, which are well expressed in Tess's story.

 

Of course, we can still scold Alec as many others have already done over these years and we should despise Angel who deserves vicious blame. There is a book review telling that this story was intended to be against religious authorities, say, Christian, I should say I can't be more happy for Angel's non-belief in God, otherwise I would feel twice hurt because of his selfish behavior. Anyway, I should not be that much judgmental, as Tess's experienced mum has put it like this " This one is not different from the other".

 

In the here and now, my point is: what can we girls learn from Tess's story? Yes, it's just a fictive novel narrating a story happening long long ago and far far away...but there must be sth. in common which is applicable even today. Shortly, I emphasize that Tess' s purity, perfectionism, principle of equity, and poignancy (4P) ended herself up in hanging, and others in undeserved death or life-time self-accusation...I am currently incapable of delving deep into analyzing these "4P "characters, I however never imply that they are harmful, to the contrary, they are real goodness, which I appreciate a lot and try best to observe, in god's name. But we sometimes must adapt our principles to surroundings, not bending but catering to the society where we are born and destined to die, I must call myself a fool if I insist on becoming an angel so as to expect another one, so, come to the basics: it really matters how we live in this world, but how? I have no idea of this!

 

I will pray for God to guide me in life.

居然还有认同Alec的。用Tess的话说，你，还有像你这样的男人，把自己的快乐，建立在我的痛苦上，为了确保你自己能上天堂，就来跟我说什么救赎吗？我也鄙视他。假惺惺的说要散尽家产来传教，其实根本就改变不了他那邪恶肮脏的本性。
先开始设圈套强暴Tess，毁了Tess的一生，至于给她家里人买玩具，他会在乎这几个钱？不过是哄女人开心很一般的伎俩罢了，后来到了森林，Tess很明确的拒绝了他，他知道自己没戏，才撕破脸强暴，只为图一时爽快，完全不顾Tess感受。Tess生孩子那几年，他对Tess家有丝毫过问么？以他那么厚脸皮的人，还会被Tess的恨伤到？Tess只是他玩过的女人之一罢了。
到最后又威逼欺骗Tess，说她丈夫不会回来了。还当着她的面侮辱她母亲，看到这段我尤为愤怒，连最基本的人与人之间的尊重都没有，真令人恶心。
他是Tess一生的恶梦，Tess做梦都不想见到他，他若真爱Tess，何不躲的远远的。他只是为了满足自己的欲望。他爱Tess么？不。可以知道就算后来Tess迫于生活的无奈跟了她，Tess也是天天活在他的各种侮辱下，那种仗着自己有钱就荒淫的嘴脸，Tess怎么受得了？这种折磨侮辱，足以让愤恨的Tess杀了他。
再说Angel，在那个时代，如果一个男人听完她老婆过去的不堪后矛盾纠结过后还能很快的说原谅，那就真的只是存在于小说中的完美男人了。Angel的不完美，才更有真实感。