《借东西的小人》电影精讲
 
 
“世上每种文化，都提到过小人族的故事”，传说、神话、童话……不计其数的人曾经幻想在山林里、草丛中、罐头盒里或是地板下，找到自己的袖珍同类。英国作家玛丽·诺顿(1903-1992)以五册幻想小说《借东西的小人》系列，在英美家喻户晓;这是一部荣获卡内基儿童文学奖与路易斯·卡罗尔书籍奖的童话名作，它用精彩的故事讲述了友情、生存、自由等永恒的话题。
十六岁的“借物一族”少女阿丽埃蒂和爸爸妈妈一起住在一座大房子的地板下面，爸爸波德每天九死一生地向房子里的“大人”“借东西”维持生计，小阿丽埃蒂却从未被允许踏出家门，直到一个圣诞节她碰巧认识了房子里的小男孩，几乎给一家人招来灭顶之灾，却也为她展开了光怪陆离的奇妙之旅……
 
 
 
精彩片段对白：
 
James: Ahhh!!
 
Arrietty: Ahh!!
 
James: Ahhh!!
 
Arrietty: Get away from me!
 
James: Ow!
 
Granny: If that's someone breaking in, I suggest you break back out again.
 
James: Gran, you won't believe this.
 
Arrietty: You can't let her see me.
 
James: But...
 
Arrietty: You can't! Please!
 
Granny: What is it? What are you hiding in there?
 
James: Nothing. My paint pots.
 
Granny: Well, which is it?
 
James: Both. It's nothing. Well, no, it's not nothing, it's my paint pots, which is nothing. I'm not hiding anything. Have a look if you like.
 
Granny: Well, keep it down. You might not need your beauty sleep, but I do.
 
James: You're telling me.
 
Granny: I heard that.
 
James: I can't believe she was right. My own little person!
 
Arrietty: Who are you calling little?
 
James: Well, you are quite small.
 
Arrietty: No, I'm not. It's you who's...too big, a great big overgrown giant. We're just the right size.
 
James: We? There's more of you?
 
Arrietty: I didn't say that. Get back!
 
James: Ow! I was only going to help you out.
 
Arrietty: You aren't going to eat me?
 
James: Eat you? What would be the point? My name's James.
 
Arrietty: Arrietty.
 
James: You want a hand?
 
Arrietty: Yes, please. Oh...! If that was supposed to be funny...!
 
James: Well, it serves you right for stealing my gun.
 
Arrietty: We don't steal, we borrow.
 
James: So there ARE more of you?
 
Arrietty: What's that?
 
James: How about I show you?
 
Arrietty: So what exactly does this thing do...aaargh!
 
James: Arrietty, are you all right? Look, I'm so sorry. I had no idea you'd fly so...well.
 
Arrietty: Can we do it again?
 
James: That was the furthest yet!
 
Arrietty: What shall we do now? (Dawning) What's out there?
 
James: How about I show you?
 
Arrietty: I've tried to imagine what it looked like, the sky, the houses. It's amazing.
 
James: We call it Hackney.
 
Arrietty: Right, you must promise not to tell anyone.
 
James: I promise.
 
Arrietty: Who's that?
 
James: My mum. She died last year.
 
Arrietty: Sorry.
 
James: We don't talk about her in case it upsets me.
 
Arrietty: I'll see you soon. Well, go on. Don't just sit there gawping. Go.
 
 
 
James: See ya.