∷It is just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. And in the midst, two umbrellas — one blue, one not — fall eternally in love.∷


夜晚的降临和雨水的滴落唤醒了大地上不曾熟知的生命,当所有深蓝色雨伞撑起的一瞬间,我仿佛感觉到了另一个世界的勃勃生机。

你不能否认,这个世界的市民们也喜欢缤纷的色彩,他们甚至全力以赴的关注了Blue的整个情感历程,虽然仅有短短的几分钟而已。

当我把这个视频分享给我的朋友们时,我觉得他们并不能体会到我真正想和他们分享的感动,因为他们不会像我一样在吃早饭的过程中因为这个故事而嚎哭起来,我想他们无法感受到Red在享受雨水沐浴时的美丽、Blue被疾驰而过的Texi掀翻时的尴尬。

北京的地铁一直是我感觉比较压抑的地方之一,尤其是在上班高峰期的时候。也许Blue在进入地铁被迫合上的那一霎那就会像金鱼一样失去刚才的记忆,永远忘记Red的美丽,就如我们忙着赶路,却从未留心周围那些美好的事情——街角的吻别,路口的细语…..

短片的高潮当然是各路兄弟利用自己仅有的一点技能来挽救完全力不从心的Blue了,在这个相对冷漠的社会中,有无情,也会有温情,迪士尼的Happy Ending是我们这些压力山大城市青年的解药。

作为一个设计师,我经常看到那些悄悄藏在马路和街道建筑物上的小脸,但是我却从没想过要把他们融入到艺术作品当中,The Blue Umbrella触碰到了我的内心,尤其是那些慢镜头的处理,让我想起了王家卫《蓝莓之夜》中的片段。插曲使用相同的音乐,不同的音高哼奏,堆积复杂的感情交织在一起,使我深知梦幻般浪漫的爱情是不会发生在现实中的,但是我们可以积极的面对人生,让美好的事情发生。

人生大起大落,一路上有人算计你,也会有人让你依靠。Maybe你已鼻青脸肿,心力交瘁,但是在陌生的马路转角,“希望”在那里等着你,“生活”会为你喝彩。

(以下是我在国外网站摘录的Trivia)

●The team gave unique names to all the characters appearing in the film. Saschka Unseld has said this could result in some confusion for newly involved animators, and a poster listing all characters was made to help keep track of the names.

●Unseld indicated the inspiration for the first character seen in the short was found not far from where he lives, at an intersection on Bush St. in San Fransisco.

●A picture of a yellow six-wheeled sports car, seen in Monsters University in the basement of the Oozma Kappa fraternity house, is featured on a billboard.

●The streets of the intersection where the action takes place are called Park Ave. and Hollis, the names of the streets at the intersection of which Pixar Animation Studios is located.

●The newspaper vending machine next to the gutter character has a worn-off picture of Luigi's Casa Della Tires on its front.

●A poster of John Carter can be seen in a bus stop window.

●A bus displays "Hemebrger Hill" as its destination, an allusion to Allen Hemberger, Effects Lead of the short.

●According to Unseld, the last shot of the film is a nod to Linklater's Before trilogy.

●Several of the neons created for the short ("Flo's Cafe", "Luigi's", "Casa della Tires") allude to neons found in Radiator Springs.

蓝雨伞之恋The Blue Umbrella(2013)

又名:小蓝伞 / 蓝雨伞 / 蓝色雨伞

上映日期:2013-06-21(美国)

主演:未知

导演:Saschka Unseld编剧:Saschka Unseld