Sint Niklaas, or "Sinterklaas", is a typically Dutch and Belgian tradition that occurs every year on the 5th and 6th of December. The legend states that, on his own birthday, the noble Saint rewards all the well-behaving children with toys and candy. When the children are asleep, the heavily bearded man walks over the rooftops on his white horse while his black assistants drop the presents down the chimneys. Does that sound vaguely familiar? Well actually, Sint Niklaas formed the inspiration for the universally acknowledged jolly figure of Santa Clause. The first Dutch immigrants in the United Stated re-implemented their national tradition oversees and linked it to the Christmas period. There, now all you non-Dutch speaking people with an interest in this film have some essential, need-to-know trivia about the titular character.
圣尼古拉斯节是一个荷兰和比利时的典型传统节日，每年12月5号和6号举行。传说在圣尼古拉斯诞辰的这一天，他会奖励所有那些表现良好的孩子玩具和糖果。当孩子们熟睡的时候，满脸胡子的男人会骑着白马在屋顶走过，而他黑皮肤的助手则会将礼物从烟囱投下去。这个故事听起来是不是隐隐约约地有点耳熟？实际上，圣尼古拉斯就是闻名遐迩的圣诞老人的原型。早期的荷兰移民把他们的这一国家传统带到了美国并与圣诞节日时间融合。这就是你们这些不讲荷兰话的观众们应该了解的最基本的关于这个电影名字的琐事。
About the plot of "Sint" I can be rather brief. You know all the concept of US horror movies with a psychopathic Santa Clause, like for example "Silent Night Deadly Night", "You Better Watch Out" and "Santa Slay". Well, "Sint" is exactly the same. Writer/director Dick Maas (the only true horror prodigy of The Netherlands) wants to make us believe that Saint Niklaas wasn't a holy and generous figure, but a sadistic tyrant who plundered villages and terrorized the inhabitants. In the year 1492 on the fifth of December, he was burned alive by an angry mob. Even still now whenever there's a full moon on the anniversary of his violent death, which apparently occurs, once every 32 years, the evil saint returns to Amsterdam to butcher as many adults and children as possible.
关于‘Sint’这个情节含义我就可以说的更简单些。那些美国恐怖片以心理变态的圣诞老人为题材的，譬如说‘平安夜杀人夜’，‘圣诞恶魔’，‘干掉圣诞老人’等。‘Sint’这个电影基本上也是这个意思。导演加作家的Dick Maas（荷兰唯一真正意义上的恐怖题材的奇才）想让我们相信圣尼古拉斯并不是一个神圣并且慷慨的任务，而是一个残酷成性的暴君。他掠夺村庄并对居民实施恐怖行为。在1492年12月5号这天，圣尼古拉斯被一个愤怒的暴徒活生生的烧死了。直到今天，每当他惨死这的一天出现满月的时候，也就是每32年的这一天，邪恶的圣图会重返阿姆斯特丹肆意的屠杀无辜的大人和孩子。
"Sint" should be experienced exactly like Dick Maas intended it: as a highly amusing and deeply satirical splatter flick! Everything about it is wondrously grotesque and over-the-top; the whole basic idea, the acting performances and (especially) the dialogs. The gory massacres, including those of innocent young children, are so tremendously bombastic that you simply cannot be shocked or offended by them. At least not if you have a slight sense of dark humor. The special effects and make-up are graphic and engrossing, but too obviously fake. Naturally there's isn't much room for genuine suspense in this type of story, but – as said – that clearly wasn't the director's intention and at least he widely compensates this small shortcoming with fast-paced action and black comedy.
这部电影就应该像Dick Mass想表现的那样被理解：一个让人发笑并且极具讽刺意味的脑瓜蹦！整部电影都实在是惊人的怪异并且太过头了。从整个的想法到表演方式尤其是那些人物对话。那些血淋林的杀戮场面，包括那些无辜的孩子，这一切都实在是太夸张了以至于你根本没办法被震慑到或者觉得被侵犯。至少对那些有一丝丝黑色幽默细胞的观众来说是这样的。特效和化妆虽然很栩栩如生并且引人入胜，但很明显都是假的。自然了，这种故事片也没给真正的悬疑剧情留什么空间。不过就像刚说过的，悬疑什么的也不是导演本来的意图，至少他用快节奏的表演和黑色幽默弥补了这一点缺陷。
The film became infamous and caused quite some controversy in The Netherlands long before its premiere in theaters because promotional film posters, depicting the mutilated Sint on his menacing horse, were hung in public areas out there for young kids to see. Quite a number of sour and prudish people were upset about this, but plenty of questionnaires proved that the children themselves weren't shocked at all. For Dick Maas, the whole controversy just turned out to be more than welcome and cost-free publicity. Well done.
这部电影名声不太好，在荷兰的首映之前还引发挺多的争议。主要是因为被挂在公众场合的宣传海报上肢体残缺的圣尼古拉斯骑着他那头面目狰狞的马能被过往的孩子们看到。很多尖酸刻薄和假正经的人们对此表示很生气，但是大量的问卷调查显示孩子们并没有被海报吓到。而对于Dick Maas来说，这些争议只不过是证明他作品的受欢迎以及为其进行了免费的公关炒作罢了。好样的。
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一个导演名叫Dick感觉这辈子基本上也就告别自行车了吧。。。也不知道是荷兰语就这么搞笑啊还是说这电影的设置就这么搞笑，以至于我都不明白看电影的时候是该笑啊还是该怎么的。我还上网辛辛苦苦地找圣尼古拉斯与教会决裂之类的信息结果也没找到，估计是编的了看这样子（哪儿个神学史学的好的快来补一下）。想想这个圣尼古拉斯的影响之有多大都不难从我的家乡哈尔滨曾经有一座辉煌的圣尼古拉斯大教堂是以他命名看出。上网搜的时候还找到了关于圣尼古拉斯的备受争议的黑人小伙伴的新闻。说是因为觉得是种族歧视所以联合国曾一度禁止荷兰举行圣尼古拉斯节（真是闲的。。）。要不是看完了这篇影评我还以为荷兰人拍电影就这个风格呢。电影里还有好多吐槽节日商业化的情节。尤其是高调地说‘我们不过这种商业行为浓厚的节日’的姐弟俩首当其冲被搞死（除了那两个海员以外）。如此看来还真是一部讽刺电影呢，但是如果要黑请深黑，这种半红不黑的谁知道你这是跟这儿搞笑呢啊？！
PS：我记得在阿姆斯特丹机场的荷兰人都不怎么好看啊，，，是不是稍微差不多点的都去演电影了？（no种族歧视at all）
