伏笔: 绣球花,蜂蜜牛奶糖 印第安纳的小镇风光美如画,可以满足我对于美国乡村的所有想象。 在夜晚的小酒馆,初恋情人对唐尼说: Why did we come here? I love seeing you here. But I’m not naïve, Hank. I know you. What do you think you know? Honestly. That I’m a decent guy. That I’m loyal? That I’m a phenomenal lawyer that I got a work ethic that’ll rival the Amish? What do you know? Say it. I’m used to being held under scrutiny. Here is what I know: I am never leaving Carlinville. I love it here. And you’re just a boy from Indiana who is gonna to do whatever he has to do to pretend that’s not true. 小唐尼竭尽全力想要摆脱这个家乡小镇,让初恋一眼看清。他大城市挣扎着,最后还是在小镇,和老爸,和哥哥,彻底解开心结以后,终于能堂堂正正的说,I’m right here. I’m from here. 虽然这个找寻乡土,找寻亲情,找寻自我的过程,略带那么点的cliché. 但是,点缀的恰到好处的乡村音乐,和拍的如此柔和美妙的印第安纳乡村风光,已经让我可以完全忘记这些值得吐槽的小缺点啦。 小酒馆外面的瀑布神秘,略带壮观。若是有city tour的游客看到,应该会啧啧称奇,拍照拍个不停吧。小镇上的人们,则是,天天在吃早午餐的时候,就可以面对着这样美丽的风景,享受着水流生生不息,水气氤氲,当成寻常事。 还有带着精英意识的小唐尼,遇到老爸执意邀请的非专业律师C.P 时,在旧家具店楼上的初次相逢,咄咄逼人地问,是否上过法律学校,法律与旧家具哪个才是他的真正专业。而.在最后一次开庭之前,小唐尼和C.P 肩并肩在法院前面草坪上呕吐,并自然接过了C.P的手帕。 Grandpa Palmer doesn’t wanna do any of that. If you ask him to read, he might throw the book at you. But anyway, don’t worry about that. I mean, he’s not evil. He’s just a dirty old mummy. And he can’t hurt you, because you are so special. Oh my god, there he is. Look. He’s usually wrapped in gauze, and oozing and shuffling. He must have come outside to feed. 小唐尼对女儿说,爷爷就像一个又脏又老的木乃伊,爷爷不会像外公一样,念书给她听, 带她去吃冰淇淋。如果让爷爷给她念书,爷爷说不定会把书直接朝她身上扔。不过爷爷也不坏,只要把爷爷想象成一个又老又脏的木乃伊就好了。此时,老爷子正好蹒跚着从门廊走下来,动作已经迟缓,还真相小唐尼说的,被裹尸布缠绕着,无法自由行动的木乃伊。 然而,老爷子来到车子后座窗口,笑眯眯的,用异常柔软的语气,真的是只有爷爷才会有的那种慈祥的语气。”Who are you?” “Lauren” “You know who I am?” “Grandpa.” “Yeah. You’re my granddaughter. Come on with me.” 从未蒙面的爷孙俩,彼此之间的自我介绍却是出乎意料的自然与亲切。两个孙子,对于老爷子,也是跟着爸爸叔叔叫Judge。小孙女甜甜的grandpa,对于老爷子来说,是一种柔软,也是老婆走后,能感受到的温存。说完,老爷子亲了一口小孙女的脸颊,然后紧紧搂住了她。除了在老婆葬礼之外的久久不愿离开,这是老法官,第一次第一次的柔情流露。”It’s been a long time. I waite a long time for this. “ 老爷子激动地重复着这两句话,而且,可以看出他的眼角渗出了一点点泪花。”You’re the first granddaughter I ever had. In fact, you’re the first girl in this family in a long time. ” 老法官牵着小孙女的手,一路走上楼梯,走进门廊,为她开门。只剩下小唐尼在车?上,惊讶地看着刚刚发生的一切。老法官哪去了? Old mummy 哪去了? 用现在的话讲,这就叫反差萌。