Today my presentation is about a film - Love actually. Here are my contents:
Firstly ,brief introduction ,secondly ,a voiceover and then a love story . At last I'll make a conclusion.
Brief Introduction:
Love Actually is a 2003 British Christmas themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through ten separate stories involving a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are shown to be
interlinked as their tales progress. The ensemble cast is composed predominantly of British actors.
Set primarily in London, the film begins five weeks before Christmas and is played out in a weekly countdown until the holiday, followed by an epilogue that takes place one month later.
Voiceover:
The film begins with a voiceover from David(Hugh Grant).
Whenever I get gloomy，with the state of the world,I think about the arrivals gate，at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out，that we live in a world of hatred and greed,but I don't see that.Seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there. Fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know,none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge.They were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually...is all around.
Love Story
Juliet and Peter are wed in a lovely ceremony orchestrated and videotaped by Mark (Andrew Lincoln), Peter's best friend. One day Juliet arrives unexpectedly at Mark's apartment and watches his video, discovering that the footage is entirely of her. This confuses Juliet, who thought Mark didn't like her: He never talked to her, avoided her, and was generally distant and uncomfortable around her. He blurts out that he acts that way for 'self-preservation', and she finally realizes that he's always been head over heels for her, but has kept it to himself out of respect for her and Peter's relationship. At Christmas Mark takes a moment to truly confess his unrequited love for Juliet (silently, using Dylan-esque word cards), which Juliet acknowledges by giving him a kiss. After this, Mark decides to set aside his infatuation and move on.
Conclusion:
In this film, the characters are falling in love, falling out of love, some are with right people, some are with the wrong people, some are looking to have an affair, some are in the period of mourning; a capsule summary of reality. Love begins and love ends. They flirt a lot. They are all flirting with love. At all ages and social levels, love is the theme. Romantic love and brotherly love is the hotchpotch through out the movie. Most of the movie is filmed in London, during Christmas and the characters all ended up hugging at Heathrow airport.It suggests that love is all around.
capsule 简述 voiceover 解说者的声音,旁白
flirt 调情 epilogue 收场白；尾声
Hotchpotch 杂烩 unrequited 暗恋，单恋
Heathrow airport 希思罗机场 infatuation 迷恋
ensemble cast 演员阵容 Dylan-esque word cards 迪伦妙想天字卡
delves into 深入研究
orchestrated 精心安排
footage 连续镜头
blurt out 脱口而出
